Burundi vs Guinea: The global population hockey stick
Burundi
13.69 million people
in 2023
Guinea
14.41 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
79th
Guinea rank
76th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Burundi
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 14.41 million people against 13.69 million people in Burundi, a difference of 716,000 people.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 79th and Guinea ranks 76th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 312,000 people | 546,408 people | 234,408 people | Guinea |
| 1100s | 379,600 people | 624,466 people | 244,866 people | Guinea |
| 1200s | 447,200 people | 713,676 people | 266,476 people | Guinea |
| 1300s | 514,800 people | 815,629 people | 300,829 people | Guinea |
| 1400s | 582,400 people | 932,148 people | 349,748 people | Guinea |
| 1500s | 650,000 people | 1.07 million people | 415,310 people | Guinea |
| 1600s | 715,000 people | 1.22 million people | 502,500 people | Guinea |
| 1700s | 780,000 people | 1.39 million people | 611,430 people | Guinea |
| 1710s | 745,062 people | 1.40 million people | 657,588 people | Guinea |
| 1720s | 753,857 people | 1.41 million people | 660,583 people | Guinea |
| 1730s | 763,147 people | 1.43 million people | 663,693 people | Guinea |
| 1740s | 772,985 people | 1.44 million people | 666,945 people | Guinea |
| 1750s | 783,431 people | 1.45 million people | 670,349 people | Guinea |
| 1760s | 794,555 people | 1.47 million people | 673,905 people | Guinea |
| 1770s | 806,439 people | 1.48 million people | 677,651 people | Guinea |
| 1780s | 819,182 people | 1.50 million people | 681,578 people | Guinea |
| 1790s | 832,901 people | 1.52 million people | 685,729 people | Guinea |
| 1800s | 899,097 people | 983,959 people | 84,862 people | Guinea |
| 1810s | 899,369 people | 983,988 people | 84,620 people | Guinea |
| 1820s | 964,052 people | 990,668 people | 26,616 people | Guinea |
| 1830s | 1.12 million people | 1.01 million people | 113,477 people | Burundi |
| 1840s | 1.30 million people | 1.02 million people | 279,189 people | Burundi |
| 1850s | 1.44 million people | 1.06 million people | 377,230 people | Burundi |
| 1860s | 1.51 million people | 1.14 million people | 365,843 people | Burundi |
| 1870s | 1.59 million people | 1.25 million people | 345,419 people | Burundi |
| 1880s | 1.68 million people | 1.36 million people | 321,927 people | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.69 million people | 1.47 million people | 212,341 people | Burundi |
| 1900s | 1.56 million people | 1.59 million people | 30,467 people | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.45 million people | 1.75 million people | 296,984 people | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.52 million people | 1.98 million people | 468,455 people | Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.75 million people | 2.31 million people | 566,120 people | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.05 million people | 2.71 million people | 663,152 people | Guinea |
| 1950s | 2.48 million people | 3.25 million people | 765,542 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 3.10 million people | 3.86 million people | 761,533 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.80 million people | 4.62 million people | 812,290 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.96 million people | 5.58 million people | 619,752 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.93 million people | 7.41 million people | 1.48 million people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.54 million people | 9.20 million people | 1.66 million people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.83 million people | 11.66 million people | 829,107 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.15 million people | 13.89 million people | 737,300 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Burundi or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 14.41 million people against 13.69 million people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Burundi and Guinea?
- 716,000 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Burundi ranks 79th and Guinea ranks 76th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.