Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Age dependency ratio, young
Burkina Faso
73.3%
in 2025
Guinea
72.4%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Guinea rank
18th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 73.3% against 72.4% in Guinea, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Guinea ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.4% | 71.7% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 75.4% | 6.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 81.0% | 9.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 84.3% | 10.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 88.5% | 0.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 81.9% | 5.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 75.0% | 3.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 73.3% against 72.4% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Guinea ranks 18th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.