Eritrea vs Hungary: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Eritrea
1.34 million people
in 2023
Hungary
1.40 million people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
114th
Hungary rank
111th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Hungary
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.40 million people against 1.34 million people in Eritrea, a difference of 60,870 people.

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

Eritrea ranks 114th and Hungary ranks 111th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Hungary Difference Ahead
1950s 377,488 people 2.47 million people 2.09 million people Hungary
1960s 456,560 people 2.38 million people 1.93 million people Hungary
1970s 615,026 people 2.17 million people 1.56 million people Hungary
1980s 792,830 people 2.28 million people 1.49 million people Hungary
1990s 894,124 people 1.91 million people 1.01 million people Hungary
2000s 1.13 million people 1.59 million people 459,921 people Hungary
2010s 1.30 million people 1.43 million people 133,366 people Hungary
2020s 1.34 million people 1.41 million people 76,115 people Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Eritrea or Hungary?
Hungary, at 1.40 million people against 1.34 million people in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Eritrea and Hungary?
60,870 people, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Hungary?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Hungary rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Eritrea ranks 114th and Hungary ranks 111th 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.