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
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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

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+.