Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 65 and above
Guinea
3.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.6%
in 2025
Guinea rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
177th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 218 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 1.1% | 3.1% | Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 1.1% | 2.9% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 1.7% | 2.5% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 1.7% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Guinea ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th 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.