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

Belgium
1.91 million people
in 2023
Paraguay
1.97 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
103rd
Paraguay rank
102nd

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

  • Belgium
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 1.97 million people against 1.91 million people in Belgium, a difference of 61,690 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 103rd and Paraguay ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 1.94 million people 776,634 people 1.17 million people Belgium
1960s 2.23 million people 966,775 people 1.27 million people Belgium
1970s 2.17 million people 1.17 million people 1.00 million people Belgium
1980s 1.88 million people 1.44 million people 444,469 people Belgium
1990s 1.82 million people 1.85 million people 32,060 people Paraguay
2000s 1.80 million people 1.95 million people 147,368 people Paraguay
2010s 1.91 million people 1.87 million people 37,535 people Belgium
2020s 1.93 million people 1.95 million people 21,905 people Paraguay

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 Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 1.97 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 Paraguay?
61,690 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Paraguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Paraguay rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Belgium ranks 103rd and Paraguay ranks 102nd 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.