Mexico vs Spain: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mexico
10.36 million people
in 2023
Spain
9.88 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
15th
Spain rank
16th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 10.36 million people against 9.88 million people in Spain, a difference of 475,950 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Spain ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 910,934 people | 2.22 million people | 1.31 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.15 million people | 2.80 million people | 1.65 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.63 million people | 3.65 million people | 2.02 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.57 million people | 4.61 million people | 2.04 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.01 million people | 5.96 million people | 1.95 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.86 million people | 7.26 million people | 1.39 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.98 million people | 8.56 million people | 577,572 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.87 million people | 9.57 million people | 298,775 people | Mexico |
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 Spain?
- Mexico, at 10.36 million people against 9.88 million people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mexico and Spain?
- 475,950 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Spain ranks 16th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.