Greece vs Lebanon: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Greece
1.39 million people
in 2023
Lebanon
1.54 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
112th
Lebanon rank
109th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Greece
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.54 million people against 1.39 million people in Greece, a difference of 150,750 people.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 112th and Lebanon ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 million people | 587,385 people | 1.59 million people | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.20 million people | 900,422 people | 1.30 million people | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.19 million people | 1.09 million people | 1.10 million people | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.19 million people | 1.22 million people | 977,493 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.84 million people | 1.37 million people | 476,799 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.66 million people | 1.36 million people | 303,262 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.58 million people | 1.54 million people | 44,081 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.46 million people | 1.57 million people | 110,650 people | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Greece or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 1.54 million people against 1.39 million people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Greece and Lebanon?
- 150,750 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Lebanon rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Greece ranks 112th and Lebanon ranks 109th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.