Iraq vs Yemen: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Iraq
16.72 million people
in 2023
Yemen
16.24 million people
in 2023
Iraq rank
23rd
Yemen rank
26th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 16.72 million people against 16.24 million people in Yemen, a difference of 479,300 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 million people | 2.02 million people | 459,204 people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 3.39 million people | 2.55 million people | 834,383 people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 5.25 million people | 3.71 million people | 1.53 million people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 7.14 million people | 5.65 million people | 1.49 million people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 9.07 million people | 8.33 million people | 742,982 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 11.70 million people | 10.51 million people | 1.19 million people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 14.71 million people | 12.96 million people | 1.75 million people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 16.47 million people | 15.58 million people | 890,000 people | Iraq |
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 Yemen?
- Iraq, at 16.72 million people against 16.24 million people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Iraq and Yemen?
- 479,300 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Iraq ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 26th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.