Madagascar vs United Kingdom: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Madagascar
12.34 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom
11.96 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
35th

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

  • Madagascar
  • United Kingdom
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.34 million people against 11.96 million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 387,800 people.

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

Madagascar ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 1.86 million people 11.72 million people 9.86 million people United Kingdom
1960s 2.67 million people 12.71 million people 10.03 million people United Kingdom
1970s 3.57 million people 12.98 million people 9.42 million people United Kingdom
1980s 4.82 million people 11.11 million people 6.29 million people United Kingdom
1990s 6.33 million people 11.25 million people 4.92 million people United Kingdom
2000s 8.54 million people 11.05 million people 2.52 million people United Kingdom
2010s 10.60 million people 11.65 million people 1.05 million people United Kingdom
2020s 12.02 million people 12.04 million people 14,050 people United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Madagascar or United Kingdom?
Madagascar, at 12.34 million people against 11.96 million people in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Madagascar and United Kingdom?
387,800 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and United Kingdom?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and United Kingdom rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Madagascar ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 35th 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

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