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

Austria
1.31 million people
in 2023
Portugal
1.34 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
116th
Portugal rank
113th

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

  • Austria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.34 million people against 1.31 million people in Austria, a difference of 39,010 people.

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

Austria ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 113th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 1.56 million people 2.53 million people 969,674 people Portugal
1960s 1.68 million people 2.58 million people 897,922 people Portugal
1970s 1.74 million people 2.52 million people 770,942 people Portugal
1980s 1.42 million people 2.36 million people 940,979 people Portugal
1990s 1.39 million people 1.82 million people 433,760 people Portugal
2000s 1.32 million people 1.67 million people 350,146 people Portugal
2010s 1.24 million people 1.50 million people 256,965 people Portugal
2020s 1.29 million people 1.36 million people 67,588 people Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, 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 Portugal?
39,010 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Austria ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 113th 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

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