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
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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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Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.