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
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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

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.