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Guinea: cities by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · UN World Population Prospects

Guinea has a population of 15,441,993 (UN estimate, 2026), with Conakry as its capital. The 50 largest of its 67 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+83%

since 2000 (8,428,832)

+52%

projected by 2050 (23,404,584)

people per km²

UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.

Full UN series, 1950 to 2050

Year	Population
1950	3,013,177
1975	4,653,876
2000	8,428,832
2005	9,245,844
2010	10,396,086
2015	11,767,070
2020	13,371,183
2025	15,099,727
2026	15,441,993
2030 projected	16,807,147
2050 projected	23,404,584

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Guinea

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Conakry	Conakry	1,928,389
2	Nzérékoré	Nzérékoré Region	226,426
3	Kankan	Kankan Region	221,428
4	Manéah	Kindia	194,297
5	Dubréka	Kindia	182,296
6	Kindia	Kindia	161,024
7	Siguiri	Kankan Region	148,018
8	Kissidougou	Faranah	116,019
9	Kamsar	Boké Region	113,350
10	Labé	Labé Region	107,571
11	Gueckedou	Nzérékoré Region	79,140
12	Mamou	Mamou Region	79,109
13	Coyah	Kindia	77,103
14	Faranah	Faranah	70,181
15	Macenta	Nzérékoré Region	68,020
16	Fria	Boké Region	64,169
17	Boké	Boké Region	63,736
18	Kolaboui	Boké Region	57,251
19	Sangarédi	Boké Region	54,824
20	Koumbia	Boké Region	45,970
21	Kouroussa	Kankan Region	36,295
22	Lola	Nzérékoré Region	32,555
23	Kolenté	Kindia	31,312
24	Télimélé	Kindia	30,311
25	Dabola	Faranah	29,449
26	Bissikrima	Faranah	28,840
27	Kintinian	Kankan Region	27,969
28	Dogomet	Faranah	27,748
29	Kérouané	Kankan Region	26,990
30	Tougué	Labé Region	25,531
31	Pita	Mamou Region	25,355
32	Donghol-Sigon	Labé Region	25,222
33	Wendou Borou	Boké Region	25,150
34	Banko	Faranah	23,638
35	Douako	Kankan Region	23,416
36	Forécariah	Kindia	23,350
37	Koundara	Boké Region	22,326
38	Dinguiraye	Faranah	20,993
39	Yende Millimou	Faranah	20,372
40	Beyla	Nzérékoré Region	19,848
41	Mandiana	Kankan Region	19,110
42	Albadéria	Faranah	17,147
43	Moussadou	Nzérékoré Region	16,725
44	Arfa Moussaïa	Faranah	16,561
45	Kamabi	Boké Region	16,178
46	Nongoa	Kankan Region	14,959
47	Tomba-kanssa	Kankan Region	13,560
48	Timbo	Mamou Region	13,364
49	Selouma	Faranah	13,188

Twenty years earlier: Guinea in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 7,988,524.

Common questions

What is the population of Guinea?

Guinea has a population of 15,441,993, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 23,404,584 — a forecast, not a measurement.

What is the capital of Guinea?

Conakry.

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Conakry

The largest place we record in Guinea: 1,928,389 people

Guinea in 2005

The World Gazetteer's archive edition: 7,988,524 then

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