Israel vs Laos: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Israel
2.56 million people
in 2023
Laos
2.34 million people
in 2023
Israel rank
90th
Laos rank
93rd

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

  • Israel
  • Laos
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 2.56 million people against 2.34 million people in Laos, a difference of 213,850 people.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.

Israel ranks 90th and Laos ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 543,294 people 770,739 people 227,445 people Laos
1960s 790,650 people 990,590 people 199,940 people Laos
1970s 1.07 million people 1.27 million people 193,557 people Laos
1980s 1.32 million people 1.63 million people 316,170 people Laos
1990s 1.57 million people 2.13 million people 559,082 people Laos
2000s 1.86 million people 2.37 million people 506,202 people Laos
2010s 2.25 million people 2.28 million people 31,558 people Laos
2020s 2.51 million people 2.33 million people 180,325 people Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Israel or Laos?
Israel, at 2.56 million people against 2.34 million people in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Israel and Laos?
213,850 people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Laos?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Israel and Laos rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Israel ranks 90th and Laos ranks 93rd 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

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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.