Senegal vs Venezuela: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Senegal
6.98 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
7.40 million people
in 2023
Senegal rank
57th
Venezuela rank
54th

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Senegal
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 7.40 million people against 6.98 million people in Senegal, a difference of 418,450 people.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Venezuela Difference Ahead
1950s 1.25 million people 3.05 million people 1.80 million people Venezuela
1960s 1.69 million people 4.47 million people 2.78 million people Venezuela
1970s 2.28 million people 5.68 million people 3.40 million people Venezuela
1980s 3.11 million people 6.86 million people 3.75 million people Venezuela
1990s 3.95 million people 7.97 million people 4.02 million people Venezuela
2000s 4.80 million people 8.50 million people 3.70 million people Venezuela
2010s 6.07 million people 8.53 million people 2.46 million people Venezuela
2020s 6.88 million people 7.65 million people 773,230 people Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Senegal or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 7.40 million people against 6.98 million people in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Senegal and Venezuela?
418,450 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Venezuela?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Venezuela rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Senegal ranks 57th 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

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.