Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea
Guinea: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 9.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 9.7% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea peaked at 26.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 80th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.0% | — |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 17.1% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea was 9.7% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Guinea ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.