Guyana vs Mauritius: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Guyana
242,314 people
in 2023
Mauritius
192,621 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
161st
Mauritius rank
164th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Guyana
- Mauritius
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 242,314 people against 192,621 people in Mauritius, a difference of 49,693 people.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Guyana ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 212,929 people | 265,942 people | 53,014 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 297,997 people | 329,028 people | 31,031 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 332,100 people | 333,279 people | 1,179 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 305,214 people | 322,249 people | 17,035 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 276,486 people | 319,094 people | 42,608 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 267,613 people | 298,842 people | 31,229 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 232,977 people | 245,275 people | 12,298 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 240,480 people | 200,802 people | 39,677 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, Guyana or Mauritius?
- Guyana, at 242,314 people against 192,621 people in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Guyana and Mauritius?
- 49,693 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Mauritius rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Guyana ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 164th 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.