Guinea-Bissau vs Kuwait: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Guinea-Bissau
845,019 people
in 2023
Kuwait
900,149 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
132nd
Kuwait rank
130th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 900,149 people against 845,019 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 55,130 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 132nd and Kuwait ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 212,036 people | 74,505 people | 137,531 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 231,091 people | 206,465 people | 24,626 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 285,319 people | 461,938 people | 176,618 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 407,497 people | 693,192 people | 285,695 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 496,684 people | 563,550 people | 66,866 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 602,718 people | 583,745 people | 18,972 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 744,411 people | 811,657 people | 67,246 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 830,918 people | 891,342 people | 60,425 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Guinea-Bissau or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 900,149 people against 845,019 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait?
- 55,130 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 132nd and Kuwait ranks 130th 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.