Population estimates and projections in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau had an estimated population of 2,153,339 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Guinea-Bissau, 2023 (latest estimate) 2,153,339 People
Change from 2022 +2.3% 2022: 2,105,529 people
Projection for 2030 2,488,934 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 3,438,608 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 4,665,484 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 147th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Guinea-Bissau over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Guinea-Bissau
2100 4,665,484 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 4,628,442 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 4,572,871 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 4,505,908 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 4,423,686 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 4,310,602 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 4,175,014 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 4,021,990 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 3,844,366 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 3,650,912 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 3,438,608 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 3,204,249 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 2,969,702 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 2,730,133 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 2,488,934 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 2,249,515 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 2,153,339 people
2022 2,105,529 people
2021 2,058,842 people
2020 2,013,255 people
2019 1,967,696 people
2018 1,922,168 people
2017 1,877,072 people
2016 1,831,893 people
2015 1,786,456 people
2014 1,741,122 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.3% from 2,105,529 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1,695,973 people, the figure has changed by +27.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Guinea-Bissau has the 147th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Guinea-Bissau
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024