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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 5.48 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Guinea vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea Jamaica
2100 32,376,229 1,075,936
2099 32,347,865 1,095,350
2098 32,314,004 1,115,242
2097 32,276,347 1,135,653
2096 32,235,495 1,156,525
2095 32,192,977 1,177,966
2094 32,140,512 1,200,045
2093 32,082,262 1,222,794
2092 32,016,043 1,246,199
2091 31,950,972 1,270,303
2090 31,877,383 1,294,988
2089 31,796,200 1,320,362
2088 31,706,914 1,346,290
2087 31,616,297 1,372,809
2086 31,513,784 1,399,955
2085 31,397,618 1,427,808
2084 31,278,121 1,456,011
2083 31,149,657 1,484,393
2082 31,018,417 1,513,542
2081 30,874,294 1,543,136
2080 30,732,838 1,573,400
2079 30,578,815 1,603,926
2078 30,422,788 1,634,499
2077 30,262,797 1,665,602
2076 30,093,594 1,696,763
2075 29,912,683 1,728,143
2074 29,730,771 1,760,036
2073 29,543,355 1,791,818
2072 29,350,201 1,823,794
2071 29,147,256 1,855,585
2070 28,940,409 1,887,318
2069 28,724,140 1,918,759
2068 28,502,451 1,950,157
2067 28,273,692 1,981,247
2066 28,038,741 2,012,035
2065 27,799,894 2,043,276
2064 27,554,829 2,073,988
2063 27,300,055 2,104,265
2062 27,040,837 2,134,508
2061 26,777,235 2,164,312
2060 26,512,111 2,194,058
2059 26,236,871 2,223,310
2058 25,952,601 2,252,286
2057 25,667,399 2,280,579
2056 25,375,302 2,308,936
2055 25,076,744 2,336,830
2054 24,776,691 2,364,245
2053 24,464,996 2,390,891
2052 24,154,455 2,416,741
2051 23,840,942 2,441,989
2050 23,524,366 2,466,771
2049 23,209,588 2,491,589
2048 22,891,820 2,515,667
2047 22,568,175 2,539,219
2046 22,241,327 2,562,324
2045 21,911,584 2,584,663
2044 21,583,213 2,606,489
2043 21,246,672 2,627,486
2042 20,909,610 2,647,490
2041 20,571,500 2,666,429
2040 20,229,061 2,684,551
2039 19,889,710 2,702,027
2038 19,552,134 2,718,374
2037 19,214,553 2,734,180
2036 18,874,400 2,748,725
2035 18,536,891 2,761,886
2034 18,203,307 2,774,297
2033 17,864,588 2,785,381
2032 17,522,696 2,795,619
2031 17,180,034 2,804,329
2030 16,833,632 2,812,297
2029 16,491,163 2,819,213
2028 16,145,186 2,825,235
2027 15,798,054 2,830,534
2026 15,452,864 2,834,980
2025 15,105,390 2,837,881
2024 14,754,785 2,839,175
2023 14,405,468 2,839,786
2022 14,055,137 2,839,144
2021 13,710,513 2,837,682
2020 13,371,183 2,830,739
2019 13,034,346 2,823,271
2018 12,704,774 2,820,097
2017 12,385,659 2,815,764
2016 12,073,030 2,809,915
2015 11,767,070 2,802,534
2014 11,472,924 2,793,749
2013 11,191,873 2,783,687
2012 10,921,581 2,772,430
2011 10,656,810 2,760,494
2010 10,396,086 2,748,568
2009 10,143,534 2,736,995
2008 9,898,870 2,725,635
2007 9,662,281 2,713,800
2006 9,441,171 2,700,968
2005 9,245,844 2,687,066
2004 9,062,726 2,672,225
2003 8,870,781 2,656,623
2002 8,674,066 2,640,572
2001 8,539,960 2,624,403
2000 8,428,832 2,607,826
1999 8,265,123 2,589,795
1998 8,081,990 2,569,736
1997 7,931,370 2,547,848
1996 7,770,035 2,524,463
1995 7,553,249 2,500,151
1994 7,345,107 2,475,220
1993 7,128,177 2,449,916
1992 6,914,366 2,424,701
1991 6,697,166 2,400,869
1990 6,434,374 2,379,877
1989 6,215,811 2,361,916
1988 6,056,574 2,345,777
1987 5,900,198 2,329,813
1986 5,750,668 2,312,125
1985 5,610,373 2,290,656
1984 5,480,096 2,264,562
1983 5,359,814 2,234,832
1982 5,247,672 2,203,889
1981 5,143,288 2,173,818
1980 5,047,419 2,145,658
1979 4,959,283 2,119,486
1978 4,877,854 2,094,836
1977 4,801,128 2,070,657
1976 4,727,022 2,045,578
1975 4,653,876 2,018,981
1974 4,580,510 1,990,906
1973 4,506,324 1,961,219
1972 4,431,292 1,931,542
1971 4,355,200 1,903,728
1970 4,277,535 1,878,196
1969 4,198,300 1,855,127
1968 4,118,550 1,833,765
1967 4,040,153 1,812,865
1966 3,964,155 1,791,475
1965 3,890,716 1,769,192
1964 3,819,722 1,745,568
1963 3,750,954 1,721,099
1962 3,684,273 1,696,932
1961 3,619,551 1,673,261
1960 3,556,749 1,650,005

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/jamaica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea Jamaica
2100 0.09% -1.77%
2099 0.1% -1.78%
2098 0.12% -1.8%
2097 0.13% -1.8%
2096 0.13% -1.82%
2095 0.16% -1.84%
2094 0.18% -1.86%
2093 0.21% -1.88%
2092 0.2% -1.9%
2091 0.23% -1.91%
2090 0.26% -1.92%
2089 0.28% -1.93%
2088 0.29% -1.93%
2087 0.33% -1.94%
2086 0.37% -1.95%
2085 0.38% -1.94%
2084 0.41% -1.91%
2083 0.42% -1.93%
2082 0.47% -1.92%
2081 0.46% -1.92%
2080 0.5% -1.9%
2079 0.51% -1.87%
2078 0.53% -1.87%
2077 0.56% -1.84%
2076 0.6% -1.82%
2075 0.61% -1.81%
2074 0.63% -1.77%
2073 0.66% -1.75%
2072 0.7% -1.71%
2071 0.71% -1.68%
2070 0.75% -1.64%
2069 0.78% -1.61%
2068 0.81% -1.57%
2067 0.84% -1.53%
2066 0.86% -1.53%
2065 0.89% -1.48%
2064 0.93% -1.44%
2063 0.96% -1.42%
2062 0.98% -1.38%
2061 1% -1.36%
2060 1.05% -1.32%
2059 1.1% -1.29%
2058 1.11% -1.24%
2057 1.15% -1.23%
2056 1.19% -1.19%
2055 1.21% -1.16%
2054 1.27% -1.11%
2053 1.29% -1.07%
2052 1.32% -1.03%
2051 1.35% -1%
2050 1.36% -1%
2049 1.39% -0.96%
2048 1.43% -0.93%
2047 1.47% -0.9%
2046 1.5% -0.86%
2045 1.52% -0.84%
2044 1.58% -0.8%
2043 1.61% -0.76%
2042 1.64% -0.71%
2041 1.69% -0.68%
2040 1.71% -0.65%
2039 1.73% -0.6%
2038 1.76% -0.58%
2037 1.8% -0.53%
2036 1.82% -0.48%
2035 1.83% -0.45%
2034 1.9% -0.4%
2033 1.95% -0.37%
2032 1.99% -0.31%
2031 2.06% -0.28%
2030 2.08% -0.25%
2029 2.14% -0.21%
2028 2.2% -0.19%
2027 2.23% -0.16%
2026 2.3% -0.1%
2025 2.38% -0.05%
2024 2.42% -0.02%
2023 2.49% 0.02%
2022 2.51% 0.05%
2021 2.54% 0.25%
2020 2.58% 0.26%
2019 2.59% 0.11%
2018 2.58% 0.15%
2017 2.59% 0.21%
2016 2.6% 0.26%
2015 2.56% 0.31%
2014 2.51% 0.36%
2013 2.47% 0.41%
2012 2.48% 0.43%
2011 2.51% 0.43%
2010 2.49% 0.42%
2009 2.47% 0.42%
2008 2.45% 0.44%
2007 2.34% 0.48%
2006 2.11% 0.52%
2005 2.02% 0.56%
2004 2.16% 0.59%
2003 2.27% 0.61%
2002 1.57% 0.62%
2001 1.32% 0.64%
2000 1.98% 0.7%
1999 2.27% 0.78%
1998 1.9% 0.86%
1997 2.08% 0.93%
1996 2.87% 0.97%
1995 2.83% 1.01%
1994 3.04% 1.03%
1993 3.09% 1.04%
1992 3.24% 0.99%
1991 4.08% 0.88%
1990 3.52% 0.76%
1989 2.63% 0.69%
1988 2.65% 0.69%
1987 2.6% 0.77%
1986 2.5% 0.94%
1985 2.38% 1.15%
1984 2.24% 1.33%
1983 2.14% 1.4%
1982 2.03% 1.38%
1981 1.9% 1.31%
1980 1.78% 1.23%
1979 1.67% 1.18%
1978 1.6% 1.17%
1977 1.57% 1.23%
1976 1.57% 1.32%
1975 1.6% 1.41%
1974 1.65% 1.51%
1973 1.69% 1.54%
1972 1.75% 1.46%
1971 1.82% 1.36%
1970 1.89% 1.24%
1969 1.94% 1.16%
1968 1.94% 1.15%
1967 1.92% 1.19%
1966 1.89% 1.26%
1965 1.86% 1.35%
1964 1.83% 1.42%
1963 1.81% 1.42%
1962 1.79% 1.41%
1961 1.77% 1.41%

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/jamaica | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Guinea Jamaica
Current population
15546235
2834980
Population rank 75/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.03%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
1.08 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
4 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +957 -2
Annual growth/decline +349,317 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 166/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -16,282 -11,053
Net migration rank 147/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - -11,053
2024 - -12,024 - -10,506
2023 356,147 -3,997 10,072 -10,003
2022 352,517 -3,997 11,215 -10,003
2021 345,121 -4,373 6,382 -4,665
2020 342,289 -4,365 12,170 0
2019 338,984 -3,240 13,094 -10,335
2018 332,585 -9,187 13,929 -10,335
2017 328,542 -13,718 15,419 -10,335
2016 324,608 -14,189 16,944 -10,335
2015 316,604 -15,117 18,489 -10,335
2014 309,539 -22,741 19,751 -10,335
2013 304,430 -29,136 21,037 -10,335
2012 298,094 -32,808 22,320 -10,498
2011 293,318 -29,069 23,627 -11,577
2010 288,512 -31,327 25,031 -13,248
2009 281,920 -34,007 26,311 -14,941
2008 274,327 -32,925 27,553 -16,191
2007 266,070 -34,311 28,886 -16,588
2006 258,518 -48,078 30,213 -16,840
2005 251,209 -71,015 31,506 -17,071
2004 242,075 -56,036 32,500 -17,256
2003 234,774 -36,934 33,340 -17,380
2002 229,022 -33,450 33,572 -17,428
2001 227,642 -155,020 33,666 -17,466
2000 227,081 -77,450 34,452 -17,498
1999 223,968 -46,183 36,649 -17,542
1998 219,385 -30,903 38,628 -17,623
1997 220,373 -107,614 40,521 -17,756
1996 214,896 -4,973 42,297 -18,285
1995 205,644 18,021 43,705 -19,092
1994 201,439 -8,826 45,210 -19,960
1993 195,612 45,616 46,090 -20,731
1992 189,682 -3,285 46,494 -21,426
1991 181,299 66,718 45,617 -23,014
1990 169,926 107,641 44,465 -25,085
1989 164,707 -5,150 43,591 -27,049
1988 159,566 -637 43,978 -28,247
1987 154,178 -350 44,155 -27,958
1986 148,137 -2,900 44,520 -25,339
1985 142,313 -6,965 45,122 -21,371
1984 136,640 -11,439 45,644 -17,211
1983 130,629 -15,265 45,095 -14,065
1982 126,831 -17,920 43,816 -12,952
1981 121,223 -21,367 42,898 -13,619
1980 117,186 -25,287 42,316 -15,277
1979 113,141 -28,770 42,449 -17,143
1978 109,415 -30,933 42,475 -18,483
1977 105,990 -31,004 42,999 -18,630
1976 102,449 -29,220 43,878 -18,084
1975 99,267 -26,221 44,736 -17,340
1974 96,315 -22,637 45,526 -16,769
1973 93,764 -19,065 47,438 -16,822
1972 91,147 -15,782 46,676 -17,934
1971 88,358 -11,543 47,206 -20,322
1970 85,418 -6,906 47,547 -23,371
1969 82,799 -2,844 48,258 -26,304
1968 79,892 -345 49,189 -28,424
1967 77,251 0 50,187 -29,147
1966 74,748 0 50,808 -29,065
1965 72,134 0 51,423 -28,611
1964 69,848 0 52,501 -28,066
1963 67,690 0 52,277 -27,757
1962 65,672 0 51,758 -27,936
1961 63,766 0 51,931 -28,416
1960 61,848 0 51,944 -28,952

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/jamaica | 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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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