Guyana vs Latvia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Guyana
242,314 people
in 2023
Latvia
295,386 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
161st
Latvia rank
158th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Guyana
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 295,386 people against 242,314 people in Guyana, a difference of 53,072 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 161st and Latvia ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 212,929 people | 466,902 people | 253,973 people | Latvia |
| 1960s | 297,997 people | 495,526 people | 197,529 people | Latvia |
| 1970s | 332,100 people | 513,350 people | 181,250 people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 305,214 people | 543,446 people | 238,232 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 276,486 people | 516,200 people | 239,715 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 267,613 people | 346,859 people | 79,246 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 232,977 people | 298,813 people | 65,836 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 240,480 people | 300,219 people | 59,739 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Guyana or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 295,386 people against 242,314 people in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Guyana and Latvia?
- 53,072 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Latvia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Guyana ranks 161st and Latvia ranks 158th 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.