Nauru vs Vatican: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Nauru
324 people
in 2023
Vatican
225 people
in 2023
Nauru rank
233rd
Vatican rank
235th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Nauru
- Vatican
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 324 people against 225 people in Vatican, a difference of 99 people.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.4 times Vatican's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 233rd and Vatican ranks 235th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239.1 people | 44.2 people | 194.9 people | Nauru |
| 1960s | 151.3 people | 52.4 people | 98.9 people | Nauru |
| 1970s | 104.8 people | 66.2 people | 38.6 people | Nauru |
| 1980s | 361.3 people | 93.5 people | 267.8 people | Nauru |
| 1990s | 193.9 people | 144.1 people | 49.8 people | Nauru |
| 2000s | 156.6 people | 213.1 people | 56.5 people | Vatican |
| 2010s | 174.8 people | 268.6 people | 93.8 people | Vatican |
| 2020s | 283.5 people | 237.25 people | 46.25 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Nauru or Vatican?
- Nauru, at 324 people against 225 people in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nauru and Vatican?
- 99 people, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Vatican rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nauru ranks 233rd and Vatican ranks 235th 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+.