Australia vs Tajikistan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Australia
4.77 million people
in 2023
Tajikistan
3.79 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
73rd
Tajikistan rank
76th

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Australia
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4.77 million people against 3.79 million people in Tajikistan, a difference of 976,290 people.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Tajikistan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 73rd and Tajikistan ranks 76th of 236 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1950s 2.62 million people 634,485 people 1.98 million people Australia
1960s 3.34 million people 1.07 million people 2.26 million people Australia
1970s 3.76 million people 1.49 million people 2.27 million people Australia
1980s 3.73 million people 1.98 million people 1.75 million people Australia
1990s 3.88 million people 2.59 million people 1.28 million people Australia
2000s 4.04 million people 2.69 million people 1.35 million people Australia
2010s 4.49 million people 3.12 million people 1.38 million people Australia
2020s 4.78 million people 3.68 million people 1.10 million people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Australia or Tajikistan?
Australia, at 4.77 million people against 3.79 million people in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Australia and Tajikistan?
976,290 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tajikistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Tajikistan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Australia ranks 73rd and Tajikistan ranks 76th 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

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

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