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
- Iraq
- Sudan
How they compare
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.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 million people | 3.25 million people | 771,724 people | Sudan |
| 1960s | 3.39 million people | 4.58 million people | 1.19 million people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 5.25 million people | 6.61 million people | 1.37 million people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 7.14 million people | 9.04 million people | 1.90 million people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 9.07 million people | 11.28 million people | 2.21 million people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 11.70 million people | 14.07 million people | 2.36 million people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 14.71 million people | 17.32 million people | 2.61 million people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 16.47 million people | 19.93 million people | 3.46 million people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Iraq or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 20.34 million people against 16.72 million people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iraq and Sudan?
- 3.62 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Sudan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iraq ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 20th 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.