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

Egypt
37.15 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
28.46 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
11th
Tanzania rank
14th

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

  • Egypt
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 37.15 million people against 28.46 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 8.69 million people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.

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

Egypt ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 9.50 million people 3.87 million people 5.64 million people Egypt
1960s 12.73 million people 5.14 million people 7.59 million people Egypt
1970s 15.86 million people 7.39 million people 8.47 million people Egypt
1980s 20.66 million people 10.48 million people 10.18 million people Egypt
1990s 25.55 million people 13.41 million people 12.15 million people Egypt
2000s 28.09 million people 17.39 million people 10.70 million people Egypt
2010s 33.43 million people 22.93 million people 10.50 million people Egypt
2020s 36.89 million people 27.44 million people 9.45 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 Tanzania?
Egypt, at 37.15 million people against 28.46 million people in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Egypt and Tanzania?
8.69 million people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Tanzania rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Egypt ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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.