Sierra Leone vs Tunisia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Sierra Leone
3.26 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
2.98 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
84th
Tunisia rank
87th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tunisia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.26 million people against 2.98 million people in Tunisia, a difference of 278,820 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th and Tunisia ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 815,894 people | 1.66 million people | 843,131 people | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 958,505 people | 2.02 million people | 1.06 million people | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 1.22 million people | 2.53 million people | 1.32 million people | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 1.54 million people | 2.93 million people | 1.39 million people | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 1.83 million people | 3.12 million people | 1.29 million people | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 2.34 million people | 2.73 million people | 387,962 people | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 2.91 million people | 2.79 million people | 122,061 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.21 million people | 3.00 million people | 208,870 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, Sierra Leone or Tunisia?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.26 million people against 2.98 million people in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Sierra Leone and Tunisia?
- 278,820 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tunisia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th and Tunisia ranks 87th 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.