Denmark vs Gabon: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Denmark
943,787 people
in 2023
Gabon
910,977 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
127th
Gabon rank
129th

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

  • Denmark
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 943,787 people against 910,977 people in Gabon, a difference of 32,810 people.

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

Denmark ranks 127th and Gabon ranks 129th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Gabon Difference Ahead
1950s 1.16 million people 145,464 people 1.02 million people Denmark
1960s 1.14 million people 181,244 people 958,647 people Denmark
1970s 1.13 million people 246,117 people 888,819 people Denmark
1980s 961,216 people 349,027 people 612,189 people Denmark
1990s 912,844 people 467,158 people 445,686 people Denmark
2000s 1.01 million people 567,963 people 440,798 people Denmark
2010s 970,732 people 736,685 people 234,048 people Denmark
2020s 947,146 people 883,782 people 63,364 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Denmark or Gabon?
Denmark, at 943,787 people against 910,977 people in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Denmark and Gabon?
32,810 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Gabon?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Gabon rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Denmark ranks 127th and Gabon ranks 129th 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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.