French Guiana vs Guam: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
French Guiana
20,764 people
in 2023
Guam
20,142 people
in 2023
French Guiana rank
184th
Guam rank
185th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- French Guiana
- Guam
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 20,764 people against 20,142 people in Guam, a difference of 622 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 184th and Guam ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 4 and Guam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,791 people | 863 people | 928 people | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 2,078 people | 1,235 people | 843.1 people | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 2,592 people | 2,049 people | 543.8 people | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 3,572 people | 3,846 people | 274 people | Guam |
| 1990s | 4,984 people | 6,725 people | 1,741 people | Guam |
| 2000s | 7,410 people | 9,690 people | 2,280 people | Guam |
| 2010s | 12,570 people | 13,751 people | 1,182 people | Guam |
| 2020s | 19,362 people | 18,769 people | 592.5 people | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, French Guiana or Guam?
- French Guiana, at 20,764 people against 20,142 people in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between French Guiana and Guam?
- 622 people, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Guam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Guam rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- French Guiana ranks 184th and Guam ranks 185th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.