Gambia vs Mongolia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Gambia
1.10 million people
in 2023
Mongolia
1.12 million people
in 2023
Gambia rank
121st
Mongolia rank
119th

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

  • Gambia
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.12 million people against 1.10 million people in Gambia, a difference of 21,250 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.

Gambia ranks 121st and Mongolia ranks 119th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Mongolia Difference Ahead
1950s 146,057 people 297,761 people 151,704 people Mongolia
1960s 186,268 people 470,172 people 283,904 people Mongolia
1970s 256,588 people 665,508 people 408,920 people Mongolia
1980s 381,729 people 808,878 people 427,149 people Mongolia
1990s 576,056 people 901,883 people 325,827 people Mongolia
2000s 757,974 people 786,210 people 28,236 people Mongolia
2010s 954,260 people 876,678 people 77,583 people Gambia
2020s 1.08 million people 1.10 million people 24,162 people Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Gambia or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 1.12 million people against 1.10 million people in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Gambia and Mongolia?
21,250 people, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mongolia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Mongolia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Gambia ranks 121st and Mongolia ranks 119th 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

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