Libya vs Nicaragua: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Libya
2.04 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.99 million people
in 2023
Libya rank
100th
Nicaragua rank
101st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Libya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.04 million people against 1.99 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 49,990 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Libya ranks 100th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 510,759 people | 701,255 people | 190,496 people | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 832,827 people | 982,273 people | 149,446 people | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1.26 million people | 1.32 million people | 54,704 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.77 million people | 1.72 million people | 46,815 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.78 million people | 2.00 million people | 216,855 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.80 million people | 1.98 million people | 178,460 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.01 million people | 1.98 million people | 31,559 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.06 million people | 2.00 million people | 66,340 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Libya or Nicaragua?
- Libya, at 2.04 million people against 1.99 million people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Libya and Nicaragua?
- 49,990 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Nicaragua rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Libya ranks 100th and Nicaragua ranks 101st 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.