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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
Population growth
2.2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Guinea-Bissau2025 · 2.2%
-2.33-0.092.154.396.631960199320251961: 0.8%1962: 1.2%1963: 0.8%1964: -1%1965: -2.3%1966: -1.4%1967: 0.4%1968: 1.6%1969: 0.6%1970: 0.5%1971: 0.3%1972: 0.1%1973: 1%1974: 3.4%1975: 6%1976: 6.4%1977: 6.6%1978: 6.5%1979: 3.5%1980: 1.1%1981: 1.6%1982: 1.6%1983: 1.6%1984: 1.6%1985: 1.6%1986: 1.6%1987: 1.6%1988: 1.6%1989: 1.7%1990: 1.6%1991: 2.1%1992: 2.9%1993: 3.3%1994: 3.1%1995: 2.5%1996: 2.1%1997: 1.9%1998: 1.9%1999: 1.9%2000: 2%2001: 2.1%2002: 2.2%2003: 2.3%2004: 2.3%2005: 2.3%2006: 2.4%2007: 2.5%2008: 2.5%2009: 2.5%2010: 2.6%2011: 2.6%2012: 2.7%2013: 2.7%2014: 2.6%2015: 2.6%2016: 2.5%2017: 2.4%2018: 2.4%2019: 2.3%2020: 2.3%2021: 2.2%2022: 2.2%2023: 2.2%2024: 2.2%2025: 2.2%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Guinea-Bissau in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Bissau
Country code
GNB

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