Peru vs Zambia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Peru
8.24 million people
in 2023
Zambia
8.69 million people
in 2023
Peru rank
51st
Zambia rank
48th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.69 million people against 8.24 million people in Peru, a difference of 450,590 people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 million people | 1.21 million people | 2.53 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 5.14 million people | 1.71 million people | 3.43 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.60 million people | 2.40 million people | 4.19 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 8.01 million people | 3.27 million people | 4.73 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 9.03 million people | 4.20 million people | 4.82 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 8.94 million people | 5.48 million people | 3.46 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.42 million people | 7.30 million people | 1.12 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 8.31 million people | 8.48 million people | 167,580 people | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.69 million people against 8.24 million people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Peru and Zambia?
- 450,590 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Peru ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 48th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.