The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,445,735 people compared to 125,600 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Guinea's population is 123 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.4M (63.6% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 84.6K to 126K (48.5% growth).
- Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32M people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Guinea vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
15445735
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125600
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| Population rank | 75/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.19% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
1.5 minutes
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
1.08 minutes
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
4 minutes
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
43.7 minutes
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -12,024 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +957 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +349,317 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.42% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 32/197 | 81/197 |
Guinea and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,556,749 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,619,551 | 42,889 | 1.77% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 3,684,273 | 44,042 | 1.79% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 3,750,954 | 45,176 | 1.81% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 3,819,722 | 46,322 | 1.83% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 3,890,716 | 47,500 | 1.86% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 3,964,155 | 48,699 | 1.89% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 4,040,153 | 49,911 | 1.92% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 4,118,550 | 51,134 | 1.94% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 4,198,300 | 52,365 | 1.94% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 4,277,535 | 53,600 | 1.89% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 4,355,200 | 54,695 | 1.82% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 4,431,292 | 56,029 | 1.75% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 4,506,324 | 56,892 | 1.69% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 4,580,510 | 57,937 | 1.65% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 4,653,876 | 59,292 | 1.6% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 4,727,022 | 60,504 | 1.57% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 4,801,128 | 61,786 | 1.57% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 4,877,854 | 62,150 | 1.6% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 4,959,283 | 62,686 | 1.67% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 5,047,419 | 63,261 | 1.78% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 5,143,288 | 64,035 | 1.9% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 5,247,672 | 64,413 | 2.03% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 5,359,814 | 64,335 | 2.14% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 5,480,096 | 64,717 | 2.24% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 5,610,373 | 65,244 | 2.38% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 5,750,668 | 65,652 | 2.5% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 5,900,198 | 68,499 | 2.6% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 6,056,574 | 68,755 | 2.65% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 6,215,811 | 69,167 | 2.63% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 6,434,374 | 69,507 | 3.52% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 6,697,166 | 70,439 | 4.08% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 6,914,366 | 70,763 | 3.24% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 7,128,177 | 72,253 | 3.09% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 7,345,107 | 74,205 | 3.04% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 7,553,249 | 75,304 | 2.83% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 7,770,035 | 76,417 | 2.87% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 7,931,370 | 77,319 | 2.08% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 8,081,990 | 78,846 | 1.9% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 8,265,123 | 80,410 | 2.27% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 8,428,832 | 81,131 | 1.98% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 8,539,960 | 81,202 | 1.32% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 8,674,066 | 83,723 | 1.57% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 8,870,781 | 82,781 | 2.27% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 9,062,726 | 82,475 | 2.16% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 9,245,844 | 82,858 | 2.02% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 9,441,171 | 84,600 | 2.11% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 9,662,281 | 85,033 | 2.34% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 9,898,870 | 86,956 | 2.45% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 10,143,534 | 87,298 | 2.47% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 10,396,086 | 89,770 | 2.49% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 10,656,810 | 87,441 | 2.51% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 10,921,581 | 88,303 | 2.48% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 11,191,873 | 89,949 | 2.47% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 11,472,924 | 91,359 | 2.51% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 11,767,070 | 93,419 | 2.56% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 12,073,030 | 94,677 | 2.6% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 12,385,659 | 95,843 | 2.59% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 12,704,774 | 96,762 | 2.58% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 13,034,346 | 97,625 | 2.59% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 13,371,183 | 98,462 | 2.58% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 13,710,513 | 99,258 | 2.54% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 14,055,137 | 119,878 | 2.51% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 14,405,468 | 119,773 | 2.49% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 14,754,785 | 121,354 | 2.42% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 15,099,737 | 123,549 | 2.34% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 15,441,997 | 125,581 | 2.27% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 15,784,102 | 127,380 | 2.22% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 16,126,582 | 128,883 | 2.17% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 16,466,764 | 130,011 | 2.11% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 16,807,153 | 130,635 | 2.07% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 17,147,643 | 130,989 | 2.03% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 17,485,900 | 131,305 | 1.97% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 17,822,213 | 131,578 | 1.92% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 18,154,418 | 131,816 | 1.86% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 18,486,025 | 132,027 | 1.83% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 18,820,871 | 132,202 | 1.81% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 19,155,764 | 132,348 | 1.78% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 19,489,372 | 132,467 | 1.74% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 19,823,866 | 132,552 | 1.72% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 20,160,751 | 132,631 | 1.7% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 20,497,039 | 132,681 | 1.67% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 20,830,660 | 132,700 | 1.63% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 21,163,506 | 132,698 | 1.6% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 21,492,058 | 132,665 | 1.55% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 21,817,254 | 132,613 | 1.51% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 22,141,694 | 132,531 | 1.49% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 22,463,122 | 132,415 | 1.45% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 22,780,061 | 132,264 | 1.41% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 23,092,618 | 132,085 | 1.37% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 23,404,600 | 131,885 | 1.35% | -0.15% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,372,705 (a 27.9% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 30,923 (a 32.7% growth).
Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Conakry | 1.67M |
| Mamou | 376K |
| Nzerekore | 280K |
| Gueckedou | 222K |
| Kankan | 191K |
| Boffa | 27K |
| Forecariah | 23K |
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Guinea and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 61.2 years | 73.3 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 19.2 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.22 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 155.5 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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