Burundi vs Senegal: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Burundi
6.21 million people
in 2023
Senegal
6.98 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
60th
Senegal rank
57th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Burundi
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 6.98 million people against 6.21 million people in Burundi, a difference of 773,110 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 million people | 1.25 million people | 174,380 people | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1.40 million people | 1.69 million people | 286,670 people | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.74 million people | 2.28 million people | 545,011 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 2.32 million people | 3.11 million people | 797,086 people | Senegal |
| 1990s | 2.94 million people | 3.95 million people | 1.02 million people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 3.48 million people | 4.80 million people | 1.31 million people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 5.06 million people | 6.07 million people | 1.01 million people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 6.07 million people | 6.88 million people | 805,452 people | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 6.98 million people against 6.21 million people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Burundi and Senegal?
- 773,110 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Burundi ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 57th 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.