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

Madagascar
1.04 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
1.12 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
73rd
Tunisia rank
70th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1.12 million people against 1.04 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 77,810 people.

That makes Tunisia'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 Tunisia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 73rd and Tunisia ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 145,518 people 160,678 people 15,160 people Tunisia
1960s 194,641 people 173,462 people 21,180 people Madagascar
1970s 272,141 people 204,767 people 67,374 people Madagascar
1980s 319,832 people 284,194 people 35,638 people Madagascar
1990s 396,894 people 423,460 people 26,565 people Tunisia
2000s 519,438 people 617,433 people 97,995 people Tunisia
2010s 708,502 people 797,688 people 89,186 people Tunisia
2020s 975,047 people 1.05 million people 77,912 people Tunisia

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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 1.12 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 Tunisia?
77,810 people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Tunisia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Madagascar ranks 73rd and Tunisia ranks 70th 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+.