Denmark vs Israel: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Denmark
1.22 million people
in 2023
Israel
1.15 million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
68th
Israel rank
69th

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

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  • Israel
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.22 million people against 1.15 million people in Israel, a difference of 77,540 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 68th and Israel ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Israel Difference Ahead
1950s 428,963 people 67,799 people 361,165 people Denmark
1960s 536,881 people 131,606 people 405,275 people Denmark
1970s 668,631 people 250,115 people 418,516 people Denmark
1980s 768,846 people 363,857 people 404,990 people Denmark
1990s 797,148 people 507,171 people 289,977 people Denmark
2000s 822,953 people 656,720 people 166,233 people Denmark
2010s 1.04 million people 872,075 people 170,262 people Denmark
2020s 1.19 million people 1.10 million people 91,465 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Denmark or Israel?
Denmark, at 1.22 million people against 1.15 million people in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Denmark and Israel?
77,540 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Israel?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Israel rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Denmark ranks 68th and Israel ranks 69th 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+.