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Population in Guinea compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 1.41 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea Papua New Guinea
2100 32,376,229 18,802,138
2099 32,347,865 18,790,040
2098 32,314,004 18,776,265
2097 32,276,347 18,758,897
2096 32,235,495 18,737,707
2095 32,192,977 18,714,219
2094 32,140,512 18,687,257
2093 32,082,262 18,658,233
2092 32,016,043 18,625,772
2091 31,950,972 18,590,001
2090 31,877,383 18,549,501
2089 31,796,200 18,510,463
2088 31,706,914 18,468,827
2087 31,616,297 18,424,378
2086 31,513,784 18,376,043
2085 31,397,618 18,325,641
2084 31,278,121 18,274,394
2083 31,149,657 18,218,709
2082 31,018,417 18,163,177
2081 30,874,294 18,104,285
2080 30,732,838 18,039,008
2079 30,578,815 17,975,778
2078 30,422,788 17,908,670
2077 30,262,797 17,840,781
2076 30,093,594 17,771,791
2075 29,912,683 17,699,428
2074 29,730,771 17,625,044
2073 29,543,355 17,548,128
2072 29,350,201 17,466,649
2071 29,147,256 17,381,598
2070 28,940,409 17,295,105
2069 28,724,140 17,205,503
2068 28,502,451 17,112,154
2067 28,273,692 17,015,090
2066 28,038,741 16,915,436
2065 27,799,894 16,812,946
2064 27,554,829 16,708,669
2063 27,300,055 16,604,296
2062 27,040,837 16,497,292
2061 26,777,235 16,386,905
2060 26,512,111 16,270,535
2059 26,236,871 16,152,614
2058 25,952,601 16,032,684
2057 25,667,399 15,909,649
2056 25,375,302 15,784,519
2055 25,076,744 15,656,542
2054 24,776,691 15,523,143
2053 24,464,996 15,389,244
2052 24,154,455 15,250,715
2051 23,840,942 15,110,389
2050 23,524,366 14,968,530
2049 23,209,588 14,821,865
2048 22,891,820 14,673,459
2047 22,568,175 14,522,926
2046 22,241,327 14,370,120
2045 21,911,584 14,213,585
2044 21,583,213 14,056,036
2043 21,246,672 13,897,765
2042 20,909,610 13,738,690
2041 20,571,500 13,577,382
2040 20,229,061 13,413,396
2039 19,889,710 13,247,486
2038 19,552,134 13,079,352
2037 19,214,553 12,909,735
2036 18,874,400 12,738,223
2035 18,536,891 12,566,543
2034 18,203,307 12,392,476
2033 17,864,588 12,218,246
2032 17,522,696 12,042,345
2031 17,180,034 11,865,316
2030 16,833,632 11,685,599
2029 16,491,163 11,504,890
2028 16,145,186 11,322,573
2027 15,798,054 11,138,409
2026 15,452,864 10,952,454
2025 15,105,390 10,765,048
2024 14,754,785 10,576,502
2023 14,405,468 10,389,635
2022 14,055,137 10,203,169
2021 13,710,513 10,012,896
2020 13,371,183 9,815,746
2019 13,034,346 9,609,010
2018 12,704,774 9,394,513
2017 12,385,659 9,178,714
2016 12,073,030 8,961,718
2015 11,767,070 8,743,246
2014 11,472,924 8,523,441
2013 11,191,873 8,302,698
2012 10,921,581 8,081,390
2011 10,656,810 7,859,346
2010 10,396,086 7,633,523
2009 10,143,534 7,406,438
2008 9,898,870 7,183,002
2007 9,662,281 6,963,345
2006 9,441,171 6,747,720
2005 9,245,844 6,535,905
2004 9,062,726 6,328,041
2003 8,870,781 6,123,997
2002 8,674,066 5,924,003
2001 8,539,960 5,728,435
2000 8,428,832 5,537,064
1999 8,265,123 5,349,333
1998 8,081,990 5,166,390
1997 7,931,370 4,987,883
1996 7,770,035 4,813,361
1995 7,553,249 4,644,278
1994 7,345,107 4,480,208
1993 7,128,177 4,320,872
1992 6,914,366 4,166,699
1991 6,697,166 4,021,837
1990 6,434,374 3,896,481
1989 6,215,811 3,796,078
1988 6,056,574 3,711,880
1987 5,900,198 3,632,543
1986 5,750,668 3,554,793
1985 5,610,373 3,478,936
1984 5,480,096 3,405,198
1983 5,359,814 3,333,633
1982 5,247,672 3,264,291
1981 5,143,288 3,197,019
1980 5,047,419 3,131,512
1979 4,959,283 3,067,341
1978 4,877,854 3,003,714
1977 4,801,128 2,940,327
1976 4,727,022 2,877,327
1975 4,653,876 2,814,820
1974 4,580,510 2,752,671
1973 4,506,324 2,690,629
1972 4,431,292 2,628,432
1971 4,355,200 2,566,421
1970 4,277,535 2,505,628
1969 4,198,300 2,446,927
1968 4,118,550 2,390,803
1967 4,040,153 2,337,532
1966 3,964,155 2,285,774
1965 3,890,716 2,235,820
1964 3,819,722 2,188,325
1963 3,750,954 2,141,376
1962 3,684,273 2,093,919
1961 3,619,551 2,046,127
1960 3,556,749 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea Papua New Guinea
2100 0.09% 0.06%
2099 0.1% 0.07%
2098 0.12% 0.09%
2097 0.13% 0.11%
2096 0.13% 0.13%
2095 0.16% 0.14%
2094 0.18% 0.16%
2093 0.21% 0.17%
2092 0.2% 0.19%
2091 0.23% 0.22%
2090 0.26% 0.21%
2089 0.28% 0.23%
2088 0.29% 0.24%
2087 0.33% 0.26%
2086 0.37% 0.28%
2085 0.38% 0.28%
2084 0.41% 0.31%
2083 0.42% 0.31%
2082 0.47% 0.33%
2081 0.46% 0.36%
2080 0.5% 0.35%
2079 0.51% 0.37%
2078 0.53% 0.38%
2077 0.56% 0.39%
2076 0.6% 0.41%
2075 0.61% 0.42%
2074 0.63% 0.44%
2073 0.66% 0.47%
2072 0.7% 0.49%
2071 0.71% 0.5%
2070 0.75% 0.52%
2069 0.78% 0.55%
2068 0.81% 0.57%
2067 0.84% 0.59%
2066 0.86% 0.61%
2065 0.89% 0.62%
2064 0.93% 0.63%
2063 0.96% 0.65%
2062 0.98% 0.67%
2061 1% 0.72%
2060 1.05% 0.73%
2059 1.1% 0.75%
2058 1.11% 0.77%
2057 1.15% 0.79%
2056 1.19% 0.82%
2055 1.21% 0.86%
2054 1.27% 0.87%
2053 1.29% 0.91%
2052 1.32% 0.93%
2051 1.35% 0.95%
2050 1.36% 0.99%
2049 1.39% 1.01%
2048 1.43% 1.04%
2047 1.47% 1.06%
2046 1.5% 1.1%
2045 1.52% 1.12%
2044 1.58% 1.14%
2043 1.61% 1.16%
2042 1.64% 1.19%
2041 1.69% 1.22%
2040 1.71% 1.25%
2039 1.73% 1.29%
2038 1.76% 1.31%
2037 1.8% 1.35%
2036 1.82% 1.37%
2035 1.83% 1.4%
2034 1.9% 1.43%
2033 1.95% 1.46%
2032 1.99% 1.49%
2031 2.06% 1.54%
2030 2.08% 1.57%
2029 2.14% 1.61%
2028 2.2% 1.65%
2027 2.23% 1.7%
2026 2.3% 1.74%
2025 2.38% 1.78%
2024 2.42% 1.8%
2023 2.49% 1.83%
2022 2.51% 1.9%
2021 2.54% 2.01%
2020 2.58% 2.15%
2019 2.59% 2.28%
2018 2.58% 2.35%
2017 2.59% 2.42%
2016 2.6% 2.5%
2015 2.56% 2.58%
2014 2.51% 2.66%
2013 2.47% 2.74%
2012 2.48% 2.83%
2011 2.51% 2.96%
2010 2.49% 3.07%
2009 2.47% 3.11%
2008 2.45% 3.15%
2007 2.34% 3.2%
2006 2.11% 3.24%
2005 2.02% 3.28%
2004 2.16% 3.33%
2003 2.27% 3.38%
2002 1.57% 3.41%
2001 1.32% 3.46%
2000 1.98% 3.51%
1999 2.27% 3.54%
1998 1.9% 3.58%
1997 2.08% 3.63%
1996 2.87% 3.64%
1995 2.83% 3.66%
1994 3.04% 3.69%
1993 3.09% 3.7%
1992 3.24% 3.6%
1991 4.08% 3.22%
1990 3.52% 2.64%
1989 2.63% 2.27%
1988 2.65% 2.18%
1987 2.6% 2.19%
1986 2.5% 2.18%
1985 2.38% 2.17%
1984 2.24% 2.15%
1983 2.14% 2.12%
1982 2.03% 2.1%
1981 1.9% 2.09%
1980 1.78% 2.09%
1979 1.67% 2.12%
1978 1.6% 2.16%
1977 1.57% 2.19%
1976 1.57% 2.22%
1975 1.6% 2.26%
1974 1.65% 2.31%
1973 1.69% 2.37%
1972 1.75% 2.42%
1971 1.82% 2.43%
1970 1.89% 2.4%
1969 1.94% 2.35%
1968 1.94% 2.28%
1967 1.92% 2.26%
1966 1.89% 2.23%
1965 1.86% 2.17%
1964 1.83% 2.19%
1963 1.81% 2.27%
1962 1.79% 2.34%
1961 1.77% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Guinea Papua New Guinea
Current population
15546235
11002753
Population rank 75/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.13%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
1.08 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
4 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +957 +512
Annual growth/decline +349,317 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 59/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -16,282 -284
Net migration rank 147/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - -284
2024 - -12,024 - -707
2023 356,147 -3,997 187,637 -787
2022 352,517 -3,997 186,861 -787
2021 345,121 -4,373 183,766 10,703
2020 342,289 -4,365 189,130 10,703
2019 338,984 -3,240 190,662 22,978
2018 332,585 -9,187 190,662 24,684
2017 328,542 -13,718 189,715 26,513
2016 324,608 -14,189 189,281 28,473
2015 316,604 -15,117 188,600 30,580
2014 309,539 -22,741 187,592 32,840
2013 304,430 -29,136 185,790 35,280
2012 298,094 -32,808 183,658 37,893
2011 293,318 -29,069 181,842 40,690
2010 288,512 -31,327 178,998 50,106
2009 281,920 -34,007 175,421 49,647
2008 274,327 -32,925 172,823 48,985
2007 266,070 -34,311 169,306 48,203
2006 258,518 -48,078 166,540 47,191
2005 251,209 -71,015 163,888 46,014
2004 242,075 -56,036 161,023 44,811
2003 234,774 -36,934 158,611 43,639
2002 229,022 -33,450 155,091 42,657
2001 227,642 -155,020 151,431 41,962
2000 227,081 -77,450 147,496 41,855
1999 223,968 -46,183 143,592 42,519
1998 219,385 -30,903 136,677 43,091
1997 220,373 -107,614 134,458 42,787
1996 214,896 -4,973 129,802 41,994
1995 205,644 18,021 125,410 40,962
1994 201,439 -8,826 122,113 39,669
1993 195,612 45,616 118,668 38,220
1992 189,682 -3,285 114,818 36,622
1991 181,299 66,718 111,453 26,830
1990 169,926 107,641 110,033 2,398
1989 164,707 -5,150 108,199 -19,824
1988 159,566 -637 106,256 -26,232
1987 154,178 -350 104,367 -25,720
1986 148,137 -2,900 102,346 -25,495
1985 142,313 -6,965 100,333 -25,470
1984 136,640 -11,439 98,103 -25,487
1983 130,629 -15,265 95,982 -25,465
1982 126,831 -17,920 93,522 -25,355
1981 121,223 -21,367 91,767 -25,383
1980 117,186 -25,287 90,266 -25,638
1979 113,141 -28,770 89,330 -25,618
1978 109,415 -30,933 88,747 -25,208
1977 105,990 -31,004 87,954 -24,722
1976 102,449 -29,220 86,965 -24,198
1975 99,267 -26,221 85,809 -23,562
1974 96,315 -22,637 84,829 -22,771
1973 93,764 -19,065 83,821 -21,803
1972 91,147 -15,782 82,672 -20,303
1971 88,358 -11,543 80,599 -18,945
1970 85,418 -6,906 78,712 -18,773
1969 82,799 -2,844 76,454 -18,994
1968 79,892 -345 73,983 -19,188
1967 77,251 0 71,519 -19,767
1966 74,748 0 69,206 -17,454
1965 72,134 0 66,693 -18,532
1964 69,848 0 64,558 -17,730
1963 67,690 0 62,260 -15,189
1962 65,672 0 59,974 -12,141
1961 63,766 0 58,151 -10,409
1960 61,848 0 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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