Benin vs Guinea: Population by age group
Benin
2.18 million people
in 2023
Guinea
2.19 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
58th
Guinea rank
57th
Population by age group over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.19 million people against 2.18 million people in Benin, a difference of 18,130 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 58th and Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 356,394 people | 523,557 people | 167,164 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 474,551 people | 634,514 people | 159,963 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 621,690 people | 778,258 people | 156,567 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 843,816 people | 971,884 people | 128,068 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.12 million people | 1.32 million people | 198,577 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.45 million people | 1.58 million people | 129,402 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.92 million people | 25,162 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.15 million people | 2.15 million people | 5,355 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.19 million people against 2.18 million people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Benin and Guinea?
- 18,130 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for population by age group?
- Benin ranks 58th and Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. 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 0-4.