Demographics of Guinea
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Guinea, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Demographics of Guinea describes the condition and overview of Guinea's peoples. Demographic topics include basic education, health, and population statistics as well as identified racial and religious affiliations.
Population
According to the total population was in, compared to only 3 094 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 42.9%, 53.8% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.3% was 65 years or older| Total population | Population aged 0–14 | Population aged 15–64 | Population aged 65+ | |
| 1950 | 3 094 000 | 37.1 | 57.6 | 5.3 |
| 1955 | 3 300 000 | 38.6 | 57.0 | 4.4 |
| 1960 | 3 541 000 | 40.0 | 56.2 | 3.8 |
| 1965 | 3 823 000 | 41.8 | 54.9 | 3.4 |
| 1970 | 4 154 000 | 42.2 | 54.6 | 3.2 |
| 1975 | 4 287 000 | 42.6 | 54.3 | 3.1 |
| 1980 | 4 407 000 | 43.3 | 53.5 | 3.2 |
| 1985 | 4 924 000 | 43.9 | 52.8 | 3.3 |
| 1990 | 5 759 000 | 44.4 | 52.3 | 3.3 |
| 1995 | 7 565 000 | 44.6 | 52.1 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | 8 344 000 | 44.2 | 52.4 | 3.3 |
| 2005 | 9 041 000 | 43.6 | 53.0 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 9 982 000 | 42.9 | 53.8 | 3.3 |
Vital statistics
Registration of vital events is in Guinea not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.Fertility and Births
Total Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate :| Year | CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR |
| 1992 | 41 | 5.67 | 37 | 5.18 | 42 | 5.89 |
| 1999 | 36.9 | 5.5 | 32.9 | 4.4 | 38.4 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 38.4 | 5.7 | 31.8 | 4.4 | 40.8 | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 34 | 5.1 | 29.4 | 3.8 | 36.1 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 33.6 | 4.8 | 29.4 | 3.8 | 35.8 | 5.5 |
Fertility data as of 2012 and 2018 :
| Administrative region | Total fertility rate | Total fertility rate | Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant | Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant | Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 | Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 |
| Boké | 4.7 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Conakry | 3.6 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Faranah | 5.8 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Kankan | 6.9 | 6.5 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Kindia | 5.2 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Labé | 5.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| Mamou | 5.4 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
| N'Zérékoré | 5.1 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
Life expectancy
Ethnic groups
- Fulɓe. Called Peuhl or Peul in French, Fula or Fulani in English, who are chiefly found in the mountainous region of Fouta Djallon;
- Maninka. Malinke in French, Mandingo in English, mostly inhabiting the savanna of Upper Guinea and the Forest region;
- Susus or Soussous. Susu is not a lingua franca in Guinea. Although it is commonly spoken in the coastal areas, including the capital, Conakry, it is not largely understood in the interior of the country.
- Several small groups in the forest region and Bagas, Koniaguis etc, In the coastal area.
Other languages have established Latin orthographies that are used somewhat, notably for Susu and Maninka. The N'Ko script is increasingly used on a grassroots level for the Maninka language.
Other demographic statistics
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.- One birth every 1 minutes
- One death every 5 minutes
- One net migrant every 60 minutes
- Net gain of one person every 2 minutes
Population
Age structure
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate
Death rate
[Total fertility rate]
Mother's mean age at first birth
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Net migration rate
[Dependency ratio]s
Life expectancy at birth
Urbanization
Sex ratio
at birth1.03 male/female
under 15 years
1.02 male/female
15-64 years
1 male/female
65 years and over
0.78 male/female
total population
1 male/female
HIV/AIDS
Adult prevalence rate: 1.5%People living with HIV/AIDS: 120,000
Deaths: 5,100
Nationality
nounGuinean
adjective
Guinean
Ethnic groupsCIA "The World Factbook"
- Fulani 43%
- Malinke 24.9%
- Soussou 21.2%
- Guerze 7.8%
- Kissi 6.2%
- Toma 1.6%
- Other/No Answer 0.4%
Religions
- Islam 89.1%
- Christian 6.8%
- Animist/Other/None 4.1%
Languages