Pakistan vs Spain: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Pakistan
10.39 million people
in 2023
Spain
9.88 million people
in 2023
Pakistan rank
14th
Spain rank
16th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Pakistan
- Spain
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 10.39 million people against 9.88 million people in Spain, a difference of 504,550 people.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Pakistan ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 857,654 people | 2.22 million people | 1.37 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.34 million people | 2.80 million people | 1.46 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.12 million people | 3.65 million people | 1.53 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 3.24 million people | 4.61 million people | 1.37 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.57 million people | 5.96 million people | 1.39 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.20 million people | 7.26 million people | 1.06 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.25 million people | 8.56 million people | 307,145 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.89 million people | 9.57 million people | 319,662 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, Pakistan or Spain?
- Pakistan, at 10.39 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 Pakistan and Spain?
- 504,550 people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Spain rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Pakistan ranks 14th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.