El Salvador vs Jordan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
El Salvador
504,728 people
in 2023
Jordan
494,416 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
107th
Jordan rank
109th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 504,728 people against 494,416 people in Jordan, a difference of 10,312 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 107th and Jordan ranks 109th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87,699 people | 28,083 people | 59,616 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 103,458 people | 40,332 people | 63,126 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 118,482 people | 52,068 people | 66,414 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 129,507 people | 65,341 people | 64,167 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 197,947 people | 111,631 people | 86,316 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 352,238 people | 190,239 people | 161,999 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 438,680 people | 316,652 people | 122,028 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 491,128 people | 456,906 people | 34,223 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, El Salvador or Jordan?
- El Salvador, at 504,728 people against 494,416 people in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 10,312 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- El Salvador ranks 107th and Jordan ranks 109th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.