Age dependency ratio in Guinea
Guinea: Age dependency ratio was 78.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Guinea stood at 78.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Guinea peaked at 97.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 17th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.6% | — |
| 1961 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 96.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 78.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.1% | 78.6% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.7% | 79.8% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 87.0% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 90.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 93.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 84.7% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 78.6% | 83.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,123 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Guinea?
- Age dependency ratio in Guinea was 78.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for age dependency ratio?
- Guinea ranks 17th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.