Vanuatu vs Western Sahara: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Vanuatu
123,722 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
135,554 people
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
171st
Western Sahara rank
170th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Vanuatu
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 135,554 people against 123,722 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 11,832 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 171st and Western Sahara ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24,410 people | 7,285 people | 17,126 people | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 33,426 people | 16,604 people | 16,822 people | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 44,906 people | 32,707 people | 12,198 people | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 56,930 people | 58,382 people | 1,453 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 73,242 people | 85,347 people | 12,104 people | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 84,375 people | 94,924 people | 10,549 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 101,698 people | 118,917 people | 17,219 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 120,259 people | 133,893 people | 13,634 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Vanuatu or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 135,554 people against 123,722 people in Vanuatu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Vanuatu and Western Sahara?
- 11,832 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Vanuatu and Western Sahara rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Vanuatu ranks 171st and Western Sahara ranks 170th 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.