Rural population, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Rural population, per capita was 0.6148 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Guinea stood at 0.6148 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.9029 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6148 units per person, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 40th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9029 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8976 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.8918 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8853 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8783 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8709 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8631 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.855 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8467 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8382 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8296 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.821 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8124 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8038 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7955 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7874 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7796 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7721 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7651 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7586 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7526 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7473 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7427 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7389 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7353 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.732 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7289 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.726 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7232 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7205 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7178 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7153 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7127 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7102 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7076 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.705 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7023 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6995 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6966 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6937 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6908 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6878 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6849 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6819 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.679 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.676 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6731 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6703 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6674 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6646 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6619 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6593 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6567 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6542 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6518 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6496 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6469 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6442 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6414 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6387 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6352 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6315 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6276 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6235 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6193 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6148 units per person | -0.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.6148 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.6148 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.873 units per person | 0.8382 units per person | 0.9029 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7925 units per person | 0.7586 units per person | 0.8296 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7347 units per person | 0.7205 units per person | 0.7526 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7061 units per person | 0.6937 units per person | 0.7178 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6776 units per person | 0.6646 units per person | 0.6908 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6505 units per person | 0.6387 units per person | 0.6619 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6253 units per person | 0.6148 units per person | 0.6352 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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)
- 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)
- Rural population 61.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Guinea?
- Rural population, per capita in Guinea was 0.6148 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9029 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6148 units per person in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for rural population, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.