Guinea-Bissau Population (LIVE)

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Guinea-Bissau Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Guinea-Bissau is 2,221,585 as of Tuesday, December 3, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Guinea-Bissau 2024 population is estimated at 2,201,352 people at mid year.
  • Guinea-Bissau population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population.
  • Guinea-Bissau ranks number 148 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Guinea-Bissau is 78 per Km2 (203 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 28,120 Km2 (10,857 sq. miles).
  • 45.7 % of the population is urban (1,006,379 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Guinea-Bissau is 19.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Guinea-Bissau (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationGuinea-Bissau
Global Rank
2024 2,201,352 2.23 % 48,013 -1,712 19.2 3.76 78 45.7 % 1,006,379 0.03 % 8,161,972,572 148
2023 2,153,339 2.27 % 47,810 -1,400 18.9 3.84 77 45.3 % 974,902 0.03 % 8,091,734,930 148
2022 2,105,529 2.27 % 46,688 -1,400 18.7 3.91 75 44.8 % 944,058 0.03 % 8,021,407,192 149
2020 2,013,255 2.32 % 45,559 -1,394 18.4 4.08 72 43.9 % 884,232 0.03 % 7,887,001,292 149
2015 1,786,457 2.66 % 44,022 -1,393 17.6 4.66 64 41.7 % 745,799 0.02 % 7,470,491,872 151
2010 1,566,347 2.54 % 36,952 -2,257 17.1 5.11 56 39.8 % 624,074 0.02 % 7,021,732,148 151
2005 1,381,585 2.27 % 29,369 -4,662 16.7 5.46 49 38.1 % 526,889 0.02 % 6,586,970,132 150
2000 1,234,741 1.97 % 22,958-6,971 16.3 5.79 44 36.5 % 450,585 0.02 % 6,171,702,993 152
1995 1,119,949 2.84 % 29,256 -4,376 16.1 6.22 40 34.9 % 390,837 0.02 % 5,758,878,982 153
1990 973,669 1.64 % 15,194 -8,151 15.9 6.50 35 32.1 % 312,082 0.02 % 5,327,803,110 153
1985 897,697 1.60 % 13,679 -8,812 16.0 6.74 32 23.8 % 213,223 0.02 % 4,868,943,465 151
1980 829,303 4.96 % 35,667 -8,086 16.6 6.49 29 17.2 % 142,580 0.02 % 4,447,606,236 151
1975 650,966 2.18 % 13,313 28,645 17.7 6.15 23 19.1 % 124,163 0.02 % 4,070,735,277 153
1970 584,403 0.32 % 1,880 1,123 18.0 6.04 21 18.4 % 107,712 0.02 % 3,694,683,794 153
1965 575,005 -0.09 % -526 -19,928 19.7 5.97 20 16.3 % 93,635 0.02 % 3,334,533,703 146
1960 577,633 0.48 % 2,713 -8,007 22.0 5.92 21 14.5 % 83,832 0.02 % 3,015,470,894 148
1955 564,068 0.74 % 4,088 -7,150 21.2 5.89 20 11.9 % 67,249 0.02 % 2,740,213,792 146
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Guinea-Bissau Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationGuinea-Bissau
Global Rank
2025 2,249,515 2.24 % 47,252 -1,373 19.4 3.68 80 46.2 % 1,038,474 0.03 % 8,231,613,070 148
2030 2,488,934 2.04 % 47,884 -3,273 20.5 3.37 89 48.6 % 1,208,633 0.03 % 8,569,124,911 148
2035 2,730,133 1.87 % 48,240 -4,016 21.8 3.09 97 51.2 % 1,396,554 0.03 % 8,885,210,181 144
2040 2,969,702 1.70 % 47,914 -2,563 23.2 2.87 106 54.0 % 1,602,890 0.03 % 9,177,190,203 140
2045 3,204,249 1.53 % 46,909 135 24.5 2.71 114 57.0 % 1,825,798 0.03 % 9,439,639,668 140
2050 3,438,608 1.42 % 46,872   25.7 2.56 122 60.0 % 2,061,916 0.04 % 9,664,378,587 137
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guinea-Bissau Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Guinea-Bissau
Life Expectancy
64.25 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
48.1
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
68.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Guinea-Bissau

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Bissau 439,704
2 Gabu 49,371
3 Bafata 33,502

See also

Notes

The Guinea-Bissau Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Guinea-Bissau delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Guinea-Bissau (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Guinea-Bissau in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.