Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Gambia
80,339 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
67,668 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
160th
Guinea-Bissau rank
162nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 80,339 people against 67,668 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 12,671 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gambia ranks 160th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9,012 people | 21,014 people | 12,002 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 12,320 people | 24,162 people | 11,842 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 19,143 people | 30,775 people | 11,633 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 36,115 people | 44,718 people | 8,603 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 43,867 people | 47,905 people | 4,039 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 45,956 people | 43,517 people | 2,439 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 58,168 people | 50,386 people | 7,782 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 74,701 people | 64,060 people | 10,640 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gambia, at 80,339 people against 67,668 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 12,671 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Gambia ranks 160th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.