Guinea Population Pyramid 2001
Guinea in 2001
The population of Guinea in 2001 was 8,539,960. A decade earlier, in 1991, the population was 6,697,166; it has grown by 27.5% since.
With a median age of 17.3 years, Guinea had a youth dependency ratio of 89.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.8 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 | 8,539,960 | 17.3 | |
| Benin | 7,445,596 | 17.2 | |
| Senegal | 10,212,942 | 17.7 | |
| Togo | 5,277,382 | 18.5 | |
| Mali | 11,912,158 | 16.5 |





