Cambodia vs Madagascar: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Cambodia
1.04 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
1.04 million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
74th
Madagascar rank
73rd

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Cambodia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.04 million people against 1.04 million people in Cambodia, a difference of 1,770 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cambodia ranks 74th and Madagascar ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 128,862 people 145,518 people 16,656 people Madagascar
1960s 168,345 people 194,641 people 26,296 people Madagascar
1970s 193,395 people 272,141 people 78,746 people Madagascar
1980s 190,862 people 319,832 people 128,970 people Madagascar
1990s 267,146 people 396,894 people 129,749 people Madagascar
2000s 441,132 people 519,438 people 78,306 people Madagascar
2010s 704,193 people 708,502 people 4,309 people Madagascar
2020s 972,450 people 975,047 people 2,597 people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cambodia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 1.04 million people against 1.04 million people in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cambodia and Madagascar?
1,770 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Madagascar rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Cambodia ranks 74th and Madagascar ranks 73rd 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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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 65+.