Guinea

In brief

Life expectancy: 60.9 years (2024). World rank 209 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 47 of 54. Life expectancy, women: 62.1 years (2024). World rank 210 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 54. Life expectancy, men: 59.7 years (2024). World rank 207 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 45 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 11.8M → 15.1M, population growth per year +2.5% → +2.3%, and living in cities 35% → 38.5%. Worse than all its neighbours (Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone): life expectancy.