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
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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

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.