Guinea Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Guinea is 15,546,235 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 14,754,785 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth in 20 years).
Guinea is ranked 75/197 by population and was ranked 84th in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of 3.23% per year.
Guinea accounts for 0.19% of the world's population.
Guinea is projected to reach 32.4M people in 2100.

Guinea population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	32,376,229	0.09%
2099	32,347,865	0.1%
2098	32,314,004	0.12%
2097	32,276,347	0.13%
2096	32,235,495	0.13%
2095	32,192,977	0.16%
2094	32,140,512	0.18%
2093	32,082,262	0.21%
2092	32,016,043	0.2%
2091	31,950,972	0.23%
2090	31,877,383	0.26%
2089	31,796,200	0.28%
2088	31,706,914	0.29%
2087	31,616,297	0.33%
2086	31,513,784	0.37%
2085	31,397,618	0.38%
2084	31,278,121	0.41%
2083	31,149,657	0.42%
2082	31,018,417	0.47%
2081	30,874,294	0.46%
2080	30,732,838	0.5%
2079	30,578,815	0.51%
2078	30,422,788	0.53%
2077	30,262,797	0.56%
2076	30,093,594	0.6%
2075	29,912,683	0.61%
2074	29,730,771	0.63%
2073	29,543,355	0.66%
2072	29,350,201	0.7%
2071	29,147,256	0.71%
2070	28,940,409	0.75%
2069	28,724,140	0.78%
2068	28,502,451	0.81%
2067	28,273,692	0.84%
2066	28,038,741	0.86%
2065	27,799,894	0.89%
2064	27,554,829	0.93%
2063	27,300,055	0.96%
2062	27,040,837	0.98%
2061	26,777,235	1%
2060	26,512,111	1.05%
2059	26,236,871	1.1%
2058	25,952,601	1.11%
2057	25,667,399	1.15%
2056	25,375,302	1.19%
2055	25,076,744	1.21%
2054	24,776,691	1.27%
2053	24,464,996	1.29%
2052	24,154,455	1.32%
2051	23,840,942	1.35%
2050	23,524,366	1.36%
2049	23,209,588	1.39%
2048	22,891,820	1.43%
2047	22,568,175	1.47%
2046	22,241,327	1.5%
2045	21,911,584	1.52%
2044	21,583,213	1.58%
2043	21,246,672	1.61%
2042	20,909,610	1.64%
2041	20,571,500	1.69%
2040	20,229,061	1.71%
2039	19,889,710	1.73%
2038	19,552,134	1.76%
2037	19,214,553	1.8%
2036	18,874,400	1.82%
2035	18,536,891	1.83%
2034	18,203,307	1.9%
2033	17,864,588	1.95%
2032	17,522,696	1.99%
2031	17,180,034	2.06%
2030	16,833,632	2.08%
2029	16,491,163	2.14%
2028	16,145,186	2.2%
2027	15,798,054	2.23%
2026	15,452,864	2.3%
2025	15,105,390	2.38%
2024	14,754,785	2.42%
2023	14,405,468	2.49%
2022	14,055,137	2.51%
2021	13,710,513	2.54%
2020	13,371,183	2.58%
2019	13,034,346	2.59%
2018	12,704,774	2.58%
2017	12,385,659	2.59%
2016	12,073,030	2.6%
2015	11,767,070	2.56%
2014	11,472,924	2.51%
2013	11,191,873	2.47%
2012	10,921,581	2.48%
2011	10,656,810	2.51%
2010	10,396,086	2.49%
2009	10,143,534	2.47%
2008	9,898,870	2.45%
2007	9,662,281	2.34%
2006	9,441,171	2.11%
2005	9,245,844	2.02%
2004	9,062,726	2.16%
2003	8,870,781	2.27%
2002	8,674,066	1.57%
2001	8,539,960	1.32%
2000	8,428,832	1.98%
1999	8,265,123	2.27%
1998	8,081,990	1.9%
1997	7,931,370	2.08%
1996	7,770,035	2.87%
1995	7,553,249	2.83%
1994	7,345,107	3.04%
1993	7,128,177	3.09%
1992	6,914,366	3.24%
1991	6,697,166	4.08%
1990	6,434,374	3.52%
1989	6,215,811	2.63%
1988	6,056,574	2.65%
1987	5,900,198	2.6%
1986	5,750,668	2.5%
1985	5,610,373	2.38%
1984	5,480,096	2.24%
1983	5,359,814	2.14%
1982	5,247,672	2.03%
1981	5,143,288	1.9%
1980	5,047,419	1.78%
1979	4,959,283	1.67%
1978	4,877,854	1.6%
1977	4,801,128	1.57%
1976	4,727,022	1.57%
1975	4,653,876	1.6%
1974	4,580,510	1.65%
1973	4,506,324	1.69%
1972	4,431,292	1.75%
1971	4,355,200	1.82%
1970	4,277,535	1.89%
1969	4,198,300	1.94%
1968	4,118,550	1.94%
1967	4,040,153	1.92%
1966	3,964,155	1.89%
1965	3,890,716	1.86%
1964	3,819,722	1.83%
1963	3,750,954	1.81%
1962	3,684,273	1.79%
1961	3,619,551	1.77%
1960	3,556,749	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Guinea has a population of 15.5M as of 2026, compared to 12.1M in 2016, 9.44M in 2006, and 7.77M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.88% per year. Guinea is ranked 33rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Guinea will have 22,241,327 people (43.1% growth) with a rank change from 75th to 71st.

By the year 2100, Guinea's population is projected to grow by 108.3% from its current level to 32.4M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-16,282
2024	-	-	-12,024
2023	352,150	356,147	-3,997
2022	348,520	352,517	-3,997
2021	340,748	345,121	-4,373
2020	337,924	342,289	-4,365
2019	335,744	338,984	-3,240
2018	323,398	332,585	-9,187
2017	314,824	328,542	-13,718
2016	310,419	324,608	-14,189
2015	301,487	316,604	-15,117
2014	286,798	309,539	-22,741
2013	275,294	304,430	-29,136
2012	265,286	298,094	-32,808
2011	264,249	293,318	-29,069
2010	257,185	288,512	-31,327
2009	247,913	281,920	-34,007
2008	241,402	274,327	-32,925
2007	231,759	266,070	-34,311
2006	210,440	258,518	-48,078
2005	180,194	251,209	-71,015
2004	186,039	242,075	-56,036
2003	197,840	234,774	-36,934
2002	195,572	229,022	-33,450
2001	72,622	227,642	-155,020
2000	149,631	227,081	-77,450
1999	177,785	223,968	-46,183
1998	188,482	219,385	-30,903
1997	112,759	220,373	-107,614
1996	209,923	214,896	-4,973
1995	223,665	205,644	18,021
1994	192,613	201,439	-8,826
1993	241,228	195,612	45,616
1992	186,397	189,682	-3,285
1991	248,017	181,299	66,718
1990	277,567	169,926	107,641
1989	159,557	164,707	-5,150
1988	158,929	159,566	-637
1987	153,828	154,178	-350
1986	145,237	148,137	-2,900
1985	135,348	142,313	-6,965
1984	125,201	136,640	-11,439
1983	115,364	130,629	-15,265
1982	108,911	126,831	-17,920
1981	99,856	121,223	-21,367
1980	91,899	117,186	-25,287
1979	84,371	113,141	-28,770
1978	78,482	109,415	-30,933
1977	74,986	105,990	-31,004
1976	73,229	102,449	-29,220
1975	73,046	99,267	-26,221
1974	73,678	96,315	-22,637
1973	74,699	93,764	-19,065
1972	75,365	91,147	-15,782
1971	76,815	88,358	-11,543
1970	78,512	85,418	-6,906
1969	79,955	82,799	-2,844
1968	79,547	79,892	-345
1967	77,251	77,251	0
1966	74,748	74,748	0
1965	72,134	72,134	0
1964	69,848	69,848	0
1963	67,690	67,690	0
1962	65,672	65,672	0
1961	63,766	63,766	0
1960	61,848	61,848	0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 97.2% of the population change in Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 178,762 and 1.7% in 2010.

Guinea population clock

	Guinea	Rank
Current population	15546235	75/197
Percent of world population	0.19%	75/197
One net population change	1.5 minutes	54/197
One birth every	1.08 minutes	56/196
One death every	4 minutes	65/196
Daily growth/decline	+957	54/197
Annual growth/decline	+349,317	54/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.42%	32/197
One migration net change every	32.4 minutes	147/196
Annual migration change	-16,282	147/196
Foreign-born residents	117,416	125/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.8%	159/195

Largest cities by population

Guinea
City	Population
Conakry	1.67M
Mamou	376K
Nzerekore	280K
Gueckedou	222K
Kankan	191K

Guinea population statistics

	Guinea	World
Life expectancy	61.2 years	73.8 years
Average age	23.4 years	33.8 years
Median age	19.2 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.5:50.5	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.22 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	162.9 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Guinea.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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