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

Italy
7.23 million people
in 2023
Senegal
6.98 million people
in 2023
Italy rank
55th
Senegal rank
57th

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

  • Italy
  • Senegal
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.23 million people against 6.98 million people in Senegal, a difference of 242,580 people.

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

Italy ranks 55th and Senegal ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 12.22 million people 1.25 million people 10.97 million people Italy
1960s 12.64 million people 1.69 million people 10.95 million people Italy
1970s 13.24 million people 2.28 million people 10.95 million people Italy
1980s 11.13 million people 3.11 million people 8.02 million people Italy
1990s 8.54 million people 3.95 million people 4.59 million people Italy
2000s 8.26 million people 4.80 million people 3.46 million people Italy
2010s 8.26 million people 6.07 million people 2.19 million people Italy
2020s 7.46 million people 6.88 million people 579,355 people Italy

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 Senegal?
Italy, at 7.23 million people against 6.98 million people in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Italy and Senegal?
242,580 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Senegal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Senegal rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Italy ranks 55th and Senegal ranks 57th 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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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

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