Russia vs Tanzania: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Russia
25.47 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
28.46 million people
in 2023
Russia rank
15th
Tanzania rank
14th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Russia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 28.46 million people against 25.47 million people in Russia, a difference of 2.99 million people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.71 million people | 3.87 million people | 27.84 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 36.93 million people | 5.14 million people | 31.79 million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 31.48 million people | 7.39 million people | 24.09 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 32.14 million people | 10.48 million people | 21.66 million people | Russia |
| 1990s | 31.44 million people | 13.41 million people | 18.04 million people | Russia |
| 2000s | 22.97 million people | 17.39 million people | 5.58 million people | Russia |
| 2010s | 24.05 million people | 22.93 million people | 1.12 million people | Russia |
| 2020s | 25.73 million people | 27.44 million people | 1.71 million people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Russia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 28.46 million people against 25.47 million people in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Russia and Tanzania?
- 2.99 million people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Tanzania rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Russia ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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.