Guinea-Bissau Population (LIVE)

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Guinea-Bissau Population (1950 - 2020)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Guinea-Bissau is 2,093,975 as of Monday, March 20, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Guinea-Bissau 2020 population is estimated at 1,968,001 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • Guinea-Bissau population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population.
  • Guinea-Bissau ranks number 150 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Guinea-Bissau is 70 per Km2 (181 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 28,120 Km2 (10,857 sq. miles)
  • 44.9 % of the population is urban (884,232 people in 2020)
  • The median age in Guinea-Bissau is 18.8 years.

Population of Guinea-Bissau (2020 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
2020 1,968,001 2.45 % 47,079 -1,399 18.8 4.51 70 44.9 % 884,232 0.03 % 7,794,798,739 150
2019 1,920,922 2.49 % 46,619 -1,399 18.5 4.82 68 44.5 % 855,283 0.02 % 7,713,468,100 150
2018 1,874,303 2.52 % 46,158 -1,399 18.5 4.82 67 44.1 % 826,994 0.02 % 7,631,091,040 151
2017 1,828,145 2.56 % 45,707 -1,399 18.5 4.82 65 43.7 % 799,336 0.02 % 7,547,858,925 151
2016 1,782,438 2.60 % 45,236 -1,399 18.5 4.82 63 43.3 % 772,272 0.02 % 7,464,022,049 151
2015 1,737,202 2.67 % 42,921 -1,401 18.4 4.90 62 42.9 % 745,799 0.02 % 7,379,797,139 151
2010 1,522,599 2.51 % 35,534 -3,500 18.1 5.20 54 41.0 % 624,074 0.02 % 6,956,823,603 151
2005 1,344,930 2.28 % 28,726 -5,586 17.6 5.60 48 39.2 % 526,889 0.02 % 6,541,907,027 151
2000 1,201,301 1.99 % 22,489-8,233 17.0 6.05 43 37.5 % 450,585 0.02 % 6,143,493,823 152
1995 1,088,854 2.23 % 22,719 -6,000 16.8 6.50 39 35.9 % 390,837 0.02 % 5,744,212,979 152
1990 975,261 2.26 % 20,620 -5,601 16.8 6.68 35 32.0 % 312,082 0.02 % 5,327,231,061 151
1985 872,163 2.21 % 18,097 -6,000 17.3 6.70 31 24.4 % 213,223 0.02 % 4,870,921,740 151
1980 781,677 0.41 % 3,138 -15,873 18.3 6.25 28 18.2 % 142,580 0.02 % 4,458,003,514 151
1975 765,989 1.68 % 12,210 -3,000 19.7 6.10 27 16.2 % 124,163 0.02 % 4,079,480,606 149
1970 704,939 1.64 % 11,030 -1,446 19.7 6.00 25 15.3 % 107,712 0.02 % 3,700,437,046 149
1965 649,790 1.07 % 6,731 -4,000 20.1 5.95 23 14.4 % 93,635 0.02 % 3,339,583,597 145
1960 616,136 1.35 % 8,000 -1,996 20.4 5.90 22 13.6 % 83,832 0.02 % 3,034,949,748 147
1955 576,136 1.48 % 8,142 -2,000 21.1 5.90 20 11.7 % 67,249 0.02 % 2,773,019,936 145
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Guinea-Bissau Population Forecast

-1,399
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
2020 1,968,001 2.53 % 46,160 -1,399 18.8 4.51 70 44.9 % 884,232 0.03 % 7,794,798,739 150
2025 2,209,377 2.34 % 48,275 -1,399 19.4 4.51 79 47.0 % 1,038,474 0.03 % 8,184,437,460 148
2030 2,461,208 2.18 % 50,366 -1,399 20.3 4.51 88 49.1 % 1,208,633 0.03 % 8,548,487,400 147
2035 2,724,006 2.05 % 52,560 -1,399 21.4 4.51 97 51.3 % 1,396,554 0.03 % 8,887,524,213 146
2040 2,996,049 1.92 % 54,409 -1,399 22.6 4.51 107 53.5 % 1,602,890 0.03 % 9,198,847,240 143
2045 3,276,010 1.80 % 55,992 -1,399 23.6 4.51 117 55.7 % 1,825,798 0.03 % 9,481,803,274 141
2050 3,557,201 1.66 % 56,238   24.6 4.51 127 58.0 % 2,061,916 0.04 % 9,735,033,990 138
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guinea-Bissau Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Guinea-Bissau
Life Expectancy
59.38 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
50.3
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
72.8
(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 388,028
2 Bafata 22,521

See also

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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 - 2019) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2019.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2019. 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 2019 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2019: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). 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 2019: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). 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.