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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 6.58 times bigger than Guinea's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.42% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Guinea vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea Vietnam
2100 32,376,229 92,239,801
2099 32,347,865 92,735,968
2098 32,314,004 93,227,318
2097 32,276,347 93,703,343
2096 32,235,495 94,178,675
2095 32,192,977 94,640,859
2094 32,140,512 95,098,747
2093 32,082,262 95,558,233
2092 32,016,043 96,015,030
2091 31,950,972 96,474,248
2090 31,877,383 96,938,026
2089 31,796,200 97,399,661
2088 31,706,914 97,858,300
2087 31,616,297 98,324,127
2086 31,513,784 98,788,452
2085 31,397,618 99,249,444
2084 31,278,121 99,710,990
2083 31,149,657 100,178,339
2082 31,018,417 100,650,389
2081 30,874,294 101,120,279
2080 30,732,838 101,584,408
2079 30,578,815 102,046,677
2078 30,422,788 102,496,244
2077 30,262,797 102,944,347
2076 30,093,594 103,374,514
2075 29,912,683 103,799,405
2074 29,730,771 104,214,107
2073 29,543,355 104,623,307
2072 29,350,201 105,022,092
2071 29,147,256 105,401,255
2070 28,940,409 105,773,681
2069 28,724,140 106,126,787
2068 28,502,451 106,471,025
2067 28,273,692 106,811,324
2066 28,038,741 107,143,716
2065 27,799,894 107,459,475
2064 27,554,829 107,761,108
2063 27,300,055 108,055,355
2062 27,040,837 108,339,650
2061 26,777,235 108,607,597
2060 26,512,111 108,859,065
2059 26,236,871 109,104,391
2058 25,952,601 109,337,395
2057 25,667,399 109,546,926
2056 25,375,302 109,732,352
2055 25,076,744 109,903,830
2054 24,776,691 110,052,946
2053 24,464,996 110,173,868
2052 24,154,455 110,270,266
2051 23,840,942 110,338,539
2050 23,524,366 110,361,987
2049 23,209,588 110,356,819
2048 22,891,820 110,313,849
2047 22,568,175 110,228,852
2046 22,241,327 110,108,051
2045 21,911,584 109,943,449
2044 21,583,213 109,748,671
2043 21,246,672 109,514,717
2042 20,909,610 109,242,604
2041 20,571,500 108,936,706
2040 20,229,061 108,611,523
2039 19,889,710 108,254,640
2038 19,552,134 107,877,983
2037 19,214,553 107,480,286
2036 18,874,400 107,075,099
2035 18,536,891 106,647,378
2034 18,203,307 106,206,100
2033 17,864,588 105,762,219
2032 17,522,696 105,299,476
2031 17,180,034 104,826,346
2030 16,833,632 104,330,461
2029 16,491,163 103,835,790
2028 16,145,186 103,316,499
2027 15,798,054 102,775,814
2026 15,452,864 102,213,157
2025 15,105,390 101,614,413
2024 14,754,785 100,987,686
2023 14,405,468 100,352,192
2022 14,055,137 99,680,655
2021 13,710,513 98,935,098
2020 13,371,183 98,079,191
2019 13,034,346 97,173,776
2018 12,704,774 96,237,319
2017 12,385,659 95,176,977
2016 12,073,030 94,000,117
2015 11,767,070 92,823,254
2014 11,472,924 91,679,578
2013 11,191,873 90,573,104
2012 10,921,581 89,510,356
2011 10,656,810 88,468,314
2010 10,396,086 87,455,152
2009 10,143,534 86,460,018
2008 9,898,870 85,175,788
2007 9,662,281 83,633,375
2006 9,441,171 82,167,897
2005 9,245,844 81,088,313
2004 9,062,726 80,338,971
2003 8,870,781 79,563,777
2002 8,674,066 78,772,224
2001 8,539,960 77,969,361
2000 8,428,832 77,154,011
1999 8,265,123 76,287,452
1998 8,081,990 75,299,660
1997 7,931,370 74,226,889
1996 7,770,035 73,156,447
1995 7,553,249 72,049,940
1994 7,345,107 70,854,391
1993 7,128,177 69,586,384
1992 6,914,366 68,260,337
1991 6,697,166 66,891,775
1990 6,434,374 65,504,552
1989 6,215,811 64,147,348
1988 6,056,574 62,843,228
1987 5,900,198 61,584,651
1986 5,750,668 60,347,048
1985 5,610,373 59,060,622
1984 5,480,096 57,706,067
1983 5,359,814 56,337,921
1982 5,247,672 55,011,289
1981 5,143,288 53,738,141
1980 5,047,419 52,490,101
1979 4,959,283 51,378,211
1978 4,877,854 50,249,552
1977 4,801,128 48,954,872
1976 4,727,022 47,684,931
1975 4,653,876 46,482,903
1974 4,580,510 45,413,537
1973 4,506,324 44,409,861
1972 4,431,292 43,429,168
1971 4,355,200 42,449,276
1970 4,277,535 41,475,230
1969 4,198,300 40,582,096
1968 4,118,550 39,734,609
1967 4,040,153 38,895,080
1966 3,964,155 38,024,836
1965 3,890,716 37,129,656
1964 3,819,722 36,201,563
1963 3,750,954 35,249,101
1962 3,684,273 34,288,560
1961 3,619,551 33,409,059
1960 3,556,749 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea Vietnam
2100 0.09% -0.54%
2099 0.1% -0.53%
2098 0.12% -0.51%
2097 0.13% -0.5%
2096 0.13% -0.49%
2095 0.16% -0.48%
2094 0.18% -0.48%
2093 0.21% -0.48%
2092 0.2% -0.48%
2091 0.23% -0.48%
2090 0.26% -0.47%
2089 0.28% -0.47%
2088 0.29% -0.47%
2087 0.33% -0.47%
2086 0.37% -0.46%
2085 0.38% -0.46%
2084 0.41% -0.47%
2083 0.42% -0.47%
2082 0.47% -0.46%
2081 0.46% -0.46%
2080 0.5% -0.45%
2079 0.51% -0.44%
2078 0.53% -0.44%
2077 0.56% -0.42%
2076 0.6% -0.41%
2075 0.61% -0.4%
2074 0.63% -0.39%
2073 0.66% -0.38%
2072 0.7% -0.36%
2071 0.71% -0.35%
2070 0.75% -0.33%
2069 0.78% -0.32%
2068 0.81% -0.32%
2067 0.84% -0.31%
2066 0.86% -0.29%
2065 0.89% -0.28%
2064 0.93% -0.27%
2063 0.96% -0.26%
2062 0.98% -0.25%
2061 1% -0.23%
2060 1.05% -0.22%
2059 1.1% -0.21%
2058 1.11% -0.19%
2057 1.15% -0.17%
2056 1.19% -0.16%
2055 1.21% -0.14%
2054 1.27% -0.11%
2053 1.29% -0.09%
2052 1.32% -0.06%
2051 1.35% -0.02%
2050 1.36% 0.005%
2049 1.39% 0.04%
2048 1.43% 0.08%
2047 1.47% 0.11%
2046 1.5% 0.15%
2045 1.52% 0.18%
2044 1.58% 0.21%
2043 1.61% 0.25%
2042 1.64% 0.28%
2041 1.69% 0.3%
2040 1.71% 0.33%
2039 1.73% 0.35%
2038 1.76% 0.37%
2037 1.8% 0.38%
2036 1.82% 0.4%
2035 1.83% 0.42%
2034 1.9% 0.42%
2033 1.95% 0.44%
2032 1.99% 0.45%
2031 2.06% 0.48%
2030 2.08% 0.48%
2029 2.14% 0.5%
2028 2.2% 0.53%
2027 2.23% 0.55%
2026 2.3% 0.59%
2025 2.38% 0.62%
2024 2.42% 0.63%
2023 2.49% 0.67%
2022 2.51% 0.75%
2021 2.54% 0.87%
2020 2.58% 0.93%
2019 2.59% 0.97%
2018 2.58% 1.11%
2017 2.59% 1.25%
2016 2.6% 1.27%
2015 2.56% 1.25%
2014 2.51% 1.22%
2013 2.47% 1.19%
2012 2.48% 1.18%
2011 2.51% 1.16%
2010 2.49% 1.15%
2009 2.47% 1.51%
2008 2.45% 1.84%
2007 2.34% 1.78%
2006 2.11% 1.33%
2005 2.02% 0.93%
2004 2.16% 0.97%
2003 2.27% 1%
2002 1.57% 1.03%
2001 1.32% 1.06%
2000 1.98% 1.14%
1999 2.27% 1.31%
1998 1.9% 1.45%
1997 2.08% 1.46%
1996 2.87% 1.54%
1995 2.83% 1.69%
1994 3.04% 1.82%
1993 3.09% 1.94%
1992 3.24% 2.05%
1991 4.08% 2.12%
1990 3.52% 2.12%
1989 2.63% 2.08%
1988 2.65% 2.04%
1987 2.6% 2.05%
1986 2.5% 2.18%
1985 2.38% 2.35%
1984 2.24% 2.43%
1983 2.14% 2.41%
1982 2.03% 2.37%
1981 1.9% 2.38%
1980 1.78% 2.16%
1979 1.67% 2.25%
1978 1.6% 2.64%
1977 1.57% 2.66%
1976 1.57% 2.59%
1975 1.6% 2.35%
1974 1.65% 2.26%
1973 1.69% 2.26%
1972 1.75% 2.31%
1971 1.82% 2.35%
1970 1.89% 2.2%
1969 1.94% 2.13%
1968 1.94% 2.16%
1967 1.92% 2.29%
1966 1.89% 2.41%
1965 1.86% 2.56%
1964 1.83% 2.7%
1963 1.81% 2.8%
1962 1.79% 2.63%
1961 1.77% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Guinea Vietnam
Current population
15546235
102365351
Population rank 75/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 1.24%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
1.08 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +957 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +349,317 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 123/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -16,282 -48,171
Net migration rank 147/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - -48,171
2024 - -12,024 - -59,645
2023 356,147 -3,997 727,955 -81,789
2022 352,517 -3,997 775,914 -78,977
2021 345,121 -4,373 799,593 -5,418
2020 342,289 -4,365 924,004 -6,457
2019 338,984 -3,240 895,262 -2,051
2018 332,585 -9,187 882,977 96,650
2017 328,542 -13,718 1,001,833 139,245
2016 324,608 -14,189 1,045,094 167,652
2015 316,604 -15,117 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 309,539 -22,741 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 304,430 -29,136 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 298,094 -32,808 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 293,318 -29,069 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 288,512 -31,327 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 281,920 -34,007 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 274,327 -32,925 1,008,141 571,113
2007 266,070 -34,311 981,689 523,784
2006 258,518 -48,078 943,041 482,399
2005 251,209 -71,015 942,084 -208,337
2004 242,075 -56,036 985,438 -220,458
2003 234,774 -36,934 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 229,022 -33,450 991,427 -193,766
2001 227,642 -155,020 985,610 -177,586
2000 227,081 -77,450 966,894 -144,298
1999 223,968 -46,183 925,519 -15,010
1998 219,385 -30,903 959,016 106,091
1997 220,373 -107,614 1,028,116 52,382
1996 214,896 -4,973 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 205,644 18,021 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 201,439 -8,826 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 195,612 45,616 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 189,682 -3,285 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 181,299 66,718 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 169,926 107,641 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 164,707 -5,150 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 159,566 -637 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 154,178 -350 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 148,137 -2,900 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 142,313 -6,965 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 136,640 -11,439 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 130,629 -15,265 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 126,831 -17,920 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 121,223 -21,367 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 117,186 -25,287 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 113,141 -28,770 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 109,415 -30,933 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 105,990 -31,004 1,259,315 49,655
1976 102,449 -29,220 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 99,267 -26,221 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 96,315 -22,637 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 93,764 -19,065 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 91,147 -15,782 921,524 -1,920
1971 88,358 -11,543 963,259 76,961
1970 85,418 -6,906 905,902 1,997
1969 82,799 -2,844 878,359 0
1968 79,892 -345 815,116 1,489
1967 77,251 0 862,071 394
1966 74,748 0 876,283 1,769
1965 72,134 0 913,761 -1,438
1964 69,848 0 950,219 -6,328
1963 67,690 0 961,067 0
1962 65,672 0 960,046 0
1961 63,766 0 798,978 0
1960 61,848 0 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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