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

Eritrea
1.34 million people
in 2023
Oman
1.27 million people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
114th
Oman rank
117th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Oman
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1.34 million people against 1.27 million people in Oman, a difference of 68,440 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

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

Eritrea ranks 114th and Oman ranks 117th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Oman Difference Ahead
1950s 377,488 people 203,626 people 173,862 people Eritrea
1960s 456,560 people 251,502 people 205,058 people Eritrea
1970s 615,026 people 367,980 people 247,047 people Eritrea
1980s 792,830 people 607,349 people 185,482 people Eritrea
1990s 894,124 people 822,832 people 71,292 people Eritrea
2000s 1.13 million people 794,934 people 331,905 people Eritrea
2010s 1.30 million people 915,352 people 383,426 people Eritrea
2020s 1.34 million people 1.22 million people 117,262 people Eritrea

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 Oman?
Eritrea, at 1.34 million people against 1.27 million people in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Eritrea and Oman?
68,440 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Oman?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Oman rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Eritrea ranks 114th and Oman ranks 117th 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.