Age dependency ratio in Guinea
Guinea: Age dependency ratio was 78.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Guinea stood at 78.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Guinea peaked at 97.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 17th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.1% | 78.6% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.7% | 79.8% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 87.0% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 90.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 93.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 84.7% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 78.6% | 83.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 193,609 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 190,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 194,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 189,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 199,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 206,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 200,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 186,308 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Guinea?
- Age dependency ratio in Guinea was 78.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for age dependency ratio?
- Guinea ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.