Egypt vs Mexico: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Egypt
37.15 million people
in 2023
Mexico
32.33 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
11th
Mexico rank
13th

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

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M195019862023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 37.15 million people against 32.33 million people in Mexico, a difference of 4.82 million people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Egypt ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 9.50 million people 14.29 million people 4.79 million people Mexico
1960s 12.73 million people 20.20 million people 7.47 million people Mexico
1970s 15.86 million people 27.50 million people 11.64 million people Mexico
1980s 20.66 million people 31.62 million people 10.96 million people Mexico
1990s 25.55 million people 33.03 million people 7.47 million people Mexico
2000s 28.09 million people 33.90 million people 5.81 million people Mexico
2010s 33.43 million people 33.70 million people 276,940 people Mexico
2020s 36.89 million people 32.65 million people 4.25 million people Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Egypt or Mexico?
Egypt, at 37.15 million people against 32.33 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Egypt and Mexico?
4.82 million people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Egypt ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th 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.