Fertility rate, total in Guinea
Guinea: Fertility rate, total was 4.22 births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 4.22 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Guinea peaked at 6.57 births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.22 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Guinea 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.35 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 6.45 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.52 births per woman | 6.46 births per woman | 6.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.29 births per woman | 5.99 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.72 births per woman | 5.53 births per woman | 5.92 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 5.43 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 births per woman | 4.22 births per woman | 4.49 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More population data for Guinea
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.069 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.15 million (2100)
- Population density 130.26 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.069 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.13 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2,171 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.13 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.13 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.47 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Guinea?
- Fertility rate, total in Guinea was 4.22 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for fertility rate, total?
- Guinea ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release