Age dependency ratio, young in Guinea
Guinea: Age dependency ratio, young was 72.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, young in Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Guinea is 72.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Guinea peaked at 89.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 18th 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, young in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.7% | — |
| 1961 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 72.2% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 72.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 70.7% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.4% | 72.7% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.0% | 79.3% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.3% | 82.4% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 86.6% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 78.3% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 72.4% | 77.5% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (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, young in Guinea?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Guinea was 72.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Guinea ranks 18th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.