Peru vs Venezuela: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Peru
8.24 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
7.40 million people
in 2023
Peru rank
51st
Venezuela rank
54th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Peru
- Venezuela
How they compare
Peru currently reports 8.24 million people against 7.40 million people in Venezuela, a difference of 842,430 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 51st and Venezuela ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 million people | 3.05 million people | 688,827 people | Peru |
| 1960s | 5.14 million people | 4.47 million people | 669,908 people | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.60 million people | 5.68 million people | 915,824 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 8.01 million people | 6.86 million people | 1.14 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 9.03 million people | 7.97 million people | 1.06 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 8.94 million people | 8.50 million people | 443,694 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.42 million people | 8.53 million people | 107,655 people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 8.31 million people | 7.65 million people | 659,465 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Peru or Venezuela?
- Peru, at 8.24 million people against 7.40 million people in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Peru and Venezuela?
- 842,430 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Venezuela rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Peru ranks 51st and Venezuela ranks 54th 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.