Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea
Guinea: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 4.13 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea is 4.13 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea peaked at 6.57 births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.13 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Guinea 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.17 births per woman | 6.11 births per woman | 6.23 births per woman | 10 |
| 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 | 4.31 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 4.49 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 17 Cameroon 4.26 births per woman compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 4.23 births per woman compare
- 19 Uganda 4.17 births per woman compare
- 21 Togo 4.12 births per woman compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 4.12 births per woman compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 4.11 births per woman compare
More population data for Guinea
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.15 million people (2100)
- Population density 130.26 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.13 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,171 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.13 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea?
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea was 4.13 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.13 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Guinea ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.