Maldives vs Vanuatu: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Maldives
105,459 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
123,722 people
in 2023
Maldives rank
174th
Vanuatu rank
171st

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

  • Maldives
  • Vanuatu
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019862023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 123,722 people against 105,459 people in Maldives, a difference of 18,263 people.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

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

Maldives ranks 174th and Vanuatu ranks 171st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 31,700 people 24,410 people 7,290 people Maldives
1960s 43,442 people 33,426 people 10,016 people Maldives
1970s 64,665 people 44,906 people 19,760 people Maldives
1980s 87,011 people 56,930 people 30,081 people Maldives
1990s 114,444 people 73,242 people 41,202 people Maldives
2000s 102,222 people 84,375 people 17,847 people Maldives
2010s 98,586 people 101,698 people 3,112 people Vanuatu
2020s 106,536 people 120,259 people 13,724 people Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Maldives or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 123,722 people against 105,459 people in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Maldives and Vanuatu?
18,263 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Maldives ranks 174th and Vanuatu ranks 171st 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.