Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3852 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea is 0.3852 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.3852 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0971 people per person, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0971 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1024 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1082 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1147 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1217 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1291 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1369 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.145 people per person | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1533 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1618 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1704 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.179 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1876 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1962 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2045 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2126 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2204 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2279 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2349 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2414 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2474 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2527 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2573 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2611 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2647 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.268 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2711 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.274 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2768 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2795 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2822 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2847 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2873 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2898 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2924 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.295 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2977 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3005 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3034 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3063 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3092 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3122 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3151 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3181 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.321 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.324 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3269 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3297 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3326 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3354 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3381 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3407 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3433 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3458 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3482 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3504 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3531 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3558 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3586 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3613 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3648 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3685 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3724 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3765 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3807 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3852 people per person | +1.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3852 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3852 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.127 people per person | 0.0971 people per person | 0.1618 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2075 people per person | 0.1704 people per person | 0.2414 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2653 people per person | 0.2474 people per person | 0.2795 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2939 people per person | 0.2822 people per person | 0.3063 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3224 people per person | 0.3092 people per person | 0.3354 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3495 people per person | 0.3381 people per person | 0.3613 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3747 people per person | 0.3648 people per person | 0.3852 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More population data for Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1788 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 23,712 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.17 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5016 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 130.26 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.15 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea was 0.3852 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3852 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0971 people per person in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.