Belarus vs El Salvador: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Belarus
1.52 million people
in 2023
El Salvador
1.59 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
110th
El Salvador rank
108th

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

  • Belarus
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.59 million people against 1.52 million people in Belarus, a difference of 70,620 people.

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

Belarus ranks 110th and El Salvador ranks 108th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 2.22 million people 1.08 million people 1.14 million people Belarus
1960s 2.62 million people 1.46 million people 1.16 million people Belarus
1970s 2.37 million people 1.87 million people 504,747 people Belarus
1980s 2.27 million people 2.09 million people 178,639 people Belarus
1990s 2.20 million people 2.28 million people 72,090 people El Salvador
2000s 1.57 million people 2.10 million people 529,864 people El Salvador
2010s 1.51 million people 1.79 million people 276,552 people El Salvador
2020s 1.56 million people 1.62 million people 54,548 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belarus or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.59 million people against 1.52 million people in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belarus and El Salvador?
70,620 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and El Salvador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and El Salvador rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Belarus ranks 110th and El Salvador ranks 108th 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.