Tanzania vs Uganda: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Tanzania

28.46 million people

in 2023

Uganda

21.38 million people

in 2023

Tanzania rank

14th

Uganda rank

17th

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

Tanzania currently reports 28.46 million people against 21.38 million people in Uganda, a difference of 7.08 million people.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 17th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.