Belarus vs Portugal: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Belarus
1.52 million people
in 2023
Portugal
1.34 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
110th
Portugal rank
113th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Belarus
- Portugal
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.52 million people against 1.34 million people in Portugal, a difference of 175,160 people.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Belarus ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.22 million people | 2.53 million people | 313,517 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2.62 million people | 2.58 million people | 41,533 people | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.37 million people | 2.52 million people | 142,561 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.27 million people | 2.36 million people | 88,711 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.20 million people | 1.82 million people | 380,159 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.57 million people | 1.67 million people | 91,194 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.51 million people | 1.50 million people | 12,108 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.56 million people | 1.36 million people | 200,220 people | Belarus |
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 Portugal?
- Belarus, at 1.52 million people against 1.34 million people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belarus and Portugal?
- 175,160 people, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Portugal rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Belarus ranks 110th 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.