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
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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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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.