Guinea
Urban population in Guinea
Urban population in Guinea: 8.1% in 1950 and 38.5% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 38.5%
- Since 1950
- +30.4 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 184 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 57%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 57% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.5 |
| 2024 | 38.1 |
| 2023 | 37.7 |
| 2022 | 37.2 |
| 2021 | 36.9 |
| 2020 | 36.5 |
| 2019 | 36.1 |
| 2018 | 35.9 |
| 2017 | 35.6 |
| 2016 | 35.3 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2014 | 34.8 |
| 2013 | 34.6 |
| 2012 | 34.3 |
| 2011 | 34.1 |
| 2010 | 33.8 |
| 2009 | 33.5 |
| 2008 | 33.3 |
| 2007 | 33 |
| 2006 | 32.7 |
| 2005 | 32.4 |
| 2004 | 32.1 |
| 2003 | 31.8 |
| 2002 | 31.5 |
| 2001 | 31.2 |
| 2000 | 30.9 |
| 1999 | 30.6 |
| 1998 | 30.3 |
| 1997 | 30.1 |
| 1996 | 29.8 |
| 1995 | 29.5 |
| 1994 | 29.2 |
| 1993 | 29 |
| 1992 | 28.7 |
| 1991 | 28.5 |
| 1990 | 28.2 |
| 1989 | 28 |
| 1988 | 27.7 |
| 1987 | 27.4 |
| 1986 | 27.1 |
| 1985 | 26.8 |
| 1984 | 26.5 |
| 1983 | 26.1 |
| 1982 | 25.7 |
| 1981 | 25.3 |
| 1980 | 24.7 |
| 1979 | 24.1 |
| 1978 | 23.5 |
| 1977 | 22.8 |
| 1976 | 22 |
| 1975 | 21.3 |
| 1974 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 19.6 |
| 1972 | 18.8 |
| 1971 | 17.9 |
| 1970 | 17 |
| 1969 | 16.2 |
| 1968 | 15.3 |
| 1967 | 14.5 |
| 1966 | 13.7 |
| 1965 | 12.9 |
| 1964 | 12.2 |
| 1963 | 11.5 |
| 1962 | 10.8 |
| 1961 | 10.2 |
| 1960 | 9.7 |
| 1959 | 9.3 |
| 1958 | 8.9 |
| 1957 | 8.6 |
| 1956 | 8.4 |
| 1955 | 8.3 |
| 1954 | 8.3 |
| 1953 | 8.3 |
| 1952 | 8.3 |
| 1951 | 8.2 |
| 1950 | 8.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 |
| 2027 | 39.5 |
| 2028 | 40 |
| 2029 | 40.5 |
| 2030 | 41 |
| 2031 | 41.6 |
| 2032 | 42.2 |
| 2033 | 42.8 |
| 2034 | 43.5 |
| 2035 | 44.1 |
| 2036 | 44.8 |
| 2037 | 45.5 |
| 2038 | 46.2 |
| 2039 | 47 |
| 2040 | 47.8 |
| 2041 | 48.6 |
| 2042 | 49.4 |
| 2043 | 50.2 |
| 2044 | 51.1 |
| 2045 | 52 |
| 2046 | 53 |
| 2047 | 53.9 |
| 2048 | 54.9 |
| 2049 | 55.9 |
| 2050 | 57 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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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