Libya vs Nicaragua: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Libya
356,335 people
in 2023
Nicaragua
367,038 people
in 2023
Libya rank
125th
Nicaragua rank
124th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Libya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 367,038 people against 356,335 people in Libya, a difference of 10,703 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61,275 people | 41,086 people | 20,190 people | Libya |
| 1960s | 67,194 people | 52,218 people | 14,975 people | Libya |
| 1970s | 73,792 people | 70,772 people | 3,020 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 97,842 people | 97,596 people | 245.2 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 155,086 people | 138,947 people | 16,140 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 226,186 people | 215,757 people | 10,429 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 290,099 people | 287,057 people | 3,042 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 339,995 people | 350,385 people | 10,390 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Libya or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 367,038 people against 356,335 people in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Libya and Nicaragua?
- 10,703 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Nicaragua rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Libya ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 124th 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+.