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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Guinea

Share of population under 15 in Guinea in 2025 — 40.5%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2025 40.5% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 19of 217
Period maximum 45.5%2002
Period minimum 39.6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Guinea, 1960–2025384042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.6%1962: 39.9%1964: 40%1966: 40.2%1968: 40.3%1970: 40.4%1972: 40.7%1974: 41.1%1976: 41.5%1978: 42%1980: 42.4%1982: 42.7%1984: 42.9%1986: 43%1988: 43.1%1990: 43.3%1992: 43.5%1994: 43.7%1996: 43.9%1998: 44.5%2000: 44.9%2002: 45.5%2004: 45.3%2006: 45.3%2008: 44.9%2010: 44.5%2012: 44%2014: 43.5%2016: 43.1%2018: 42.6%2020: 42.1%2022: 41.6%2024: 40.9%2025: 40.5%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea

Guinea 40.5%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Guinea, by year Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.5 −0.4 pp
2024 40.9 −0.3 pp
2023 41.2 −0.3 pp
2022 41.6 −0.3 pp
2021 41.9 −0.3 pp
2020 42.1 −0.3 pp
2019 42.4 −0.2 pp
2018 42.6 −0.2 pp
2017 42.9 −0.2 pp
2016 43.1 −0.2 pp
2015 43.3 −0.2 pp
2014 43.5 −0.2 pp
2013 43.8 −0.2 pp
2012 44 −0.2 pp
2011 44.2 −0.2 pp
2010 44.5 −0.2 pp
2009 44.7 −0.2 pp
2008 44.9 −0.2 pp
2007 45.1 −0.2 pp
2006 45.3 −0.1 pp
2005 45.3 −0 pp
2004 45.3 −0.1 pp
2003 45.4 −0.1 pp
2002 45.5 +0.2 pp
2001 45.3 +0.4 pp
2000 44.9 +0.2 pp
1999 44.7 +0.1 pp
1998 44.5 +0.3 pp
1997 44.2 +0.3 pp
1996 43.9 +0.1 pp
1995 43.8 +0.1 pp
1994 43.7 +0.1 pp
1993 43.6 +0.1 pp
1992 43.5 +0.1 pp
1991 43.4 +0.1 pp
1990 43.3 +0.1 pp
1989 43.2 +0.1 pp
1988 43.1 +0.1 pp
1987 43.1 +0 pp
1986 43 +0.1 pp
1985 43 +0.1 pp
1984 42.9 +0.1 pp
1983 42.8 +0.1 pp
1982 42.7 +0.1 pp
1981 42.6 +0.2 pp
1980 42.4 +0.2 pp
1979 42.2 +0.2 pp
1978 42 +0.2 pp
1977 41.8 +0.2 pp
1976 41.5 +0.2 pp
1975 41.3 +0.2 pp
1974 41.1 +0.2 pp
1973 40.9 +0.2 pp
1972 40.7 +0.2 pp
1971 40.5 +0.1 pp
1970 40.4 +0.1 pp
1969 40.3 +0.1 pp
1968 40.3 +0.1 pp
1967 40.2 +0.1 pp
1966 40.2 +0.1 pp
1965 40.1 +0.1 pp
1964 40 +0.1 pp
1963 39.9 +0.1 pp
1962 39.9 +0.1 pp
1961 39.7 +0.1 pp
1960 39.6 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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Demography Children under 15

How many children and adolescents younger than 15 there are in a country.

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Guinea by year Demography Age dependency ratio

How many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.

Guinea by year Demography Total fertility rate

How many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.

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