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Guinea

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Capital
Conakry
Currency
Guinean franc
Continent
Africa
Area
245,857 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1006 ↗ · Official languages: French, languages of Guinea
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
15.1M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
28.35B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,877.25 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
3.55 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.16 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.13 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
60.9 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.31 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
7.45 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
4,934.65 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.47 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
38.52 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
52.61 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
7.02 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
33.3 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
103.68 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
5.61 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Guinea: 15.1M
Guinea · Population8.88M10.57M12.27M13.97M15.67M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea · Population · people
YearGuinea
202515,099,727
202414,754,785
202314,405,468
202214,055,137
202113,710,513
202013,371,183
201913,034,346
201812,704,774
201712,385,659
201612,073,030
201511,767,070
201411,472,924
201311,191,873
201210,921,581
201110,656,810
201010,396,086
200910,143,534
20089,898,870
20079,662,281
20069,441,171
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Guinea: 28.35B
Guinea · GDP1.81B9.05B16.28B23.52B30.76B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea · GDP · current US$
YearGuinea
202528,346,024,753.29
202425,008,678,293.41
202322,407,615,556.06
202219,910,452,541.92
202117,069,115,737.83
202014,088,693,742.95
201913,442,861,496.45
201811,857,030,366.79
201710,324,668,271.14
20168,595,955,222.5
20158,794,201,742.85
20148,778,473,372.82
20138,376,613,539.28
20127,638,044,556.85
20116,785,137,203.33
20106,853,467,145.53
20096,716,905,339.73
20086,964,179,983.17
20076,281,918,226.34
20064,220,019,845.26

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Guinea: 1,877.25
Guinea · GDP per capita303.95733.041,162.121,591.22,020.282006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearGuinea
20251,877.25
20241,694.95
20231,555.49
20221,416.6
20211,244.97
20201,053.66
20191,031.34
2018933.27
2017833.6
2016712
2015747.36
2014765.15
2013748.46
2012699.35
2011636.69
2010659.24
2009662.19
2008703.53
2007650.15
2006446.98
% · 2006–2025
2025Guinea: 3.55
Guinea · Inflation0.439.7819.1228.4737.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea · Inflation · %
YearGuinea
20253.55
20248.12
20237.8
202210.49
202112.6
202010.6
20199.47
20189.83
20178.91
20168.17
201511.78
20146.15
201311.89
201215.23
201121.32
201015.05
20094.68
200823.07
200718.18
200634.7

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Guinea: 5.16
Guinea · Unemployment4.675.035.45.766.132006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearGuinea
20255.16
20245.13
20235.14
20225.17
20215.82
20206.01
20195.02
20184.84
20174.86
20165
20155.15
20145.04
20134.94
20124.87
20115.02
20105.02
20094.91
20084.8
20074.79
20064.86

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Guinea: —
Guinea · Fertility rate3.974.454.925.395.862006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearGuinea
2025No data available
20244.13
20234.22
20224.3
20214.4
20204.49
20194.58
20184.67
20174.79
20164.92
20155
20145.07
20135.15
20125.23
20115.34
20105.44
20095.53
20085.6
20075.66
20065.7

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Guinea: —
Guinea · Life expectancy54.2756.0857.8959.761.512006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea · Life expectancy · years
YearGuinea
2025No data available
202460.9
202360.74
202260.43
202159.37
202059.35
201959.38
201859.04
201758.72
201658.49
201557.9
201457.58
201357.46
201257.12
201156.78
201056.43
200956.05
200855.7
200755.23
200654.88
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Guinea

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