Nauru vs Tokelau: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Nauru
324 people
in 2023
Tokelau
191 people
in 2023
Nauru rank
233rd
Tokelau rank
236th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Nauru
- Tokelau
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 324 people against 191 people in Tokelau, a difference of 133 people.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.7 times Tokelau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 233rd and Tokelau ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239.1 people | 79.8 people | 159.3 people | Nauru |
| 1960s | 151.3 people | 94.2 people | 57.1 people | Nauru |
| 1970s | 104.8 people | 98.4 people | 6.4 people | Nauru |
| 1980s | 361.3 people | 98.7 people | 262.6 people | Nauru |
| 1990s | 193.9 people | 124.2 people | 69.7 people | Nauru |
| 2000s | 156.6 people | 135.6 people | 21 people | Nauru |
| 2010s | 174.8 people | 160.4 people | 14.4 people | Nauru |
| 2020s | 283.5 people | 177.25 people | 106.25 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Nauru or Tokelau?
- Nauru, at 324 people against 191 people in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nauru and Tokelau?
- 133 people, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Tokelau rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nauru ranks 233rd and Tokelau ranks 236th 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+.