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

Uganda
21.38 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
23.69 million people
in 2023
Uganda rank
17th
Vietnam rank
16th

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

  • Uganda
  • Vietnam
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195019862023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 23.69 million people against 21.38 million people in Uganda, a difference of 2.31 million people.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Uganda ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 2.87 million people 10.17 million people 7.30 million people Vietnam
1960s 4.09 million people 15.72 million people 11.64 million people Vietnam
1970s 5.49 million people 19.21 million people 13.72 million people Vietnam
1980s 7.18 million people 23.24 million people 16.06 million people Vietnam
1990s 9.99 million people 25.58 million people 15.59 million people Vietnam
2000s 13.81 million people 22.79 million people 8.98 million people Vietnam
2010s 17.85 million people 22.38 million people 4.53 million people Vietnam
2020s 20.75 million people 23.85 million people 3.11 million people Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Uganda or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 23.69 million people against 21.38 million people in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Uganda and Vietnam?
2.31 million people, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Vietnam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Uganda and Vietnam rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Uganda ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 16th 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.