Urban population growth in Guinea
Guinea: Urban population growth was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Guinea, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population growth in Guinea is 3.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Guinea peaked at 7.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2001.
Guinea ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 27 Afghanistan 3.7% compare
- 28 Yemen 3.5% compare
- 29 Togo 3.5% compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.5% compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 3.4% compare
More climate change data for Guinea
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 15.10 million (2025)
- Urban population 5.82 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.5% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 14.9% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.89 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 42.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 29.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Guinea?
- Urban population growth in Guinea was 3.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2001.
- How does Guinea rank for urban population growth?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.