Largest Cities by Population in Guinea-Bissau (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Guinea-Bissau ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025) 1 Year Change (over 2024) Land Area (Km²) Density (P/Km²) Global Rank Projections (2030) Projections (2050)
1 Bissau 612,643 1.15% 84 7,293 884 654,343 782,910
2 Gabu 84,452 1.12% 11 7,677 7,380 96,562 128,985
3 Bafatá 74,378 2.8% 12 6,198 8,389 80,806 108,844

See also

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.