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

Denmark
943,787 people
in 2023
Serbia
971,975 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
127th
Serbia rank
125th

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

  • Denmark
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 971,975 people against 943,787 people in Denmark, a difference of 28,188 people.

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

Denmark ranks 127th and Serbia ranks 125th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Serbia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.16 million people 1.73 million people 566,392 people Serbia
1960s 1.14 million people 1.80 million people 660,200 people Serbia
1970s 1.13 million people 1.64 million people 500,508 people Serbia
1980s 961,216 people 1.59 million people 632,609 people Serbia
1990s 912,844 people 1.42 million people 502,268 people Serbia
2000s 1.01 million people 1.16 million people 152,263 people Serbia
2010s 970,732 people 1.03 million people 60,040 people Serbia
2020s 947,146 people 977,484 people 30,338 people Serbia

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 Serbia?
Serbia, at 971,975 people against 943,787 people in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Denmark and Serbia?
28,188 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Serbia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Serbia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Denmark ranks 127th and Serbia ranks 125th 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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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.