Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Guinea
Guinea: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 16.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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
In 2018, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Guinea stood at 16.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Guinea peaked at 31.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2018.
That places Guinea 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.6% | — |
| 1994 | 26.4% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 26.4% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.3% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.2% | 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 60% of the median in Guinea?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Guinea was 16.1% 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 60% of the median recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Guinea ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.