Nepal vs Saudi Arabia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Nepal
8.53 million people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
8.02 million people
in 2023
Nepal rank
50th
Saudi Arabia rank
52nd

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Nepal
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 8.53 million people against 8.02 million people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 510,560 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.74 million people 850,668 people 2.89 million people Nepal
1960s 4.49 million people 1.29 million people 3.20 million people Nepal
1970s 5.58 million people 2.02 million people 3.56 million people Nepal
1980s 7.11 million people 3.48 million people 3.63 million people Nepal
1990s 9.07 million people 5.35 million people 3.71 million people Nepal
2000s 10.19 million people 6.70 million people 3.50 million people Nepal
2010s 9.28 million people 7.42 million people 1.85 million people Nepal
2020s 8.62 million people 7.94 million people 687,328 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 Saudi Arabia?
Nepal, at 8.53 million people against 8.02 million people in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
510,560 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Nepal ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd 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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.