How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?

Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.

Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP was 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0004 people per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.1%

World rank

16th

of 211 countries

All-time high

0.0012 people per US$ of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

0.0004 people per US$ of GDP

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2025

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP, in 1975.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1970 to 2025.
Year	people per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1972	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1973	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1974	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1975	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1976	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1977	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1978	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1979	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1980	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1981	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
1982	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1983	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1984	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+29.2%
1985	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1986	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
1987	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1988	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1989	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1990	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1991	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1992	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
1993	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1994	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1995	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1996	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1997	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1998	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
1999	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2000	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	+52.4%
2001	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2002	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2003	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2004	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2005	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2006	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2007	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2008	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
2009	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2010	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2011	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2012	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
2013	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2014	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2015	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2016	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2017	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
2018	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2019	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2020	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2021	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2022	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2023	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2024	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2025	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-10.1%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

Guinea-Bissau's 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Guinea-Bissau's 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2000	+52.4%	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

13 Nigeria 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP compare
14 Eritrea 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP compare
15 Nepal 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP compare
17 Lesotho 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP compare
18 Togo 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP compare
19 Zambia 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The highest recorded value was 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP in 1975.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.