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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Guinea

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population15.1M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$28.35B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.88K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth60.92024 · yearsInternet use33.3%2024 · % of populationForest area24.7%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.3%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Guinea2025 · 2.3%
012341960199320251961: 1.8%1962: 1.8%1963: 1.8%1964: 1.8%1965: 1.8%1966: 1.9%1967: 1.9%1968: 1.9%1969: 1.9%1970: 1.9%1971: 1.8%1972: 1.7%1973: 1.7%1974: 1.6%1975: 1.6%1976: 1.6%1977: 1.6%1978: 1.6%1979: 1.7%1980: 1.8%1981: 1.9%1982: 2%1983: 2.1%1984: 2.2%1985: 2.3%1986: 2.5%1987: 2.6%1988: 2.6%1989: 2.6%1990: 3.5%1991: 4%1992: 3.2%1993: 3%1994: 3%1995: 2.8%1996: 2.8%1997: 2.1%1998: 1.9%1999: 2.2%2000: 2%2001: 1.3%2002: 1.6%2003: 2.2%2004: 2.1%2005: 2%2006: 2.1%2007: 2.3%2008: 2.4%2009: 2.4%2010: 2.5%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.5%2013: 2.4%2014: 2.5%2015: 2.5%2016: 2.6%2017: 2.6%2018: 2.5%2019: 2.6%2020: 2.6%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%2024: 2.4%2025: 2.3%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Guinea in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Conakry
Country code
GIN

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