Guinea birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Guinea chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Guinea is 4.22, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.41 — a -34.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guinea	World
1960	6.11	4.69
1961	6.13	4.56
1962	6.14	5.02
1963	6.15	5.31
1964	6.17	5.13
1965	6.18	5.08
1966	6.19	4.97
1967	6.2	4.87
1968	6.21	4.98
1969	6.23	4.88
1970	6.24	4.84
1971	6.26	4.69
1972	6.28	4.55
1973	6.31	4.42
1974	6.34	4.26
1975	6.37	4.07
1976	6.4	3.97
1977	6.43	3.84
1978	6.44	3.77
1979	6.45	3.76
1980	6.46	3.73
1981	6.46	3.71
1982	6.49	3.72
1983	6.49	3.59
1984	6.51	3.57
1985	6.53	3.53
1986	6.55	3.51
1987	6.57	3.48
1988	6.56	3.39
1989	6.55	3.35
1990	6.52	3.31
1991	6.48	3.13
1992	6.45	3.04
1993	6.41	2.97
1994	6.36	2.92
1995	6.29	2.87
1996	6.21	2.82
1997	6.12	2.78
1998	6.05	2.75
1999	5.99	2.72
2000	5.92	2.73
2001	5.83	2.69
2002	5.78	2.66
2003	5.74	2.64
2004	5.73	2.63
2005	5.73	2.61
2006	5.7	2.61
2007	5.66	2.6
2008	5.6	2.6
2009	5.53	2.59
2010	5.44	2.57
2011	5.34	2.55
2012	5.23	2.56
2013	5.15	2.53
2014	5.07	2.52
2015	5	2.49
2016	4.92	2.49
2017	4.79	2.46
2018	4.67	2.39
2019	4.58	2.35
2020	4.49	2.28
2021	4.4	2.25
2022	4.3	2.22
2023	4.22	2.2
2024	4.13	2.19
2025	4.04	2.18
2026	3.96	2.18
2027	3.89	2.17
2028	3.81	2.16
2029	3.73	2.15
2030	3.66	2.14
2031	3.59	2.13
2032	3.52	2.12
2033	3.45	2.12
2034	3.38	2.11
2035	3.32	2.1
2036	3.27	2.09
2037	3.21	2.09
2038	3.16	2.08
2039	3.12	2.08
2040	3.07	2.08
2041	3.02	2.07
2042	2.98	2.07
2043	2.94	2.07
2044	2.9	2.07
2045	2.86	2.06
2046	2.82	2.06
2047	2.79	2.06
2048	2.75	2.05
2049	2.73	2.05
2050	2.7	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 19% were to women under 20 years old, 51.5% to women ages 20-29, and 29.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.8%, 47.4%, and 35.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Guinea by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Guinea	World
1960	39.6%	37.4%
1961	39.7%	37.5%
1962	39.9%	37.6%
1963	39.9%	37.8%
1964	40%	38%
1965	40.1%	38%
1966	40.2%	38%
1967	40.2%	38%
1968	40.3%	37.9%
1969	40.3%	37.8%
1970	40.4%	37.7%
1971	40.5%	37.6%
1972	40.7%	37.5%
1973	40.9%	37.3%
1974	41.1%	37.2%
1975	41.3%	37.1%
1976	41.5%	36.9%
1977	41.8%	36.7%
1978	42%	36.3%
1979	42.2%	35.9%
1980	42.4%	35.5%
1981	42.6%	35.2%
1982	42.7%	34.9%
1983	42.8%	34.6%
1984	42.9%	34.3%
1985	43%	34%
1986	43%	33.8%
1987	43.1%	33.6%
1988	43.1%	33.4%
1989	43.2%	33.2%
1990	43.3%	33%
1991	43.4%	32.9%
1992	43.5%	32.7%
1993	43.6%	32.5%
1994	43.7%	32.3%
1995	43.8%	32.1%
1996	43.9%	31.8%
1997	44.2%	31.5%
1998	44.5%	31.1%
1999	44.7%	30.8%
2000	44.9%	30.4%
2001	45.3%	30%
2002	45.5%	29.6%
2003	45.4%	29.2%
2004	45.3%	28.8%
2005	45.3%	28.5%
2006	45.3%	28.1%
2007	45.1%	27.9%
2008	44.9%	27.6%
2009	44.7%	27.5%
2010	44.5%	27.3%
2011	44.2%	27.1%
2012	44%	27%
2013	43.8%	26.9%
2014	43.5%	26.8%
2015	43.3%	26.6%
2016	43.1%	26.5%
2017	42.9%	26.4%
2018	42.6%	26.2%
2019	42.4%	26%
2020	42.1%	25.8%
2021	41.9%	25.6%
2022	41.6%	25.3%
2023	41.2%	25%
2024	40.9%	24.7%
2025	40.5%	24.4%
2026	40.2%	24.1%
2027	39.8%	23.8%
2028	39.5%	23.4%
2029	39.1%	23.1%
2030	38.7%	22.8%
2031	38.3%	22.6%
2032	37.9%	22.3%
2033	37.5%	22.1%
2034	37%	21.9%
2035	36.6%	21.7%
2036	36.2%	21.6%
2037	35.7%	21.5%
2038	35.3%	21.4%
2039	34.9%	21.3%
2040	34.5%	21.2%
2041	34.1%	21.1%
2042	33.7%	21%
2043	33.3%	21%
2044	32.9%	20.9%
2045	32.5%	20.8%
2046	32.2%	20.7%
2047	31.8%	20.7%
2048	31.5%	20.6%
2049	31.2%	20.5%
2050	30.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Guinea was 39.6% in 1960, 43.6% in 1993, and 40.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Guinea.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Guinea, excluding migration, has been +2.6% annually. On average, 334,693 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Guinea
1960	61,848
1961	63,766
1962	65,672
1963	67,690
1964	69,848
1965	72,134
1966	74,748
1967	77,251
1968	79,892
1969	82,799
1970	85,418
1971	88,358
1972	91,147
1973	93,764
1974	96,315
1975	99,267
1976	102,449
1977	105,990
1978	109,415
1979	113,141
1980	117,186
1981	121,223
1982	126,831
1983	130,629
1984	136,640
1985	142,313
1986	148,137
1987	154,178
1988	159,566
1989	164,707
1990	169,926
1991	181,299
1992	189,682
1993	195,612
1994	201,439
1995	205,644
1996	214,896
1997	220,373
1998	219,385
1999	223,968
2000	227,081
2001	227,642
2002	229,022
2003	234,774
2004	242,075
2005	251,209
2006	258,518
2007	266,070
2008	274,327
2009	281,920
2010	288,512
2011	293,318
2012	298,094
2013	304,430
2014	309,539
2015	316,604
2016	324,608
2017	328,542
2018	332,585
2019	338,984
2020	342,289
2021	345,121
2022	352,517
2023	356,147

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Guinea was 494 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.49% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -48.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guinea	World
1985	1,248	460
1986	1,234	438
1987	1,218	429
1988	1,202	414
1989	1,188	401
1990	1,162	391
1991	1,143	395
1992	1,124	395
1993	1,094	389
1994	1,081	382
1995	1,042	371
1996	1,010	366
1997	994	358
1998	971	360
1999	960	340
2000	951	328
2001	946	321
2002	916	311
2003	892	301
2004	869	291
2005	843	283
2006	825	276
2007	802	269
2008	772	264
2009	766	258
2010	750	253
2011	728	247
2012	703	239
2013	682	235
2014	664	231
2015	642	228
2016	606	220
2017	582	215
2018	560	211
2019	548	207
2020	528	211
2021	533	242
2022	500	203
2023	494	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Guinea was 95 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 9.5% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 165.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Guinea	World
1960	35%	18.5%
1961	34.7%	18.1%
1962	34.4%	17.8%
1963	34.2%	17.5%
1964	33.9%	17.7%
1965	33.6%	17.5%
1966	33.4%	17.3%
1967	33.1%	17%
1968	32.8%	16.5%
1969	32.5%	15.5%
1970	32.2%	15.2%
1971	31.9%	15.1%
1972	31.6%	14.4%
1973	31.3%	14.1%
1974	30.9%	13.7%
1975	30.6%	13.4%
1976	30.1%	13%
1977	29.7%	12.5%
1978	29.2%	12.1%
1979	28.7%	11.7%
1980	28.2%	11.4%
1981	27.7%	11%
1982	27.2%	10.8%
1983	26.7%	10.6%
1984	26.2%	10.4%
1985	25.8%	10.1%
1986	25.3%	9.81%
1987	24.8%	9.47%
1988	24.4%	9.31%
1989	23.9%	9.02%
1990	23.3%	8.81%
1991	22.7%	8.66%
1992	22.1%	8.46%
1993	21.4%	8.19%
1994	20.7%	7.98%
1995	20%	7.76%
1996	19.3%	7.52%
1997	18.6%	7.28%
1998	17.9%	7.05%
1999	17.2%	6.76%
2000	16.5%	6.48%
2001	15.9%	6.21%
2002	15.2%	5.94%
2003	14.6%	5.65%
2004	14.1%	5.43%
2005	13.7%	5.16%
2006	13.3%	4.92%
2007	12.9%	4.7%
2008	12.7%	4.5%
2009	12.4%	4.31%
2010	12.2%	4.11%
2011	12%	3.97%
2012	11.8%	3.77%
2013	11.7%	3.61%
2014	11.6%	3.48%
2015	11.4%	3.35%
2016	11.2%	3.23%
2017	11%	3.11%
2018	10.8%	2.97%
2019	10.6%	2.86%
2020	10.3%	2.75%
2021	10.1%	2.66%
2022	9.78%	2.59%
2023	9.5%	2.49%