Argentina vs Philippines: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Argentina
5.55 million people
in 2023
Philippines
6.05 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
27th
Philippines rank
25th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Argentina
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 6.05 million people against 5.55 million people in Argentina, a difference of 496,490 people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 852,452 people | 657,170 people | 195,282 people | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.30 million people | 696,939 people | 604,866 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.84 million people | 1.01 million people | 835,706 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.43 million people | 1.49 million people | 944,237 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.19 million people | 2.01 million people | 1.18 million people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.88 million people | 2.75 million people | 1.13 million people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 4.75 million people | 3.97 million people | 777,791 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 5.43 million people | 5.65 million people | 221,245 people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Argentina or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 6.05 million people against 5.55 million people in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Argentina and Philippines?
- 496,490 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Philippines rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.