Guinea: housing

How many Guineans own their home?

64.5% of Guinean households owned their home in 2018/2019, and 20.3% rented, according to the INS's 2024 statistical yearbook, using the household living conditions survey. In Conakry, 60.0% of households rented and 25.4% owned.

The share of renters rose from 9.2% in 2007 and 11.5% in 2012. Labé (85.8%) and Mamou (89.9%) had the highest ownership. The yearbook notes that the earlier surveys counted family ownership and the 2018/2019 survey owners with or without a title deed. The 2025 census found an average household size of 6.5 people, according to its preliminary results.

Official sources: 2024 statistical yearbook · preliminary results

How many people in Guinea have electricity?

53.8% of Guineans had access to electricity in 2024, according to the World Bank, up from 44.7% in 2020.

Guinea's power utility, Electricité de Guinée, produced 3,859,400 MWh in 2024, according to the INS's 2024 statistical yearbook, against projected demand of 4,154 GWh on the interconnected grid. Installed capacity was 1,214 MW. Access counts people with electricity from the grid or from off-grid sources such as solar systems.

Official sources: World Bank · 2024 statistical yearbook

How many people in Guinea have piped water?

The national water company, the Société des Eaux de Guinée (SEG), served 29.4% of the urban population in 2024, according to the INS's 2024 statistical yearbook, down from 44.5% in 2015. In Conakry the share served was also 29.4%.

The SEG's network was 2,360 km long in 2024, and it ran 811 public standpipes. The yearbook counts people served from the number of connections and standpipes and an average number of users for each.

Official sources: 2024 statistical yearbook

How many people in Guinea live in cities?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Guinea was 38.5% in 2025. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 44.9%, and Guinea placed 30th highest of 48. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 154th highest.

What share of Guinea's city dwellers live in slums?

44.0%: that is the share of city dwellers living in slums in Guinea for 2022, according to UN-Habitat. Its high point since 2006 was 2020, at 49.0%; its low point was 2006, at 43.2%. It is 34th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 48.7%. Of 170 countries with 2022 data, 50th highest.

How many people in Guinea have electricity?

53.8%: that is the share of people with access to electricity in Guinea for 2024, according to the World Bank. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 57.8%; Guinea is 30th highest of 48. Worldwide: 174th of 193.

How many people in Guinea cook with wood or charcoal?

2.0%: that is the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Guinea for 2024, according to the WHO. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 13.0%; Guinea is 38th highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 182nd of 192.