Botswana vs Finland: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Botswana
800,656 people
in 2023
Finland
836,536 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
136th
Finland rank
133rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Botswana
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 836,536 people against 800,656 people in Botswana, a difference of 35,880 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 136th and Finland ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 195,399 people | 1.28 million people | 1.09 million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 265,047 people | 1.25 million people | 989,168 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 342,725 people | 1.05 million people | 707,030 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 507,961 people | 956,118 people | 448,157 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 623,728 people | 964,661 people | 340,933 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 656,239 people | 913,917 people | 257,678 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 744,076 people | 890,228 people | 146,152 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 788,010 people | 851,632 people | 63,623 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Botswana or Finland?
- Finland, at 836,536 people against 800,656 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Botswana and Finland?
- 35,880 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Finland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Finland rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Botswana ranks 136th and Finland ranks 133rd 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.