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Population in Guinea compared to Iraq: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 3.11 times bigger than Guinea's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Guinea vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea Iraq
2100 32,376,229 101,632,594
2099 32,347,865 101,421,266
2098 32,314,004 101,212,536
2097 32,276,347 100,980,835
2096 32,235,495 100,724,441
2095 32,192,977 100,464,590
2094 32,140,512 100,194,041
2093 32,082,262 99,876,174
2092 32,016,043 99,532,041
2091 31,950,972 99,203,830
2090 31,877,383 98,886,956
2089 31,796,200 98,513,025
2088 31,706,914 98,144,039
2087 31,616,297 97,767,537
2086 31,513,784 97,325,026
2085 31,397,618 96,873,007
2084 31,278,121 96,448,602
2083 31,149,657 95,991,166
2082 31,018,417 95,509,663
2081 30,874,294 95,009,326
2080 30,732,838 94,507,216
2079 30,578,815 93,960,228
2078 30,422,788 93,417,384
2077 30,262,797 92,903,983
2076 30,093,594 92,359,592
2075 29,912,683 91,825,254
2074 29,730,771 91,229,266
2073 29,543,355 90,571,021
2072 29,350,201 89,918,374
2071 29,147,256 89,265,548
2070 28,940,409 88,596,492
2069 28,724,140 87,909,474
2068 28,502,451 87,220,494
2067 28,273,692 86,513,996
2066 28,038,741 85,734,530
2065 27,799,894 84,971,898
2064 27,554,829 84,191,350
2063 27,300,055 83,387,951
2062 27,040,837 82,604,577
2061 26,777,235 81,800,637
2060 26,512,111 80,951,008
2059 26,236,871 80,141,868
2058 25,952,601 79,319,543
2057 25,667,399 78,477,339
2056 25,375,302 77,609,202
2055 25,076,744 76,739,924
2054 24,776,691 75,857,125
2053 24,464,996 74,952,948
2052 24,154,455 74,072,580
2051 23,840,942 73,150,234
2050 23,524,366 72,235,938
2049 23,209,588 71,272,122
2048 22,891,820 70,316,860
2047 22,568,175 69,347,823
2046 22,241,327 68,400,664
2045 21,911,584 67,435,953
2044 21,583,213 66,447,309
2043 21,246,672 65,453,565
2042 20,909,610 64,433,831
2041 20,571,500 63,408,709
2040 20,229,061 62,360,117
2039 19,889,710 61,289,355
2038 19,552,134 60,253,073
2037 19,214,553 59,221,658
2036 18,874,400 58,155,990
2035 18,536,891 57,127,999
2034 18,203,307 56,087,695
2033 17,864,588 55,051,140
2032 17,522,696 54,002,289
2031 17,180,034 52,991,443
2030 16,833,632 51,986,773
2029 16,491,163 50,982,563
2028 16,145,186 50,001,133
2027 15,798,054 49,014,822
2026 15,452,864 48,020,334
2025 15,105,390 47,020,527
2024 14,754,785 46,042,015
2023 14,405,468 45,074,049
2022 14,055,137 44,070,551
2021 13,710,513 43,071,211
2020 13,371,183 42,116,605
2019 13,034,346 41,192,171
2018 12,704,774 40,265,624
2017 12,385,659 39,337,353
2016 12,073,030 38,469,627
2015 11,767,070 37,560,535
2014 11,472,924 36,550,059
2013 11,191,873 35,281,989
2012 10,921,581 33,654,842
2011 10,656,810 32,161,424
2010 10,396,086 31,045,366
2009 10,143,534 30,058,206
2008 9,898,870 28,971,036
2007 9,662,281 28,391,607
2006 9,441,171 28,616,515
2005 9,245,844 28,407,448
2004 9,062,726 27,577,878
2003 8,870,781 26,802,659
2002 8,674,066 26,006,559
2001 8,539,960 25,197,840
2000 8,428,832 24,424,056
1999 8,265,123 23,636,527
1998 8,081,990 22,884,399
1997 7,931,370 22,176,593
1996 7,770,035 21,501,321
1995 7,553,249 20,825,860
1994 7,345,107 20,139,807
1993 7,128,177 19,201,195
1992 6,914,366 18,300,845
1991 6,697,166 17,767,253
1990 6,434,374 17,581,206
1989 6,215,811 17,364,542
1988 6,056,574 16,908,819
1987 5,900,198 16,521,049
1986 5,750,668 16,074,145
1985 5,610,373 15,683,430
1984 5,480,096 15,310,733
1983 5,359,814 14,840,555
1982 5,247,672 14,406,083
1981 5,143,288 14,006,381
1980 5,047,419 13,591,992
1979 4,959,283 13,170,365
1978 4,877,854 12,753,355
1977 4,801,128 12,331,046
1976 4,727,022 11,927,651
1975 4,653,876 11,543,639
1974 4,580,510 11,167,761
1973 4,506,324 10,795,869
1972 4,431,292 10,430,164
1971 4,355,200 10,077,809
1970 4,277,535 9,735,611
1969 4,198,300 9,403,356
1968 4,118,550 9,085,016
1967 4,040,153 8,778,869
1966 3,964,155 8,485,104
1965 3,890,716 8,202,140
1964 3,819,722 7,929,566
1963 3,750,954 7,667,928
1962 3,684,273 7,413,875
1961 3,619,551 7,194,553
1960 3,556,749 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea Iraq
2100 0.09% 0.21%
2099 0.1% 0.21%
2098 0.12% 0.23%
2097 0.13% 0.25%
2096 0.13% 0.26%
2095 0.16% 0.27%
2094 0.18% 0.32%
2093 0.21% 0.35%
2092 0.2% 0.33%
2091 0.23% 0.32%
2090 0.26% 0.38%
2089 0.28% 0.38%
2088 0.29% 0.39%
2087 0.33% 0.45%
2086 0.37% 0.47%
2085 0.38% 0.44%
2084 0.41% 0.48%
2083 0.42% 0.5%
2082 0.47% 0.53%
2081 0.46% 0.53%
2080 0.5% 0.58%
2079 0.51% 0.58%
2078 0.53% 0.55%
2077 0.56% 0.59%
2076 0.6% 0.58%
2075 0.61% 0.65%
2074 0.63% 0.73%
2073 0.66% 0.73%
2072 0.7% 0.73%
2071 0.71% 0.76%
2070 0.75% 0.78%
2069 0.78% 0.79%
2068 0.81% 0.82%
2067 0.84% 0.91%
2066 0.86% 0.9%
2065 0.89% 0.93%
2064 0.93% 0.96%
2063 0.96% 0.95%
2062 0.98% 0.98%
2061 1% 1.05%
2060 1.05% 1.01%
2059 1.1% 1.04%
2058 1.11% 1.07%
2057 1.15% 1.12%
2056 1.19% 1.13%
2055 1.21% 1.16%
2054 1.27% 1.21%
2053 1.29% 1.19%
2052 1.32% 1.26%
2051 1.35% 1.27%
2050 1.36% 1.35%
2049 1.39% 1.36%
2048 1.43% 1.4%
2047 1.47% 1.38%
2046 1.5% 1.43%
2045 1.52% 1.49%
2044 1.58% 1.52%
2043 1.61% 1.58%
2042 1.64% 1.62%
2041 1.69% 1.68%
2040 1.71% 1.75%
2039 1.73% 1.72%
2038 1.76% 1.74%
2037 1.8% 1.83%
2036 1.82% 1.8%
2035 1.83% 1.85%
2034 1.9% 1.88%
2033 1.95% 1.94%
2032 1.99% 1.91%
2031 2.06% 1.93%
2030 2.08% 1.97%
2029 2.14% 1.96%
2028 2.2% 2.01%
2027 2.23% 2.07%
2026 2.3% 2.13%
2025 2.38% 2.13%
2024 2.42% 2.15%
2023 2.49% 2.28%
2022 2.51% 2.32%
2021 2.54% 2.27%
2020 2.58% 2.24%
2019 2.59% 2.3%
2018 2.58% 2.36%
2017 2.59% 2.26%
2016 2.6% 2.42%
2015 2.56% 2.76%
2014 2.51% 3.59%
2013 2.47% 4.83%
2012 2.48% 4.64%
2011 2.51% 3.59%
2010 2.49% 3.28%
2009 2.47% 3.75%
2008 2.45% 2.04%
2007 2.34% -0.79%
2006 2.11% 0.74%
2005 2.02% 3.01%
2004 2.16% 2.89%
2003 2.27% 3.06%
2002 1.57% 3.21%
2001 1.32% 3.17%
2000 1.98% 3.33%
1999 2.27% 3.29%
1998 1.9% 3.19%
1997 2.08% 3.14%
1996 2.87% 3.24%
1995 2.83% 3.41%
1994 3.04% 4.89%
1993 3.09% 4.92%
1992 3.24% 3%
1991 4.08% 1.06%
1990 3.52% 1.25%
1989 2.63% 2.7%
1988 2.65% 2.35%
1987 2.6% 2.78%
1986 2.5% 2.49%
1985 2.38% 2.43%
1984 2.24% 3.17%
1983 2.14% 3.02%
1982 2.03% 2.85%
1981 1.9% 3.05%
1980 1.78% 3.2%
1979 1.67% 3.27%
1978 1.6% 3.42%
1977 1.57% 3.38%
1976 1.57% 3.33%
1975 1.6% 3.37%
1974 1.65% 3.44%
1973 1.69% 3.51%
1972 1.75% 3.5%
1971 1.82% 3.51%
1970 1.89% 3.53%
1969 1.94% 3.5%
1968 1.94% 3.49%
1967 1.92% 3.46%
1966 1.89% 3.45%
1965 1.86% 3.44%
1964 1.83% 3.41%
1963 1.81% 3.43%
1962 1.79% 3.05%
1961 1.77% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Guinea Iraq
Current population
15546235
48289334
Population rank 75/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.58%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
32.6 seconds
One birth every
1.08 minutes
27.2 seconds
One death every
4 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +957 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +349,317 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 46/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -16,282 -1,064
Net migration rank 147/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - -1,064
2024 - -12,024 - -17,735
2023 356,147 -3,997 973,420 -5,710
2022 352,517 -3,997 962,501 76,821
2021 345,121 -4,373 941,924 17,474
2020 342,289 -4,365 919,953 29,858
2019 338,984 -3,240 942,972 -43,919
2018 332,585 -9,187 938,310 15,775
2017 328,542 -13,718 924,507 -21,998
2016 324,608 -14,189 946,968 -113,980
2015 316,604 -15,117 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 309,539 -22,741 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 304,430 -29,136 1,026,036 474,379
2012 298,094 -32,808 999,987 753,907
2011 293,318 -29,069 971,082 261,880
2010 288,512 -31,327 906,369 92,779
2009 281,920 -34,007 855,096 120,092
2008 274,327 -32,925 802,382 396,792
2007 266,070 -34,311 784,119 -824,428
2006 258,518 -48,078 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 251,209 -71,015 776,603 51,019
2004 242,075 -56,036 761,563 69,948
2003 234,774 -36,934 746,159 -27,236
2002 229,022 -33,450 739,419 133,839
2001 227,642 -155,020 729,704 14,451
2000 227,081 -77,450 715,771 87,624
1999 223,968 -46,183 702,170 69,491
1998 219,385 -30,903 684,152 48,446
1997 220,373 -107,614 667,582 15,429
1996 214,896 -4,973 652,866 14,652
1995 205,644 18,021 642,977 40,424
1994 201,439 -8,826 634,344 54,355
1993 195,612 45,616 606,700 581,818
1992 189,682 -3,285 591,886 20,292
1991 181,299 66,718 550,146 -95,155
1990 169,926 107,641 518,575 -601,469
1989 164,707 -5,150 496,852 19,392
1988 159,566 -637 476,778 -81,562
1987 154,178 -350 488,742 -108,426
1986 148,137 -2,900 474,348 39,136
1985 142,313 -6,965 467,445 -199,505
1984 136,640 -11,439 455,740 21,709
1983 130,629 -15,265 439,800 23,115
1982 126,831 -17,920 428,336 -22,302
1981 121,223 -21,367 416,998 -23,640
1980 117,186 -25,287 419,653 15,757
1979 113,141 -28,770 428,458 -20,617
1978 109,415 -30,933 418,756 7,434
1977 105,990 -31,004 410,229 8,204
1976 102,449 -29,220 402,260 -13,915
1975 99,267 -26,221 385,916 -6,237
1974 96,315 -22,637 376,197 -4,090
1973 93,764 -19,065 373,191 -1,507
1972 91,147 -15,782 362,334 -2,600
1971 88,358 -11,543 351,464 -6,479
1970 85,418 -6,906 338,030 1,377
1969 82,799 -2,844 324,792 312
1968 79,892 -345 310,644 928
1967 77,251 0 298,192 2,531
1966 74,748 0 285,507 1,298
1965 72,134 0 274,551 4,555
1964 69,848 0 262,825 3,224
1963 67,690 0 254,046 3,197
1962 65,672 0 247,520 3,343
1961 63,766 0 184,792 2,981
1960 61,848 0 155,651 1,573

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/iraq | CC BY

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 Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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