Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Burundi
343,641 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
347,843 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
128th
Papua New Guinea rank
126th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 347,843 people against 343,641 people in Burundi, a difference of 4,202 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 128th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79,237 people | 19,081 people | 60,155 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 99,404 people | 23,704 people | 75,700 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 123,587 people | 31,111 people | 92,476 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 151,535 people | 59,507 people | 92,028 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 153,240 people | 108,580 people | 44,659 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 176,435 people | 168,774 people | 7,661 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 247,081 people | 246,539 people | 541.8 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 325,294 people | 325,463 people | 169.25 people | Papua New 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, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 347,843 people against 343,641 people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 4,202 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Burundi ranks 128th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th 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+.