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
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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

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.