Madagascar vs Syria: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Madagascar
1.04 million people
in 2023
Syria
1.11 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
73rd
Syria rank
71st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Madagascar
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.11 million people against 1.04 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 65,390 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Madagascar ranks 73rd and Syria ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 145,518 people | 248,510 people | 102,992 people | Syria |
| 1960s | 194,641 people | 230,190 people | 35,548 people | Syria |
| 1970s | 272,141 people | 235,598 people | 36,542 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 319,832 people | 299,619 people | 20,213 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 396,894 people | 452,733 people | 55,838 people | Syria |
| 2000s | 519,438 people | 644,012 people | 124,574 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 708,502 people | 826,789 people | 118,286 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 975,047 people | 1.03 million people | 52,457 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Madagascar or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.11 million people against 1.04 million people in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Madagascar and Syria?
- 65,390 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Syria rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Madagascar ranks 73rd and Syria ranks 71st 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+.