What is birth rate in Guinea-Bissau?

Birth rate in Guinea-Bissau was 30.04 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The highest recorded value was 48.8 births per 1,000 people in 1982.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?

The lowest recorded value was 30.04 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Guinea-Bissau rank for birth rate?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Birth rate in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guinea-Bissau: Birth rate was 30.04 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

30.04 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

33rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

48.8 births per 1,000 people

in 1982

All-time low

30.04 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate in Guinea-Bissau is 30.04 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 48.8 births per 1,000 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 30.04 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	45.47 births per 1,000 people	45.27 births per 1,000 people	46 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	42.22 births per 1,000 people	38.64 births per 1,000 people	45.35 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	41.5 births per 1,000 people	38.59 births per 1,000 people	47.8 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	47.96 births per 1,000 people	46.47 births per 1,000 people	48.8 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	44.19 births per 1,000 people	42.74 births per 1,000 people	45.3 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	40.67 births per 1,000 people	38.75 births per 1,000 people	42.35 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	35.38 births per 1,000 people	31.85 births per 1,000 people	38.31 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	30.72 births per 1,000 people	30.04 births per 1,000 people	31.41 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

30 Sierra Leone 30.6 births per 1,000 people compare
31 Gambia 30.43 births per 1,000 people compare
32 Zimbabwe 30.41 births per 1,000 people compare
34 Equatorial Guinea 29.6 births per 1,000 people compare
35 Senegal 29.42 births per 1,000 people compare
36 Comoros 28.65 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Guinea-Bissau

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 302,001 people (2100)
Population density 165.91 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.1% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.76 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 24 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.76 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.76 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 2.3% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 3.84 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Guinea-Bissau →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Guinea-Bissau?: Birth rate in Guinea-Bissau was 30.04 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 48.8 births per 1,000 people in 1982.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 30.04 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for birth rate?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.