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

Guinea
495,679 people
in 2023
Uruguay
533,083 people
in 2023
Guinea rank
108th
Uruguay rank
106th

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

  • Guinea
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 533,083 people against 495,679 people in Guinea, a difference of 37,404 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 108th and Uruguay ranks 106th of 236 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 159,683 people 192,822 people 33,140 people Uruguay
1960s 160,068 people 224,823 people 64,755 people Uruguay
1970s 184,553 people 275,769 people 91,216 people Uruguay
1980s 233,578 people 330,835 people 97,257 people Uruguay
1990s 302,682 people 392,363 people 89,680 people Uruguay
2000s 352,384 people 446,391 people 94,007 people Uruguay
2010s 411,489 people 489,465 people 77,976 people Uruguay
2020s 477,215 people 525,690 people 48,475 people Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 533,083 people against 495,679 people in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Guinea and Uruguay?
37,404 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Guinea ranks 108th and Uruguay ranks 106th 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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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

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