Population density in Guinea

Guinea: Population density was 130.26 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
130.26 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
109th
of 235 countries
All-time high
130.26 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
2.22 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Guinea, 1000–2100

050100150100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Guinea is 130.26 people per km², measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Guinea peaked at 130.26 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 2.22 people per km², in 1000.

Guinea ranks 109th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Guinea, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 2.22 people per km²
1100 2.54 people per km² +14.3%
1200 2.9 people per km² +14.3%
1300 3.32 people per km² +14.3%
1400 3.79 people per km² +14.3%
1500 4.34 people per km² +14.3%
1600 4.95 people per km² +14.3%
1700 5.66 people per km² +14.3%
1710 5.71 people per km² +0.8%
1720 5.76 people per km² +0.8%
1730 5.81 people per km² +0.9%
1740 5.86 people per km² +0.9%
1750 5.92 people per km² +1.0%
1760 5.98 people per km² +1.0%
1770 6.04 people per km² +1.1%
1780 6.11 people per km² +1.1%
1790 6.18 people per km² +1.2%
1800 4 people per km² -35.2%
1801 4 people per km² +0.0%
1802 4 people per km² +0.0%
1803 4 people per km² +0.0%
1804 4 people per km² +0.0%
1805 4 people per km² +0.0%
1806 4 people per km² +0.0%
1807 4 people per km² +0.0%
1808 4 people per km² +0.0%
1809 4 people per km² +0.0%
1810 4 people per km² +0.0%
1811 4 people per km² +0.0%
1812 4 people per km² +0.0%
1813 4 people per km² +0.0%
1814 4 people per km² +0.0%
1815 4 people per km² +0.0%
1816 4 people per km² +0.0%
1817 4 people per km² +0.0%
1818 4 people per km² +0.0%
1819 4.01 people per km² +0.0%
1820 4.01 people per km² +0.1%
1821 4.01 people per km² +0.1%
1822 4.02 people per km² +0.1%
1823 4.02 people per km² +0.1%
1824 4.03 people per km² +0.1%
1825 4.03 people per km² +0.1%
1826 4.04 people per km² +0.1%
1827 4.05 people per km² +0.1%
1828 4.05 people per km² +0.1%
1829 4.06 people per km² +0.1%
1830 4.06 people per km² +0.1%
1831 4.07 people per km² +0.1%
1832 4.08 people per km² +0.1%
1833 4.08 people per km² +0.1%
1834 4.09 people per km² +0.1%
1835 4.09 people per km² +0.1%
1836 4.1 people per km² +0.1%
1837 4.11 people per km² +0.1%
1838 4.11 people per km² +0.1%
1839 4.12 people per km² +0.1%
1840 4.12 people per km² +0.1%
1841 4.13 people per km² +0.1%
1842 4.14 people per km² +0.1%
1843 4.14 people per km² +0.1%
1844 4.15 people per km² +0.1%
1845 4.16 people per km² +0.1%
1846 4.16 people per km² +0.1%
1847 4.17 people per km² +0.1%
1848 4.17 people per km² +0.1%
1849 4.18 people per km² +0.2%
1850 4.2 people per km² +0.3%
1851 4.22 people per km² +0.6%
1852 4.25 people per km² +0.6%
1853 4.28 people per km² +0.7%
1854 4.31 people per km² +0.7%
1855 4.34 people per km² +0.7%
1856 4.37 people per km² +0.7%
1857 4.4 people per km² +0.7%
1858 4.43 people per km² +0.7%
1859 4.46 people per km² +0.7%
1860 4.49 people per km² +0.7%
1861 4.53 people per km² +0.8%
1862 4.56 people per km² +0.8%
1863 4.6 people per km² +0.8%
1864 4.64 people per km² +0.8%
1865 4.68 people per km² +0.8%
1866 4.71 people per km² +0.8%
1867 4.75 people per km² +0.8%
1868 4.79 people per km² +0.8%
1869 4.83 people per km² +0.8%
1870 4.87 people per km² +0.8%
1871 4.91 people per km² +0.9%
1872 4.95 people per km² +0.9%
1873 5 people per km² +0.9%
1874 5.04 people per km² +0.9%
1875 5.09 people per km² +0.9%
1876 5.13 people per km² +0.9%
1877 5.18 people per km² +0.9%
1878 5.23 people per km² +0.9%
1879 5.27 people per km² +0.9%
1880 5.32 people per km² +0.9%
1881 5.37 people per km² +0.9%
1882 5.42 people per km² +0.9%
1883 5.47 people per km² +0.9%
1884 5.51 people per km² +0.9%
1885 5.56 people per km² +0.9%
1886 5.61 people per km² +0.9%
1887 5.66 people per km² +0.9%
1888 5.71 people per km² +0.9%
1889 5.76 people per km² +0.9%
1890 5.81 people per km² +0.8%
1891 5.86 people per km² +0.8%
1892 5.9 people per km² +0.7%
1893 5.94 people per km² +0.7%
1894 5.98 people per km² +0.7%
1895 6.02 people per km² +0.7%
1896 6.06 people per km² +0.7%
1897 6.1 people per km² +0.7%
1898 6.15 people per km² +0.7%
1899 6.19 people per km² +0.7%
1900 6.24 people per km² +0.8%
1901 6.29 people per km² +0.8%
1902 6.34 people per km² +0.8%
1903 6.4 people per km² +0.9%
1904 6.46 people per km² +0.9%
1905 6.51 people per km² +0.9%
1906 6.57 people per km² +0.9%
1907 6.63 people per km² +0.9%
1908 6.69 people per km² +0.9%
1909 6.75 people per km² +0.9%
1910 6.81 people per km² +0.9%
1911 6.88 people per km² +0.9%
1912 6.94 people per km² +1.0%
1913 7.01 people per km² +1.0%
1914 7.08 people per km² +1.0%
1915 7.15 people per km² +1.0%
1916 7.22 people per km² +1.0%
1917 7.29 people per km² +1.0%
1918 7.35 people per km² +0.8%
1919 7.42 people per km² +1.0%
1920 7.51 people per km² +1.2%
1921 7.61 people per km² +1.3%
1922 7.73 people per km² +1.5%
1923 7.86 people per km² +1.7%
1924 7.99 people per km² +1.7%
1925 8.13 people per km² +1.7%
1926 8.27 people per km² +1.7%
1927 8.41 people per km² +1.7%
1928 8.55 people per km² +1.7%
1929 8.69 people per km² +1.6%
1930 8.83 people per km² +1.6%
1931 8.96 people per km² +1.5%
1932 9.09 people per km² +1.5%
1933 9.22 people per km² +1.4%
1934 9.35 people per km² +1.4%
1935 9.48 people per km² +1.4%
1936 9.61 people per km² +1.4%
1937 9.74 people per km² +1.4%
1938 9.88 people per km² +1.4%
1939 10.03 people per km² +1.5%
1940 10.18 people per km² +1.6%
1941 10.35 people per km² +1.6%
1942 10.53 people per km² +1.7%
1943 10.72 people per km² +1.8%
1944 10.91 people per km² +1.8%
1945 11.11 people per km² +1.8%
1946 11.31 people per km² +1.8%
1947 11.51 people per km² +1.8%
1948 11.72 people per km² +1.8%
1949 11.93 people per km² +1.8%
1950 12.26 people per km² +2.8%
1951 12.46 people per km² +1.6%
1952 12.66 people per km² +1.6%
1953 12.87 people per km² +1.6%
1954 13.08 people per km² +1.6%
1955 13.3 people per km² +1.7%
1956 13.52 people per km² +1.7%
1957 13.75 people per km² +1.7%
1958 13.99 people per km² +1.7%
1959 14.23 people per km² +1.7%
1960 14.47 people per km² +1.7%
1961 14.73 people per km² +1.8%
1962 14.99 people per km² +1.8%
1963 15.27 people per km² +1.8%
1964 15.54 people per km² +1.8%
1965 15.83 people per km² +1.9%
1966 16.13 people per km² +1.9%
1967 16.44 people per km² +1.9%
1968 16.76 people per km² +1.9%
1969 17.09 people per km² +1.9%
1970 17.41 people per km² +1.9%
1971 17.72 people per km² +1.8%
1972 18.03 people per km² +1.7%
1973 18.34 people per km² +1.7%
1974 18.64 people per km² +1.6%
1975 18.94 people per km² +1.6%
1976 19.24 people per km² +1.6%
1977 19.54 people per km² +1.6%
1978 19.85 people per km² +1.6%
1979 20.18 people per km² +1.7%
1980 20.54 people per km² +1.8%
1981 20.93 people per km² +1.9%
1982 21.36 people per km² +2.0%
1983 21.81 people per km² +2.1%
1984 22.3 people per km² +2.2%
1985 22.83 people per km² +2.4%
1986 23.4 people per km² +2.5%
1987 24.01 people per km² +2.6%
1988 24.65 people per km² +2.7%
1989 25.3 people per km² +2.6%
1990 26.19 people per km² +3.5%
1991 27.26 people per km² +4.1%
1992 28.14 people per km² +3.2%
1993 29.01 people per km² +3.1%
1994 29.89 people per km² +3.0%
1995 30.74 people per km² +2.8%
1996 31.62 people per km² +2.9%
1997 32.28 people per km² +2.1%
1998 32.89 people per km² +1.9%
1999 33.64 people per km² +2.3%
2000 34.3 people per km² +2.0%
2001 34.75 people per km² +1.3%
2002 35.3 people per km² +1.6%
2003 36.1 people per km² +2.3%
2004 36.88 people per km² +2.2%
2005 37.63 people per km² +2.0%
2006 38.42 people per km² +2.1%
2007 39.32 people per km² +2.3%
2008 40.29 people per km² +2.4%
2009 41.28 people per km² +2.5%
2010 42.31 people per km² +2.5%
2011 43.37 people per km² +2.5%
2012 44.45 people per km² +2.5%
2013 45.55 people per km² +2.5%
2014 46.69 people per km² +2.5%
2015 47.89 people per km² +2.6%
2016 49.13 people per km² +2.6%
2017 50.41 people per km² +2.6%
2018 51.7 people per km² +2.6%
2019 53.05 people per km² +2.6%
2020 54.42 people per km² +2.6%
2021 55.8 people per km² +2.5%
2022 57.2 people per km² +2.5%
2023 58.63 people per km² +2.5%
2024 60.05 people per km² +2.4%
2025 61.45 people per km² +2.3%
2026 62.84 people per km² +2.3%
2027 64.24 people per km² +2.2%
2028 65.63 people per km² +2.2%
2029 67.01 people per km² +2.1%
2030 68.4 people per km² +2.1%
2031 69.79 people per km² +2.0%
2032 71.16 people per km² +2.0%
2033 72.53 people per km² +1.9%
2034 73.88 people per km² +1.9%
2035 75.23 people per km² +1.8%
2036 76.59 people per km² +1.8%
2037 77.96 people per km² +1.8%
2038 79.32 people per km² +1.7%
2039 80.68 people per km² +1.7%
2040 82.05 people per km² +1.7%
2041 83.42 people per km² +1.7%
2042 84.77 people per km² +1.6%
2043 86.13 people per km² +1.6%
2044 87.47 people per km² +1.6%
2045 88.79 people per km² +1.5%
2046 90.11 people per km² +1.5%
2047 91.42 people per km² +1.5%
2048 92.71 people per km² +1.4%
2049 93.98 people per km² +1.4%
2050 95.25 people per km² +1.4%
2051 96.52 people per km² +1.3%
2052 97.77 people per km² +1.3%
2053 99.02 people per km² +1.3%
2054 100.25 people per km² +1.2%
2055 101.46 people per km² +1.2%
2056 102.64 people per km² +1.2%
2057 103.81 people per km² +1.1%
2058 104.95 people per km² +1.1%
2059 106.08 people per km² +1.1%
2060 107.16 people per km² +1.0%
2061 108.22 people per km² +1.0%
2062 109.28 people per km² +1.0%
2063 110.31 people per km² +0.9%
2064 111.31 people per km² +0.9%
2065 112.29 people per km² +0.9%
2066 113.24 people per km² +0.8%
2067 114.17 people per km² +0.8%
2068 115.08 people per km² +0.8%
2069 115.96 people per km² +0.8%
2070 116.81 people per km² +0.7%
2071 117.64 people per km² +0.7%
2072 118.43 people per km² +0.7%
2073 119.2 people per km² +0.6%
2074 119.94 people per km² +0.6%
2075 120.67 people per km² +0.6%
2076 121.37 people per km² +0.6%
2077 122.03 people per km² +0.5%
2078 122.67 people per km² +0.5%
2079 123.29 people per km² +0.5%
2080 123.89 people per km² +0.5%
2081 124.46 people per km² +0.5%
2082 125.02 people per km² +0.4%
2083 125.54 people per km² +0.4%
2084 126.04 people per km² +0.4%
2085 126.51 people per km² +0.4%
2086 126.95 people per km² +0.3%
2087 127.34 people per km² +0.3%
2088 127.7 people per km² +0.3%
2089 128.04 people per km² +0.3%
2090 128.35 people per km² +0.2%
2091 128.63 people per km² +0.2%
2092 128.9 people per km² +0.2%
2093 129.15 people per km² +0.2%
2094 129.37 people per km² +0.2%
2095 129.56 people per km² +0.1%
2096 129.73 people per km² +0.1%
2097 129.89 people per km² +0.1%
2098 130.03 people per km² +0.1%
2099 130.16 people per km² +0.1%
2100 130.26 people per km² +0.1%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 130.26 people per km² is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68 people per km², 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 130.26 people per km² is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3 people per km², 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 -35.2% 6.18 people per km² 4 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 2.22 people per km² 2.22 people per km² 2.22 people per km² 1
1100s 2.54 people per km² 2.54 people per km² 2.54 people per km² 1
1200s 2.9 people per km² 2.9 people per km² 2.9 people per km² 1
1300s 3.32 people per km² 3.32 people per km² 3.32 people per km² 1
1400s 3.79 people per km² 3.79 people per km² 3.79 people per km² 1
1500s 4.34 people per km² 4.34 people per km² 4.34 people per km² 1
1600s 4.95 people per km² 4.95 people per km² 4.95 people per km² 1
1700s 5.66 people per km² 5.66 people per km² 5.66 people per km² 1
1710s 5.71 people per km² 5.71 people per km² 5.71 people per km² 1
1720s 5.76 people per km² 5.76 people per km² 5.76 people per km² 1
1730s 5.81 people per km² 5.81 people per km² 5.81 people per km² 1
1740s 5.86 people per km² 5.86 people per km² 5.86 people per km² 1
1750s 5.92 people per km² 5.92 people per km² 5.92 people per km² 1
1760s 5.98 people per km² 5.98 people per km² 5.98 people per km² 1
1770s 6.04 people per km² 6.04 people per km² 6.04 people per km² 1
1780s 6.11 people per km² 6.11 people per km² 6.11 people per km² 1
1790s 6.18 people per km² 6.18 people per km² 6.18 people per km² 1
1800s 4 people per km² 4 people per km² 4 people per km² 10
1810s 4 people per km² 4 people per km² 4.01 people per km² 10
1820s 4.03 people per km² 4.01 people per km² 4.06 people per km² 10
1830s 4.09 people per km² 4.06 people per km² 4.12 people per km² 10
1840s 4.15 people per km² 4.12 people per km² 4.18 people per km² 10
1850s 4.32 people per km² 4.2 people per km² 4.46 people per km² 10
1860s 4.66 people per km² 4.49 people per km² 4.83 people per km² 10
1870s 5.07 people per km² 4.87 people per km² 5.27 people per km² 10
1880s 5.54 people per km² 5.32 people per km² 5.76 people per km² 10
1890s 6 people per km² 5.81 people per km² 6.19 people per km² 10
1900s 6.49 people per km² 6.24 people per km² 6.75 people per km² 10
1910s 7.12 people per km² 6.81 people per km² 7.42 people per km² 10
1920s 8.07 people per km² 7.51 people per km² 8.69 people per km² 10
1930s 9.42 people per km² 8.83 people per km² 10.03 people per km² 10
1940s 11.03 people per km² 10.18 people per km² 11.93 people per km² 10
1950s 13.21 people per km² 12.26 people per km² 14.23 people per km² 10
1960s 15.73 people per km² 14.47 people per km² 17.09 people per km² 10
1970s 18.79 people per km² 17.41 people per km² 20.18 people per km² 10
1980s 22.71 people per km² 20.54 people per km² 25.3 people per km² 10
1990s 30.16 people per km² 26.19 people per km² 33.64 people per km² 10
2000s 37.43 people per km² 34.3 people per km² 41.28 people per km² 10
2010s 47.45 people per km² 42.31 people per km² 53.05 people per km² 10
2020s 60.73 people per km² 54.42 people per km² 67.01 people per km² 10
2030s 74.55 people per km² 68.4 people per km² 80.68 people per km² 10
2040s 88.08 people per km² 82.05 people per km² 93.98 people per km² 10
2050s 100.77 people per km² 95.25 people per km² 106.08 people per km² 10
2060s 111.7 people per km² 107.16 people per km² 115.96 people per km² 10
2070s 120.21 people per km² 116.81 people per km² 123.29 people per km² 10
2080s 126.15 people per km² 123.89 people per km² 128.04 people per km² 10
2090s 129.38 people per km² 128.35 people per km² 130.16 people per km² 10
2100s 130.26 people per km² 130.26 people per km² 130.26 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 106 East Timor 132.68 people per km² compare
  2. 107 Marshall Islands 132.37 people per km² compare
  3. 108 Liberia 131.49 people per km² compare
  4. 110 Cambodia 128.82 people per km² compare
  5. 111 France 125.07 people per km² compare
  6. 112 Azerbaijan 121.25 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Guinea?
Population density in Guinea was 130.26 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 130.26 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 2.22 people per km² in 1000.
How does Guinea rank for population density?
Guinea ranks 109th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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