Indicator	Value
Total population	14,800,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 14,750,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 14,750,000 people
Median age	18.1 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	60.7–60.9 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 60.9 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 60.74 years
Ethnic groups	Fulani (Peuhl) 33.4%, Malinke 29.4%, Susu 21.2%, Guerze 7.8%, Kissi 6.2%, Toma 1.6%, other/foreign 0.4% (2018 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages; note: about 40 languages are spoken; each ethnic group has its own languageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Muslim 85.2%, Christian 13.4%, animist 0.2%, none 1.2% (2018 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	38.1% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	2.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	33.3 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	9.03 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	38.1 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Baga Kaloum / Baga Koga / Baga Manduri / Baga Sitemu / Baga Sobané / Bambara / Bandi / Bapen / Bassari-Tanda / Bauxite Pidgin / Bullom So / Dan / East Limba / Eastern Maninkakan / Guinea Kpelle / Guinean Sign Language / Jaad-Badyara / Jahanka / Kakabe / Kita Maninkakan / Kono (Guinea) / Kono (Sierra Leone) / Konyanka Maninka / Krio / Kuranko / Landoma / Lele (Guinea) / Liberia Kpelle / Loma (Liberia) / Mahou / Mandinka / Mann / Manya / Mbulungish / Mende (Sierra Leone) / Mixifore / N'Ko / Nalu / Northern Kissi / Pukur / Pulaar / Pular / Sankaran Maninka / Soninke / Southern Kisi / Susu / Timne / Toma / Wamey / Western Maninkakan / Wojenaka / Yalunka / ZialoGlottolog [2026]