Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Equatorial Guinea
66,931 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
67,668 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
163rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
162nd

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
20.0k40.0k60.0k195019862023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 67,668 people against 66,931 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 737 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 13,816 people 21,014 people 7,197 people Guinea-Bissau
1960s 16,029 people 24,162 people 8,132 people Guinea-Bissau
1970s 14,389 people 30,775 people 16,386 people Guinea-Bissau
1980s 15,948 people 44,718 people 28,770 people Guinea-Bissau
1990s 20,170 people 47,905 people 27,735 people Guinea-Bissau
2000s 31,940 people 43,517 people 11,577 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 47,510 people 50,386 people 2,876 people Guinea-Bissau
2020s 63,228 people 64,060 people 832.25 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 67,668 people against 66,931 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
737 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number 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

Indicator
Number 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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.