Life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, total was 64.08 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 64.08 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 64.08 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.26 years, in 1970.
That places Guinea-Bissau 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.53 years | 37.26 years | 43.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.09 years | 43.57 years | 46.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.92 years | 46.89 years | 48.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.17 years | 50.56 years | 56.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.69 years | 57 years | 62.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.67 years | 61.34 years | 64.08 years | 4 |
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More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.132 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 302,001 (2100)
- Population density 165.91 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.132 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.76 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 24 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.76 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.76 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.3 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.84 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau was 64.08 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 64.08 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.26 years in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release