Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Population by labor force status
Botswana
818,769 people
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
862,131 people
in 2025
Botswana rank
132nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
130th
Population by labor force status over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 862,131 people against 818,769 people in Botswana, a difference of 43,362 people.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 132nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 627,545 people | 502,480 people | 125,065 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 656,239 people | 602,718 people | 53,521 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 744,076 people | 744,411 people | 335.1 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 796,807 people | 839,936 people | 43,129 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by labor force status, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 862,131 people against 818,769 people in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by labor force status between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 43,362 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for population by labor force status?
- Botswana ranks 132nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by labor force status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population below working age (under 15 years old).