Nicaragua vs Sweden: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Nicaragua
1.99 million people
in 2023
Sweden
1.82 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
101st
Sweden rank
104th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.99 million people against 1.82 million people in Sweden, a difference of 172,650 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 104th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 701,255 people 1.70 million people 1.00 million people Sweden
1960s 982,273 people 1.64 million people 658,369 people Sweden
1970s 1.32 million people 1.68 million people 366,562 people Sweden
1980s 1.72 million people 1.54 million people 179,800 people Nicaragua
1990s 2.00 million people 1.62 million people 377,816 people Nicaragua
2000s 1.98 million people 1.58 million people 398,424 people Nicaragua
2010s 1.98 million people 1.69 million people 290,917 people Nicaragua
2020s 2.00 million people 1.83 million people 163,388 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 Sweden?
Nicaragua, at 1.99 million people against 1.82 million people in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nicaragua and Sweden?
172,650 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Sweden rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Nicaragua ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 104th 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.