Burundi vs Guinea: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Burundi
6.21 million people
in 2023
Guinea
5.94 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
60th
Guinea rank
63rd

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Burundi
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 6.21 million people against 5.94 million people in Guinea, a difference of 268,940 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Burundi ranks 60th and Guinea ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 1.07 million people 1.26 million people 184,526 people Guinea
1960s 1.40 million people 1.55 million people 145,239 people Guinea
1970s 1.74 million people 1.91 million people 170,622 people Guinea
1980s 2.32 million people 2.39 million people 76,863 people Guinea
1990s 2.94 million people 3.25 million people 317,728 people Guinea
2000s 3.48 million people 4.15 million people 670,354 people Guinea
2010s 5.06 million people 5.06 million people 2,116 people Burundi
2020s 6.07 million people 5.79 million people 283,165 people Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Burundi or Guinea?
Burundi, at 6.21 million people against 5.94 million people in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Burundi and Guinea?
268,940 people, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Burundi ranks 60th 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

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.