Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4665 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.4665 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4665 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1348 people per person, in 1960.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1348 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1371 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1391 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1409 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1425 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1439 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1451 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1463 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1474 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1485 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1496 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1508 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1521 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1535 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.155 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1568 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1588 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1611 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1637 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1668 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1726 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.182 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1942 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2087 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2248 people per person | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2418 people per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2591 people per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.276 people per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.292 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3064 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3185 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3275 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.334 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3395 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3446 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3493 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3537 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3577 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3615 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.365 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3684 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3716 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3747 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3778 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3808 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3838 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3869 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.39 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3933 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3967 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4001 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4044 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4087 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.413 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4173 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4216 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4259 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4302 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4344 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4387 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.443 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4473 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4516 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4559 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4611 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4665 people per person | +1.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.4665 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.4665 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1426 people per person | 0.1348 people per person | 0.1485 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1568 people per person | 0.1496 people per person | 0.1668 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2358 people per person | 0.1726 people per person | 0.3064 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3451 people per person | 0.3185 people per person | 0.365 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3824 people per person | 0.3684 people per person | 0.3967 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4194 people per person | 0.4001 people per person | 0.4387 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4543 people per person | 0.443 people per person | 0.4665 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 156 Seychelles 0.4921 people per person compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4798 people per person compare
- 158 Turkmenistan 0.4711 people per person compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 0.4593 people per person compare
- 161 Zambia 0.4592 people per person compare
- 162 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4511 people per person compare
More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1572 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,445 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4106 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.4665 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4665 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1348 people per person in 1960.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.