Mexico vs Russia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mexico
32.33 million people
in 2023
Russia
25.47 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Russia rank
15th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 32.33 million people against 25.47 million people in Russia, a difference of 6.85 million people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Mexico ranks 13th and Russia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.29 million people | 31.71 million people | 17.42 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 20.20 million people | 36.93 million people | 16.73 million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 27.50 million people | 31.48 million people | 3.97 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 31.62 million people | 32.14 million people | 520,210 people | Russia |
| 1990s | 33.03 million people | 31.44 million people | 1.58 million people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 33.90 million people | 22.97 million people | 10.92 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 33.70 million people | 24.05 million people | 9.66 million people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 32.65 million people | 25.73 million people | 6.91 million people | Mexico |
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 Russia?
- Mexico, at 32.33 million people against 25.47 million people in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mexico and Russia?
- 6.85 million people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Russia ranks 15th 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.