Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Number of children under 5

Guinea
2.19 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2.31 million people
in 2023
Guinea rank
57th
Zimbabwe rank
54th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.31 million people against 2.19 million people in Guinea, a difference of 112,420 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 523,557 people 623,606 people 100,048 people Zimbabwe
1960s 634,514 people 854,466 people 219,952 people Zimbabwe
1970s 778,258 people 1.16 million people 384,264 people Zimbabwe
1980s 971,884 people 1.58 million people 612,563 people Zimbabwe
1990s 1.32 million people 1.66 million people 338,219 people Zimbabwe
2000s 1.58 million people 1.98 million people 401,230 people Zimbabwe
2010s 1.92 million people 2.30 million people 378,131 people Zimbabwe
2020s 2.15 million people 2.27 million people 120,760 people Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2.31 million people against 2.19 million people in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Guinea and Zimbabwe?
112,420 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of children under 5?
Guinea ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Number of children under 5
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 0-4.