Population growth rate in Guinea
Guinea: Population growth rate was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 1990
All-time low
0.8%
in 2001
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Population growth rate in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate in Guinea stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Guinea peaked at 4.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2001.
Guinea ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.6% | — |
| 1951 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +68.1% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -27.2% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -47.4% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +64.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -52.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +165.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +165.3% | 0.8% | 2.3% |
| 1990 | +68.1% | 2.6% | 4.3% |
| 1998 | +64.0% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | -52.1% | 1.8% | 0.8% |
| 1997 | -47.4% | 2.7% | 1.4% |
| 1992 | -27.2% | 3.7% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 27 Benin 2.5% compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 2.5% compare
- 28 Madagascar 2.5% compare
- 31 Congo 2.4% compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 2.4% compare
- 33 Saudi Arabia 2.4% compare
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 population growth rate in Guinea?
- Population growth rate in Guinea was 2.4% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
- How does Guinea rank for population growth rate?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.