Burundi vs North Macedonia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Burundi
343,641 people
in 2023
North Macedonia
320,531 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
128th
North Macedonia rank
130th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Burundi
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 343,641 people against 320,531 people in North Macedonia, a difference of 23,110 people.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Burundi ranks 128th and North Macedonia ranks 130th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and North Macedonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1950s 79,237 people 74,755 people 4,482 people Burundi
1960s 99,404 people 75,206 people 24,198 people Burundi
1970s 123,587 people 102,402 people 21,185 people Burundi
1980s 151,535 people 127,931 people 23,604 people Burundi
1990s 153,240 people 170,787 people 17,548 people North Macedonia
2000s 176,435 people 219,721 people 43,286 people North Macedonia
2010s 247,081 people 264,017 people 16,936 people North Macedonia
2020s 325,294 people 312,422 people 12,872 people Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Burundi or North Macedonia?
Burundi, at 343,641 people against 320,531 people in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Burundi and North Macedonia?
23,110 people, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and North Macedonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and North Macedonia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Burundi ranks 128th and North Macedonia ranks 130th 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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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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.