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Population in Guinea compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 4.51 times bigger than Guinea's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Guinea vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea United Kingdom
2100 32,376,229 74,700,585
2099 32,347,865 74,831,175
2098 32,314,004 74,950,267
2097 32,276,347 75,064,397
2096 32,235,495 75,176,691
2095 32,192,977 75,287,063
2094 32,140,512 75,383,856
2093 32,082,262 75,482,205
2092 32,016,043 75,575,769
2091 31,950,972 75,666,091
2090 31,877,383 75,753,129
2089 31,796,200 75,835,723
2088 31,706,914 75,907,614
2087 31,616,297 75,978,712
2086 31,513,784 76,046,742
2085 31,397,618 76,105,680
2084 31,278,121 76,156,223
2083 31,149,657 76,205,894
2082 31,018,417 76,246,844
2081 30,874,294 76,274,040
2080 30,732,838 76,306,205
2079 30,578,815 76,334,949
2078 30,422,788 76,353,484
2077 30,262,797 76,371,123
2076 30,093,594 76,373,520
2075 29,912,683 76,386,071
2074 29,730,771 76,397,426
2073 29,543,355 76,406,554
2072 29,350,201 76,398,941
2071 29,147,256 76,388,223
2070 28,940,409 76,378,505
2069 28,724,140 76,371,827
2068 28,502,451 76,370,973
2067 28,273,692 76,363,548
2066 28,038,741 76,356,638
2065 27,799,894 76,355,841
2064 27,554,829 76,352,770
2063 27,300,055 76,353,175
2062 27,040,837 76,346,535
2061 26,777,235 76,344,206
2060 26,512,111 76,344,725
2059 26,236,871 76,345,215
2058 25,952,601 76,326,961
2057 25,667,399 76,307,006
2056 25,375,302 76,274,247
2055 25,076,744 76,235,304
2054 24,776,691 76,167,710
2053 24,464,996 76,094,051
2052 24,154,455 76,001,979
2051 23,840,942 75,895,690
2050 23,524,366 75,777,445
2049 23,209,588 75,646,044
2048 22,891,820 75,499,380
2047 22,568,175 75,338,951
2046 22,241,327 75,171,300
2045 21,911,584 74,993,186
2044 21,583,213 74,807,530
2043 21,246,672 74,607,485
2042 20,909,610 74,407,783
2041 20,571,500 74,203,292
2040 20,229,061 73,994,525
2039 19,889,710 73,782,112
2038 19,552,134 73,559,085
2037 19,214,553 73,335,723
2036 18,874,400 73,101,646
2035 18,536,891 72,850,722
2034 18,203,307 72,597,177
2033 17,864,588 72,322,802
2032 17,522,696 72,046,316
2031 17,180,034 71,757,868
2030 16,833,632 71,442,811
2029 16,491,163 71,123,782
2028 16,145,186 70,783,199
2027 15,798,054 70,421,923
2026 15,452,864 70,055,911
2025 15,105,390 69,658,188
2024 14,754,785 69,226,000
2023 14,405,468 68,492,000
2022 14,055,137 67,604,000
2021 13,710,513 66,984,000
2020 13,371,183 66,744,000
2019 13,034,346 66,631,000
2018 12,704,774 66,289,000
2017 12,385,659 65,966,000
2016 12,073,030 65,607,000
2015 11,767,070 65,088,000
2014 11,472,924 64,620,000
2013 11,191,873 64,139,000
2012 10,921,581 63,711,000
2011 10,656,810 63,258,810
2010 10,396,086 62,766,365
2009 10,143,534 62,276,270
2008 9,898,870 61,806,995
2007 9,662,281 61,322,463
2006 9,441,171 60,846,820
2005 9,245,844 60,401,206
2004 9,062,726 59,987,905
2003 8,870,781 59,647,577
2002 8,674,066 59,370,479
2001 8,539,960 59,119,673
2000 8,428,832 58,892,514
1999 8,265,123 58,682,466
1998 8,081,990 58,487,141
1997 7,931,370 58,316,954
1996 7,770,035 58,166,950
1995 7,553,249 58,019,030
1994 7,345,107 57,865,745
1993 7,128,177 57,718,614
1992 6,914,366 57,580,402
1991 6,697,166 57,424,897
1990 6,434,374 57,247,586
1989 6,215,811 57,076,711
1988 6,056,574 56,928,327
1987 5,900,198 56,802,050
1986 5,750,668 56,681,396
1985 5,610,373 56,550,268
1984 5,480,096 56,422,072
1983 5,359,814 56,332,848
1982 5,247,672 56,313,641
1981 5,143,288 56,333,829
1980 5,047,419 56,314,216
1979 4,959,283 56,246,951
1978 4,877,854 56,196,504
1977 4,801,128 56,193,492
1976 4,727,022 56,211,968
1975 4,653,876 56,225,800
1974 4,580,510 56,229,974
1973 4,506,324 56,194,527
1972 4,431,292 56,086,065
1971 4,355,200 55,896,223
1970 4,277,535 55,663,250
1969 4,198,300 55,441,750
1968 4,118,550 55,211,700
1967 4,040,153 54,943,600
1966 3,964,155 54,648,500
1965 3,890,716 54,348,050
1964 3,819,722 54,000,000
1963 3,750,954 53,650,000
1962 3,684,273 53,250,000
1961 3,619,551 52,800,000
1960 3,556,749 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea United Kingdom
2100 0.09% -0.17%
2099 0.1% -0.16%
2098 0.12% -0.15%
2097 0.13% -0.15%
2096 0.13% -0.15%
2095 0.16% -0.13%
2094 0.18% -0.13%
2093 0.21% -0.12%
2092 0.2% -0.12%
2091 0.23% -0.11%
2090 0.26% -0.11%
2089 0.28% -0.09%
2088 0.29% -0.09%
2087 0.33% -0.09%
2086 0.37% -0.08%
2085 0.38% -0.07%
2084 0.41% -0.07%
2083 0.42% -0.05%
2082 0.47% -0.04%
2081 0.46% -0.04%
2080 0.5% -0.04%
2079 0.51% -0.02%
2078 0.53% -0.02%
2077 0.56% -0.003%
2076 0.6% -0.02%
2075 0.61% -0.01%
2074 0.63% -0.01%
2073 0.66% 0.01%
2072 0.7% 0.01%
2071 0.71% 0.01%
2070 0.75% 0.009%
2069 0.78% 0.001%
2068 0.81% 0.01%
2067 0.84% 0.009%
2066 0.86% 0.001%
2065 0.89% 0.004%
2064 0.93% -0%
2063 0.96% 0.009%
2062 0.98% 0.003%
2061 1% -0.001%
2060 1.05% -0.001%
2059 1.1% 0.02%
2058 1.11% 0.03%
2057 1.15% 0.04%
2056 1.19% 0.05%
2055 1.21% 0.09%
2054 1.27% 0.1%
2053 1.29% 0.12%
2052 1.32% 0.14%
2051 1.35% 0.16%
2050 1.36% 0.17%
2049 1.39% 0.19%
2048 1.43% 0.21%
2047 1.47% 0.22%
2046 1.5% 0.24%
2045 1.52% 0.25%
2044 1.58% 0.27%
2043 1.61% 0.27%
2042 1.64% 0.28%
2041 1.69% 0.28%
2040 1.71% 0.29%
2039 1.73% 0.3%
2038 1.76% 0.3%
2037 1.8% 0.32%
2036 1.82% 0.34%
2035 1.83% 0.35%
2034 1.9% 0.38%
2033 1.95% 0.38%
2032 1.99% 0.4%
2031 2.06% 0.44%
2030 2.08% 0.45%
2029 2.14% 0.48%
2028 2.2% 0.51%
2027 2.23% 0.52%
2026 2.3% 0.57%
2025 2.38% 0.62%
2024 2.42% 1.07%
2023 2.49% 1.31%
2022 2.51% 0.93%
2021 2.54% 0.36%
2020 2.58% 0.17%
2019 2.59% 0.52%
2018 2.58% 0.49%
2017 2.59% 0.55%
2016 2.6% 0.8%
2015 2.56% 0.72%
2014 2.51% 0.75%
2013 2.47% 0.67%
2012 2.48% 0.71%
2011 2.51% 0.78%
2010 2.49% 0.79%
2009 2.47% 0.76%
2008 2.45% 0.79%
2007 2.34% 0.78%
2006 2.11% 0.74%
2005 2.02% 0.69%
2004 2.16% 0.57%
2003 2.27% 0.47%
2002 1.57% 0.42%
2001 1.32% 0.39%
2000 1.98% 0.36%
1999 2.27% 0.33%
1998 1.9% 0.29%
1997 2.08% 0.26%
1996 2.87% 0.25%
1995 2.83% 0.26%
1994 3.04% 0.25%
1993 3.09% 0.24%
1992 3.24% 0.27%
1991 4.08% 0.31%
1990 3.52% 0.3%
1989 2.63% 0.26%
1988 2.65% 0.22%
1987 2.6% 0.21%
1986 2.5% 0.23%
1985 2.38% 0.23%
1984 2.24% 0.16%
1983 2.14% 0.03%
1982 2.03% -0.04%
1981 1.9% 0.03%
1980 1.78% 0.12%
1979 1.67% 0.09%
1978 1.6% 0.005%
1977 1.57% -0.03%
1976 1.57% -0.02%
1975 1.6% -0.007%
1974 1.65% 0.06%
1973 1.69% 0.19%
1972 1.75% 0.34%
1971 1.82% 0.42%
1970 1.89% 0.4%
1969 1.94% 0.42%
1968 1.94% 0.49%
1967 1.92% 0.54%
1966 1.89% 0.55%
1965 1.86% 0.64%
1964 1.83% 0.65%
1963 1.81% 0.75%
1962 1.79% 0.85%
1961 1.77% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Guinea United Kingdom
Current population
15546235
70154914
Population rank 75/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.85%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
1.08 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
4 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +957 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +349,317 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 97/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -16,282 +389,911
Net migration rank 147/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - 389,911
2024 - -12,024 - 417,114
2023 356,147 -3,997 34,589 445,523
2022 352,517 -3,997 39,751 487,029
2021 345,121 -4,373 30,612 462,967
2020 342,289 -4,365 -4,272 144,221
2019 338,984 -3,240 108,342 232,727
2018 332,585 -9,187 119,321 259,744
2017 328,542 -13,718 145,125 272,311
2016 324,608 -14,189 177,139 324,649
2015 316,604 -15,117 175,738 347,839
2014 309,539 -22,741 206,784 306,091
2013 304,430 -29,136 198,830 237,272
2012 298,094 -32,808 248,473 172,088
2011 293,318 -29,069 259,361 228,773
2010 288,512 -31,327 251,066 274,811
2009 281,920 -34,007 230,422 249,639
2008 274,327 -32,925 216,325 263,390
2007 266,070 -34,311 196,232 309,385
2006 258,518 -48,078 176,455 288,923
2005 251,209 -71,015 144,963 308,279
2004 242,075 -56,036 131,974 276,077
2003 234,774 -36,934 89,471 211,846
2002 229,022 -33,450 65,308 203,577
2001 227,642 -155,020 65,032 175,133
2000 227,081 -77,450 70,671 153,917
1999 223,968 -46,183 64,551 152,653
1998 219,385 -30,903 87,730 125,541
1997 220,373 -107,614 99,138 59,723
1996 214,896 -4,973 98,884 54,964
1995 205,644 18,021 87,028 61,385
1994 201,439 -8,826 127,304 45,339
1993 195,612 45,616 103,893 27,403
1992 189,682 -3,285 149,709 17,846
1991 181,299 66,718 143,562 27,601
1990 169,926 107,641 154,569 57,132
1989 164,707 -5,150 119,861 49,586
1988 159,566 -637 136,628 13,952
1987 154,178 -350 136,325 8,266
1986 148,137 -2,900 90,690 41,836
1985 142,313 -6,965 79,170 83,164
1984 136,640 -11,439 84,633 71,107
1983 130,629 -15,265 61,966 27,063
1982 126,831 -17,920 56,314 -61,152
1981 121,223 -21,367 73,234 -83,876
1980 117,186 -25,287 95,734 -25,187
1979 113,141 -28,770 61,872 11,255
1978 109,415 -30,933 16,859 3,783
1977 105,990 -31,004 0 -21,636
1976 102,449 -29,220 -5,621 -19,135
1975 99,267 -26,221 33,735 -40,241
1974 96,315 -22,637 67,476 -65,710
1973 93,764 -19,065 112,389 -33,840
1972 91,147 -15,782 162,650 -1,406
1971 88,358 -11,543 257,123 1,175
1970 85,418 -6,906 244,918 -15,254
1969 82,799 -2,844 260,577 -60,655
1968 79,892 -345 292,622 -38,852
1967 77,251 0 346,145 -39,659
1966 74,748 0 333,356 -27,935
1965 72,134 0 364,132 -24,955
1964 69,848 0 405,000 -23,885
1963 67,690 0 337,995 8,271
1962 65,672 0 340,800 76,443
1961 63,766 0 311,519 52,295
1960 61,848 0 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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