Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 3.76 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.76 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.74 births per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.76 births per woman, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.97 births per woman | 5.92 births per woman | 6.02 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.17 births per woman | 6.04 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.67 births per woman | 6.49 births per woman | 6.74 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.23 births per woman | 5.87 births per woman | 6.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 births per woman | 5.18 births per woman | 5.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 births per woman | 4.15 births per woman | 5.11 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 births per woman | 3.76 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 165.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 302,001 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.76 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 24 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.76 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.46 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 81.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea-Bissau?
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Guinea-Bissau was 3.76 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 births per woman in 1985.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.