Iraq vs Serbia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Iraq
1.53 million people
in 2023
Serbia
1.51 million people
in 2023
Iraq rank
62nd
Serbia rank
63rd

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

  • Iraq
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.53 million people against 1.51 million people in Serbia, a difference of 18,940 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.

Iraq ranks 62nd and Serbia ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Serbia Difference Ahead
1950s 177,772 people 391,240 people 213,468 people Serbia
1960s 315,063 people 518,981 people 203,918 people Serbia
1970s 507,195 people 735,409 people 228,214 people Serbia
1980s 640,059 people 792,904 people 152,845 people Serbia
1990s 681,892 people 1.05 million people 370,372 people Serbia
2000s 825,933 people 1.29 million people 460,496 people Serbia
2010s 1.13 million people 1.35 million people 222,924 people Serbia
2020s 1.47 million people 1.50 million people 23,755 people Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iraq or Serbia?
Iraq, at 1.53 million people against 1.51 million people in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iraq and Serbia?
18,940 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Serbia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Serbia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Iraq ranks 62nd and Serbia ranks 63rd 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

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+.