Romania vs Sierra Leone: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Romania
3.04 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.26 million people
in 2023
Romania rank
86th
Sierra Leone rank
84th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Romania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.26 million people against 3.04 million people in Romania, a difference of 224,640 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.86 million people | 815,894 people | 4.05 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.96 million people | 958,505 people | 4.00 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.38 million people | 1.22 million people | 4.16 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 5.68 million people | 1.54 million people | 4.14 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 4.74 million people | 1.83 million people | 2.92 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.55 million people | 2.34 million people | 1.21 million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.15 million people | 2.91 million people | 232,519 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.08 million people | 3.21 million people | 125,050 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Romania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.26 million people against 3.04 million people in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Romania and Sierra Leone?
- 224,640 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Romania ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th 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.