Netherlands vs Tunisia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Netherlands
2.74 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
2.98 million people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
89th
Tunisia rank
87th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Netherlands
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 2.98 million people against 2.74 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 236,300 people.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.19 million people | 1.66 million people | 1.53 million people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 3.48 million people | 2.02 million people | 1.46 million people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 3.45 million people | 2.53 million people | 919,708 people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.91 million people | 2.93 million people | 20,454 people | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 2.87 million people | 3.12 million people | 242,990 people | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 3.02 million people | 2.73 million people | 296,498 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.86 million people | 2.79 million people | 70,650 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.75 million people | 3.00 million people | 249,050 people | Tunisia |
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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 2.98 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 Tunisia?
- 236,300 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Tunisia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Netherlands ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 87th 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.