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