Guinea: immigration

How many foreigners live in Guinea?

116,452 foreigners lived in Guinea in 2025, 0.7% of the population, according to the INS's preliminary results of the fourth census (RGPH-4). The census counted 17,521,167 residents in all.

The UN estimates 117,416 international migrants in Guinea in 2024, according to World Bank data. Guinea hosted 2,154 refugees and 172 asylum seekers at the end of 2025, according to UNHCR, 1,650 of the refugees from Sierra Leone and 289 from Liberia.

Official sources: preliminary results of the fourth census · World Bank data · UNHCR

How many Guineans seek asylum abroad?

47,692 refugees and 56,626 asylum seekers from Guinea were living in other countries at the end of 2025, according to UNHCR population statistics. Guineans lodged 15,599 new asylum applications abroad in 2025, according to UNHCR's asylum statistics.

By host country, France had 32,075 Guinean refugees and 6,929 asylum seekers, the United States 1,834 refugees and 17,586 asylum seekers, and Germany 6,690 and 4,414. Asylum seekers are people whose claims had not been decided at the end of the year.

Official sources: UNHCR population statistics · asylum statistics · By host country

How many migrants return to Guinea?

The International Organization for Migration helped 9,287 Guineans return home voluntarily in 2024, according to the IOM figures in the INS's 2024 statistical yearbook. The largest age group was 20 to 24, with 4,242 returnees, 3,895 of them men.

4,592 returned from African countries outside ECOWAS and 4,684 from other regions, while 11 came from the European Union and none from North America. Assisted voluntary return includes help with travel and with reintegration after arrival. The yearbook also shows that Conakry gained 477,500 more people than it lost through internal migration at the 2014 census.

Official sources: 2024 statistical yearbook

How many immigrants live in Guinea?

The UN Population Division puts the share of people born abroad in Guinea at 0.8% in 2024. In 2015 the figure was 1.1%. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 2.2%; Guinea is 39th highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 157th of 193.

How many people move to Guinea each year?

The UN Population Division puts net migration in Guinea at -16,282 in 2025. The peak was -3,240 in 2019 and the low -71,015 in 2005. It is 38th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is -5,646. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 145th highest.

How many refugees are in Guinea?

In 2025, the number of refugees in the country in Guinea was 2,154, according to UNHCR. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 33rd highest of 45 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 35,241. World rank, highest first: 115th of 169.

How many refugees have fled Guinea?

The latest figure from UNHCR, for 2025, is 47,692. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 12,726, and Guinea placed 15th highest of 48. Worldwide: 33rd of 189.

How big are remittances in Guinea's economy?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 2.5% of GDP. Since 2005 it has ranged from 0.2% of GDP (2020) to 2.6% of GDP (2022). Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 2.5% of GDP, and Guinea placed 19th highest of 36. Of 156 countries with 2024 data, 73rd highest.