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