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Guinea

Population

15,547,535

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
75th
Share of world
0.19%
Annual change
+342,2662.41%

Population of Guinea

010M20M30M40M50M60M70M80M202615.5M2050 projection23.4M↑ 51% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 15,547,535. 2050 projection: 23,404,584.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Guinea. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202615,441,9932.41%75
202515,099,7272.46%75
202013,371,1832.58%75
201913,034,3462.59%75
201812,704,7742.58%75
201712,385,6592.59%75
201511,767,0702.51%75
201010,396,0862.37%81
20059,245,8441.87%84
20008,428,8322.22%86

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Conakry is home to 2,195,947 people, 14.22% of Guinea's population.

City population2M900K300K
Conakry 2.2MManeah 304.9KKankan 292.9KNzerekore 290.4KDubreka 286.1KSiguiri 232.3KKindia 177.2KLabe 140.7KKissidougou 131.7KKamsar 101.0K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Conakry2.2M14.22%
2Maneah304.9K1.97%
3Kankan292.9K1.90%
4Nzerekore290.4K1.88%
5Dubreka286.1K1.85%
6Siguiri232.3K1.50%
7Kindia177.2K1.15%
8Labe140.7K0.91%
9Kissidougou131.7K0.85%
10Kamsar101.0K0.65%

Guinea by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Guinea is home to an estimated 15,547,535 people, the 75th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Guinea has a net population change of approximately 934 people per day, driven by 1,362 births, 374 deaths, and net emigration of 54 people.
Share of world
Guinea makes up 0.19% of the world's population and 0.97% of Africa's.
Density
62.8 people per km² of land (162.8 per mi²), ranking 152nd among countries and territories.
Urban living
38.52% of people live in urban areas.

Guinea Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 6100+ years, female: 2995–99 years, male: 17795–99 years, female: 43790–94 years, male: 1,67890–94 years, female: 3,06985–89 years, male: 7,57185–89 years, female: 11,77180–84 years, male: 20,08780–84 years, female: 29,48575–79 years, male: 39,35275–79 years, female: 55,76670–74 years, male: 64,15070–74 years, female: 87,66465–69 years, male: 95,25165–69 years, female: 123,16160–64 years, male: 130,49360–64 years, female: 160,89855–59 years, male: 161,58355–59 years, female: 196,82550–54 years, male: 191,41850–54 years, female: 232,66045–49 years, male: 237,53445–49 years, female: 278,51440–44 years, male: 322,54140–44 years, female: 351,73135–39 years, male: 439,47535–39 years, female: 453,57830–34 years, male: 559,98130–34 years, female: 558,97225–29 years, male: 652,86725–29 years, female: 642,68420–24 years, male: 730,10920–24 years, female: 715,43615–19 years, male: 850,20715–19 years, female: 828,61510–14 years, male: 950,85510–14 years, female: 924,4325–9 years, male: 1,049,4685–9 years, female: 1,020,4680–4 years, male: 1,147,7440–4 years, female: 1,113,257100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M

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Median age

19.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

61.2 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.56%

Female

50.44%

Life expectancy 60Life expectancy 62.4

Ethnicity

33.4%

Fulani (Peuhl)

  • Fulani (Peuhl)33.4%
  • Malinke29.4%
  • Susu21.2%
  • Guerze7.8%
  • Kissi6.2%
  • Toma1.6%
  • Other/foreign0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2018 est.

Religion

89.1%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim89.1%
  • Christian6.8%
  • None2.4%
  • animist1.6%
  • Other0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2018 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Guinea United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Direction Nationale de la Statistique de Guinée