Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Nicaragua
1.99 million people
in 2023
Paraguay
1.97 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
101st
Paraguay rank
102nd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.99 million people against 1.97 million people in Paraguay, a difference of 22,950 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 701,255 people | 776,634 people | 75,378 people | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 982,273 people | 966,775 people | 15,498 people | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1.32 million people | 1.17 million people | 150,103 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.72 million people | 1.44 million people | 285,791 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.00 million people | 1.85 million people | 153,598 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 1.95 million people | 30,723 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.98 million people | 1.87 million people | 109,486 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 1.95 million people | 48,338 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Nicaragua, at 1.99 million people against 1.97 million people in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 22,950 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 102nd 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.