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Population in Guinea

Guinea: Population was 14.41 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
14.41 million people
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
75th
of 238 countries
All-time high
14.41 million people
in 2023
All-time low
546,408 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Guinea, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M100015112023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Guinea is 14.41 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Guinea peaked at 14.41 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 546,408 people, in 1000.

Guinea ranks 75th of 238 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 546,408 people 546,408 people 546,408 people 1
1100s 624,466 people 624,466 people 624,466 people 1
1200s 713,676 people 713,676 people 713,676 people 1
1300s 815,629 people 815,629 people 815,629 people 1
1400s 932,148 people 932,148 people 932,148 people 1
1500s 1.07 million people 1.07 million people 1.07 million people 1
1600s 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1
1700s 1.39 million people 1.39 million people 1.39 million people 1
1710s 1.40 million people 1.40 million people 1.40 million people 1
1720s 1.41 million people 1.41 million people 1.41 million people 1
1730s 1.43 million people 1.43 million people 1.43 million people 1
1740s 1.44 million people 1.44 million people 1.44 million people 1
1750s 1.45 million people 1.45 million people 1.45 million people 1
1760s 1.47 million people 1.47 million people 1.47 million people 1
1770s 1.48 million people 1.48 million people 1.48 million people 1
1780s 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1
1790s 1.52 million people 1.52 million people 1.52 million people 1
1800s 983,959 people 983,959 people 983,959 people 10
1810s 983,988 people 983,959 people 984,251 people 10
1820s 990,668 people 984,835 people 997,168 people 10
1830s 1.01 million people 998,646 people 1.01 million people 10
1840s 1.02 million people 1.01 million people 1.03 million people 10
1850s 1.06 million people 1.03 million people 1.10 million people 10
1860s 1.14 million people 1.10 million people 1.19 million people 10
1870s 1.25 million people 1.20 million people 1.30 million people 10
1880s 1.36 million people 1.31 million people 1.42 million people 10
1890s 1.47 million people 1.43 million people 1.52 million people 10
1900s 1.59 million people 1.53 million people 1.66 million people 10
1910s 1.75 million people 1.67 million people 1.82 million people 10
1920s 1.98 million people 1.85 million people 2.13 million people 10
1930s 2.31 million people 2.17 million people 2.46 million people 10
1940s 2.71 million people 2.50 million people 2.93 million people 10
1950s 3.25 million people 3.01 million people 3.50 million people 10
1960s 3.86 million people 3.56 million people 4.20 million people 10
1970s 4.62 million people 4.28 million people 4.96 million people 10
1980s 5.58 million people 5.05 million people 6.22 million people 10
1990s 7.41 million people 6.43 million people 8.27 million people 10
2000s 9.20 million people 8.43 million people 10.14 million people 10
2010s 11.66 million people 10.40 million people 13.03 million people 10
2020s 13.89 million people 13.37 million people 14.41 million people 4

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 72 Ecuador 17.98 million people compare
  2. 73 Cambodia 17.42 million people compare
  3. 74 Zimbabwe 16.34 million people compare
  4. 76 Benin 14.11 million people compare
  5. 77 Rwanda 13.95 million people compare
  6. 78 Burundi 13.69 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Guinea?
Population in Guinea was 14.41 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 14.41 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 546,408 people in 1000.
How does Guinea rank for population?
Guinea ranks 75th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.