Guinea vs Rwanda: Population by world region
Guinea
32.01 million people
in 2100
Rwanda
32.78 million people
in 2100
Guinea rank
65th
Rwanda rank
64th
Population by world region over time
- Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 32.78 million people against 32.01 million people in Guinea, a difference of 772,400 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 65th and Rwanda ranks 64th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 37 and Rwanda in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 546,408 people | 288,000 people | 258,408 people | Guinea |
| 1100s | 624,466 people | 350,400 people | 274,066 people | Guinea |
| 1200s | 713,676 people | 412,800 people | 300,876 people | Guinea |
| 1300s | 815,629 people | 475,200 people | 340,429 people | Guinea |
| 1400s | 932,148 people | 537,600 people | 394,548 people | Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.07 million people | 600,000 people | 465,310 people | Guinea |
| 1600s | 1.22 million people | 660,000 people | 557,500 people | Guinea |
| 1700s | 1.39 million people | 720,000 people | 671,430 people | Guinea |
| 1710s | 1.40 million people | 736,737 people | 665,913 people | Guinea |
| 1720s | 1.41 million people | 745,120 people | 669,320 people | Guinea |
| 1730s | 1.43 million people | 753,971 people | 672,869 people | Guinea |
| 1740s | 1.44 million people | 763,339 people | 676,591 people | Guinea |
| 1750s | 1.45 million people | 773,281 people | 680,499 people | Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.47 million people | 783,864 people | 684,596 people | Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.48 million people | 795,163 people | 688,927 people | Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.50 million people | 807,272 people | 693,488 people | Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.52 million people | 820,301 people | 698,329 people | Guinea |
| 1800s | 983,959 people | 928,368 people | 55,591 people | Guinea |
| 1810s | 983,988 people | 928,674 people | 55,315 people | Guinea |
| 1820s | 990,668 people | 1.00 million people | 11,027 people | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 1.01 million people | 1.18 million people | 172,572 people | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 1.02 million people | 1.39 million people | 365,894 people | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 1.06 million people | 1.52 million people | 456,487 people | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 1.14 million people | 1.53 million people | 388,857 people | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 1.25 million people | 1.55 million people | 301,175 people | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 1.36 million people | 1.58 million people | 219,208 people | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 1.47 million people | 1.57 million people | 94,305 people | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 1.59 million people | 1.46 million people | 131,440 people | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.75 million people | 1.37 million people | 375,292 people | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.98 million people | 1.44 million people | 545,407 people | Guinea |
| 1930s | 2.31 million people | 1.66 million people | 654,897 people | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.71 million people | 1.94 million people | 766,613 people | Guinea |
| 1950s | 3.25 million people | 2.53 million people | 712,949 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 3.86 million people | 3.41 million people | 455,461 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.62 million people | 4.56 million people | 58,305 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.58 million people | 6.24 million people | 654,445 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 7.41 million people | 7.37 million people | 39,419 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 9.20 million people | 9.01 million people | 189,471 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.66 million people | 11.52 million people | 139,950 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.92 million people | 14.43 million people | 487,860 people | Guinea |
| 2030s | 18.32 million people | 17.59 million people | 729,230 people | Guinea |
| 2040s | 21.64 million people | 20.96 million people | 683,330 people | Guinea |
| 2050s | 24.76 million people | 24.01 million people | 753,420 people | Guinea |
| 2060s | 27.45 million people | 26.78 million people | 667,750 people | Guinea |
| 2070s | 29.54 million people | 29.08 million people | 452,480 people | Guinea |
| 2080s | 31.00 million people | 30.90 million people | 99,690 people | Guinea |
| 2090s | 31.79 million people | 32.26 million people | 470,030 people | Rwanda |
| 2100s | 32.01 million people | 32.78 million people | 772,400 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 32.78 million people against 32.01 million people in Guinea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Guinea and Rwanda?
- 772,400 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Rwanda?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for population by world region?
- Guinea ranks 65th and Rwanda ranks 64th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.