Mexico vs Philippines: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mexico
32.33 million people
in 2023
Philippines
32.87 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Philippines rank
12th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mexico
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 32.87 million people against 32.33 million people in Mexico, a difference of 539,100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.29 million people | 10.70 million people | 3.59 million people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 20.20 million people | 15.76 million people | 4.45 million people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 27.50 million people | 19.61 million people | 7.90 million people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 31.62 million people | 23.32 million people | 8.30 million people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 33.03 million people | 28.66 million people | 4.36 million people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 33.90 million people | 32.62 million people | 1.28 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 33.70 million people | 34.92 million people | 1.22 million people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 32.65 million people | 33.66 million people | 1.01 million people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Mexico or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 32.87 million people against 32.33 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mexico and Philippines?
- 539,100 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 12th 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.