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
50.0k100.0k150.0k195019862023

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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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+.