Nepal vs Tanzania: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Nepal
1.89 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
2.03 million people
in 2023
Nepal rank
53rd
Tanzania rank
51st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Nepal
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.03 million people against 1.89 million people in Nepal, a difference of 137,740 people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 53rd and Tanzania ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 259,274 people | 197,721 people | 61,553 people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 345,643 people | 280,479 people | 65,165 people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 466,792 people | 434,569 people | 32,222 people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 619,422 people | 664,802 people | 45,380 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 809,830 people | 856,795 people | 46,966 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.08 million people | 1.07 million people | 11,966 people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 1.50 million people | 1.51 million people | 6,724 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.82 million people | 1.93 million people | 109,052 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Nepal or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.03 million people against 1.89 million people in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nepal and Tanzania?
- 137,740 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Tanzania rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nepal ranks 53rd and Tanzania ranks 51st 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+.