The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 842,249 in Guyana.
Population statistics:
- Guinea's population is 18.5 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
- The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.01% for Guyana.
- For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
- Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 842K (11% growth).
Guinea vs Guyana: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Guinea
|
Guyana
|
|
| 2100 | 32,376,229 | 893,427 |
| 2099 | 32,347,865 | 897,075 |
| 2098 | 32,314,004 | 900,730 |
| 2097 | 32,276,347 | 903,879 |
| 2096 | 32,235,495 | 907,239 |
| 2095 | 32,192,977 | 910,449 |
| 2094 | 32,140,512 | 913,720 |
| 2093 | 32,082,262 | 916,747 |
| 2092 | 32,016,043 | 919,782 |
| 2091 | 31,950,972 | 922,593 |
| 2090 | 31,877,383 | 925,382 |
| 2089 | 31,796,200 | 928,365 |
| 2088 | 31,706,914 | 931,149 |
| 2087 | 31,616,297 | 933,725 |
| 2086 | 31,513,784 | 936,488 |
| 2085 | 31,397,618 | 939,122 |
| 2084 | 31,278,121 | 941,484 |
| 2083 | 31,149,657 | 943,485 |
| 2082 | 31,018,417 | 945,768 |
| 2081 | 30,874,294 | 947,613 |
| 2080 | 30,732,838 | 949,747 |
| 2079 | 30,578,815 | 951,550 |
| 2078 | 30,422,788 | 953,310 |
| 2077 | 30,262,797 | 954,825 |
| 2076 | 30,093,594 | 956,285 |
| 2075 | 29,912,683 | 957,487 |
| 2074 | 29,730,771 | 958,532 |
| 2073 | 29,543,355 | 959,731 |
| 2072 | 29,350,201 | 960,840 |
| 2071 | 29,147,256 | 961,696 |
| 2070 | 28,940,409 | 962,231 |
| 2069 | 28,724,140 | 962,932 |
| 2068 | 28,502,451 | 963,050 |
| 2067 | 28,273,692 | 963,082 |
| 2066 | 28,038,741 | 962,949 |
| 2065 | 27,799,894 | 962,820 |
| 2064 | 27,554,829 | 962,570 |
| 2063 | 27,300,055 | 962,105 |
| 2062 | 27,040,837 | 961,231 |
| 2061 | 26,777,235 | 960,288 |
| 2060 | 26,512,111 | 959,030 |
| 2059 | 26,236,871 | 957,500 |
| 2058 | 25,952,601 | 956,227 |
| 2057 | 25,667,399 | 954,861 |
| 2056 | 25,375,302 | 953,884 |
| 2055 | 25,076,744 | 952,501 |
| 2054 | 24,776,691 | 950,779 |
| 2053 | 24,464,996 | 948,578 |
| 2052 | 24,154,455 | 946,446 |
| 2051 | 23,840,942 | 944,628 |
| 2050 | 23,524,366 | 942,160 |
| 2049 | 23,209,588 | 939,529 |
| 2048 | 22,891,820 | 936,679 |
| 2047 | 22,568,175 | 933,818 |
| 2046 | 22,241,327 | 930,648 |
| 2045 | 21,911,584 | 927,546 |
| 2044 | 21,583,213 | 924,165 |
| 2043 | 21,246,672 | 920,452 |
| 2042 | 20,909,610 | 916,600 |
| 2041 | 20,571,500 | 912,255 |
| 2040 | 20,229,061 | 908,134 |
| 2039 | 19,889,710 | 903,859 |
| 2038 | 19,552,134 | 899,504 |
| 2037 | 19,214,553 | 895,108 |
| 2036 | 18,874,400 | 890,826 |
| 2035 | 18,536,891 | 886,294 |
| 2034 | 18,203,307 | 881,375 |
| 2033 | 17,864,588 | 876,510 |
| 2032 | 17,522,696 | 871,122 |
| 2031 | 17,180,034 | 866,170 |
| 2030 | 16,833,632 | 861,006 |
| 2029 | 16,491,163 | 856,154 |
| 2028 | 16,145,186 | 851,204 |
| 2027 | 15,798,054 | 845,847 |
| 2026 | 15,452,864 | 840,915 |
| 2025 | 15,105,390 | 836,010 |
| 2024 | 14,754,785 | 831,087 |
| 2023 | 14,405,468 | 826,353 |
| 2022 | 14,055,137 | 821,637 |
| 2021 | 13,710,513 | 815,482 |
| 2020 | 13,371,183 | 807,481 |
| 2019 | 13,034,346 | 807,665 |
| 2018 | 12,704,774 | 791,556 |
| 2017 | 12,385,659 | 768,479 |
| 2016 | 12,073,030 | 763,548 |
| 2015 | 11,767,070 | 758,781 |
| 2014 | 11,472,924 | 754,229 |
| 2013 | 11,191,873 | 750,021 |
| 2012 | 10,921,581 | 746,288 |
| 2011 | 10,656,810 | 746,153 |
| 2010 | 10,396,086 | 749,256 |
| 2009 | 10,143,534 | 752,094 |
| 2008 | 9,898,870 | 754,606 |
| 2007 | 9,662,281 | 756,861 |
| 2006 | 9,441,171 | 758,966 |
| 2005 | 9,245,844 | 760,914 |
| 2004 | 9,062,726 | 762,418 |
| 2003 | 8,870,781 | 763,101 |
| 2002 | 8,674,066 | 763,652 |
| 2001 | 8,539,960 | 764,477 |
| 2000 | 8,428,832 | 764,832 |
| 1999 | 8,265,123 | 764,483 |
| 1998 | 8,081,990 | 763,586 |
| 1997 | 7,931,370 | 762,245 |
| 1996 | 7,770,035 | 760,526 |
| 1995 | 7,553,249 | 758,388 |
| 1994 | 7,345,107 | 755,822 |
| 1993 | 7,128,177 | 752,965 |
| 1992 | 6,914,366 | 749,911 |
| 1991 | 6,697,166 | 747,861 |
| 1990 | 6,434,374 | 749,894 |
| 1989 | 6,215,811 | 754,865 |
| 1988 | 6,056,574 | 759,663 |
| 1987 | 5,900,198 | 764,120 |
| 1986 | 5,750,668 | 768,098 |
| 1985 | 5,610,373 | 771,477 |
| 1984 | 5,480,096 | 774,111 |
| 1983 | 5,359,814 | 775,891 |
| 1982 | 5,247,672 | 776,712 |
| 1981 | 5,143,288 | 776,453 |
| 1980 | 5,047,419 | 774,367 |
| 1979 | 4,959,283 | 770,062 |
| 1978 | 4,877,854 | 764,586 |
| 1977 | 4,801,128 | 758,654 |
| 1976 | 4,727,022 | 752,253 |
| 1975 | 4,653,876 | 745,393 |
| 1974 | 4,580,510 | 738,057 |
| 1973 | 4,506,324 | 730,138 |
| 1972 | 4,431,292 | 721,617 |
| 1971 | 4,355,200 | 712,662 |
| 1970 | 4,277,535 | 702,705 |
| 1969 | 4,198,300 | 690,223 |
| 1968 | 4,118,550 | 676,160 |
| 1967 | 4,040,153 | 662,311 |
| 1966 | 3,964,155 | 648,646 |
| 1965 | 3,890,716 | 635,128 |
| 1964 | 3,819,722 | 621,764 |
| 1963 | 3,750,954 | 608,537 |
| 1962 | 3,684,273 | 595,461 |
| 1961 | 3,619,551 | 582,568 |
| 1960 | 3,556,749 | 569,143 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/guinea/guyana | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth).
Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea's population will grow by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people with a rank change from 75th to 71st. The population of Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd.
Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people compared to the peak of 963K people in 2067 for Guyana.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guinea
|
Guyana
|
|
| 2100 | 0.09% | -0.41% |
| 2099 | 0.1% | -0.41% |
| 2098 | 0.12% | -0.35% |
| 2097 | 0.13% | -0.37% |
| 2096 | 0.13% | -0.35% |
| 2095 | 0.16% | -0.36% |
| 2094 | 0.18% | -0.33% |
| 2093 | 0.21% | -0.33% |
| 2092 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2091 | 0.23% | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 0.26% | -0.32% |
| 2089 | 0.28% | -0.3% |
| 2088 | 0.29% | -0.28% |
| 2087 | 0.33% | -0.3% |
| 2086 | 0.37% | -0.28% |
| 2085 | 0.38% | -0.25% |
| 2084 | 0.41% | -0.21% |
| 2083 | 0.42% | -0.24% |
| 2082 | 0.47% | -0.19% |
| 2081 | 0.46% | -0.22% |
| 2080 | 0.5% | -0.19% |
| 2079 | 0.51% | -0.18% |
| 2078 | 0.53% | -0.16% |
| 2077 | 0.56% | -0.15% |
| 2076 | 0.6% | -0.13% |
| 2075 | 0.61% | -0.11% |
| 2074 | 0.63% | -0.12% |
| 2073 | 0.66% | -0.12% |
| 2072 | 0.7% | -0.09% |
| 2071 | 0.71% | -0.06% |
| 2070 | 0.75% | -0.07% |
| 2069 | 0.78% | -0.01% |
| 2068 | 0.81% | -0.003% |
| 2067 | 0.84% | 0.01% |
| 2066 | 0.86% | 0.01% |
| 2065 | 0.89% | 0.03% |
| 2064 | 0.93% | 0.05% |
| 2063 | 0.96% | 0.09% |
| 2062 | 0.98% | 0.1% |
| 2061 | 1% | 0.13% |
| 2060 | 1.05% | 0.16% |
| 2059 | 1.1% | 0.13% |
| 2058 | 1.11% | 0.14% |
| 2057 | 1.15% | 0.1% |
| 2056 | 1.19% | 0.15% |
| 2055 | 1.21% | 0.18% |
| 2054 | 1.27% | 0.23% |
| 2053 | 1.29% | 0.23% |
| 2052 | 1.32% | 0.19% |
| 2051 | 1.35% | 0.26% |
| 2050 | 1.36% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 1.39% | 0.3% |
| 2048 | 1.43% | 0.31% |
| 2047 | 1.47% | 0.34% |
| 2046 | 1.5% | 0.33% |
| 2045 | 1.52% | 0.37% |
| 2044 | 1.58% | 0.4% |
| 2043 | 1.61% | 0.42% |
| 2042 | 1.64% | 0.48% |
| 2041 | 1.69% | 0.45% |
| 2040 | 1.71% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 1.73% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 1.76% | 0.49% |
| 2037 | 1.8% | 0.48% |
| 2036 | 1.82% | 0.51% |
| 2035 | 1.83% | 0.56% |
| 2034 | 1.9% | 0.56% |
| 2033 | 1.95% | 0.62% |
| 2032 | 1.99% | 0.57% |
| 2031 | 2.06% | 0.6% |
| 2030 | 2.08% | 0.57% |
| 2029 | 2.14% | 0.58% |
| 2028 | 2.2% | 0.63% |
| 2027 | 2.23% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 2.3% | 0.59% |
| 2025 | 2.38% | 0.59% |
| 2024 | 2.42% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | 2.49% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | 2.51% | 0.75% |
| 2021 | 2.54% | 0.99% |
| 2020 | 2.58% | -0.02% |
| 2019 | 2.59% | 2.04% |
| 2018 | 2.58% | 3% |
| 2017 | 2.59% | 0.65% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 2.56% | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.51% | 0.56% |
| 2013 | 2.47% | 0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.48% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 2.51% | -0.41% |
| 2010 | 2.49% | -0.38% |
| 2009 | 2.47% | -0.33% |
| 2008 | 2.45% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.34% | -0.28% |
| 2006 | 2.11% | -0.26% |
| 2005 | 2.02% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.16% | -0.09% |
| 2003 | 2.27% | -0.07% |
| 2002 | 1.57% | -0.11% |
| 2001 | 1.32% | -0.05% |
| 2000 | 1.98% | 0.05% |
| 1999 | 2.27% | 0.12% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | 0.18% |
| 1997 | 2.08% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 2.87% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 2.83% | 0.34% |
| 1994 | 3.04% | 0.38% |
| 1993 | 3.09% | 0.41% |
| 1992 | 3.24% | 0.27% |
| 1991 | 4.08% | -0.27% |
| 1990 | 3.52% | -0.66% |
| 1989 | 2.63% | -0.63% |
| 1988 | 2.65% | -0.58% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -0.52% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -0.44% |
| 1985 | 2.38% | -0.34% |
| 1984 | 2.24% | -0.23% |
| 1983 | 2.14% | -0.11% |
| 1982 | 2.03% | 0.03% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | 0.27% |
| 1980 | 1.78% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 1.67% | 0.72% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | 0.78% |
| 1977 | 1.57% | 0.85% |
| 1976 | 1.57% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | 0.99% |
| 1974 | 1.65% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 1.69% | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 1.75% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 1.82% | 1.42% |
| 1970 | 1.89% | 1.81% |
| 1969 | 1.94% | 2.08% |
| 1968 | 1.94% | 2.09% |
| 1967 | 1.92% | 2.11% |
| 1966 | 1.89% | 2.13% |
| 1965 | 1.86% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 1.83% | 2.17% |
| 1963 | 1.81% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 1.79% | 2.21% |
| 1961 | 1.77% | 2.36% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while Guyana's population grew by 0.57%.
Live population counters
|
Guinea
|
Guyana
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
15546235
|
842249
|
| Population rank | 75/197 | 162/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.19% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
1.5 minutes
|
1.85 hours
|
| One birth every |
1.08 minutes
|
31.4 minutes
|
| One death every |
4 minutes
|
1.45 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +957 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +349,317 | +4,734 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.42% | +0.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 32/197 | 128/197 |
| One migration net change every |
32.4 minutes
|
1.73 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -16,282 | -5,092 |
| Net migration rank | 147/196 | 116/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 117,416 | 54,175 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 125/195 | 147/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 0.8% | 6.5% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 159/195 | 82/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Guinea
|
Guyana
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -16,282 | - | -5,092 |
| 2024 | - | -12,024 | - | -5,407 |
| 2023 | 356,147 | -3,997 | 10,716 | -6,161 |
| 2022 | 352,517 | -3,997 | 11,042 | -6,161 |
| 2021 | 345,121 | -4,373 | 8,125 | -689 |
| 2020 | 342,289 | -4,365 | 10,307 | -1,743 |
| 2019 | 338,984 | -3,240 | 11,665 | -20,603 |
| 2018 | 332,585 | -9,187 | 10,946 | 30,213 |
| 2017 | 328,542 | -13,718 | 11,108 | -6,107 |
| 2016 | 324,608 | -14,189 | 11,168 | -6,309 |
| 2015 | 316,604 | -15,117 | 11,199 | -6,527 |
| 2014 | 309,539 | -22,741 | 11,143 | -6,710 |
| 2013 | 304,430 | -29,136 | 10,887 | -6,907 |
| 2012 | 298,094 | -32,808 | 10,633 | -7,152 |
| 2011 | 293,318 | -29,069 | 10,713 | -13,920 |
| 2010 | 288,512 | -31,327 | 10,652 | -13,655 |
| 2009 | 281,920 | -34,007 | 10,758 | -13,425 |
| 2008 | 274,327 | -32,925 | 10,792 | -13,143 |
| 2007 | 266,070 | -34,311 | 10,741 | -12,906 |
| 2006 | 258,518 | -48,078 | 10,525 | -12,575 |
| 2005 | 251,209 | -71,015 | 10,455 | -12,290 |
| 2004 | 242,075 | -56,036 | 10,767 | -11,938 |
| 2003 | 234,774 | -36,934 | 11,344 | -11,551 |
| 2002 | 229,022 | -33,450 | 12,218 | -13,116 |
| 2001 | 227,642 | -155,020 | 13,307 | -14,050 |
| 2000 | 227,081 | -77,450 | 14,128 | -14,090 |
| 1999 | 223,968 | -46,183 | 14,763 | -14,115 |
| 1998 | 219,385 | -30,903 | 15,292 | -14,155 |
| 1997 | 220,373 | -107,614 | 15,568 | -14,019 |
| 1996 | 214,896 | -4,973 | 15,768 | -13,871 |
| 1995 | 205,644 | 18,021 | 15,991 | -13,614 |
| 1994 | 201,439 | -8,826 | 16,185 | -13,426 |
| 1993 | 195,612 | 45,616 | 16,099 | -13,137 |
| 1992 | 189,682 | -3,285 | 15,990 | -12,844 |
| 1991 | 181,299 | 66,718 | 15,896 | -14,949 |
| 1990 | 169,926 | 107,641 | 15,917 | -20,930 |
| 1989 | 164,707 | -5,150 | 15,947 | -20,870 |
| 1988 | 159,566 | -637 | 16,189 | -20,860 |
| 1987 | 154,178 | -350 | 16,600 | -20,848 |
| 1986 | 148,137 | -2,900 | 16,940 | -20,647 |
| 1985 | 142,313 | -6,965 | 17,292 | -20,337 |
| 1984 | 136,640 | -11,439 | 17,466 | -19,702 |
| 1983 | 130,629 | -15,265 | 17,753 | -19,075 |
| 1982 | 126,831 | -17,920 | 17,644 | -17,959 |
| 1981 | 121,223 | -21,367 | 17,471 | -16,648 |
| 1980 | 117,186 | -25,287 | 17,298 | -13,952 |
| 1979 | 113,141 | -28,770 | 17,402 | -12,138 |
| 1978 | 109,415 | -30,933 | 17,539 | -11,841 |
| 1977 | 105,990 | -31,004 | 17,805 | -11,636 |
| 1976 | 102,449 | -29,220 | 18,083 | -11,445 |
| 1975 | 99,267 | -26,221 | 18,317 | -11,231 |
| 1974 | 96,315 | -22,637 | 18,589 | -11,012 |
| 1973 | 93,764 | -19,065 | 18,991 | -10,731 |
| 1972 | 91,147 | -15,782 | 19,219 | -10,448 |
| 1971 | 88,358 | -11,543 | 19,273 | -10,142 |
| 1970 | 85,418 | -6,906 | 19,233 | -8,439 |
| 1969 | 82,799 | -2,844 | 19,133 | -4,969 |
| 1968 | 79,892 | -345 | 19,035 | -5,071 |
| 1967 | 77,251 | 0 | 18,933 | -5,192 |
| 1966 | 74,748 | 0 | 18,862 | -5,277 |
| 1965 | 72,134 | 0 | 18,791 | -5,347 |
| 1964 | 69,848 | 0 | 18,729 | -5,437 |
| 1963 | 67,690 | 0 | 18,606 | -5,434 |
| 1962 | 65,672 | 0 | 18,344 | -5,379 |
| 1961 | 63,766 | 0 | 18,092 | -5,267 |
| 1960 | 61,848 | 0 | 17,867 | -3,837 |
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). In Guyana 77.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people).
As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.
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Population differences between Guinea and Guyana
|
Guinea
|
Guyana
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 61.2 years | 70.6 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 19.2 years | 26.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.22 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 162.9 ppl/mi² | 10.3 ppl/mi² |
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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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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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