Has the population peaked? in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Has the population peaked? was 2.15 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.15 million people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
148th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.15 million people
in 2023
All-time low
543,632 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Has the population peaked? in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for has the population peaked? in Guinea-Bissau is 2.15 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.15 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 543,632 people, in 1950.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 561,418 people 543,632 people 575,035 people 10
1960s 580,338 people 566,915 people 594,426 people 10
1970s 666,196 people 584,409 people 819,878 people 10
1980s 891,734 people 829,314 people 957,792 people 10
1990s 1.10 million people 973,678 people 1.21 million people 10
2000s 1.37 million people 1.23 million people 1.53 million people 10
2010s 1.76 million people 1.57 million people 1.97 million people 10
2020s 2.08 million people 2.01 million people 2.15 million people 4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 145 Gabon 2.48 million people compare
  2. 146 Botswana 2.48 million people compare
  3. 147 Lesotho 2.31 million people compare
  4. 149 Slovenia 2.12 million people compare
  5. 150 Latvia 1.88 million people compare
  6. 151 Equatorial Guinea 1.85 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is has the population peaked? in Guinea-Bissau?
Has the population peaked? in Guinea-Bissau was 2.15 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 543,632 people in 1950.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for has the population peaked??
Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.