Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 46.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guinea-Bissau, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guinea-Bissau stood at 46.7%. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 46.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 172nd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 1920s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1930s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 1950s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 15.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 17.3% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 31.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 36.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 40.0% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 44.3% | 46.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 169 Namibia 50.9% compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.0% compare
- 171 Turkmenistan 47.1% compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 45.9% compare
- 174 Zambia 45.9% compare
- 175 Seychelles 45.5% compare
More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.76 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.76 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 24 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.76 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.46 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guinea-Bissau was 46.7% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 172nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.