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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 20,503,678 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 0.43% 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 +2.54% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Guinea vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea Somalia
2100 32,376,229 68,384,185
2099 32,347,865 68,040,371
2098 32,314,004 67,702,230
2097 32,276,347 67,362,336
2096 32,235,495 66,972,933
2095 32,192,977 66,585,659
2094 32,140,512 66,179,819
2093 32,082,262 65,760,590
2092 32,016,043 65,324,261
2091 31,950,972 64,852,843
2090 31,877,383 64,362,727
2089 31,796,200 63,922,797
2088 31,706,914 63,464,036
2087 31,616,297 62,987,028
2086 31,513,784 62,447,029
2085 31,397,618 61,873,597
2084 31,278,121 61,318,916
2083 31,149,657 60,761,800
2082 31,018,417 60,187,980
2081 30,874,294 59,676,722
2080 30,732,838 59,100,915
2079 30,578,815 58,477,428
2078 30,422,788 57,852,528
2077 30,262,797 57,211,821
2076 30,093,594 56,602,463
2075 29,912,683 56,005,600
2074 29,730,771 55,330,165
2073 29,543,355 54,651,918
2072 29,350,201 53,978,548
2071 29,147,256 53,284,016
2070 28,940,409 52,573,210
2069 28,724,140 51,878,214
2068 28,502,451 51,197,653
2067 28,273,692 50,493,028
2066 28,038,741 49,779,172
2065 27,799,894 49,024,665
2064 27,554,829 48,265,876
2063 27,300,055 47,522,361
2062 27,040,837 46,785,920
2061 26,777,235 46,037,526
2060 26,512,111 45,220,507
2059 26,236,871 44,397,936
2058 25,952,601 43,659,021
2057 25,667,399 42,897,422
2056 25,375,302 42,121,542
2055 25,076,744 41,318,179
2054 24,776,691 40,513,141
2053 24,464,996 39,744,995
2052 24,154,455 38,992,177
2051 23,840,942 38,228,872
2050 23,524,366 37,471,735
2049 23,209,588 36,739,905
2048 22,891,820 35,984,999
2047 22,568,175 35,218,863
2046 22,241,327 34,462,403
2045 21,911,584 33,717,596
2044 21,583,213 32,977,674
2043 21,246,672 32,247,710
2042 20,909,610 31,537,272
2041 20,571,500 30,794,853
2040 20,229,061 30,032,324
2039 19,889,710 29,312,883
2038 19,552,134 28,583,386
2037 19,214,553 27,838,646
2036 18,874,400 27,114,453
2035 18,536,891 26,385,421
2034 18,203,307 25,687,629
2033 17,864,588 25,018,509
2032 17,522,696 24,338,597
2031 17,180,034 23,657,353
2030 16,833,632 22,965,742
2029 16,491,163 22,299,610
2028 16,145,186 21,651,582
2027 15,798,054 20,991,860
2026 15,452,864 20,322,668
2025 15,105,390 19,666,990
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% 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 51.3% to 23,524,366 people with a rank change from 75th to 71st. The population of Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 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 68.4M 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 2.38% 3.46%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Guinea Somalia
Current population
15546235
20503678
Population rank 75/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.25%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
1.08 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
4 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +957 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +349,317 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 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 - -12,024 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 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 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
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 (1960–2024, 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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