Eritrea vs Mongolia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Eritrea
144,058 people
in 2023
Mongolia
166,884 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
145th
Mongolia rank
142nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Eritrea
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 166,884 people against 144,058 people in Eritrea, a difference of 22,826 people.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 145th and Mongolia ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26,916 people | 38,931 people | 12,014 people | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 29,075 people | 67,032 people | 37,957 people | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 35,201 people | 77,980 people | 42,779 people | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 46,600 people | 82,990 people | 36,390 people | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 59,423 people | 82,356 people | 22,933 people | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 87,495 people | 91,881 people | 4,386 people | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 120,420 people | 115,003 people | 5,417 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 139,106 people | 153,225 people | 14,118 people | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Eritrea or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 166,884 people against 144,058 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Eritrea and Mongolia?
- 22,826 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mongolia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Mongolia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Eritrea ranks 145th and Mongolia ranks 142nd 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+.