Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita was 0.1491 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.1491 units per person for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.1491 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0315 units per person, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 90th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0315 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0351 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1962 | 0.039 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0434 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0482 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0536 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0595 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0661 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0734 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0816 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0906 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1007 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1121 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1182 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1192 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1202 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1212 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1223 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1233 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1243 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1251 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1258 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1263 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1273 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1289 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1304 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1318 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.133 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1342 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1355 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1355 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1349 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1353 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1359 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1366 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1376 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1385 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1397 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1404 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1407 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1414 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1429 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1442 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1444 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1449 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1455 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.146 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1461 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1461 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1461 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.146 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.146 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1459 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1459 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1458 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1456 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1454 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1452 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1451 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1449 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.145 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1452 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1457 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1465 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1477 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1491 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0315 units per person | 0.0816 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1152 units per person | 0.0906 units per person | 0.1243 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1298 units per person | 0.1251 units per person | 0.1355 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1375 units per person | 0.1349 units per person | 0.1407 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1448 units per person | 0.1414 units per person | 0.1461 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1456 units per person | 0.1449 units per person | 0.146 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1465 units per person | 0.145 units per person | 0.1491 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 87 Zambia 0.1584 units per person compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 0.1573 units per person compare
- 89 Honduras 0.1499 units per person compare
- 91 Philippines 0.1478 units per person compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.1462 units per person compare
- 93 Somalia 0.1448 units per person compare
More urban development data for Guinea
- Population in the largest city 38.7% (2025)
- Population density 58.63 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 27.26 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.25 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 8.59 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.25 million (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 41.62 Hectares (2020)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Guinea?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Guinea was 0.1491 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1491 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0315 units per person in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 90th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.