Spain vs Zimbabwe: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Spain
6.35 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
6.75 million people
in 2023
Spain rank
59th
Zimbabwe rank
58th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Spain
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.75 million people against 6.35 million people in Spain, a difference of 400,130 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.75 million people | 1.46 million people | 6.29 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 8.80 million people | 2.13 million people | 6.67 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 9.71 million people | 2.89 million people | 6.83 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 8.98 million people | 4.10 million people | 4.88 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.82 million people | 4.99 million people | 1.84 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.39 million people | 5.22 million people | 1.17 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.99 million people | 6.21 million people | 778,840 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.57 million people | 6.65 million people | 84,738 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Spain or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.75 million people against 6.35 million people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 400,130 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Spain ranks 59th 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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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.