Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Population ages 15-64
Eritrea
58.2%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
58.4%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
185th
Guinea-Bissau rank
183rd
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 58.4% against 58.2% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Eritrea ranks 185th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 183rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.4% | 56.0% | 0.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 53.5% | 52.7% | 0.7% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 49.3% | 3.9% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 50.3% | 2.5% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 52.8% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 54.9% | 0.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 57.4% | 0.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 58.4% against 58.2% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Eritrea ranks 185th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 183rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.