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Population in Guinea compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 8.61 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Guinea vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea North Macedonia
2100 32,376,229 866,884
2099 32,347,865 877,788
2098 32,314,004 888,715
2097 32,276,347 899,716
2096 32,235,495 910,709
2095 32,192,977 921,559
2094 32,140,512 932,633
2093 32,082,262 943,984
2092 32,016,043 955,335
2091 31,950,972 966,773
2090 31,877,383 978,130
2089 31,796,200 989,666
2088 31,706,914 1,001,224
2087 31,616,297 1,012,831
2086 31,513,784 1,024,787
2085 31,397,618 1,036,668
2084 31,278,121 1,048,876
2083 31,149,657 1,061,031
2082 31,018,417 1,073,408
2081 30,874,294 1,085,823
2080 30,732,838 1,098,127
2079 30,578,815 1,110,614
2078 30,422,788 1,123,398
2077 30,262,797 1,136,448
2076 30,093,594 1,149,787
2075 29,912,683 1,163,080
2074 29,730,771 1,176,671
2073 29,543,355 1,190,351
2072 29,350,201 1,204,015
2071 29,147,256 1,217,691
2070 28,940,409 1,231,978
2069 28,724,140 1,246,408
2068 28,502,451 1,260,869
2067 28,273,692 1,275,289
2066 28,038,741 1,289,439
2065 27,799,894 1,303,917
2064 27,554,829 1,318,161
2063 27,300,055 1,332,807
2062 27,040,837 1,347,540
2061 26,777,235 1,362,299
2060 26,512,111 1,376,807
2059 26,236,871 1,390,921
2058 25,952,601 1,404,982
2057 25,667,399 1,419,185
2056 25,375,302 1,433,595
2055 25,076,744 1,447,857
2054 24,776,691 1,462,210
2053 24,464,996 1,476,351
2052 24,154,455 1,489,905
2051 23,840,942 1,503,526
2050 23,524,366 1,516,629
2049 23,209,588 1,529,608
2048 22,891,820 1,542,390
2047 22,568,175 1,555,085
2046 22,241,327 1,568,151
2045 21,911,584 1,581,115
2044 21,583,213 1,593,878
2043 21,246,672 1,606,930
2042 20,909,610 1,619,941
2041 20,571,500 1,632,704
2040 20,229,061 1,645,446
2039 19,889,710 1,658,034
2038 19,552,134 1,670,347
2037 19,214,553 1,682,850
2036 18,874,400 1,695,204
2035 18,536,891 1,707,302
2034 18,203,307 1,719,193
2033 17,864,588 1,730,723
2032 17,522,696 1,742,288
2031 17,180,034 1,753,729
2030 16,833,632 1,765,162
2029 16,491,163 1,775,815
2028 16,145,186 1,786,051
2027 15,798,054 1,795,945
2026 15,452,864 1,805,954
2025 15,105,390 1,815,368
2024 14,754,785 1,824,359
2023 14,405,468 1,827,816
2022 14,055,137 1,831,712
2021 13,710,513 1,837,114
2020 13,371,183 1,856,124
2019 13,034,346 1,876,262
2018 12,704,774 1,889,051
2017 12,385,659 1,898,657
2016 12,073,030 1,906,313
2015 11,767,070 1,912,430
2014 11,472,924 1,917,557
2013 11,191,873 1,922,716
2012 10,921,581 1,929,821
2011 10,656,810 1,937,398
2010 10,396,086 1,946,298
2009 10,143,534 1,958,782
2008 9,898,870 1,971,493
2007 9,662,281 1,982,933
2006 9,441,171 1,994,287
2005 9,245,844 2,005,330
2004 9,062,726 2,016,186
2003 8,870,781 2,022,725
2002 8,674,066 2,020,157
2001 8,539,960 2,034,882
2000 8,428,832 2,026,350
1999 8,265,123 2,017,142
1998 8,081,990 2,007,523
1997 7,931,370 1,996,869
1996 7,770,035 2,012,553
1995 7,553,249 1,998,534
1994 7,345,107 1,992,666
1993 7,128,177 2,006,854
1992 6,914,366 2,032,523
1991 6,697,166 2,055,994
1990 6,434,374 2,063,689
1989 6,215,811 2,055,649
1988 6,056,574 2,045,737
1987 5,900,198 2,035,157
1986 5,750,668 2,024,732
1985 5,610,373 2,014,331
1984 5,480,096 2,003,399
1983 5,359,814 1,991,901
1982 5,247,672 1,978,956
1981 5,143,288 1,959,065
1980 5,047,419 1,933,038
1979 4,959,283 1,906,523
1978 4,877,854 1,879,847
1977 4,801,128 1,853,138
1976 4,727,022 1,825,830
1975 4,653,876 1,797,972
1974 4,580,510 1,770,545
1973 4,506,324 1,743,816
1972 4,431,292 1,717,395
1971 4,355,200 1,691,216
1970 4,277,535 1,664,208
1969 4,198,300 1,636,345
1968 4,118,550 1,608,930
1967 4,040,153 1,582,492
1966 3,964,155 1,557,349
1965 3,890,716 1,533,466
1964 3,819,722 1,510,900
1963 3,750,954 1,488,737
1962 3,684,273 1,471,745
1961 3,619,551 1,455,171
1960 3,556,749 1,435,059

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea North Macedonia
2100 0.09% -1.24%
2099 0.1% -1.23%
2098 0.12% -1.22%
2097 0.13% -1.21%
2096 0.13% -1.18%
2095 0.16% -1.19%
2094 0.18% -1.2%
2093 0.21% -1.19%
2092 0.2% -1.18%
2091 0.23% -1.16%
2090 0.26% -1.17%
2089 0.28% -1.15%
2088 0.29% -1.15%
2087 0.33% -1.17%
2086 0.37% -1.15%
2085 0.38% -1.16%
2084 0.41% -1.15%
2083 0.42% -1.15%
2082 0.47% -1.14%
2081 0.46% -1.12%
2080 0.5% -1.12%
2079 0.51% -1.14%
2078 0.53% -1.15%
2077 0.56% -1.16%
2076 0.6% -1.14%
2075 0.61% -1.15%
2074 0.63% -1.15%
2073 0.66% -1.13%
2072 0.7% -1.12%
2071 0.71% -1.16%
2070 0.75% -1.16%
2069 0.78% -1.15%
2068 0.81% -1.13%
2067 0.84% -1.1%
2066 0.86% -1.11%
2065 0.89% -1.08%
2064 0.93% -1.1%
2063 0.96% -1.09%
2062 0.98% -1.08%
2061 1% -1.05%
2060 1.05% -1.01%
2059 1.1% -1%
2058 1.11% -1%
2057 1.15% -1.01%
2056 1.19% -0.99%
2055 1.21% -0.98%
2054 1.27% -0.96%
2053 1.29% -0.91%
2052 1.32% -0.91%
2051 1.35% -0.86%
2050 1.36% -0.85%
2049 1.39% -0.83%
2048 1.43% -0.82%
2047 1.47% -0.83%
2046 1.5% -0.82%
2045 1.52% -0.8%
2044 1.58% -0.81%
2043 1.61% -0.8%
2042 1.64% -0.78%
2041 1.69% -0.77%
2040 1.71% -0.76%
2039 1.73% -0.74%
2038 1.76% -0.74%
2037 1.8% -0.73%
2036 1.82% -0.71%
2035 1.83% -0.69%
2034 1.9% -0.67%
2033 1.95% -0.66%
2032 1.99% -0.65%
2031 2.06% -0.65%
2030 2.08% -0.6%
2029 2.14% -0.57%
2028 2.2% -0.55%
2027 2.23% -0.55%
2026 2.3% -0.52%
2025 2.38% -0.49%
2024 2.42% -0.19%
2023 2.49% -0.21%
2022 2.51% -0.29%
2021 2.54% -1.02%
2020 2.58% -1.07%
2019 2.59% -0.68%
2018 2.58% -0.51%
2017 2.59% -0.4%
2016 2.6% -0.32%
2015 2.56% -0.27%
2014 2.51% -0.27%
2013 2.47% -0.37%
2012 2.48% -0.39%
2011 2.51% -0.46%
2010 2.49% -0.64%
2009 2.47% -0.64%
2008 2.45% -0.58%
2007 2.34% -0.57%
2006 2.11% -0.55%
2005 2.02% -0.54%
2004 2.16% -0.32%
2003 2.27% 0.13%
2002 1.57% -0.72%
2001 1.32% 0.42%
2000 1.98% 0.46%
1999 2.27% 0.48%
1998 1.9% 0.53%
1997 2.08% -0.78%
1996 2.87% 0.7%
1995 2.83% 0.29%
1994 3.04% -0.71%
1993 3.09% -1.26%
1992 3.24% -1.14%
1991 4.08% -0.37%
1990 3.52% 0.39%
1989 2.63% 0.48%
1988 2.65% 0.52%
1987 2.6% 0.51%
1986 2.5% 0.52%
1985 2.38% 0.55%
1984 2.24% 0.58%
1983 2.14% 0.65%
1982 2.03% 1.02%
1981 1.9% 1.35%
1980 1.78% 1.39%
1979 1.67% 1.42%
1978 1.6% 1.44%
1977 1.57% 1.5%
1976 1.57% 1.55%
1975 1.6% 1.55%
1974 1.65% 1.53%
1973 1.69% 1.54%
1972 1.75% 1.55%
1971 1.82% 1.62%
1970 1.89% 1.7%
1969 1.94% 1.7%
1968 1.94% 1.67%
1967 1.92% 1.61%
1966 1.89% 1.56%
1965 1.86% 1.49%
1964 1.83% 1.49%
1963 1.81% 1.15%
1962 1.79% 1.14%
1961 1.77% 1.4%

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Guinea North Macedonia
Current population
15546235
1805954
Population rank 75/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.02%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
2.53 hours
One birth every
1.08 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
4 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +957 -9
Annual growth/decline +349,317 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 176/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -16,282 -5,645
Net migration rank 147/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - -5,645
2024 - -12,024 - -5,728
2023 356,147 -3,997 -3,290 -5,597
2022 352,517 -3,997 -4,397 -5,296
2021 345,121 -4,373 -9,737 -5,483
2020 342,289 -4,365 -5,939 -23,458
2019 338,984 -3,240 -375 -24,204
2018 332,585 -9,187 1,512 -24,878
2017 328,542 -13,718 1,329 -24,227
2016 324,608 -14,189 2,374 -24,144
2015 316,604 -15,117 2,294 -23,010
2014 309,539 -22,741 3,644 -22,132
2013 304,430 -29,136 3,653 -20,297
2012 298,094 -32,808 3,087 -19,083
2011 293,318 -29,069 3,100 -17,871
2010 288,512 -31,327 4,866 -16,668
2009 281,920 -34,007 4,309 -15,455
2008 274,327 -32,925 3,746 -17,645
2007 266,070 -34,311 2,974 -15,705
2006 258,518 -48,078 3,988 -9,632
2005 251,209 -71,015 4,011 -2,244
2004 242,075 -56,036 5,444 -2,640
2003 234,774 -36,934 8,900 -2,880
2002 229,022 -33,450 9,697 -2,858
2001 227,642 -155,020 10,174 -922
2000 227,081 -77,450 12,159 -2,824
1999 223,968 -46,183 10,489 -1,261
1998 219,385 -30,903 12,446 -589
1997 220,373 -107,614 12,979 -477
1996 214,896 -4,973 14,806 -397
1995 205,644 18,021 17,239 -3,603
1994 201,439 -8,826 19,103 -21,006
1993 195,612 45,616 20,797 -47,273
1992 189,682 -3,285 21,659 -46,509
1991 181,299 66,718 23,387 -45,484
1990 169,926 107,641 22,868 -16,174
1989 164,707 -5,150 22,912 -13,528
1988 159,566 -637 24,064 -13,621
1987 154,178 -350 24,359 -13,635
1986 148,137 -2,900 23,720 -13,589
1985 142,313 -6,965 24,167 -13,492
1984 136,640 -11,439 24,436 -13,251
1983 130,629 -15,265 24,690 -12,884
1982 126,831 -17,920 25,810 -11,716
1981 121,223 -21,367 25,689 0
1980 117,186 -25,287 26,547 -189
1979 113,141 -28,770 27,096 -426
1978 109,415 -30,933 27,150 -462
1977 105,990 -31,004 27,410 -683
1976 102,449 -29,220 28,799 -911
1975 99,267 -26,221 28,983 -1,147
1974 96,315 -22,637 28,400 -1,376
1973 93,764 -19,065 28,032 -1,600
1972 91,147 -15,782 28,236 -1,834
1971 88,358 -11,543 28,010 -2,064
1970 85,418 -6,906 28,022 60
1969 82,799 -2,844 27,464 181
1968 79,892 -345 28,378 -1,201
1967 77,251 0 28,401 -2,696
1966 74,748 0 28,766 -4,176
1965 72,134 0 28,564 -5,385
1964 69,848 0 27,889 -5,938
1963 67,690 0 28,124 -5,759
1962 65,672 0 25,317 -13,702
1961 63,766 0 27,846 -6,309
1960 61,848 0 28,816 -10,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/north-macedonia | 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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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