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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Guinea-Bissau

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population2.25M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$2.53B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.12K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth64.32024 · yearsInternet use29.8%2024 · % of populationForest area69.5%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
64.3

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Guinea-Bissau2024 · 64.3
016.0632.1348.1964.251960199320251960: 37.61961: 37.81962: 381963: 35.61964: 35.81965: 35.91966: 36.11967: 36.31968: 36.71969: 371970: 37.31971: 37.51972: 37.81973: 38.21974: 41.61975: 41.91976: 42.31977: 42.61978: 42.91979: 43.21980: 43.61981: 43.91982: 44.31983: 44.61984: 44.91985: 45.31986: 45.51987: 45.81988: 46.31989: 46.61990: 46.91991: 47.21992: 47.51993: 47.81994: 47.81995: 48.51996: 48.81997: 481998: 48.11999: 48.52000: 50.62001: 51.12002: 51.62003: 52.22004: 52.82005: 52.92006: 54.12007: 54.92008: 55.32009: 56.32010: 572011: 57.72012: 58.32013: 58.92014: 59.52015: 60.12016: 60.62017: 61.12018: 61.72019: 62.22020: 61.32021: 61.72022: 63.62023: 64.12024: 64.3

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Guinea-Bissau in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Bissau
Country code
GNB

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