Finland vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Finland
836,536 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
845,019 people
in 2023
Finland rank
133rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
132nd

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

  • Finland
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 845,019 people against 836,536 people in Finland, a difference of 8,483 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 133rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 1.28 million people 212,036 people 1.07 million people Finland
1960s 1.25 million people 231,091 people 1.02 million people Finland
1970s 1.05 million people 285,319 people 764,436 people Finland
1980s 956,118 people 407,497 people 548,621 people Finland
1990s 964,661 people 496,684 people 467,977 people Finland
2000s 913,917 people 602,718 people 311,200 people Finland
2010s 890,228 people 744,411 people 145,817 people Finland
2020s 851,632 people 830,918 people 20,715 people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Finland or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 845,019 people against 836,536 people in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Finland and Guinea-Bissau?
8,483 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Finland ranks 133rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 132nd 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

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