Cuba vs Nepal: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Cuba
1.78 million people
in 2023
Nepal
1.89 million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
55th
Nepal rank
53rd

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

  • Cuba
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.89 million people against 1.78 million people in Cuba, a difference of 106,600 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

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

Cuba ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Nepal Difference Ahead
1950s 283,335 people 259,274 people 24,062 people Cuba
1960s 359,636 people 345,643 people 13,993 people Cuba
1970s 567,516 people 466,792 people 100,724 people Cuba
1980s 800,810 people 619,422 people 181,388 people Cuba
1990s 964,775 people 809,830 people 154,945 people Cuba
2000s 1.24 million people 1.08 million people 160,084 people Cuba
2010s 1.58 million people 1.50 million people 75,497 people Cuba
2020s 1.76 million people 1.82 million people 66,380 people Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cuba or Nepal?
Nepal, at 1.89 million people against 1.78 million people in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cuba and Nepal?
106,600 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nepal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Nepal rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Cuba ranks 55th and Nepal ranks 53rd 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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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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.