Ethiopia vs Guinea: Natural population growth rate

Ethiopia
2.6%
in 2023
Guinea
2.5%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
20th
Guinea rank
22nd

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 20th and Guinea ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 1.9% 1.7% 0.3% Ethiopia
1960s 2.6% 1.8% 0.7% Ethiopia
1970s 2.7% 2.1% 0.6% Ethiopia
1980s 2.8% 2.5% 0.3% Ethiopia
1990s 3.2% 2.7% 0.4% Ethiopia
2000s 3.0% 2.7% 0.3% Ethiopia
2010s 2.7% 2.7% 0.0% Guinea
2020s 2.6% 2.5% 0.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Ethiopia or Guinea?
Ethiopia, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Ethiopia and Guinea?
0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Ethiopia ranks 20th and Guinea ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.