Canada vs Guinea: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Canada
6.01 million people
in 2023
Guinea
5.94 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
61st
Guinea rank
63rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Canada
- Guinea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6.01 million people against 5.94 million people in Guinea, a difference of 73,310 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 61st and Guinea ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.97 million people | 1.26 million people | 3.71 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 6.43 million people | 1.55 million people | 4.88 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 6.10 million people | 1.91 million people | 4.19 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.56 million people | 2.39 million people | 3.17 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.95 million people | 3.25 million people | 2.69 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.78 million people | 4.15 million people | 1.62 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 5.83 million people | 5.06 million people | 770,879 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.04 million people | 5.79 million people | 251,218 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Canada or Guinea?
- Canada, at 6.01 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 Canada and Guinea?
- 73,310 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Guinea rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Canada ranks 61st 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.