Share of the population that is female in Guinea
Guinea: Share of the population that is female was 50.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.1%
in 1983
All-time low
50.3%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Guinea stood at 50.5%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Guinea peaked at 51.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1960.
That places Guinea 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 50.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 50.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 50.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More gender data for Guinea
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 230,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 238,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 224,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 231,148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 220,197 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 216,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 222,856 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 212,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 219,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Guinea?
- Share of the population that is female in Guinea was 50.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for share of the population that is female?
- Guinea ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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