Population growth rate in Guinea
Guinea: Population growth rate was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population growth rate in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate in Guinea stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Guinea peaked at 4.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2001.
Guinea ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 27 Benin 2.5% compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 2.5% compare
- 28 Madagascar 2.5% compare
- 31 Congo 2.4% compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 2.4% compare
- 33 Saudi Arabia 2.4% compare
More population data for Guinea
- Literate and illiterate world population 60.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Guinea?
- Population growth rate in Guinea was 2.4% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
- How does Guinea rank for population growth rate?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.