Poverty and living standards in Conakry, Guinea: official figures
15.7% of people in Conakry lived below the national poverty line in the 2018/19 household living conditions survey (EHCVM), the lowest of the 8 regions (Guinea: 43.7%); the poverty gap index (how far below the line poor people fall, averaged over the whole population) was 2.9% (Guinea: 12.5%).
How deprived are households in Conakry?
The multidimensional poverty index, which counts people deprived in schooling, health and living conditions at once, was 7.6% in Conakry in 2018/19, the lowest of the 8 regions (Guinea: 31.6%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea · saved copyHow unequal is Conakry?
The Gini index of consumption inequality in Conakry was 0.248 in 2018/19 (0 means everyone consumes the same), 4th least unequal of the 8 regions (Guinea as a whole: 0.272).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea · saved copyHow common is domestic violence in Conakry?
22.6% of women in Conakry who had ever had a husband or partner had suffered emotional, physical or sexual violence from their current or most recent partner, and 17.8% physical violence (2024-2025); the lowest of the 8 regions (Guinea: 36.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyMore figures
- 0% of people in Conakry lived in households in Guinea's poorest fifth by assets and housing in the 2024-2025 Demographic and Health Survey (20% nationally by definition), the lowest of the 8 regions. Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy
How Conakry compares with other special zones
Population below the national poverty line (2018/19)
Conakry ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population below the national poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Faranah | 63.9% |
| 3 | Kindia | 59.5% |
| 4 | Boké | 46.4% |
| 5 | Nzérékoré | 45.6% |
| 6 | Mamou | 44.7% |
| 7 | Kankan | 30.5% |
| 8 | Conakry | 15.7% |
Multidimensional poverty index (2018/19)
Conakry ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensional poverty index |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Faranah | 43.5% |
| 3 | Mamou | 34.8% |
| 4 | Boké | 34.7% |
| 5 | Kindia | 34.2% |
| 6 | Nzérékoré | 34.0% |
| 7 | Kankan | 32.8% |
| 8 | Conakry | 7.6% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea: Annuaire statistique 2024: population projections by region (tables 3.24-3.25), poverty (4.8, 4.11, 4.15), employment (5.3, 5.5, 5.7) and primary schooling (7.16, 7.18), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 98ebe23cdd42…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea, with ICF (The DHS Program): Enquête Démographique et de Santé (EDS-G) 2024-2025, final report: regional tables, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 60ad14374722…)
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