Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guinea
Guinea: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guinea stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guinea peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 204th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.8% | — |
| 1961 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 31.3% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 31.6% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 34.3% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 35.1% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 35.2% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 36.1% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 42.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 42.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 62.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 62.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.2% | 30.8% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.1% | 34.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 39.1% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 43.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 48.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 55.1% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.7% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guinea?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guinea was 62.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Guinea ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.