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