Guinea-Bissau
Population 2026
2,297,814
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.15%
- Density
- 82 per km²
- Land area
- 28,120 km²
- Capital
- Bissau
- Currency
- Franc (XOF)
- Official languages
- PT-GW, POV
- Urban population
- 46.7%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 66,0312026
- Deaths
- 15,9582026
- Birth rate
- 29.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.76
- Life expectancy
- 64.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 19.6
- Net migration
- -1,373
Age distribution
- 0–1438.3%
- 15–6458.4%
- 65+3.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $2.5B
- GDP per capita
- $1.1K
- GDP growth
- +5.8%
- Inflation
- 0.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Exports
- $351M
- Imports
- $683M
- Tourism receipts
- 6.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture40.6%
- Industry15.7%
- Manufacturing8.6%
- Services39.1%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture61.1%
- Industry9.7%
- Services29.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BissauBissau | 439,7042024 |
| 2 | GabúGabú | 49,3712023 |
| 3 | ContumoBissau | 45,4822026 |
| 4 | Reino de BandimBissau | 44,7182026 |
| 5 | BafatáBafatá | 33,5022023 |
| 6 | Reino de AntulaBissau | 30,7782026 |
| 7 | QueleleBissau | 28,8982026 |
| 8 | PlaqueBissau | 27,6332026 |
| 9 | XitoleBafatá | 19,4242025 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,297,814 | 66.0K | 16.0K |
| 2020 | 2,013,259 | 63.2K | 16.5K |
| 2010 | 1,566,352 | 60.0K | 16.9K |
| 2000 | 1,234,747 | 52.3K | 19.5K |
| 1990 | 973,678 | 44.1K | 20.2K |
| 1980 | 829,314 | 40.3K | 19.3K |
| 1970 | 584,409 | 22.6K | 14.9K |
| 1960 | 577,634 | 26.2K | 15.6K |
| 1950 | 543,632 | 25.0K | 15.1K |