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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 15,099,727 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,624,314 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 1.32 times bigger than Guinea's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.53% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.6M (65.5% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Guinea vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea Somalia
2100 32,364,089 68,341,587
2099 32,335,737 67,997,987
2098 32,301,888 67,660,056
2097 32,264,245 67,320,374
2096 32,223,409 66,931,214
2095 32,180,906 66,544,181
2094 32,128,461 66,138,594
2093 32,070,233 65,719,626
2092 32,004,039 65,283,569
2091 31,938,993 64,812,444
2090 31,865,431 64,322,633
2089 31,784,278 63,882,977
2088 31,695,025 63,424,502
2087 31,604,442 62,947,792
2086 31,501,968 62,408,129
2085 31,385,846 61,835,054
2084 31,266,394 61,280,718
2083 31,137,977 60,723,949
2082 31,006,787 60,150,487
2081 30,862,718 59,639,547
2080 30,721,315 59,064,099
2079 30,567,350 58,441,001
2078 30,411,381 57,816,490
2077 30,251,450 57,176,183
2076 30,082,310 56,567,204
2075 29,901,467 55,970,712
2074 29,719,623 55,295,699
2073 29,532,278 54,617,874
2072 29,339,197 53,944,923
2071 29,136,328 53,250,824
2070 28,929,558 52,540,460
2069 28,713,370 51,845,897
2068 28,491,765 51,165,760
2067 28,263,091 50,461,574
2066 28,028,228 49,748,163
2065 27,789,471 48,994,126
2064 27,544,497 48,235,809
2063 27,289,819 47,492,758
2062 27,030,698 46,756,776
2061 26,767,195 46,008,848
2060 26,502,170 45,192,338
2059 26,227,034 44,370,279
2058 25,942,870 43,631,825
2057 25,657,776 42,870,700
2056 25,365,788 42,095,303
2055 25,067,342 41,292,441
2054 24,767,401 40,487,904
2053 24,455,823 39,720,236
2052 24,145,399 38,967,888
2051 23,832,003 38,205,058
2050 23,515,546 37,448,393
2049 23,200,886 36,717,019
2048 22,883,237 35,962,583
2047 22,559,713 35,196,924
2046 22,232,988 34,440,935
2045 21,903,369 33,696,593
2044 21,575,120 32,957,131
2043 21,238,706 32,227,622
2042 20,901,770 31,517,627
2041 20,563,787 30,775,671
2040 20,221,476 30,013,616
2039 19,882,253 29,294,623
2038 19,544,803 28,565,580
2037 19,207,349 27,821,304
2036 18,867,323 27,097,563
2035 18,529,941 26,368,985
2034 18,196,482 25,671,628
2033 17,857,890 25,002,924
2032 17,516,126 24,323,435
2031 17,173,592 23,642,617
2030 16,827,321 22,951,436
2029 16,484,980 22,285,719
2028 16,139,132 21,638,095
2027 15,792,131 20,978,784
2026 15,447,070 20,310,008
2025 15,099,727 19,654,739
2024 14,754,785 19,009,151
2023 14,405,468 18,358,615
2022 14,055,137 17,801,897
2021 13,710,513 17,271,431
2020 13,371,183 16,651,191
2019 13,034,346 16,030,971
2018 12,704,774 15,452,487
2017 12,385,659 14,916,629
2016 12,073,030 14,348,740
2015 11,767,070 13,806,963
2014 11,472,924 13,339,491
2013 11,191,873 12,869,594
2012 10,921,581 12,461,160
2011 10,656,810 12,348,830
2010 10,396,086 12,261,756
2009 10,143,534 11,961,201
2008 9,898,870 11,663,084
2007 9,662,281 11,322,582
2006 9,441,171 10,975,502
2005 9,245,844 10,644,228
2004 9,062,726 10,280,998
2003 8,870,781 9,909,157
2002 8,674,066 9,550,063
2001 8,539,960 9,198,493
2000 8,428,832 8,838,713
1999 8,265,123 8,492,059
1998 8,081,990 8,155,417
1997 7,931,370 7,824,525
1996 7,770,035 7,554,474
1995 7,553,249 7,285,007
1994 7,345,107 7,026,797
1993 7,128,177 6,681,399
1992 6,914,366 6,495,107
1991 6,697,166 6,813,760
1990 6,434,374 7,082,811
1989 6,215,811 7,114,817
1988 6,056,574 7,235,360
1987 5,900,198 7,228,302
1986 5,750,668 6,974,788
1985 5,610,373 6,693,289
1984 5,480,096 6,428,389
1983 5,359,814 6,198,430
1982 5,247,672 6,003,840
1981 5,143,288 5,982,849
1980 5,047,419 5,936,154
1979 4,959,283 5,449,117
1978 4,877,854 4,814,892
1977 4,801,128 4,484,050
1976 4,727,022 4,365,812
1975 4,653,876 4,257,535
1974 4,580,510 4,151,842
1973 4,506,324 4,045,592
1972 4,431,292 3,939,436
1971 4,355,200 3,837,691
1970 4,277,535 3,738,448
1969 4,198,300 3,641,015
1968 4,118,550 3,546,590
1967 4,040,153 3,454,537
1966 3,964,155 3,365,106
1965 3,890,716 3,277,874
1964 3,819,722 3,192,796
1963 3,750,954 3,110,361
1962 3,684,273 3,030,091
1961 3,619,551 2,952,054
1960 3,556,749 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,551,284 people (a 29.4% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea's population will grow by 50.5% to 23,515,546 people with a rank change from 75th to 70th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people compared to the peak of 68.3M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea Somalia
2100 0.09% 0.51%
2099 0.1% 0.5%
2098 0.12% 0.5%
2097 0.13% 0.58%
2096 0.13% 0.58%
2095 0.16% 0.61%
2094 0.18% 0.64%
2093 0.21% 0.67%
2092 0.2% 0.73%
2091 0.23% 0.76%
2090 0.26% 0.69%
2089 0.28% 0.72%
2088 0.29% 0.76%
2087 0.33% 0.86%
2086 0.37% 0.93%
2085 0.38% 0.9%
2084 0.41% 0.92%
2083 0.42% 0.95%
2082 0.47% 0.86%
2081 0.46% 0.97%
2080 0.5% 1.07%
2079 0.51% 1.08%
2078 0.53% 1.12%
2077 0.56% 1.08%
2076 0.6% 1.07%
2075 0.61% 1.22%
2074 0.63% 1.24%
2073 0.66% 1.25%
2072 0.7% 1.3%
2071 0.71% 1.35%
2070 0.75% 1.34%
2069 0.78% 1.33%
2068 0.81% 1.4%
2067 0.84% 1.43%
2066 0.86% 1.54%
2065 0.89% 1.57%
2064 0.93% 1.56%
2063 0.96% 1.57%
2062 0.98% 1.63%
2061 1% 1.81%
2060 1.05% 1.85%
2059 1.1% 1.69%
2058 1.11% 1.78%
2057 1.15% 1.84%
2056 1.19% 1.94%
2055 1.21% 1.99%
2054 1.27% 1.93%
2053 1.29% 1.93%
2052 1.32% 2%
2051 1.35% 2.02%
2050 1.36% 1.99%
2049 1.39% 2.1%
2048 1.43% 2.18%
2047 1.47% 2.2%
2046 1.5% 2.21%
2045 1.52% 2.24%
2044 1.58% 2.26%
2043 1.61% 2.25%
2042 1.64% 2.41%
2041 1.69% 2.54%
2040 1.71% 2.45%
2039 1.73% 2.55%
2038 1.76% 2.68%
2037 1.8% 2.67%
2036 1.82% 2.76%
2035 1.83% 2.72%
2034 1.9% 2.67%
2033 1.95% 2.79%
2032 1.99% 2.88%
2031 2.06% 3.01%
2030 2.08% 2.99%
2029 2.14% 2.99%
2028 2.2% 3.14%
2027 2.23% 3.29%
2026 2.3% 3.33%
2025 2.34% 3.4%
2024 2.42% 3.54%
2023 2.49% 3.13%
2022 2.51% 3.07%
2021 2.54% 3.72%
2020 2.58% 3.87%
2019 2.59% 3.74%
2018 2.58% 3.59%
2017 2.59% 3.96%
2016 2.6% 3.92%
2015 2.56% 3.5%
2014 2.51% 3.65%
2013 2.47% 3.28%
2012 2.48% 0.91%
2011 2.51% 0.71%
2010 2.49% 2.51%
2009 2.47% 2.56%
2008 2.45% 3.01%
2007 2.34% 3.16%
2006 2.11% 3.11%
2005 2.02% 3.53%
2004 2.16% 3.75%
2003 2.27% 3.76%
2002 1.57% 3.82%
2001 1.32% 4.07%
2000 1.98% 4.08%
1999 2.27% 4.13%
1998 1.9% 4.23%
1997 2.08% 3.57%
1996 2.87% 3.7%
1995 2.83% 3.67%
1994 3.04% 5.17%
1993 3.09% 2.87%
1992 3.24% -4.68%
1991 4.08% -3.8%
1990 3.52% -0.45%
1989 2.63% -1.67%
1988 2.65% 0.1%
1987 2.6% 3.63%
1986 2.5% 4.21%
1985 2.38% 4.12%
1984 2.24% 3.71%
1983 2.14% 3.24%
1982 2.03% 0.35%
1981 1.9% 0.79%
1980 1.78% 8.94%
1979 1.67% 13.2%
1978 1.6% 7.38%
1977 1.57% 2.71%
1976 1.57% 2.54%
1975 1.6% 2.55%
1974 1.65% 2.63%
1973 1.69% 2.69%
1972 1.75% 2.65%
1971 1.82% 2.65%
1970 1.89% 2.68%
1969 1.94% 2.66%
1968 1.94% 2.66%
1967 1.92% 2.66%
1966 1.89% 2.66%
1965 1.86% 2.66%
1964 1.83% 2.65%
1963 1.81% 2.65%
1962 1.79% 2.64%
1961 1.77% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/somalia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea grew by 2.34%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Guinea Somalia
Current population
15624314
20653532
Population rank 75/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.25%
One net population change
1.53 minutes
49 seconds
One birth every
1.07 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
3.95 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline +945 +1,769
Annual growth/decline +344,942 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate +2.34% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 34/197 8/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -16,282 +12,077
Net migration rank 147/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - 12,077
2024 358,497 -12,024 619,793 26,859
2023 356,147 -3,997 608,203 46,217
2022 352,517 -3,997 551,450 -92,434
2021 345,121 -4,373 566,399 35,506
2020 342,289 -4,365 561,311 77,259
2019 338,984 -3,240 548,756 53,124
2018 332,585 -9,187 514,244 40,844
2017 328,542 -13,718 478,556 38,067
2016 324,608 -14,189 495,132 124,017
2015 316,604 -15,117 481,573 -17,178
2014 309,539 -22,741 464,481 6,065
2013 304,430 -29,136 448,518 20,723
2012 298,094 -32,808 399,468 -51,833
2011 293,318 -29,069 203,213 -326,192
2010 288,512 -31,327 385,571 -88,448
2009 281,920 -34,007 405,784 -101,795
2008 274,327 -32,925 394,258 -102,035
2007 266,070 -34,311 380,303 8,476
2006 258,518 -48,078 372,597 -67,200
2005 251,209 -71,015 363,117 -5,955
2004 242,075 -56,036 351,959 17,353
2003 234,774 -36,934 341,192 33,174
2002 229,022 -33,450 331,215 12,603
2001 227,642 -155,020 319,059 40,274
2000 227,081 -77,450 306,651 53,580
1999 223,968 -46,183 295,523 37,548
1998 219,385 -30,903 284,779 55,426
1997 220,373 -107,614 271,894 49,692
1996 214,896 -4,973 264,807 -46,291
1995 205,644 18,021 254,509 65,888
1994 201,439 -8,826 246,950 -50,921
1993 195,612 45,616 232,960 261,815
1992 189,682 -3,285 57,495 -179,675
1991 181,299 66,718 53,052 -568,166
1990 169,926 107,641 225,162 -248,155
1989 164,707 -5,150 225,255 -266,281
1988 159,566 -637 215,599 -415,660
1987 154,178 -350 231,580 -17,391
1986 148,137 -2,900 218,416 74,424
1985 142,313 -6,965 207,960 62,183
1984 136,640 -11,439 199,017 60,630
1983 130,629 -15,265 190,775 9,505
1982 126,831 -17,920 182,793 6,115
1981 121,223 -21,367 185,211 -332,129
1980 117,186 -25,287 174,790 65,519
1979 113,141 -28,770 151,016 582,746
1978 109,415 -30,933 132,689 402,005
1977 105,990 -31,004 124,818 2,170
1976 102,449 -29,220 113,319 -3,831
1975 99,267 -26,221 108,998 -1,934
1974 96,315 -22,637 104,813 -495
1973 93,764 -19,065 108,038 143
1972 91,147 -15,782 104,493 -351
1971 88,358 -11,543 101,196 -1,850
1970 85,418 -6,906 98,025 1,104
1969 82,799 -2,844 95,045 690
1968 79,892 -345 92,208 906
1967 77,251 0 89,497 1,498
1966 74,748 0 86,930 941
1965 72,134 0 84,448 2,142
1964 69,848 0 82,042 1,518
1963 67,690 0 79,859 1,449
1962 65,672 0 77,737 1,496
1961 63,766 0 75,513 1,336
1960 61,848 0 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/somalia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.6% of the population change in Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 3,395,894 people) and 2.42% is from migration (a loss of 84,207 people). In Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 316K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 48.3K
Forecariah 23K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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