Population density rose 2.60% to 46.6 km per capita in Guinea in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Guinea reached an all time high of 47.8 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 14.8 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Guinea's main peers, population density in Liberia amounted to 43.5 km per capita, 12.2 km per capita in Mali, 71.3 km per capita in Senegal and 82.8 km per capita in Sierra Leone in 2015.
Guinea has been ranked 117th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Algeria | km per capita | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | km per capita | 55.2 | 56.8 | 58.5 | 60.2 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Gambia | km per capita | 161 | 166 | 171 | 177 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | km per capita | 104 | 107 | 109 | 111 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | km per capita | 43.1 | 44.3 | 45.4 | 46.6 | 47.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | km per capita | 58.5 | 59.7 | 61.0 | 62.4 | 63.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Liberia | km per capita | 39.7 | 41.1 | 42.4 | 43.5 | 44.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Mali | km per capita | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Mauritania | km per capita | 3.41 | 3.50 | 3.59 | 3.68 | 3.77 | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | km per capita | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Senegal | km per capita | 65.4 | 67.3 | 69.2 | 71.3 | 73.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Sierra Leone | km per capita | 78.2 | 79.7 | 81.3 | 82.8 | 84.4 |