Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Has the population peaked?
Guinea
14.41 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.34 million people
in 2023
Guinea rank
75th
Zimbabwe rank
74th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16.34 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea, a difference of 1.94 million people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 75th and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.25 million people | 3.22 million people | 21,650 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 3.86 million people | 4.41 million people | 542,508 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 4.62 million people | 5.98 million people | 1.36 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.58 million people | 8.52 million people | 2.94 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 7.41 million people | 10.99 million people | 3.57 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 9.20 million people | 12.46 million people | 3.26 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 11.66 million people | 14.31 million people | 2.65 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 13.89 million people | 15.93 million people | 2.05 million people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16.34 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 1.94 million people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Guinea ranks 75th and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.