Guinea

Current head of state

Mamady Doumbouya President of Guinea In office 2021–present · 4.9y Born 1984 · took office at 36 Ambassade des Etats-Unis Conakry, Guinée · Public domain

Mamady Doumbouya

President of Guinea

Since 2021 4.9 years in office

Governance indicator

-1.06

−2.50+2.5

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, composite of six dimensions · 2024

Chamber

Member of the National Assembly of Guinea

Seats

—

Speaker

—

Active alliances

28

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré President of Guinea In office 1957–1984 · 26.2y PartyDemocratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally Born 1922 · took office at 35 Robert Knudsen. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston · Public domain

Louis Lansana Beavogui Louis Lansana Beavogui President of Guinea In office 1984–1984 · 0y PartyDemocratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally Born 1923 · took office at 60 Took power coup 1984-04-03 Renate Patzek · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Lansana Conté Lansana Conté President of Guinea In office 1984–2008 · 24.7y PartyUnity and Progress Party Born 1934 · took office at 49 Took power coup 1984-04-03 Presidential Press and Information Office, www.kremlin.ru · CC BY 4.0

Moussa Dadis Camara Moussa Dadis Camara President of Guinea In office 2008–2009 · 0.9y PartyNational Council for Democracy and Development Born 1964 · took office at 43 Took power coup 2008-12-23 Diplomatica · Public domain

Sékouba Konaté Sékouba Konaté President of Guinea In office 2009–2010 · 1y PartyNational Council for Democracy and Development Born 1964 · took office at 45

Alpha Condé Alpha Condé President of Guinea In office 2010–2021 · 10.7y PartyRally of the Guinean People Born 1938 · took office at 72 World Economic Forum · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mamady Doumbouya Mamady Doumbouya President of Guinea In office 2021–present · 4.9y Born 1984 · took office at 36 Ambassade des Etats-Unis Conakry, Guinée · Public domain

1984-04-03 2008-12-23 2021-09-05

Term Began with a realized coup In office Realized coup — dated

The scale spans every dated record held for this country, so it may begin before the first leader on file — a gap at the left means coups are recorded for years where no office-holder is. Coup markers link to the Cline Center source.

1. 2021– Mamady Doumbouya President of Guinea In office 2021–present · 4.9y Born 1984 · took office at 36 Ambassade des Etats-Unis Conakry, Guinée · Public domain Mamady Doumbouya In office 4.9y
2. 2010–2021 Alpha Condé President of Guinea In office 2010–2021 · 10.7y PartyRally of the Guinean People Born 1938 · took office at 72 World Economic Forum · CC BY-SA 2.0 Alpha Condé 10.7y
3. 2009–2010 SK Sékouba Konaté President of Guinea In office 2009–2010 · 1y PartyNational Council for Democracy and Development Born 1964 · took office at 45 Sékouba Konaté 1y
4. 2008–2009 Moussa Dadis Camara President of Guinea In office 2008–2009 · 0.9y PartyNational Council for Democracy and Development Born 1964 · took office at 43 Took power coup 2008-12-23 Diplomatica · Public domain Moussa Dadis Camara Coup 2008 0.9y
5. 1984–2008 Lansana Conté President of Guinea In office 1984–2008 · 24.7y PartyUnity and Progress Party Born 1934 · took office at 49 Took power coup 1984-04-03 Presidential Press and Information Office, www.kremlin.ru · CC BY 4.0 Lansana Conté Coup 1984 24.7y
6. 1984–1984 Louis Lansana Beavogui President of Guinea In office 1984–1984 · 0y PartyDemocratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally Born 1923 · took office at 60 Took power coup 1984-04-03 Renate Patzek · CC BY-SA 3.0 de Louis Lansana Beavogui Coup 1984 0y
7. 1957–1984 Ahmed Sékou Touré President of Guinea In office 1957–1984 · 26.2y PartyDemocratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally Born 1922 · took office at 35 Robert Knudsen. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston · Public domain Ahmed Sékou Touré 26.2y

• 2021
  2021-09-05 Military
• 2008
  2008-12-23 Military
• 1984
  1984-04-03 Military Leader exiled

Source: Cline Center Coup d’État Project — realized events only.

• 2026
  Guinea National Assembly May 2026 Election

  Seats

  147

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  40.8%

  Parties won

  —

• 2022
  Guinea Transitional National Council January 2022 Election

  Seats

  81

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  29.6%

  Parties won

  —

• 2020
  Guinea Transitional National Council March 2020 Election Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) Rainbow7969.3% Union for the Development of Guinea (UDG)43.5% Guinean Popular Democratic Movement (MPDG)32.6% New Democratic Forces (NFD)32.6%

  Seats

  114

  Turnout

  58%

  Women

  14.9%

  Parties won

  24

• 2013
  Guinea Transitional National Council September 2013 Election Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) Rainbow5346.5% Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG)3732.5% Union of Republican Forces (UFR)108.8% Union for the Progress of Guinea (UPG)21.8%

  Seats

  114

  Turnout

  64.4%

  Women

  21.9%

  Parties won

  15

• 2002
  Guinea Transitional National Council June 2002 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1995
  Guinea Transitional National Council June 1995 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1980
  Guinea Transitional National Council January 1980 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1974
  Guinea Transitional National Council December 1974 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1968
  Guinea Transitional National Council January 1968 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

Source: ipu_parline.

Fertility rate

4.1 2024

Life expectancy at birth

60.9 2024

Population growth

2.4 2024

Total population

14.8M 2024

Urban population percent

38.1 2024

Adult literacy rate

39.6 2018

Government expenditure on education percent of GDP

1.7 2023

Primary net enrollment ratio

76.0 2016

Secondary net enrollment ratio

32.2 2014

Ethnic groups

Religion

Languages

• French
• Pular
• Maninka
• Susu
• other native languages

Composition: CIA World Factbook, 2018 estimate. Shares are reproduced as published and are not renormalised, so a country may total slightly under or over 100%.

Regional & continental

• AfCFTA
• African Union 1963
• AFRISTAT 2000
• ECOWAS
• Mano River Union
• OHADA
• La Francophonie 1981
• OIC 1969

Global bodies & treaties

• African Development Bank
• Group on Earth Observations
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
• International Civil Defence Organisation
• International Development Association
• International Finance Corporation
• International Telecommunication Union
• Interpol
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
• Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• UNESCO
• United Nations
• Universal Postal Union
• World Customs Organization
• World Health Organization
• World Meteorological Organization
• World Trade Organization

• ICJ 1999 decided

  Ahmadou Sadio Diallo (Republic of Guinea v. Democratic Republic of the Congo)

  diplomatic protection / treatment of aliens

Register

Every party the observatory holds for this country, historical and current — the register is not filtered to parties currently holding seats.

• African Democratic Party of Guinea
• All-African People's Revolutionary Party Pan-Africanism; socialism
• Alliance guinéenne pour le développement Ahmed Sékou Camara
• Alliance pour le renouveau national Sékou Kouréissy Condé
• Alternance Démocratique pour le changement du bloc de l'opposition constructive
• Avenir démocratique prospérité de Guinée Boubacar Bah
• Bloc africain de Guinée
• Convention démocratique panafricaine Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba
• Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally African nationalism Ahmed Sékou Touré
• Force des intègres pour la démocratie et la liberté
• Forum Démocratique National
• Franco-Guinean Union
• Front Démocratique de Guinée FRONDEG
• Front pour la Démocratie en Guinée
• Front pour l’Alliance Nationale
• Front uni pour la démocratie et le changement François Lonseny Fall
• Génération citoyenne Fodé Mohamed Soumah
• Génération pour la réconciliation, l’union et le progrès Papa Koly Kourouma
• Guinean People's Union
• Guinean Rally for Development
• Guinée pour le développement et l'équilibre Aboubacar Soumah
• Guinée pour tous
• Kaloum Yigui
• Liberal Bloc
• MoDeL Aliou Bah
• MoDeL social liberalism Aliou Bah
• mouvement des patriotes pour le développement
• Mouvement populaire démocratique de Guinée Siaka Barry
• National Alliance for Progress
• New Democratic Forces Mouctar Diallo
• Nouvelle génération pour la République
• Parti changement, progrès, unité pour la Guinée Ibrahima Sacko
• Parti de la démocratie et de l'unité M'Bemba Traoré
• Parti de l'espoir pour le développement national
• Parti de l'union pour le développement intégré de la Guinée
• Parti des Démocrates pour l'Espoir PADES Ousmane Kaba
• Parti du travail et de la solidarité Democratic Party
• parti guinéen pour la renaissance et le progrès
• Parti guinéen pour le progrès et le développement
• Parti Libéral de l’Unité et la Solidarité PLUS economic liberalism; liberalism
• Parti national pour le renouveau
• Parti républicain Alpha Ibrahima Keira
• Party for Renewal and Progress Rafiou Sow
• People's Party of Guinea Charles Pascal Tolno
• Rally of the Guinean People democratic socialism
• Rassemblement guinéen pour l'unité et le développement socialist Abraham Bouré
• Rassemblement pour la défense de la république
• Rassemblement pour la renaissance et le développement
• Rassemblement pour le développement intégré de guinée
• Rassemblement pour le développement intégré de la Guinée Jean Marc Telliano
• Rassemblement pour une Guinée prospère Bouna Keita
• Socialist Party of Guinea
• Union démocratique de Guinée UDG Mamadou Sylla
• Union des démocrates pour la renaissance de la Guinée Bah Oury
• Union des forces démocratiques Mamadou Baadiko Bah
• Union for Development Party
• Union for Progress and Renewal Ousmane Bah
• Union for the New Republic
• Union for the Progress of Guinea
• Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea social liberalism
• Union of Republican Forces liberalism
• Union of the Forces of Change UFC Aboubacar Sylla
• Union pour le progrès national
• Unity and Progress Party

Census, population and demographic documents the observatory has located for this country. These are links to the publishers’ own files — the library does not rehost them.

• Guinea-ethnicity — Guinea-ethnicity hdx html
• Guinea-Population — Guinea-Population .xlsx hdx xlsx
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — PMI/RBM Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — FP2020 Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — MICS indicators Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — DHS Mobile Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — MDGs Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — Birth Registration Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — Anemia Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — DHS Quickstats Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — SDGs Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — IYCF Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — Access to Health Care Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — Anthropometry Data for Guinea hdx csv
• Guinea - Education Indicators — Demographic and Socio-economic indicator list hdx csv
• Guinea - Education Indicators — Demographic and Socio-economic data hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Population Statistics — gin_admgz.xlsx hdx xlsx
• Guinea - Subnational Population Statistics — GIN-COD-PS-2024-Explanatory-Note.pdf hdx pdf
• Guinea - Subnational Population Statistics — gin_admpop_adm0_2024.csv hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Population Statistics — gin_admpop_adm2_2024.csv hdx csv
• Guinea - Subnational Population Statistics — gin_admpop_2024.xlsx hdx xlsx
• Guinea - Subnational Population Statistics — GIN_AdminBoundaries_TabularData.xlsx hdx xlsx
• Guinea - Subnational Population Statistics — gin_admpop_adm1_2024.csv hdx csv
• Population par sous-préfecture en Guinée 2014-2016 — Guinee_population_sous_prefectures.xlsx hdx xlsx