The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,445,735 people compared to 26,634,259 in North Korea.
Population statistics:
- North Korea's population is 1.72 times bigger than Guinea's.
- Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 56th.
- The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.32% for North Korea.
- For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
- Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.4M (63.6% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.6M (8.6% growth).
- Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.
Guinea vs North Korea: live population counter
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| Current population |
15445735
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26634259
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| Population rank | 75/197 | 56/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.19% | 0.32% |
| One net population change |
1.5 minutes
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6.52 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.08 minutes
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1.54 minutes
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| One death every |
4 minutes
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2.05 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
43.7 minutes
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3.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -12,024 | -2,473 |
| Daily growth/decline | +957 | +221 |
| Annual growth/decline | +349,317 | +80,619 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.42% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 32/197 | 150/197 |
Guinea and North Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,556,749 | 11,722,953 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,619,551 | 11,990,713 | 1.77% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 3,684,273 | 12,262,882 | 1.79% | 2.27% |
| 1963 | 3,750,954 | 12,567,057 | 1.81% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 3,819,722 | 12,889,770 | 1.83% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 3,890,716 | 13,219,369 | 1.86% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 3,964,155 | 13,569,094 | 1.89% | 2.65% |
| 1967 | 4,040,153 | 13,958,350 | 1.92% | 2.87% |
| 1968 | 4,118,550 | 14,365,596 | 1.94% | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 4,198,300 | 14,767,615 | 1.94% | 2.8% |
| 1970 | 4,277,535 | 15,172,775 | 1.89% | 2.74% |
| 1971 | 4,355,200 | 15,572,457 | 1.82% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 4,431,292 | 15,975,069 | 1.75% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 4,506,324 | 16,350,367 | 1.69% | 2.35% |
| 1974 | 4,580,510 | 16,673,121 | 1.65% | 1.97% |
| 1975 | 4,653,876 | 16,971,055 | 1.6% | 1.79% |
| 1976 | 4,727,022 | 17,243,450 | 1.57% | 1.61% |
| 1977 | 4,801,128 | 17,492,798 | 1.57% | 1.45% |
| 1978 | 4,877,854 | 17,735,995 | 1.6% | 1.39% |
| 1979 | 4,959,283 | 17,983,470 | 1.67% | 1.4% |
| 1980 | 5,047,419 | 18,236,786 | 1.78% | 1.41% |
| 1981 | 5,143,288 | 18,501,295 | 1.9% | 1.45% |
| 1982 | 5,247,672 | 18,776,357 | 2.03% | 1.49% |
| 1983 | 5,359,814 | 19,054,034 | 2.14% | 1.48% |
| 1984 | 5,480,096 | 19,335,043 | 2.24% | 1.47% |
| 1985 | 5,610,373 | 19,620,388 | 2.38% | 1.48% |
| 1986 | 5,750,668 | 19,910,855 | 2.5% | 1.48% |
| 1987 | 5,900,198 | 20,205,483 | 2.6% | 1.48% |
| 1988 | 6,056,574 | 20,503,161 | 2.65% | 1.47% |
| 1989 | 6,215,811 | 20,804,367 | 2.63% | 1.47% |
| 1990 | 6,434,374 | 21,112,137 | 3.52% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 6,697,166 | 21,428,638 | 4.08% | 1.5% |
| 1992 | 6,914,366 | 21,750,911 | 3.24% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 7,128,177 | 22,073,352 | 3.09% | 1.48% |
| 1994 | 7,345,107 | 22,393,975 | 3.04% | 1.45% |
| 1995 | 7,553,249 | 22,669,304 | 2.83% | 1.23% |
| 1996 | 7,770,035 | 22,895,746 | 2.87% | 1% |
| 1997 | 7,931,370 | 23,110,830 | 2.08% | 0.94% |
| 1998 | 8,081,990 | 23,311,564 | 1.9% | 0.87% |
| 1999 | 8,265,123 | 23,497,599 | 2.27% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 8,428,832 | 23,665,910 | 1.98% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 8,539,960 | 23,815,358 | 1.32% | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 8,674,066 | 23,943,973 | 1.57% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 8,870,781 | 24,090,380 | 2.27% | 0.61% |
| 2004 | 9,062,726 | 24,254,943 | 2.16% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 9,245,844 | 24,396,433 | 2.02% | 0.58% |
| 2006 | 9,441,171 | 24,524,507 | 2.11% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 9,662,281 | 24,646,383 | 2.34% | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 9,898,870 | 24,764,618 | 2.45% | 0.48% |
| 2009 | 10,143,534 | 24,878,332 | 2.47% | 0.46% |
| 2010 | 10,396,086 | 24,987,258 | 2.49% | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 10,656,810 | 25,097,874 | 2.51% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 10,921,581 | 25,211,728 | 2.48% | 0.45% |
| 2013 | 11,191,873 | 25,329,451 | 2.47% | 0.47% |
| 2014 | 11,472,924 | 25,451,262 | 2.51% | 0.48% |
| 2015 | 11,767,070 | 25,575,350 | 2.56% | 0.49% |
| 2016 | 12,073,030 | 25,698,326 | 2.6% | 0.48% |
| 2017 | 12,385,659 | 25,817,709 | 2.59% | 0.46% |
| 2018 | 12,704,774 | 25,931,147 | 2.58% | 0.44% |
| 2019 | 13,034,346 | 26,037,632 | 2.59% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | 13,371,183 | 26,136,312 | 2.58% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 13,710,513 | 26,232,534 | 2.54% | 0.37% |
| 2022 | 14,055,137 | 26,328,845 | 2.51% | 0.37% |
| 2023 | 14,405,468 | 26,418,204 | 2.49% | 0.34% |
| 2024 | 14,754,785 | 26,498,823 | 2.42% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 15,099,737 | 26,571,033 | 2.34% | 0.27% |
| 2026 | 15,441,997 | 26,633,682 | 2.27% | 0.24% |
| 2027 | 15,784,102 | 26,686,492 | 2.22% | 0.2% |
| 2028 | 16,126,582 | 26,729,261 | 2.17% | 0.16% |
| 2029 | 16,466,764 | 26,762,008 | 2.11% | 0.12% |
| 2030 | 16,807,153 | 26,784,894 | 2.07% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 17,147,643 | 26,797,946 | 2.03% | 0.05% |
| 2032 | 17,485,900 | 26,801,071 | 1.97% | 0.01% |
| 2033 | 17,822,213 | 26,795,061 | 1.92% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 18,154,418 | 26,780,481 | 1.86% | -0.05% |
| 2035 | 18,486,025 | 26,757,705 | 1.83% | -0.09% |
| 2036 | 18,820,871 | 26,727,309 | 1.81% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 19,155,764 | 26,689,907 | 1.78% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 19,489,372 | 26,646,323 | 1.74% | -0.16% |
| 2039 | 19,823,866 | 26,596,967 | 1.72% | -0.19% |
| 2040 | 20,160,751 | 26,542,417 | 1.7% | -0.21% |
| 2041 | 20,497,039 | 26,483,475 | 1.67% | -0.22% |
| 2042 | 20,830,660 | 26,420,812 | 1.63% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 21,163,506 | 26,354,324 | 1.6% | -0.25% |
| 2044 | 21,492,058 | 26,284,000 | 1.55% | -0.27% |
| 2045 | 21,817,254 | 26,210,196 | 1.51% | -0.28% |
| 2046 | 22,141,694 | 26,132,922 | 1.49% | -0.29% |
| 2047 | 22,463,122 | 26,052,086 | 1.45% | -0.31% |
| 2048 | 22,780,061 | 25,967,581 | 1.41% | -0.32% |
| 2049 | 23,092,618 | 25,879,244 | 1.37% | -0.34% |
| 2050 | 23,404,600 | 25,787,120 | 1.35% | -0.36% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,372,705 (a 27.9% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 935,933 (a 3.64% growth).
Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 56th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea's population will grow by 51.5% to 23,404,600 people with a rank change from 75th to 71st. The population of North Korea will decrease by 3.18% to 25,787,120 people and rank change from 56th to 66th.
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Population differences between Guinea and North Korea
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| Life expectancy | 61.2 years | 74 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 38 years |
| Median age | 19.2 years | 37.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 4.22 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman |
| Population density | 155.5 ppl/mi² | 570 ppl/mi² |
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