Mexico vs Tanzania: Population by age group

Mexico
10.31 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
10.81 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Tanzania rank
12th

Population by age group over time

  • Mexico
  • Tanzania
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 10.81 million people against 10.31 million people in Mexico, a difference of 501,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 5.90 million people 1.55 million people 4.35 million people Mexico
1960s 8.14 million people 2.16 million people 5.98 million people Mexico
1970s 10.50 million people 3.13 million people 7.37 million people Mexico
1980s 11.03 million people 4.18 million people 6.85 million people Mexico
1990s 11.47 million people 5.18 million people 6.29 million people Mexico
2000s 11.41 million people 6.84 million people 4.57 million people Mexico
2010s 11.14 million people 8.72 million people 2.42 million people Mexico
2020s 10.41 million people 10.47 million people 61,450 people Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Mexico or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 10.81 million people against 10.31 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Mexico and Tanzania?
501,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Tanzania rank globally for population by age group?
Mexico ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 regions.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.