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

Nicaragua
1.99 million people
in 2023
Palestine
2.08 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
101st
Palestine rank
99th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 2.08 million people against 1.99 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 82,760 people.

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

Nicaragua ranks 101st and Palestine ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 7 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Palestine Difference Ahead
1950s 701,255 people 461,163 people 240,092 people Nicaragua
1960s 982,273 people 541,860 people 440,413 people Nicaragua
1970s 1.32 million people 626,097 people 691,530 people Nicaragua
1980s 1.72 million people 854,180 people 867,512 people Nicaragua
1990s 2.00 million people 1.26 million people 742,009 people Nicaragua
2000s 1.98 million people 1.59 million people 393,551 people Nicaragua
2010s 1.98 million people 1.81 million people 169,336 people Nicaragua
2020s 2.00 million people 2.04 million people 40,492 people Palestine

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 Palestine?
Palestine, at 2.08 million people against 1.99 million people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Nicaragua and Palestine?
82,760 people, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Palestine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Palestine rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Nicaragua ranks 101st and Palestine ranks 99th 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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.