Guinea vs Somalia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Guinea
495,679 people
in 2023
Somalia
470,809 people
in 2023
Guinea rank
108th
Somalia rank
111th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 495,679 people against 470,809 people in Somalia, a difference of 24,870 people.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 108th and Somalia ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 159,683 people | 72,405 people | 87,278 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 160,068 people | 106,574 people | 53,494 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 184,553 people | 144,848 people | 39,705 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 233,578 people | 211,901 people | 21,677 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 302,682 people | 203,217 people | 99,465 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 352,384 people | 263,813 people | 88,571 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 411,489 people | 333,671 people | 77,818 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 477,215 people | 445,984 people | 31,231 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Guinea or Somalia?
- Guinea, at 495,679 people against 470,809 people in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Guinea and Somalia?
- 24,870 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Guinea ranks 108th and Somalia ranks 111th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.