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

Italy
7.23 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
7.40 million people
in 2023
Italy rank
55th
Venezuela rank
54th

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

  • Italy
  • Venezuela
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 7.40 million people against 7.23 million people in Italy, a difference of 175,870 people.

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

Italy ranks 55th and Venezuela ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Venezuela Difference Ahead
1950s 12.22 million people 3.05 million people 9.17 million people Italy
1960s 12.64 million people 4.47 million people 8.17 million people Italy
1970s 13.24 million people 5.68 million people 7.55 million people Italy
1980s 11.13 million people 6.86 million people 4.27 million people Italy
1990s 8.54 million people 7.97 million people 574,700 people Italy
2000s 8.26 million people 8.50 million people 239,095 people Venezuela
2010s 8.26 million people 8.53 million people 270,639 people Venezuela
2020s 7.46 million people 7.65 million people 193,875 people Venezuela

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 Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 7.40 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 Venezuela?
175,870 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Venezuela?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Venezuela rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Italy ranks 55th and Venezuela ranks 54th 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.