World Factbook
Guinea
République de Guinée
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
54.4% (2018 est.)
female
27.7% (2018 est.)
total population
39.6% (2018 est.)
Languages
French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages
note: about 40 languages are spoken; each ethnic group has its own language
Religions
Muslim 85.2%, Christian 13.4%, animist 0.2%, none 1.2% (2018 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1 male(s)/female
total population
1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.83 male(s)/female
Birth rate
35.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
7.69 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
19.2 years
total
19.5 years (2025 est.)
female
19.6 years
Population
male
7,179,661
total
14,374,590 (2025 est.)
female
7,194,929
Nationality
noun
Guinean(s)
adjective
Guinean
Urbanization
urban population
38.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
40.9% (male 2,884,146/female 2,835,794)
15-64 years
55.1% (male 3,846,852/female 3,856,366)
65 years and over
4% (2024 est.) (male 254,608/female 308,413)
Ethnic groups
Fulani (Peuhl) 33.4%, Malinke 29.4%, Susu 21.2%, Guerze 7.8%, Kissi 6.2%, Toma 1.6%, other/foreign 0.4% (2018 est.)
Child marriage
men married by age 18
1.9% (2018)
women married by age 15
17% (2018)
women married by age 18
46.5% (2018)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
81.5 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
74.1 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
13.6 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
7.4 (2025 est.)
Physician density
0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
3.8% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
5% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.75 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 59% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 71.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 92% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 41% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 28.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 8% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
1.7% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
9.2% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
51.6 deaths/1,000 live births
total
45.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
42.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
2.74% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
2.34 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
areas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map
Life expectancy at birth
male
62.7 years
female
66.6 years
total population
64.6 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
494 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 39.4% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 60.6% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 95.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 60.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 39.4% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 4.4% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
2.111 million CONAKRY (capital) (2023)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
7.7% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth
19.9 years (2018 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
70.9% (2018 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
15% (2022 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
9 years (2021 est.)
total
9 years (2021 est.)
female
8 years (2021 est.)