🇬🇳 Guinea Demographics - Population, Culture & Society
🇬🇳 Guinea
GN / GIN #77
Nomad Score
38.0
Cities
4
Currency
GNF
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
14.0M
Density
51.7/km²
HDI
0.500
(Low)
Gini Index (2012)
33.7
Life Expectancy (2023)
60.7 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.22
Urban Population (2024)
38.1%
Literacy Rate (2018)
39.6%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 85.2% |
| Christianity | 13.4% |
| Animism | 0.2% |
| None | 1.2% |
Ethnicities
| 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
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 40.9% | |
| 15-64 Working | 55.6% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.5% |
Dependency Ratio
79.7%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
38.1%
Birth Rate (2023)
33.9 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
9.1 /1000
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.22
Infant Mortality (2023)
61.5 /1000
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
60.7 yrs
HALE (2021)
53.4 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
3.7% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
61.5/1000
UHC Index (2021)
40/100
Hospital Beds (2011)
0.3/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.21/1000
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2018)
39.6%
Education Spending (2023)
1.7% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
408
Internet Users (2023)
26.5%
Mobile Subscriptions (2022)
108.9/100
Broadband (2022)
0.0/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
0.0
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
245,857 km²
Capital
Conakry
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC
Calling Codes
+224
TLD
.gn
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast,
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau,
🇱🇷 Liberia,
🇲🇱 Mali,
🇸🇳 Senegal,
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Guinea is composed of three equal vertical bands of red, yellow and green.
National Anthem
Liberté