Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guinea
Guinea: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 495,679 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 495,679 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guinea peaked at 495,679 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 156,821 people, in 1961.
That places Guinea 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 159,683 people | 157,195 people | 161,449 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 160,068 people | 156,821 people | 167,159 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 184,553 people | 169,765 people | 202,577 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 233,578 people | 207,594 people | 261,096 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 302,682 people | 269,489 people | 329,168 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 352,384 people | 333,704 people | 374,047 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 411,489 people | 379,507 people | 450,575 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,215 people | 460,533 people | 495,679 people | 4 |
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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)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.13 births per woman (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guinea?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guinea was 495,679 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 495,679 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,821 people in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Guinea ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.