Angola vs Japan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Angola
16.38 million people
in 2023
Japan
14.49 million people
in 2023
Angola rank
25th
Japan rank
28th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Angola
- Japan
How they compare
Angola currently reports 16.38 million people against 14.49 million people in Japan, a difference of 1.89 million people.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Angola ranks 25th and Japan ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.93 million people | 30.23 million people | 28.30 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.39 million people | 26.07 million people | 23.68 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.09 million people | 26.57 million people | 23.48 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.29 million people | 26.04 million people | 21.74 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.19 million people | 20.05 million people | 13.86 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.64 million people | 17.69 million people | 9.05 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.53 million people | 16.44 million people | 3.90 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.72 million people | 14.97 million people | 752,075 people | Angola |
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 Japan?
- Angola, at 16.38 million people against 14.49 million people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Angola and Japan?
- 1.89 million people, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Japan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Angola ranks 25th and Japan ranks 28th 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.