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Population in Guinea compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 65,683,993 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 4.23 times bigger than Guinea's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.98% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.7M (31.4% growth).

Guinea vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea South Africa
2100 32,376,229 94,767,727
2099 32,347,865 94,556,931
2098 32,314,004 94,349,546
2097 32,276,347 94,158,472
2096 32,235,495 93,960,605
2095 32,192,977 93,752,736
2094 32,140,512 93,527,902
2093 32,082,262 93,300,398
2092 32,016,043 93,074,837
2091 31,950,972 92,826,204
2090 31,877,383 92,594,033
2089 31,796,200 92,355,184
2088 31,706,914 92,112,914
2087 31,616,297 91,866,024
2086 31,513,784 91,614,165
2085 31,397,618 91,385,350
2084 31,278,121 91,139,318
2083 31,149,657 90,877,425
2082 31,018,417 90,615,359
2081 30,874,294 90,345,492
2080 30,732,838 90,071,835
2079 30,578,815 89,801,998
2078 30,422,788 89,526,224
2077 30,262,797 89,249,206
2076 30,093,594 88,986,114
2075 29,912,683 88,713,215
2074 29,730,771 88,428,616
2073 29,543,355 88,149,885
2072 29,350,201 87,866,246
2071 29,147,256 87,540,177
2070 28,940,409 87,209,425
2069 28,724,140 86,901,512
2068 28,502,451 86,588,742
2067 28,273,692 86,268,392
2066 28,038,741 85,935,310
2065 27,799,894 85,604,376
2064 27,554,829 85,244,950
2063 27,300,055 84,875,503
2062 27,040,837 84,503,237
2061 26,777,235 84,132,885
2060 26,512,111 83,748,999
2059 26,236,871 83,354,923
2058 25,952,601 82,947,675
2057 25,667,399 82,538,045
2056 25,375,302 82,127,477
2055 25,076,744 81,698,196
2054 24,776,691 81,255,867
2053 24,464,996 80,818,632
2052 24,154,455 80,367,409
2051 23,840,942 79,886,672
2050 23,524,366 79,411,977
2049 23,209,588 78,925,493
2048 22,891,820 78,437,677
2047 22,568,175 77,922,211
2046 22,241,327 77,397,298
2045 21,911,584 76,879,838
2044 21,583,213 76,357,155
2043 21,246,672 75,827,709
2042 20,909,610 75,291,615
2041 20,571,500 74,748,408
2040 20,229,061 74,205,530
2039 19,889,710 73,663,047
2038 19,552,134 73,105,930
2037 19,214,553 72,532,742
2036 18,874,400 71,956,247
2035 18,536,891 71,362,555
2034 18,203,307 70,762,815
2033 17,864,588 70,153,205
2032 17,522,696 69,527,410
2031 17,180,034 68,890,002
2030 16,833,632 68,245,372
2029 16,491,163 67,573,179
2028 16,145,186 66,884,377
2027 15,798,054 66,190,258
2026 15,452,864 65,496,277
2025 15,105,390 64,770,314
2024 14,754,785 64,007,187
2023 14,405,468 63,212,384
2022 14,055,137 62,378,410
2021 13,710,513 61,502,603
2020 13,371,183 60,562,381
2019 13,034,346 59,587,885
2018 12,704,774 58,613,001
2017 12,385,659 57,635,162
2016 12,073,030 57,259,551
2015 11,767,070 56,723,537
2014 11,472,924 55,594,838
2013 11,191,873 54,678,791
2012 10,921,581 53,782,567
2011 10,656,810 52,995,205
2010 10,396,086 52,344,051
2009 10,143,534 51,728,516
2008 9,898,870 51,114,599
2007 9,662,281 50,528,584
2006 9,441,171 49,998,277
2005 9,245,844 49,490,033
2004 9,062,726 48,991,421
2003 8,870,781 48,500,348
2002 8,674,066 48,019,415
2001 8,539,960 47,566,800
2000 8,428,832 47,159,719
1999 8,265,123 46,730,335
1998 8,081,990 46,223,880
1997 7,931,370 45,666,838
1996 7,770,035 45,123,018
1995 7,553,249 44,541,554
1994 7,345,107 44,004,139
1993 7,128,177 43,297,156
1992 6,914,366 42,443,509
1991 6,697,166 41,687,898
1990 6,434,374 40,746,268
1989 6,215,811 39,628,575
1988 6,056,574 38,480,649
1987 5,900,198 37,326,190
1986 5,750,668 36,180,515
1985 5,610,373 35,042,093
1984 5,480,096 33,892,788
1983 5,359,814 32,739,304
1982 5,247,672 31,615,339
1981 5,143,288 30,541,044
1980 5,047,419 29,518,857
1979 4,959,283 28,634,162
1978 4,877,854 27,869,507
1977 4,801,128 27,118,952
1976 4,727,022 26,395,450
1975 4,653,876 25,690,940
1974 4,580,510 24,989,108
1973 4,506,324 24,294,263
1972 4,431,292 23,609,456
1971 4,355,200 22,942,143
1970 4,277,535 22,279,984
1969 4,198,300 21,614,676
1968 4,118,550 20,957,287
1967 4,040,153 20,314,066
1966 3,964,155 19,690,087
1965 3,890,716 19,089,380
1964 3,819,722 18,511,361
1963 3,750,954 17,954,564
1962 3,684,273 17,418,522
1961 3,619,551 16,908,035
1960 3,556,749 16,440,172

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/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people compared to the peak of 94.8M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea South Africa
2100 0.09% 0.22%
2099 0.1% 0.22%
2098 0.12% 0.2%
2097 0.13% 0.21%
2096 0.13% 0.22%
2095 0.16% 0.24%
2094 0.18% 0.24%
2093 0.21% 0.24%
2092 0.2% 0.27%
2091 0.23% 0.25%
2090 0.26% 0.26%
2089 0.28% 0.26%
2088 0.29% 0.27%
2087 0.33% 0.27%
2086 0.37% 0.25%
2085 0.38% 0.27%
2084 0.41% 0.29%
2083 0.42% 0.29%
2082 0.47% 0.3%
2081 0.46% 0.3%
2080 0.5% 0.3%
2079 0.51% 0.31%
2078 0.53% 0.31%
2077 0.56% 0.3%
2076 0.6% 0.31%
2075 0.61% 0.32%
2074 0.63% 0.32%
2073 0.66% 0.32%
2072 0.7% 0.37%
2071 0.71% 0.38%
2070 0.75% 0.35%
2069 0.78% 0.36%
2068 0.81% 0.37%
2067 0.84% 0.39%
2066 0.86% 0.39%
2065 0.89% 0.42%
2064 0.93% 0.44%
2063 0.96% 0.44%
2062 0.98% 0.44%
2061 1% 0.46%
2060 1.05% 0.47%
2059 1.1% 0.49%
2058 1.11% 0.5%
2057 1.15% 0.5%
2056 1.19% 0.53%
2055 1.21% 0.54%
2054 1.27% 0.54%
2053 1.29% 0.56%
2052 1.32% 0.6%
2051 1.35% 0.6%
2050 1.36% 0.62%
2049 1.39% 0.62%
2048 1.43% 0.66%
2047 1.47% 0.68%
2046 1.5% 0.67%
2045 1.52% 0.68%
2044 1.58% 0.7%
2043 1.61% 0.71%
2042 1.64% 0.73%
2041 1.69% 0.73%
2040 1.71% 0.74%
2039 1.73% 0.76%
2038 1.76% 0.79%
2037 1.8% 0.8%
2036 1.82% 0.83%
2035 1.83% 0.85%
2034 1.9% 0.87%
2033 1.95% 0.9%
2032 1.99% 0.93%
2031 2.06% 0.94%
2030 2.08% 0.99%
2029 2.14% 1.03%
2028 2.2% 1.05%
2027 2.23% 1.06%
2026 2.3% 1.12%
2025 2.38% 1.19%
2024 2.42% 1.26%
2023 2.49% 1.34%
2022 2.51% 1.42%
2021 2.54% 1.55%
2020 2.58% 1.64%
2019 2.59% 1.66%
2018 2.58% 1.7%
2017 2.59% 0.66%
2016 2.6% 0.94%
2015 2.56% 2.03%
2014 2.51% 1.68%
2013 2.47% 1.67%
2012 2.48% 1.49%
2011 2.51% 1.24%
2010 2.49% 1.19%
2009 2.47% 1.2%
2008 2.45% 1.16%
2007 2.34% 1.06%
2006 2.11% 1.03%
2005 2.02% 1.02%
2004 2.16% 1.01%
2003 2.27% 1%
2002 1.57% 0.95%
2001 1.32% 0.86%
2000 1.98% 0.92%
1999 2.27% 1.1%
1998 1.9% 1.22%
1997 2.08% 1.21%
1996 2.87% 1.31%
1995 2.83% 1.22%
1994 3.04% 1.63%
1993 3.09% 2.01%
1992 3.24% 1.81%
1991 4.08% 2.31%
1990 3.52% 2.82%
1989 2.63% 2.98%
1988 2.65% 3.09%
1987 2.6% 3.17%
1986 2.5% 3.25%
1985 2.38% 3.39%
1984 2.24% 3.52%
1983 2.14% 3.56%
1982 2.03% 3.52%
1981 1.9% 3.46%
1980 1.78% 3.09%
1979 1.67% 2.74%
1978 1.6% 2.77%
1977 1.57% 2.74%
1976 1.57% 2.74%
1975 1.6% 2.81%
1974 1.65% 2.86%
1973 1.69% 2.9%
1972 1.75% 2.91%
1971 1.82% 2.97%
1970 1.89% 3.08%
1969 1.94% 3.14%
1968 1.94% 3.17%
1967 1.92% 3.17%
1966 1.89% 3.15%
1965 1.86% 3.12%
1964 1.83% 3.1%
1963 1.81% 3.08%
1962 1.79% 3.02%
1961 1.77% 2.85%

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/south-africa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

Live population counters

Guinea South Africa
Current population
15546235
65683993
Population rank 75/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.79%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
39.7 seconds
One birth every
1.08 minutes
26.6 seconds
One death every
4 minutes
54 seconds
Daily growth/decline +957 +2,178
Annual growth/decline +349,317 +794,803
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% +1.26%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 85/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change -16,282 +146,370
Net migration rank 147/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - 146,370
2024 - -12,024 - 166,972
2023 356,147 -3,997 602,793 228,222
2022 352,517 -3,997 603,636 233,284
2021 345,121 -4,373 456,411 458,246
2020 342,289 -4,365 595,873 369,901
2019 338,984 -3,240 652,130 331,124
2018 332,585 -9,187 648,319 318,260
2017 328,542 -13,718 645,975 343,146
2016 324,608 -14,189 641,365 -879,235
2015 316,604 -15,117 668,771 641,150
2014 309,539 -22,741 674,754 272,697
2013 304,430 -29,136 652,427 232,230
2012 298,094 -32,808 643,723 264,091
2011 293,318 -29,069 601,708 65,166
2010 288,512 -31,327 566,834 68,563
2009 281,920 -34,007 554,115 41,528
2008 274,327 -32,925 595,332 36,869
2007 266,070 -34,311 503,567 36,339
2006 258,518 -48,078 487,584 33,159
2005 251,209 -71,015 464,464 31,286
2004 242,075 -56,036 442,540 58,924
2003 234,774 -36,934 415,018 65,604
2002 229,022 -33,450 430,926 50,313
2001 227,642 -155,020 484,801 -60,793
2000 227,081 -77,450 526,963 -136,794
1999 223,968 -46,183 594,643 -126,011
1998 219,385 -30,903 627,027 -82,722
1997 220,373 -107,614 667,969 -98,181
1996 214,896 -4,973 710,868 -193,007
1995 205,644 18,021 743,488 -98,403
1994 201,439 -8,826 698,609 -268,849
1993 195,612 45,616 789,220 194,977
1992 189,682 -3,285 794,415 -71,342
1991 181,299 66,718 827,296 -39,131
1990 169,926 107,641 835,421 259,718
1989 164,707 -5,150 884,629 255,605
1988 159,566 -637 909,221 246,382
1987 154,178 -350 922,330 231,009
1986 148,137 -2,900 903,644 234,378
1985 142,313 -6,965 893,889 244,940
1984 136,640 -11,439 869,011 290,789
1983 130,629 -15,265 837,013 310,172
1982 126,831 -17,920 807,550 293,195
1981 121,223 -21,367 767,833 279,985
1980 117,186 -25,287 738,415 258,127
1979 113,141 -28,770 716,541 56,323
1978 109,415 -30,933 694,341 62,121
1977 105,990 -31,004 680,929 63,739
1976 102,449 -29,220 675,011 27,333
1975 99,267 -26,221 667,862 38,809
1974 96,315 -22,637 658,438 38,518
1973 93,764 -19,065 651,596 41,125
1972 91,147 -15,782 638,754 38,163
1971 88,358 -11,543 624,761 32,961
1970 85,418 -6,906 605,102 61,514
1969 82,799 -2,844 590,794 73,225
1968 79,892 -345 571,841 78,932
1967 77,251 0 553,741 81,932
1966 74,748 0 534,862 77,417
1965 72,134 0 506,632 82,514
1964 69,848 0 490,606 76,298
1963 67,690 0 473,821 72,844
1962 65,672 0 455,634 69,771
1961 63,766 0 437,851 57,728
1960 61,848 0 421,263 18,891

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/south-africa | 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 South Africa 72.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,190,027 people) and 27.2% is from migration (a gain of 2,316,795 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pietermaritzburg 839K
Pretoria 742K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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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