Rural population growth (annual %) in Guinea
Guinea: Rural population growth (annual %) was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population growth in Guinea, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1.6% for rural population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Guinea peaked at 3.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1976.
Guinea ranks 35th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Rural population growth (annual %) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +39.2% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +17.9% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -32.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -42.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +60.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population growth (annual %) in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +60.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 1.6% compare
- 33 Mozambique 1.6% compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 1.6% compare
- 36 Kenya 1.5% compare
- 37 Liechtenstein 1.4% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 1.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Guinea?
- Rural population growth in Guinea was 1.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1976.
- How does Guinea rank for rural population growth?
- Guinea ranks 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.