Central African Republic vs Taiwan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Central African Republic
2.53 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
2.79 million people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
91st
Taiwan rank
88th

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 2.79 million people against 2.53 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 251,890 people.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 91st and Taiwan ranks 88th of 236 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Taiwan Difference Ahead
1950s 597,617 people 3.93 million people 3.34 million people Taiwan
1960s 773,708 people 5.65 million people 4.88 million people Taiwan
1970s 970,826 people 6.03 million people 5.06 million people Taiwan
1980s 1.12 million people 5.83 million people 4.71 million people Taiwan
1990s 1.50 million people 5.19 million people 3.70 million people Taiwan
2000s 1.91 million people 4.23 million people 2.32 million people Taiwan
2010s 2.25 million people 3.26 million people 1.01 million people Taiwan
2020s 2.50 million people 2.89 million people 387,172 people Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Central African Republic or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 2.79 million people against 2.53 million people in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Central African Republic and Taiwan?
251,890 people, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Taiwan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Taiwan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Central African Republic ranks 91st and Taiwan ranks 88th 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.