Key demographics
- Population
- 14.0M
- Density
- 51.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.500 (Low)
- Gini index (2012)
- 33.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 60.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.13
- Urban population (2025)
- 38.5%
- Literacy rate (2018)
- 39.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 53.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 78.6%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 38.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 33.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 38.7%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.13
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 59.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 44.0%
- Tourism (2017)
- 99.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 85.2% |
| Christianity | 13.4% |
| Animism | 0.2% |
| None | 1.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Fula | 33.4% |
| Mandinka | 29.4% |
| Susu | 21.2% |
| Kpelle | 7.8% |
| Kissi | 6.2% |
| Loma | 1.6% |
| Others | 0.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Guinean
- Demonym (female)
- Guinean
- National anthem
- Liberté
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 60.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 53.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 59.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 43/100
- Hospital beds (2011)
- 0.3/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.21/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 0.42/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $59
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 54.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2018)
- 39.6%
- Education spending (2023)
- 1.7% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 408
- Internet users (2024)
- 33.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 97.9/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 0.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 12/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 0.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 245,857 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +224
- TLD
- .gn
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Guinea is composed of three equal vertical bands of red, yellow and green.
- National anthem
- Liberté