Benin vs Guinea: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Benin
5.90 million people
in 2023
Guinea
5.94 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
64th
Guinea rank
63rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.94 million people against 5.90 million people in Benin, a difference of 37,710 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 64th and Guinea ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 878,752 people | 1.26 million people | 380,500 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.13 million people | 1.55 million people | 421,389 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.52 million people | 1.91 million people | 389,627 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.06 million people | 2.39 million people | 339,289 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.81 million people | 3.25 million people | 441,644 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.72 million people | 4.15 million people | 433,824 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.87 million people | 5.06 million people | 187,955 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.74 million people | 5.79 million people | 49,655 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 5.94 million people against 5.90 million people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Benin and Guinea?
- 37,710 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Benin ranks 64th and Guinea ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.