Guinea Population Pyramid 1990
Guinea in 1990
As of 1990, Guinea counted 6,434,374 inhabitants. That is 27.5% more than in 1980, when the population stood at 5,047,420.
With a median age of 18.3 years, Guinea had a youth dependency ratio of 82.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.0 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 6,434,374 | 18.3 | |
| Benin | 5,281,479 | 16.9 | |
| Senegal | 7,720,523 | 16.6 | |
| Niger | 8,286,060 | 16.5 | |
| Sierra Leone | 4,196,829 | 18.5 |





