Sierra Leone vs Turkmenistan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Sierra Leone
271,295 people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
314,616 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
134th
Turkmenistan rank
131st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Sierra Leone
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 314,616 people against 271,295 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 43,321 people.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 134th and Turkmenistan ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72,572 people | 78,633 people | 6,061 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 98,006 people | 85,516 people | 12,491 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 122,607 people | 107,017 people | 15,590 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 147,102 people | 120,666 people | 26,436 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 158,861 people | 158,315 people | 545.8 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 181,454 people | 204,882 people | 23,428 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 222,048 people | 223,931 people | 1,883 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 259,433 people | 286,643 people | 27,210 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Sierra Leone or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 314,616 people against 271,295 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
- 43,321 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Sierra Leone ranks 134th and Turkmenistan ranks 131st 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+.