Germany vs United Kingdom: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Germany

11.77 million people

in 2023

United Kingdom

11.96 million people

in 2023

Germany rank

37th

United Kingdom rank

35th

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

United Kingdom currently reports 11.96 million people against 11.77 million people in Germany, a difference of 191,700 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 37th and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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