Iraq vs Sudan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Iraq

16.72 million people

in 2023

Sudan

20.34 million people

in 2023

Iraq rank

23rd

Sudan rank

20th

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

Sudan currently reports 20.34 million people against 16.72 million people in Iraq, a difference of 3.62 million people.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 20th 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.