Taiwan vs Tunisia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Taiwan
2.79 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
2.98 million people
in 2023
Taiwan rank
88th
Tunisia rank
87th

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

  • Taiwan
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2.98 million people against 2.79 million people in Taiwan, a difference of 196,010 people.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.

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

Taiwan ranks 88th and Tunisia ranks 87th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 7 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.93 million people 1.66 million people 2.28 million people Taiwan
1960s 5.65 million people 2.02 million people 3.63 million people Taiwan
1970s 6.03 million people 2.53 million people 3.50 million people Taiwan
1980s 5.83 million people 2.93 million people 2.90 million people Taiwan
1990s 5.19 million people 3.12 million people 2.08 million people Taiwan
2000s 4.23 million people 2.73 million people 1.51 million people Taiwan
2010s 3.26 million people 2.79 million people 473,702 people Taiwan
2020s 2.89 million people 3.00 million people 108,902 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Taiwan or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 2.98 million people against 2.79 million people in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Taiwan and Tunisia?
196,010 people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Taiwan and Tunisia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Taiwan ranks 88th 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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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.