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

Senegal
6.98 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
6.75 million people
in 2023
Senegal rank
57th
Zimbabwe rank
58th

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

  • Senegal
  • Zimbabwe
2.0M4.0M6.0M195019862023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 6.98 million people against 6.75 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 230,730 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Senegal ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 1.25 million people 1.46 million people 212,454 people Zimbabwe
1960s 1.69 million people 2.13 million people 442,071 people Zimbabwe
1970s 2.28 million people 2.89 million people 607,776 people Zimbabwe
1980s 3.11 million people 4.10 million people 982,510 people Zimbabwe
1990s 3.95 million people 4.99 million people 1.03 million people Zimbabwe
2000s 4.80 million people 5.22 million people 426,159 people Zimbabwe
2010s 6.07 million people 6.21 million people 139,315 people Zimbabwe
2020s 6.88 million people 6.65 million people 227,655 people Senegal

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 Zimbabwe?
Senegal, at 6.98 million people against 6.75 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Senegal and Zimbabwe?
230,730 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Senegal ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th 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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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

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