Population, age 12, total in Guinea

Guinea: Population, age 12, total was 280,729 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
280,729
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
68th
of 191 countries
All-time high
280,729
in 2015
All-time low
144,165
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 12, total in Guinea, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 144.2k1991: 150.6k1992: 158.0k1993: 165.7k1994: 173.3k1995: 180.1k1996: 186.1k1997: 191.3k1998: 195.9k1999: 200.1k2000: 204.1k2001: 207.8k2002: 211.2k2003: 214.5k2004: 218.0k2005: 221.6k2006: 225.5k2007: 229.6k2008: 234.1k2009: 239.2k2010: 244.9k2011: 251.3k2012: 258.4k2013: 265.8k2015: 280.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 12, total in Guinea is 280,729, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Guinea peaked at 280,729 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 144,165, in 1990.

That places Guinea 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 12, total in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 12, total in Guinea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 144,165
1991 150,625 +4.5%
1992 157,972 +4.9%
1993 165,740 +4.9%
1994 173,275 +4.5%
1995 180,105 +3.9%
1996 186,086 +3.3%
1997 191,330 +2.8%
1998 195,947 +2.4%
1999 200,137 +2.1%
2000 204,068 +2.0%
2001 207,758 +1.8%
2002 211,204 +1.7%
2003 214,547 +1.6%
2004 217,959 +1.6%
2005 221,584 +1.7%
2006 225,453 +1.7%
2007 229,592 +1.8%
2008 234,132 +2.0%
2009 239,217 +2.2%
2010 244,932 +2.4%
2011 251,342 +2.6%
2012 258,377 +2.8%
2013 265,815 +2.9%
2015 280,729 +5.6%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 280,729 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 234,047, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 280,729 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 279,958, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 174,538 144,165 200,137 10
2000s 220,551 204,068 239,217 10
2010s 260,239 244,932 280,729 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 65 North Korea 322,960 compare
  2. 66 Sri Lanka 294,195 compare
  3. 67 Ecuador 281,436 compare
  4. 69 Rwanda 279,958 compare
  5. 70 Benin 277,503 compare
  6. 71 Somalia 273,003 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, total in Guinea?
Population, age 12, total in Guinea was 280,729 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 280,729 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 144,165 in 1990.
How does Guinea rank for population, age 12, total?
Guinea ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 12, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.