Austria vs Eritrea: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Austria
1.31 million people
in 2023
Eritrea
1.34 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
116th
Eritrea rank
114th

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

  • Austria
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1.34 million people against 1.31 million people in Austria, a difference of 36,370 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 116th and Eritrea ranks 114th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Eritrea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Eritrea Difference Ahead
1950s 1.56 million people 377,488 people 1.18 million people Austria
1960s 1.68 million people 456,560 people 1.23 million people Austria
1970s 1.74 million people 615,026 people 1.13 million people Austria
1980s 1.42 million people 792,830 people 622,816 people Austria
1990s 1.39 million people 894,124 people 496,812 people Austria
2000s 1.32 million people 1.13 million people 188,345 people Austria
2010s 1.24 million people 1.30 million people 53,861 people Eritrea
2020s 1.29 million people 1.34 million people 40,732 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Austria or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 1.34 million people against 1.31 million people in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Austria and Eritrea?
36,370 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Eritrea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Eritrea rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Austria ranks 116th and Eritrea ranks 114th 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.