Netherlands vs Taiwan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Netherlands
2.74 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
2.79 million people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
89th
Taiwan rank
88th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Netherlands
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2.79 million people against 2.74 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 40,290 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 89th and Taiwan ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.19 million people | 3.93 million people | 742,496 people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 3.48 million people | 5.65 million people | 2.17 million people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 3.45 million people | 6.03 million people | 2.58 million people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 2.91 million people | 5.83 million people | 2.92 million people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 2.87 million people | 5.19 million people | 2.32 million people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.02 million people | 4.23 million people | 1.21 million people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 2.86 million people | 3.26 million people | 403,052 people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 2.75 million people | 2.89 million people | 140,148 people | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Netherlands or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 2.79 million people against 2.74 million people in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Netherlands and Taiwan?
- 40,290 people, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Taiwan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Netherlands ranks 89th and Taiwan ranks 88th 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.