Portugal vs Venezuela: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Portugal
2.51 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
2.64 million people
in 2023
Portugal rank
45th
Venezuela rank
43rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Portugal
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 2.64 million people against 2.51 million people in Portugal, a difference of 129,400 people.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 45th and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 640,221 people | 149,723 people | 490,498 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 751,938 people | 227,894 people | 524,044 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 939,238 people | 366,134 people | 573,104 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.20 million people | 588,494 people | 609,006 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.49 million people | 920,629 people | 565,934 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.79 million people | 1.35 million people | 440,483 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.12 million people | 1.96 million people | 159,056 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.44 million people | 2.49 million people | 50,212 people | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Portugal or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 2.64 million people against 2.51 million people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Portugal and Venezuela?
- 129,400 people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Venezuela rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Portugal ranks 45th and Venezuela ranks 43rd 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.