Guinea-Bissau
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
2,249,515 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$1,124 per person
Life expectancy at birth
64.3 years
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.7%
Consumer price inflation
0.9%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population estimates and projections | 2,153,339 people people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections | 18.9 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections | 3.84 births per woman births per woman | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration estimates and projections | -0.7 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration | -1,373 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 0.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| ILO estimate of youth unemployment | 2.8% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Labour force participation | 64.8% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Women's labour force participation | 60.3% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$2.5 billion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$2,814 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$1,090 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Consumer price index | 142.9 (2010 = 100) (2010 = 100) | 2025 | World Bank |
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | 4.3% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar | 581.928 per US$ per US$ | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 59.0% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate | 13.6% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Primary completion (UIS) | 38.7% | 2022 | UNESCO UIS |
| Lower secondary completion | 25.6% | 2022 | UNESCO UIS |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy estimates and projections | 64.1 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections | 13.7 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Healthy life expectancy | 52.8 years years | 2023 | WHO |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 29.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 147 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 0.4 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 15.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| New businesses registered | 598 companies companies | 2024 | World Bank |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 8.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 13.9% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Imports share of GDP | 27.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade as a share of GDP | 40.9% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 32.2 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 20,400 passengers passengers | 1998 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 43.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 2.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 87.4% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 1.27 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 1.68 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 3.2 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 33.8 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 74.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 13.2% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Basic drinking water access | 61.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 24.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access | 28.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$4.38 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 66.4%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Pesticide use | 0.12 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Gini index | 33.4 (0 to 100) (0 to 100) | 2021 | World Bank |
| Income share held by the richest 10% | 26.1% | 2021 | World Bank |
| Extreme poverty rate | 39.9% | 2021 | World Bank |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 8.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 15.5% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 14 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 1.1 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2017 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 9.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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