Cape Verde vs Guyana: Population ages 65 and above
Cape Verde
7.2%
in 2025
Guyana
7.0%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
124th
Guyana rank
126th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Cape Verde
- Guyana
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 124th and Guyana ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 2.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 0.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Cape Verde or Guyana?
- Cape Verde, at 7.2% against 7.0% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Cape Verde and Guyana?
- 0.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guyana?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Guyana rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Cape Verde ranks 124th and Guyana ranks 126th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% 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
Population ages 65 and above 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.