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
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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

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+.