Iran vs Uganda: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Iran
20.69 million people
in 2023
Uganda
21.38 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
19th
Uganda rank
17th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Iran
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 21.38 million people against 20.69 million people in Iran, a difference of 684,900 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.35 million people | 2.87 million people | 4.49 million people | Iran |
| 1960s | 11.05 million people | 4.09 million people | 6.96 million people | Iran |
| 1970s | 14.57 million people | 5.49 million people | 9.08 million people | Iran |
| 1980s | 21.14 million people | 7.18 million people | 13.96 million people | Iran |
| 1990s | 25.60 million people | 9.99 million people | 15.61 million people | Iran |
| 2000s | 19.52 million people | 13.81 million people | 5.71 million people | Iran |
| 2010s | 19.39 million people | 17.85 million people | 1.54 million people | Iran |
| 2020s | 20.79 million people | 20.75 million people | 46,400 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iran or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 21.38 million people against 20.69 million people in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iran and Uganda?
- 684,900 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Uganda rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iran ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 17th 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.