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