Estonia vs Guyana: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Estonia
218,319 people
in 2023
Guyana
242,314 people
in 2023
Estonia rank
162nd
Guyana rank
161st

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

  • Estonia
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 242,314 people against 218,319 people in Estonia, a difference of 23,995 people.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 162nd and Guyana ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Guyana Difference Ahead
1950s 278,959 people 212,929 people 66,030 people Estonia
1960s 292,874 people 297,997 people 5,123 people Guyana
1970s 308,348 people 332,100 people 23,751 people Guyana
1980s 335,426 people 305,214 people 30,212 people Estonia
1990s 306,627 people 276,486 people 30,142 people Estonia
2000s 215,394 people 267,613 people 52,218 people Guyana
2010s 210,202 people 232,977 people 22,775 people Guyana
2020s 218,554 people 240,480 people 21,925 people Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Estonia or Guyana?
Guyana, at 242,314 people against 218,319 people in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Estonia and Guyana?
23,995 people, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Guyana?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Guyana rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Estonia ranks 162nd and Guyana ranks 161st 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.