Mexico vs Pakistan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Mexico
10.36 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
10.39 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
15th
Pakistan rank
14th

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

  • Mexico
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 10.39 million people against 10.36 million people in Mexico, a difference of 28,600 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 910,934 people 857,654 people 53,280 people Mexico
1960s 1.15 million people 1.34 million people 187,626 people Pakistan
1970s 1.63 million people 2.12 million people 487,867 people Pakistan
1980s 2.57 million people 3.24 million people 675,307 people Pakistan
1990s 4.01 million people 4.57 million people 565,694 people Pakistan
2000s 5.86 million people 6.20 million people 335,703 people Pakistan
2010s 7.98 million people 8.25 million people 270,427 people Pakistan
2020s 9.87 million people 9.89 million people 20,888 people Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Mexico or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 10.39 million people against 10.36 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mexico and Pakistan?
28,600 people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Pakistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Pakistan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Mexico ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 14th 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+.