Urban population, female (% of total) in Guinea
Guinea: Urban population, female (% of total) was 18.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Guinea, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Guinea is 18.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Guinea peaked at 18.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1980.
That places Guinea 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.7% | — |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +6.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 18.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 18.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.7% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.9% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.3% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 18.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 146 Kyrgyzstan 18.9% compare
- 147 Pakistan 18.7% compare
- 148 Uzbekistan 18.5% compare
- 150 Madagascar 17.9% compare
- 151 Grenada 17.8% compare
- 152 Myanmar 17.5% compare
More gender data for Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,504 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,303 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,303 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Guinea?
- Urban population, female in Guinea was 18.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1980.
- How does Guinea rank for urban population, female?
- Guinea ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.