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

Iraq

1.53 million people

in 2023

Sudan

1.61 million people

in 2023

Iraq rank

62nd

Sudan rank

59th

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

Sudan currently reports 1.61 million people against 1.53 million people in Iraq, a difference of 76,080 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Iraq ranks 62nd and Sudan ranks 59th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.