Burundi vs Guinea: Population by age group

Burundi
2.17 million people
in 2023
Guinea
2.19 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
59th
Guinea rank
57th

Population by age group over time

  • Burundi
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2.19 million people against 2.17 million people in Burundi, a difference of 27,340 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Burundi ranks 59th and Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 453,927 people 523,557 people 69,630 people Guinea
1960s 560,378 people 634,514 people 74,136 people Guinea
1970s 701,349 people 778,258 people 76,908 people Guinea
1980s 970,831 people 971,884 people 1,053 people Guinea
1990s 1.12 million people 1.32 million people 200,053 people Guinea
2000s 1.39 million people 1.58 million people 192,045 people Guinea
2010s 2.05 million people 1.92 million people 132,599 people Burundi
2020s 2.15 million people 2.15 million people 4,595 people Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Burundi or Guinea?
Guinea, at 2.19 million people against 2.17 million people in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Burundi and Guinea?
27,340 people, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for population by age group?
Burundi ranks 59th 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

Indicator
Population by age group
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.