Number of children, working-age adults, and older people by country
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
203.62 million people
China
Lowest
191 people
Tokelau
Median
435,706 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 203.62 million people in China; the lowest is 191 people in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 435,706 people, and the mean is 3.52 million people.
Over the past decade 228 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (up 146.1%), and the largest decrease in Vatican (down 20.8%).
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 203.62 million people | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 99.51 million people | 2023 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 59.81 million people | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 36.65 million people | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 24.14 million people | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 22.44 million people | 2023 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 19.82 million people | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 19.25 million people | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 9 | France | 14.42 million people | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 14.39 million people | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 13.20 million people | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 10.84 million people | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 10.54 million people | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 10.39 million people | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 10.36 million people | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 9.88 million people | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 9.48 million people | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 8.73 million people | 2023 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Vietnam | 8.64 million people | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 7.59 million people | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 7.58 million people | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 22 | Iran | 7.17 million people | 2023 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 6.99 million people | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 24 | Nigeria | 6.90 million people | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 6.05 million people | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 5.69 million people | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 5.55 million people | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 4.90 million people | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Australia | 4.59 million people | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Taiwan | 4.27 million people | 2023 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 4.11 million people | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 4.08 million people | 2023 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Myanmar | 3.84 million people | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 3.78 million people | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 3.64 million people | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.25 million people | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 37 | North Korea | 3.18 million people | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 3.04 million people | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 2.95 million people | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Algeria | 2.94 million people | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 2.70 million people | 2023 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Chile | 2.69 million people | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Venezuela | 2.64 million people | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 2.62 million people | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 2.51 million people | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 2.40 million people | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 47 | Belgium | 2.36 million people | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 48 | Czechia | 2.22 million people | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 49 | Sweden | 2.16 million people | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 2.03 million people | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 51 | Tanzania | 2.03 million people | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Hungary | 2.02 million people | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 1.89 million people | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Austria | 1.84 million people | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 55 | Cuba | 1.78 million people | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 1.74 million people | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 1.69 million people | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 58 | Kenya | 1.61 million people | 2023 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Sudan | 1.61 million people | 2023 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Hong Kong | 1.60 million people | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Belarus | 1.56 million people | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 62 | Iraq | 1.53 million people | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 1.51 million people | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 1.48 million people | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 65 | Ecuador | 1.45 million people | 2023 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Finland | 1.32 million people | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 67 | Ghana | 1.23 million people | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 1.22 million people | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 69 | Israel | 1.15 million people | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 1.12 million people | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Syria | 1.11 million people | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 1.05 million people | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Madagascar | 1.04 million people | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Cambodia | 1.04 million people | 2023 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Angola | 1.03 million people | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Norway | 1.02 million people | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 77 | Slovakia | 995,672 people | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 78 | Yemen | 987,729 people | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 985,584 people | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 937,639 people | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Mozambique | 930,568 people | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 82 | Croatia | 888,224 people | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 83 | New Zealand | 868,185 people | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 858,102 people | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 857,676 people | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 826,482 people | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 800,143 people | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Cameroon | 787,243 people | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 783,335 people | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Singapore | 756,988 people | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 688,576 people | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Bolivia | 679,323 people | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 94 | Niger | 672,581 people | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Senegal | 649,053 people | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 603,441 people | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 597,663 people | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 591,139 people | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 99 | Georgia | 582,909 people | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 100 | Mali | 571,728 people | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 101 | Lebanon | 567,090 people | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Lithuania | 566,385 people | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 103 | Malawi | 546,872 people | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Haiti | 537,434 people | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 105 | Rwanda | 533,294 people | 2023 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 533,083 people | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | 504,728 people | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 495,679 people | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 109 | Jordan | 494,416 people | 2023 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Moldova | 478,650 people | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 111 | Somalia | 470,809 people | 2023 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 112 | Albania | 458,170 people | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Honduras | 456,935 people | 2023 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovenia | 451,394 people | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 435,728 people | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 435,706 people | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | 403,400 people | 2023 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Latvia | 401,358 people | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 119 | Chad | 400,711 people | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 120 | Zambia | 393,488 people | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 121 | Armenia | 388,798 people | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 383,884 people | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 379,219 people | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 367,038 people | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 356,335 people | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 347,843 people | 2023 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Laos | 347,583 people | 2023 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Burundi | 343,641 people | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 129 | South Sudan | 334,422 people | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 320,531 people | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 314,616 people | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 132 | Togo | 296,437 people | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Estonia | 285,676 people | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 271,295 people | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 223,237 people | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 136 | Palestine | 205,672 people | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | 192,487 people | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 180,448 people | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Congo | 180,205 people | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 140 | Liberia | 180,041 people | 2023 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 178,146 people | 2023 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Mongolia | 166,884 people | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 143 | Mauritius | 164,707 people | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Mauritania | 161,458 people | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Eritrea | 144,058 people | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Kuwait | 142,869 people | 2023 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Oman | 134,294 people | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Reunion | 130,063 people | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Montenegro | 110,585 people | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 107,955 people | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 151 | Namibia | 105,777 people | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 153 | Gabon | 100,399 people | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 155 | Botswana | 98,420 people | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Macao | 96,191 people | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 88,432 people | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 160 | Gambia | 80,339 people | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 161 | East Timor | 73,843 people | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 67,668 people | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 66,931 people | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Iceland | 59,435 people | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 165 | Fiji | 58,622 people | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahrain | 57,081 people | 2023 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Djibouti | 54,604 people | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Guyana | 53,508 people | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 169 | Eswatini | 51,021 people | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Bhutan | 50,074 people | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Suriname | 47,906 people | 2023 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Qatar | 46,835 people | 2023 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahamas | 45,844 people | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Barbados | 45,437 people | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 175 | Comoros | 38,041 people | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Western Sahara | 36,732 people | 2023 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Cape Verde | 34,367 people | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 32,144 people | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Curacao | 30,189 people | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 30,142 people | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Brunei | 29,883 people | 2023 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 29,012 people | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Maldives | 22,858 people | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 184 | French Guiana | 20,764 people | 2023 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Guam | 20,142 people | 2023 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Belize | 19,911 people | 2023 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Jersey | 19,308 people | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 188 | Isle of Man | 19,076 people | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 189 | United States Virgin Islands | 19,057 people | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Aruba | 17,673 people | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 16,673 people | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Grenada | 13,879 people | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 193 | Monaco | 13,790 people | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 194 | Guernsey | 13,618 people | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 195 | Bermuda | 13,523 people | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Vanuatu | 13,516 people | 2023 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Andorra | 12,458 people | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Samoa | 12,365 people | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 199 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,717 people | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 200 | Seychelles | 10,659 people | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10,484 people | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 202 | Faroe Islands | 9,701 people | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 203 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8,935 people | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 204 | Dominica | 8,482 people | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 207 | San Marino | 7,320 people | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Tonga | 6,912 people | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 209 | Gibraltar | 6,717 people | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 210 | Micronesia (country) | 6,462 people | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 211 | Cayman Islands | 6,245 people | 2023 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5,758 people | 2023 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Greenland | 5,669 people | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Kiribati | 5,463 people | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 215 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,041 people | 2023 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 216 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,008 people | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 217 | Saint Martin (French part) | 4,735 people | 2023 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 218 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4,210 people | 2023 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 219 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3,950 people | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 3,596 people | 2023 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 221 | American Samoa | 3,594 people | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Palau | 1,932 people | 2023 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 223 | Saint Barthelemy | 1,921 people | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 224 | Cook Islands | 1,836 people | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 225 | Anguilla | 1,763 people | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 226 | Marshall Islands | 1,709 people | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna | 1,603 people | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 228 | Saint Helena | 1,400 people | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,132 people | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 230 | Montserrat | 852 people | 2023 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 231 | Tuvalu | 625 people | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 232 | Falkland Islands | 413 people | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 233 | Nauru | 324 people | 2023 | up 121.9% | flat |
| 234 | Niue | 297 people | 2023 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 235 | Vatican | 225 people | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 236 | Tokelau | 191 people | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.