Belgium vs Nicaragua: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Belgium
1.91 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.99 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
103rd
Nicaragua rank
101st

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

  • Belgium
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.99 million people against 1.91 million people in Belgium, a difference of 84,640 people.

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

Belgium ranks 103rd and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 1.94 million people 701,255 people 1.24 million people Belgium
1960s 2.23 million people 982,273 people 1.25 million people Belgium
1970s 2.17 million people 1.32 million people 853,385 people Belgium
1980s 1.88 million people 1.72 million people 158,678 people Belgium
1990s 1.82 million people 2.00 million people 185,658 people Nicaragua
2000s 1.80 million people 1.98 million people 178,091 people Nicaragua
2010s 1.91 million people 1.98 million people 71,951 people Nicaragua
2020s 1.93 million people 2.00 million people 70,242 people Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belgium or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 1.99 million people against 1.91 million people in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belgium and Nicaragua?
84,640 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Nicaragua?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Nicaragua rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Belgium ranks 103rd and Nicaragua ranks 101st 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.