Population ages 15-64 in Guinea
Guinea: Population ages 15-64 was 56.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 15-64 in Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Guinea stood at 56.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Guinea peaked at 56.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2002.
That places Guinea 201st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population ages 15-64 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.0% | — |
| 1961 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 55.9% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 55.6% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 55.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 54.9% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 53.7% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.8% | 55.7% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.8% | 53.7% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.9% | 52.6% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 51.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 50.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 51.9% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 54.4% | 56.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Guinea?
- Population ages 15-64 in Guinea was 56.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2002.
- How does Guinea rank for population ages 15-64?
- Guinea ranks 201st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.