Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Italy
7.23 million people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
8.02 million people
in 2023
Italy rank
55th
Saudi Arabia rank
52nd

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

  • Italy
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.02 million people against 7.23 million people in Italy, a difference of 789,970 people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1950s 12.22 million people 850,668 people 11.37 million people Italy
1960s 12.64 million people 1.29 million people 11.34 million people Italy
1970s 13.24 million people 2.02 million people 11.21 million people Italy
1980s 11.13 million people 3.48 million people 7.65 million people Italy
1990s 8.54 million people 5.35 million people 3.19 million people Italy
2000s 8.26 million people 6.70 million people 1.56 million people Italy
2010s 8.26 million people 7.42 million people 833,671 people Italy
2020s 7.46 million people 7.94 million people 477,605 people Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 8.02 million people against 7.23 million people in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
789,970 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Italy ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd 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.