Burundi vs Guinea: Number of children under 5
Burundi
2.17 million people
in 2023
Guinea
2.19 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
59th
Guinea rank
57th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Burundi
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.19 million people against 2.17 million people in Burundi, a difference of 27,340 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 59th and Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 453,927 people | 523,557 people | 69,630 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 560,378 people | 634,514 people | 74,136 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 701,349 people | 778,258 people | 76,908 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 970,831 people | 971,884 people | 1,053 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.12 million people | 1.32 million people | 200,053 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.39 million people | 1.58 million people | 192,045 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.05 million people | 1.92 million people | 132,599 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.15 million people | 2.15 million people | 4,595 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Burundi or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.19 million people against 2.17 million people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Burundi and Guinea?
- 27,340 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Burundi ranks 59th and Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 5. 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 0-4.