Syria vs Uganda: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Syria
1.11 million people
in 2023
Uganda
1.05 million people
in 2023
Syria rank
71st
Uganda rank
72nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Syria
- Uganda
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.11 million people against 1.05 million people in Uganda, a difference of 60,450 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 71st and Uganda ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 248,510 people | 153,871 people | 94,640 people | Syria |
| 1960s | 230,190 people | 199,076 people | 31,113 people | Syria |
| 1970s | 235,598 people | 321,898 people | 86,299 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 299,619 people | 461,424 people | 161,806 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 452,733 people | 584,465 people | 131,732 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 644,012 people | 628,054 people | 15,958 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 826,789 people | 729,338 people | 97,451 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.03 million people | 979,344 people | 48,160 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Syria or Uganda?
- Syria, at 1.11 million people against 1.05 million people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Syria and Uganda?
- 60,450 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Uganda rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Syria ranks 71st and Uganda ranks 72nd 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+.