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Guinea's total population, from 1961 to 2003. Guinea's population came close to tripling in forty years. Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates. According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [1] [2] the total population was 13,531,906 in 2021, compared to only 3 094 000 in 1950. The ...
The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each ethnicity generally having their own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic , Khoisan , Niger-Congo , and Nilo-Saharan populations.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Guinea" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bassari people; D.
Guinea is divided into 4 regions: Maritime Guinea, also known as Lower Guinea or the Basse-Coté lowlands, populated mainly by the Susu ethnic group; the cooler, more mountainous Fouta Djallon that run roughly north–south through the middle of the country, populated by Fulas; the Sahelian Haute-Guinea to the northeast, populated by Malinké ...
The Susu or Soussou people are a Mande-speaking ethnic group living primarily in Guinea and northwestern Sierra Leone, particularly in Kambia District. [4] [5] Influential in Guinea, smaller communities of Susu people are also found in the neighboring Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
They are the fourth largest ethnic group in Guinea, making up 6.2% of the population. [6] Kissi people are also found in Liberia and Sierra Leone. They speak the Kissi language, which belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family. [7] The Kissi are well known for making baskets and weaving on vertical looms.
Cities in Guinea Rank City Population Region Census 1983 Census 1996 Census 2014 1. Conakry: 710,372: 1,092,631: 1,660,973: Conakry: 2. Nzérékoré: 44,598: 107,329
The Balanta (Guinea-Bissau Creole and Portuguese: balanta; French: balante; lit. “those who resist” in Mandinka [2]) are an ethnic group found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde and The Gambia. They are the second largest ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, representing around a quarter of the population.