Nepal vs Peru: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Nepal
8.53 million people
in 2023
Peru
8.24 million people
in 2023
Nepal rank
50th
Peru rank
51st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Nepal
- Peru
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 8.53 million people against 8.24 million people in Peru, a difference of 282,230 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 50th and Peru ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 million people | 3.74 million people | 3,146 people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 4.49 million people | 5.14 million people | 649,176 people | Peru |
| 1970s | 5.58 million people | 6.60 million people | 1.02 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 7.11 million people | 8.01 million people | 897,588 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 9.07 million people | 9.03 million people | 37,695 people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 10.19 million people | 8.94 million people | 1.25 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 9.28 million people | 8.42 million people | 855,762 people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 8.62 million people | 8.31 million people | 311,592 people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Nepal or Peru?
- Nepal, at 8.53 million people against 8.24 million people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nepal and Peru?
- 282,230 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Peru rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nepal ranks 50th and Peru ranks 51st 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.