Mexico vs Tanzania: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mexico
32.33 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
28.46 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Tanzania rank
14th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mexico
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 32.33 million people against 28.46 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 3.87 million people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.29 million people | 3.87 million people | 10.43 million people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 20.20 million people | 5.14 million people | 15.06 million people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 27.50 million people | 7.39 million people | 20.12 million people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 31.62 million people | 10.48 million people | 21.14 million people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 33.03 million people | 13.41 million people | 19.62 million people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 33.90 million people | 17.39 million people | 16.50 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 33.70 million people | 22.93 million people | 10.77 million people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 32.65 million people | 27.44 million people | 5.20 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 Tanzania?
- Mexico, at 32.33 million people against 28.46 million people in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mexico and Tanzania?
- 3.87 million people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Tanzania rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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.