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