Angola vs Iraq: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Angola
16.38 million people
in 2023
Iraq
16.72 million people
in 2023
Angola rank
25th
Iraq rank
23rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Angola
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 16.72 million people against 16.38 million people in Angola, a difference of 338,300 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.93 million people | 2.48 million people | 554,978 people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 2.39 million people | 3.39 million people | 1.00 million people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.09 million people | 5.25 million people | 2.16 million people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.29 million people | 7.14 million people | 2.85 million people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6.19 million people | 9.07 million people | 2.88 million people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 8.64 million people | 11.70 million people | 3.06 million people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 12.53 million people | 14.71 million people | 2.18 million people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 15.72 million people | 16.47 million people | 748,100 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Angola or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 16.72 million people against 16.38 million people in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Angola and Iraq?
- 338,300 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Iraq rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Angola ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.