Guinea
Population in Guinea
Population in Guinea: 3.01 million people in 1950 and 14.4 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 14.4 million people
- Since 1950
- +11.4 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 75 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 32 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 32 million people in 2100, between 16.5 million people and 74.6 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 984,000 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.4 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 14.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 13.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 13.4 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 13 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 12.7 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 12.4 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 12.1 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 11.8 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 11.5 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 11.2 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 10.9 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 10.7 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 10.4 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 10.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 9.9 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 9.66 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 9.44 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 9.25 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 9.06 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 8.87 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 8.67 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 8.54 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 8.43 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 8.27 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 8.08 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 7.93 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 7.77 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 7.55 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 7.35 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 7.13 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 6.91 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 6.7 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 6.43 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 6.22 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 6.06 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 5.9 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 5.75 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 5.61 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 5.48 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 5.36 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 5.25 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 5.14 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 5.05 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 4.96 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 4.88 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 4.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 4.73 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 4.65 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 4.58 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 4.51 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 4.43 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 4.36 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 4.28 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 4.2 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 4.12 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 4.04 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 3.96 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 3.89 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 3.82 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 3.75 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 3.68 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 3.62 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 3.56 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 3.5 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 3.44 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 3.38 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 3.32 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 3.27 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 3.22 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 3.16 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 3.11 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 3.06 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 3.01 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 2.93 million | – |
| 1948 | 2.88 million | – |
| 1947 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1946 | 2.78 million | – |
| 1945 | 2.73 million | – |
| 1944 | 2.68 million | – |
| 1943 | 2.63 million | – |
| 1942 | 2.59 million | – |
| 1941 | 2.54 million | – |
| 1940 | 2.5 million | – |
| 1939 | 2.46 million | – |
| 1938 | 2.43 million | – |
| 1937 | 2.39 million | – |
| 1936 | 2.36 million | – |
| 1935 | 2.33 million | – |
| 1934 | 2.3 million | – |
| 1933 | 2.27 million | – |
| 1932 | 2.23 million | – |
| 1931 | 2.2 million | – |
| 1930 | 2.17 million | – |
| 1929 | 2.14 million | – |
| 1928 | 2.1 million | – |
| 1927 | 2.07 million | – |
| 1926 | 2.03 million | – |
| 1925 | 2 million | – |
| 1924 | 1.96 million | – |
| 1923 | 1.93 million | – |
| 1922 | 1.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 1.87 million | – |
| 1920 | 1.85 million | – |
| 1919 | 1.82 million | – |
| 1918 | 1.81 million | – |
| 1917 | 1.79 million | – |
| 1916 | 1.77 million | – |
| 1915 | 1.76 million | – |
| 1914 | 1.74 million | – |
| 1913 | 1.72 million | – |
| 1912 | 1.71 million | – |
| 1911 | 1.69 million | – |
| 1910 | 1.67 million | – |
| 1909 | 1.66 million | – |
| 1908 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1907 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1906 | 1.62 million | – |
| 1905 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1903 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1902 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1901 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1900 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1899 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1898 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1897 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1896 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1895 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1894 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1893 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1892 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1891 | 1.44 million | – |
| 1890 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1889 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.39 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.38 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.37 million | – |
| 1884 | 1.36 million | – |
| 1883 | 1.34 million | – |
| 1882 | 1.33 million | – |
| 1881 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1880 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1879 | 1.3 million | – |
| 1878 | 1.28 million | – |
| 1877 | 1.27 million | – |
| 1876 | 1.26 million | – |
| 1875 | 1.25 million | – |
| 1874 | 1.24 million | – |
| 1873 | 1.23 million | – |
| 1872 | 1.22 million | – |
| 1871 | 1.21 million | – |
| 1870 | 1.2 million | – |
| 1869 | 1.19 million | – |
| 1868 | 1.18 million | – |
| 1867 | 1.17 million | – |
| 1866 | 1.16 million | – |
| 1865 | 1.15 million | – |
| 1864 | 1.14 million | – |
| 1863 | 1.13 million | – |
| 1862 | 1.12 million | – |
| 1861 | 1.11 million | – |
| 1860 | 1.1 million | – |
| 1859 | 1.1 million | – |
| 1858 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1857 | 1.08 million | – |
| 1856 | 1.07 million | – |
| 1855 | 1.07 million | – |
| 1854 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1853 | 1.05 million | – |
| 1852 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1851 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1850 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1849 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1848 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1847 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1846 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1845 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1844 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1843 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1842 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1841 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1840 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1839 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1838 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1837 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1836 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1835 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1834 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1833 | 1 million | – |
| 1832 | 1 million | – |
| 1831 | 1 million | – |
| 1830 | 998,600 | – |
| 1829 | 997,200 | – |
| 1828 | 995,700 | – |
| 1827 | 994,200 | – |
| 1826 | 992,700 | – |
| 1825 | 991,300 | – |
| 1824 | 989,800 | – |
| 1823 | 988,300 | – |
| 1822 | 986,900 | – |
| 1821 | 985,700 | – |
| 1820 | 984,800 | – |
| 1819 | 984,300 | – |
| 1818 | 984,000 | – |
| 1817 | 984,000 | – |
| 1816 | 984,000 | – |
| 1815 | 984,000 | – |
| 1814 | 984,000 | – |
| 1813 | 984,000 | – |
| 1812 | 984,000 | – |
| 1811 | 984,000 | – |
| 1810 | 984,000 | – |
| 1809 | 984,000 | – |
| 1808 | 984,000 | – |
| 1807 | 984,000 | – |
| 1806 | 984,000 | – |
| 1805 | 984,000 | – |
| 1804 | 984,000 | – |
| 1803 | 984,000 | – |
| 1802 | 984,000 | – |
| 1801 | 984,000 | – |
| 1800 | 984,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.8 million14.7 million–14.8 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 15.1 million14.9 million–15.3 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 15.4 million15.1 million–15.8 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 15.8 million15.2 million–16.3 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 16.1 million15.4 million–16.8 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 16.5 million15.6 million–17.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 16.8 million15.7 million–17.8 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 17.2 million15.9 million–18.3 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 17.5 million16 million–18.9 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 17.8 million16.2 million–19.4 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 18.2 million16.3 million–19.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 18.5 million16.5 million–20.4 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 18.8 million16.7 million–20.9 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 19.2 million16.8 million–21.4 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 19.5 million16.9 million–22 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 19.8 million17 million–22.5 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 20.2 million17.2 million–23.1 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 20.5 million17.3 million–23.6 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 20.8 million17.4 million–24.2 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 21.2 million17.5 million–24.8 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 21.5 million17.6 million–25.5 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 21.8 million17.8 million–26 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 22.1 million17.9 million–26.6 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 22.5 million18.1 million–27.3 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 22.8 million18.2 million–27.9 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 23.1 million18.3 million–28.6 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 23.4 million18.4 million–29.2 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 23.7 million18.5 million–29.9 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 24 million18.6 million–30.6 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 24.3 million18.7 million–31.4 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 24.6 million18.8 million–32.1 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 24.9 million19 million–32.8 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 25.2 million19.1 million–33.5 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 25.5 million19.1 million–34.3 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 25.8 million19.1 million–35.1 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 26.1 million19.2 million–35.9 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 26.3 million19.2 million–36.7 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 26.6 million19.3 million–37.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 26.9 million19.3 million–38.3 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 27.1 million19.3 million–39 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 27.4 million19.3 million–39.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 27.6 million19.3 million–40.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 27.8 million19.3 million–41.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 28.1 million19.4 million–42.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 28.3 million19.4 million–43.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 28.5 million19.4 million–44 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 28.7 million19.4 million–44.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 28.9 million19.3 million–45.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 29.1 million19.2 million–46.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 29.3 million19.1 million–47.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 29.5 million19.1 million–48.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 29.7 million19.1 million–49.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 29.8 million19.1 million–50 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 30 million19 million–51 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 30.1 million19 million–51.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 30.3 million18.9 million–52.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 30.4 million18.9 million–53.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 30.6 million18.8 million–54.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 30.7 million18.7 million–55.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 30.9 million18.7 million–56.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 31 million18.5 million–57.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 31.1 million18.4 million–59 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 31.2 million18.3 million–60.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 31.3 million18.1 million–61.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 31.4 million18 million–61.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 31.5 million18 million–62.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 31.5 million17.9 million–64 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 31.6 million17.7 million–65.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 31.7 million17.6 million–66.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 31.7 million17.5 million–67.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 31.8 million17.4 million–68.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 31.8 million17.2 million–69.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 31.9 million17.1 million–70.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 31.9 million17 million–71.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 32 million17 million–72.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 32 million16.7 million–73.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 32 million16.5 million–74.6 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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Military
- Military spending2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$586M in 2025
- Military spending per person$40 in 2025
- Military share of state spending10.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel13,000 people in 2020
- National power0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports6 million TIV in 2025