Belize vs Western Sahara: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Belize
110,968 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
135,554 people
in 2023
Belize rank
173rd
Western Sahara rank
170th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Belize
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 135,554 people against 110,968 people in Belize, a difference of 24,586 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 173rd and Western Sahara ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33,278 people | 7,285 people | 25,993 people | Belize |
| 1960s | 49,286 people | 16,604 people | 32,682 people | Belize |
| 1970s | 61,110 people | 32,707 people | 28,402 people | Belize |
| 1980s | 72,216 people | 58,382 people | 13,833 people | Belize |
| 1990s | 87,030 people | 85,347 people | 1,683 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 104,920 people | 94,924 people | 9,997 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 113,588 people | 118,917 people | 5,329 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 111,760 people | 133,893 people | 22,133 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belize or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 135,554 people against 110,968 people in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belize and Western Sahara?
- 24,586 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Western Sahara rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Belize ranks 173rd and Western Sahara ranks 170th 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.