Guinea Population Pyramid 1983
Guinea in 1983
As of 1983, Guinea counted 5,359,814 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 4,506,323; it has grown by 18.9% since.
With a median age of 18.5 years, Guinea had a youth dependency ratio of 80.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.9 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Guinea had on average 4.22 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 60.7 years on average (61.9 years for girls, 59.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
107,944 immigrants live in Guinea, 0.7% of the population.
| Mali | 43,694 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9,933 |
| Sierra Leone | 8,065 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 7,401 |
| Algeria | 6,542 |
508,203 people born in Guinea live in other countries.
| Côte d'Ivoire | 111,634 |
| France | 92,446 |
| Senegal | 54,779 |
| Gambia | 49,508 |
| Mali | 47,098 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 5,359,814 | 18.5 | |
| Senegal | 6,324,504 | 16.4 | |
| Benin | 4,278,978 | 17.1 | |
| Niger | 6,708,644 | 16.4 | |
| Sierra Leone | 3,481,646 | 18.9 |





