Sudan vs Turkey: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Sudan
20.34 million people
in 2023
Turkey
19.06 million people
in 2023
Sudan rank
20th
Turkey rank
21st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Sudan
- Turkey
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 20.34 million people against 19.06 million people in Turkey, a difference of 1.28 million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Sudan ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.25 million people | 9.88 million people | 6.63 million people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 4.58 million people | 13.64 million people | 9.06 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 6.61 million people | 16.84 million people | 10.22 million people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 9.04 million people | 19.11 million people | 10.07 million people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 11.28 million people | 20.14 million people | 8.86 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 14.07 million people | 19.39 million people | 5.32 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 17.32 million people | 19.14 million people | 1.82 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 19.93 million people | 19.37 million people | 558,875 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Sudan or Turkey?
- Sudan, at 20.34 million people against 19.06 million people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Sudan and Turkey?
- 1.28 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Turkey rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Sudan ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 21st 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.