Benin vs Paraguay: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Benin
435,706 people
in 2023
Paraguay
435,728 people
in 2023
Benin rank
116th
Paraguay rank
115th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Benin
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 435,728 people against 435,706 people in Benin, a difference of 22 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 116th and Paraguay ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161,605 people | 65,864 people | 95,741 people | Benin |
| 1960s | 151,707 people | 83,096 people | 68,611 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 161,823 people | 108,846 people | 52,977 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 178,080 people | 137,904 people | 40,176 people | Benin |
| 1990s | 205,998 people | 176,461 people | 29,538 people | Benin |
| 2000s | 256,740 people | 236,377 people | 20,363 people | Benin |
| 2010s | 341,529 people | 337,333 people | 4,196 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 415,763 people | 419,026 people | 3,262 people | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Benin or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 435,728 people against 435,706 people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Benin and Paraguay?
- 22 people, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Paraguay rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Benin ranks 116th and Paraguay ranks 115th 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+.