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Population in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Population was 2.15 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.15 million people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
148th
of 238 countries
All-time high
2.15 million people
in 2023
All-time low
42,620 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Guinea-Bissau, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2.15 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 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, population in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.15 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42,620 people, in 1000.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 42,620 people 42,620 people 42,620 people 1
1100s 48,709 people 48,709 people 48,709 people 1
1200s 55,667 people 55,667 people 55,667 people 1
1300s 63,620 people 63,620 people 63,620 people 1
1400s 72,708 people 72,708 people 72,708 people 1
1500s 83,095 people 83,095 people 83,095 people 1
1600s 94,966 people 94,966 people 94,966 people 1
1700s 108,533 people 108,533 people 108,533 people 1
1710s 110,208 people 110,208 people 110,208 people 1
1720s 111,981 people 111,981 people 111,981 people 1
1730s 113,862 people 113,862 people 113,862 people 1
1740s 115,864 people 115,864 people 115,864 people 1
1750s 117,999 people 117,999 people 117,999 people 1
1760s 120,284 people 120,284 people 120,284 people 1
1770s 122,739 people 122,739 people 122,739 people 1
1780s 125,386 people 125,386 people 125,386 people 1
1790s 128,253 people 128,253 people 128,253 people 1
1800s 218,167 people 218,167 people 218,167 people 10
1810s 218,162 people 218,115 people 218,167 people 10
1820s 216,982 people 215,841 people 218,011 people 10
1830s 214,433 people 213,285 people 215,584 people 10
1840s 211,911 people 210,936 people 213,031 people 10
1850s 214,623 people 211,038 people 218,671 people 10
1860s 224,790 people 219,679 people 230,177 people 10
1870s 240,008 people 231,651 people 248,853 people 10
1880s 260,325 people 250,889 people 269,963 people 10
1890s 282,388 people 272,169 people 292,826 people 10
1900s 306,273 people 295,214 people 317,518 people 10
1910s 330,565 people 319,975 people 341,169 people 10
1920s 366,971 people 344,458 people 391,714 people 10
1930s 423,676 people 397,429 people 451,029 people 10
1940s 495,929 people 458,081 people 535,679 people 10
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

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Guinea-Bissau?
Population in Guinea-Bissau was 2.15 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 42,620 people in 1000.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population 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 volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.