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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 4.6 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Guinea vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea Uruguay
2100 32,376,229 2,256,741
2099 32,347,865 2,279,899
2098 32,314,004 2,303,351
2097 32,276,347 2,326,987
2096 32,235,495 2,350,799
2095 32,192,977 2,374,835
2094 32,140,512 2,398,960
2093 32,082,262 2,423,269
2092 32,016,043 2,447,646
2091 31,950,972 2,472,126
2090 31,877,383 2,496,514
2089 31,796,200 2,520,852
2088 31,706,914 2,545,052
2087 31,616,297 2,569,100
2086 31,513,784 2,592,974
2085 31,397,618 2,616,629
2084 31,278,121 2,640,001
2083 31,149,657 2,663,150
2082 31,018,417 2,686,021
2081 30,874,294 2,708,594
2080 30,732,838 2,730,883
2079 30,578,815 2,752,831
2078 30,422,788 2,774,432
2077 30,262,797 2,795,709
2076 30,093,594 2,816,677
2075 29,912,683 2,837,308
2074 29,730,771 2,857,709
2073 29,543,355 2,877,721
2072 29,350,201 2,897,543
2071 29,147,256 2,917,097
2070 28,940,409 2,936,478
2069 28,724,140 2,955,616
2068 28,502,451 2,974,445
2067 28,273,692 2,992,987
2066 28,038,741 3,011,309
2065 27,799,894 3,029,441
2064 27,554,829 3,047,343
2063 27,300,055 3,065,064
2062 27,040,837 3,082,642
2061 26,777,235 3,100,006
2060 26,512,111 3,117,149
2059 26,236,871 3,133,952
2058 25,952,601 3,150,250
2057 25,667,399 3,166,055
2056 25,375,302 3,181,373
2055 25,076,744 3,196,072
2054 24,776,691 3,210,110
2053 24,464,996 3,223,395
2052 24,154,455 3,235,973
2051 23,840,942 3,247,888
2050 23,524,366 3,259,108
2049 23,209,588 3,269,675
2048 22,891,820 3,279,610
2047 22,568,175 3,288,969
2046 22,241,327 3,297,696
2045 21,911,584 3,305,917
2044 21,583,213 3,313,556
2043 21,246,672 3,320,565
2042 20,909,610 3,326,955
2041 20,571,500 3,332,884
2040 20,229,061 3,338,277
2039 19,889,710 3,343,295
2038 19,552,134 3,347,790
2037 19,214,553 3,351,911
2036 18,874,400 3,355,671
2035 18,536,891 3,359,126
2034 18,203,307 3,362,276
2033 17,864,588 3,365,250
2032 17,522,696 3,368,057
2031 17,180,034 3,370,727
2030 16,833,632 3,373,273
2029 16,491,163 3,375,805
2028 16,145,186 3,378,198
2027 15,798,054 3,380,504
2026 15,452,864 3,382,789
2025 15,105,390 3,384,805
2024 14,754,785 3,386,588
2023 14,405,468 3,388,081
2022 14,055,137 3,390,913
2021 13,710,513 3,396,695
2020 13,371,183 3,398,968
2019 13,034,346 3,397,206
2018 12,704,774 3,394,534
2017 12,385,659 3,388,438
2016 12,073,030 3,379,283
2015 11,767,070 3,368,017
2014 11,472,924 3,356,334
2013 11,191,873 3,345,337
2012 10,921,581 3,335,401
2011 10,656,810 3,326,825
2010 10,396,086 3,318,580
2009 10,143,534 3,310,091
2008 9,898,870 3,302,177
2007 9,662,281 3,295,153
2006 9,441,171 3,289,506
2005 9,245,844 3,285,771
2004 9,062,726 3,283,148
2003 8,870,781 3,281,186
2002 8,674,066 3,278,867
2001 8,539,960 3,274,251
2000 8,428,832 3,266,206
1999 8,265,123 3,254,015
1998 8,081,990 3,239,280
1997 7,931,370 3,223,345
1996 7,770,035 3,206,324
1995 7,553,249 3,189,440
1994 7,345,107 3,172,834
1993 7,128,177 3,156,345
1992 6,914,366 3,139,702
1991 6,697,166 3,122,354
1990 6,434,374 3,104,403
1989 6,215,811 3,086,255
1988 6,056,574 3,067,961
1987 5,900,198 3,049,896
1986 5,750,668 3,032,845
1985 5,610,373 3,017,037
1984 5,480,096 3,002,488
1983 5,359,814 2,988,778
1982 5,247,672 2,975,492
1981 5,143,288 2,963,246
1980 5,047,419 2,951,953
1979 4,959,283 2,939,903
1978 4,877,854 2,925,715
1977 4,801,128 2,909,461
1976 4,727,022 2,891,392
1975 4,653,876 2,872,320
1974 4,580,510 2,853,944
1973 4,506,324 2,837,133
1972 4,431,292 2,821,644
1971 4,355,200 2,806,462
1970 4,277,535 2,790,807
1969 4,198,300 2,773,974
1968 4,118,550 2,754,606
1967 4,040,153 2,732,277
1966 3,964,155 2,707,646
1965 3,890,716 2,681,169
1964 3,819,722 2,653,180
1963 3,750,954 2,623,766
1962 3,684,273 2,593,298
1961 3,619,551 2,562,044
1960 3,556,749 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea Uruguay
2100 0.09% -1.02%
2099 0.1% -1.02%
2098 0.12% -1.02%
2097 0.13% -1.01%
2096 0.13% -1.01%
2095 0.16% -1.01%
2094 0.18% -1%
2093 0.21% -1%
2092 0.2% -0.99%
2091 0.23% -0.98%
2090 0.26% -0.97%
2089 0.28% -0.95%
2088 0.29% -0.94%
2087 0.33% -0.92%
2086 0.37% -0.9%
2085 0.38% -0.89%
2084 0.41% -0.87%
2083 0.42% -0.85%
2082 0.47% -0.83%
2081 0.46% -0.82%
2080 0.5% -0.8%
2079 0.51% -0.78%
2078 0.53% -0.76%
2077 0.56% -0.74%
2076 0.6% -0.73%
2075 0.61% -0.71%
2074 0.63% -0.7%
2073 0.66% -0.68%
2072 0.7% -0.67%
2071 0.71% -0.66%
2070 0.75% -0.65%
2069 0.78% -0.63%
2068 0.81% -0.62%
2067 0.84% -0.61%
2066 0.86% -0.6%
2065 0.89% -0.59%
2064 0.93% -0.58%
2063 0.96% -0.57%
2062 0.98% -0.56%
2061 1% -0.55%
2060 1.05% -0.54%
2059 1.1% -0.52%
2058 1.11% -0.5%
2057 1.15% -0.48%
2056 1.19% -0.46%
2055 1.21% -0.44%
2054 1.27% -0.41%
2053 1.29% -0.39%
2052 1.32% -0.37%
2051 1.35% -0.34%
2050 1.36% -0.32%
2049 1.39% -0.3%
2048 1.43% -0.28%
2047 1.47% -0.26%
2046 1.5% -0.25%
2045 1.52% -0.23%
2044 1.58% -0.21%
2043 1.61% -0.19%
2042 1.64% -0.18%
2041 1.69% -0.16%
2040 1.71% -0.15%
2039 1.73% -0.13%
2038 1.76% -0.12%
2037 1.8% -0.11%
2036 1.82% -0.1%
2035 1.83% -0.09%
2034 1.9% -0.09%
2033 1.95% -0.08%
2032 1.99% -0.08%
2031 2.06% -0.08%
2030 2.08% -0.08%
2029 2.14% -0.07%
2028 2.2% -0.07%
2027 2.23% -0.07%
2026 2.3% -0.06%
2025 2.38% -0.05%
2024 2.42% -0.04%
2023 2.49% -0.08%
2022 2.51% -0.17%
2021 2.54% -0.07%
2020 2.58% 0.05%
2019 2.59% 0.08%
2018 2.58% 0.18%
2017 2.59% 0.27%
2016 2.6% 0.33%
2015 2.56% 0.35%
2014 2.51% 0.33%
2013 2.47% 0.3%
2012 2.48% 0.26%
2011 2.51% 0.25%
2010 2.49% 0.26%
2009 2.47% 0.24%
2008 2.45% 0.21%
2007 2.34% 0.17%
2006 2.11% 0.11%
2005 2.02% 0.08%
2004 2.16% 0.06%
2003 2.27% 0.07%
2002 1.57% 0.14%
2001 1.32% 0.25%
2000 1.98% 0.37%
1999 2.27% 0.45%
1998 1.9% 0.49%
1997 2.08% 0.53%
1996 2.87% 0.53%
1995 2.83% 0.52%
1994 3.04% 0.52%
1993 3.09% 0.53%
1992 3.24% 0.56%
1991 4.08% 0.58%
1990 3.52% 0.59%
1989 2.63% 0.6%
1988 2.65% 0.59%
1987 2.6% 0.56%
1986 2.5% 0.52%
1985 2.38% 0.48%
1984 2.24% 0.46%
1983 2.14% 0.45%
1982 2.03% 0.41%
1981 1.9% 0.38%
1980 1.78% 0.41%
1979 1.67% 0.48%
1978 1.6% 0.56%
1977 1.57% 0.62%
1976 1.57% 0.66%
1975 1.6% 0.64%
1974 1.65% 0.59%
1973 1.69% 0.55%
1972 1.75% 0.54%
1971 1.82% 0.56%
1970 1.89% 0.61%
1969 1.94% 0.7%
1968 1.94% 0.82%
1967 1.92% 0.91%
1966 1.89% 0.99%
1965 1.86% 1.05%
1964 1.83% 1.12%
1963 1.81% 1.17%
1962 1.79% 1.22%
1961 1.77% 1.27%

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/uruguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Guinea Uruguay
Current population
15546235
3382789
Population rank 75/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.04%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
1.08 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
4 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +957 -4
Annual growth/decline +349,317 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 167/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -16,282 -1,338
Net migration rank 147/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - -1,338
2024 - -12,024 - -1,348
2023 356,147 -3,997 298 -1,501
2022 352,517 -3,997 -2,964 -1,501
2021 345,121 -4,373 -5,621 -1,482
2020 342,289 -4,365 4,048 -1,482
2019 338,984 -3,240 3,873 -2,899
2018 332,585 -9,187 7,322 -2,963
2017 328,542 -13,718 10,907 -3,091
2016 324,608 -14,189 14,008 -3,506
2015 316,604 -15,117 16,194 -4,157
2014 309,539 -22,741 16,238 -4,919
2013 304,430 -29,136 16,318 -5,647
2012 298,094 -32,808 15,520 -6,317
2011 293,318 -29,069 14,934 -6,982
2010 288,512 -31,327 16,231 -7,696
2009 281,920 -34,007 16,947 -8,510
2008 274,327 -32,925 16,838 -9,458
2007 266,070 -34,311 17,422 -10,750
2006 258,518 -48,078 17,783 -13,161
2005 251,209 -71,015 18,926 -16,086
2004 242,075 -56,036 18,067 -15,668
2003 234,774 -36,934 18,628 -17,105
2002 229,022 -33,450 20,073 -16,957
2001 227,642 -155,020 20,729 -14,620
2000 227,081 -77,450 21,060 -11,076
1999 223,968 -46,183 21,844 -7,441
1998 219,385 -30,903 22,114 -7,048
1997 220,373 -107,614 23,737 -6,938
1996 214,896 -4,973 24,635 -7,397
1995 205,644 18,021 24,872 -8,339
1994 201,439 -8,826 24,637 -7,955
1993 195,612 45,616 24,212 -7,922
1992 189,682 -3,285 24,847 -7,850
1991 181,299 66,718 25,422 -7,714
1990 169,926 107,641 25,699 -7,499
1989 164,707 -5,150 25,322 -7,229
1988 159,566 -637 25,071 -6,582
1987 154,178 -350 24,469 -6,833
1986 148,137 -2,900 24,505 -8,046
1985 142,313 -6,965 23,988 -8,832
1984 136,640 -11,439 23,684 -9,730
1983 130,629 -15,265 24,146 -10,671
1982 126,831 -17,920 25,224 -12,131
1981 121,223 -21,367 24,968 -13,577
1980 117,186 -25,287 25,451 -14,252
1979 113,141 -28,770 27,456 -14,552
1978 109,415 -30,933 30,076 -14,611
1977 105,990 -31,004 31,321 -14,280
1976 102,449 -29,220 33,199 -14,096
1975 99,267 -26,221 33,393 -14,350
1974 96,315 -22,637 32,221 -14,512
1973 93,764 -19,065 30,213 -14,312
1972 91,147 -15,782 28,896 -13,817
1971 88,358 -11,543 28,584 -13,288
1970 85,418 -6,906 28,737 -12,727
1969 82,799 -2,844 28,805 -11,149
1968 79,892 -345 29,103 -8,028
1967 77,251 0 29,514 -5,938
1966 74,748 0 30,293 -4,599
1965 72,134 0 30,807 -3,542
1964 69,848 0 31,340 -2,623
1963 67,690 0 31,824 -1,707
1962 65,672 0 31,441 -623
1961 63,766 0 30,975 703
1960 61,848 0 30,438 2,057

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/uruguay | 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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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