Birth rate, crude in Guinea

Guinea: Birth rate, crude was 33.33 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
33.33 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
16th
of 215 countries
All-time high
46.26 per 1,000 people
in 1987
All-time low
33.33 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Birth rate, crude in Guinea, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Guinea is 33.33 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Guinea peaked at 46.26 per 1,000 people in 1987 and was at its lowest, 33.33 per 1,000 people, in 2024.

That places Guinea 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45.53 per 1,000 people 45.47 per 1,000 people 45.62 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 45.63 per 1,000 people 45.52 per 1,000 people 45.73 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 45.99 per 1,000 people 45.72 per 1,000 people 46.26 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 44.5 per 1,000 people 42.36 per 1,000 people 45.86 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 40.52 per 1,000 people 39.93 per 1,000 people 41.83 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 37.83 per 1,000 people 35.95 per 1,000 people 39.63 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 34.41 per 1,000 people 33.33 per 1,000 people 35.52 per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 13 Mauritania 34.03 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 14 Benin 33.42 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 15 Cameroon 33.34 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 17 Burundi 33.21 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 18 Sudan 33 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 19 Zambia 32.72 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate, crude in Guinea?
Birth rate, crude in Guinea was 33.33 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 46.26 per 1,000 people in 1987.
What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 33.33 per 1,000 people in 2024.
How does Guinea rank for birth rate, crude?
Guinea ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.