Russia vs Uganda: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Russia
25.47 million people
in 2023
Uganda
21.38 million people
in 2023
Russia rank
15th
Uganda rank
17th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Russia
- Uganda
How they compare
Russia currently reports 25.47 million people against 21.38 million people in Uganda, a difference of 4.10 million people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.71 million people | 2.87 million people | 28.85 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 36.93 million people | 4.09 million people | 32.84 million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 31.48 million people | 5.49 million people | 25.99 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 32.14 million people | 7.18 million people | 24.96 million people | Russia |
| 1990s | 31.44 million people | 9.99 million people | 21.45 million people | Russia |
| 2000s | 22.97 million people | 13.81 million people | 9.16 million people | Russia |
| 2010s | 24.05 million people | 17.85 million people | 6.20 million people | Russia |
| 2020s | 25.73 million people | 20.75 million people | 4.99 million people | Russia |
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 Uganda?
- Russia, at 25.47 million people against 21.38 million people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Russia and Uganda?
- 4.10 million people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Uganda rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Russia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th 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.