Population growth in Guinea-Bissau
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Guinea-Bissau increased from 616,140.00 to 2.06 million people. This is a growth of 234.5 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Guinea-Bissau was recorded in 2015 with 5.70 percent. The smallest increase in 1978 with 0.05 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Guinea-Bissau fell by 0.97 years from 2012 to 2021 from 18.97 to 18.00 years (median value).
Around 45 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.2 percent annually.
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Population development in Guinea-Bissau since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Guinea-Bissau | Change Guinea-Bissau | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.62 M | 1.07 % | 42.2 ‰ | 25.5 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 0.63 M | 0.98 % | 42.0 ‰ | 25.2 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 0.64 M | 0.97 % | 41.9 ‰ | 24.9 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 0.64 M | 1.07 % | 41.9 ‰ | 24.6 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 0.65 M | 1.24 % | 41.9 ‰ | 24.4 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 0.66 M | 1.42 % | 41.9 ‰ | 24.1 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 0.67 M | 1.55 % | 42.0 ‰ | 23.8 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 0.68 M | 1.67 % | 42.1 ‰ | 23.6 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 0.69 M | 1.76 % | 42.3 ‰ | 23.4 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 0.70 M | 1.81 % | 42.6 ‰ | 23.2 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 0.72 M | 1.90 % | 42.9 ‰ | 23.0 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 0.73 M | 1.97 % | 43.3 ‰ | 22.9 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 0.75 M | 1.87 % | 43.7 ‰ | 22.7 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 0.76 M | 1.54 % | 44.3 ‰ | 22.6 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 0.77 M | 1.10 % | 44.9 ‰ | 22.4 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 0.77 M | 0.58 % | 45.6 ‰ | 22.2 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 0.77 M | 0.17 % | 46.3 ‰ | 22.1 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 0.77 M | 0.05 % | 47.2 ‰ | 21.9 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 0.77 M | 0.34 % | 48.0 ‰ | 21.7 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 0.78 M | 0.90 % | 48.7 ‰ | 21.5 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 0.79 M | 1.55 % | 49.3 ‰ | 21.3 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 0.81 M | 2.09 % | 49.7 ‰ | 21.1 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 0.83 M | 2.44 % | 49.8 ‰ | 20.8 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 0.85 M | 2.54 % | 49.7 ‰ | 20.6 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 0.87 M | 2.45 % | 49.4 ‰ | 20.3 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 0.89 M | 2.34 % | 49.0 ‰ | 20.0 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 0.91 M | 2.27 % | 48.4 ‰ | 19.6 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 0.93 M | 2.22 % | 47.8 ‰ | 19.3 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 0.95 M | 2.22 % | 47.2 ‰ | 18.9 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 0.98 M | 2.25 % | 46.7 ‰ | 18.6 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 1.00 M | 2.28 % | 46.2 ‰ | 18.2 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 1.02 M | 2.29 % | 45.7 ‰ | 17.9 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 1.04 M | 2.26 % | 45.1 ‰ | 17.5 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 1.07 M | 2.20 % | 44.6 ‰ | 17.1 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 1.09 M | 2.11 % | 44.0 ‰ | 16.8 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 1.11 M | 2.02 % | 43.5 ‰ | 16.4 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 1.13 M | 1.95 % | 43.0 ‰ | 16.1 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 1.15 M | 1.93 % | 42.6 ‰ | 15.7 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 1.18 M | 1.97 % | 42.2 ‰ | 15.4 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 1.20 M | 2.05 % | 41.8 ‰ | 15.0 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 1.23 M | 2.15 % | 41.5 ‰ | 14.7 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 1.25 M | 2.23 % | 41.3 ‰ | 14.4 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 1.28 M | 2.30 % | 41.0 ‰ | 14.1 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 1.31 M | 2.35 % | 40.8 ‰ | 13.7 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 1.34 M | 2.39 % | 40.5 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 1.38 M | 2.43 % | 40.3 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 1.41 M | 2.47 % | 40.0 ‰ | 12.8 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 1.45 M | 2.51 % | 39.7 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 1.48 M | 2.56 % | 39.4 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 1.52 M | 2.61 % | 39.1 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 1.56 M | 2.65 % | 38.7 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 1.60 M | 2.69 % | 38.3 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 1.65 M | 2.70 % | 37.8 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 1.69 M | 2.68 % | 36.5 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 1.79 M | 5.70 % | 35.5 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 1.83 M | 2.55 % | 34.5 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 1.88 M | 2.47 % | 33.3 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 1.92 M | 2.40 % | 32.7 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 1.97 M | 2.36 % | 32.1 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 2.02 M | 2.30 % | 31.6 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 2.06 M | 2.23 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Guinea-Bissau
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Guinea-Bissau increased by about 45,400 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.6 per 1,000 people (~ 16,900 deaths) and the birth rate was 31.6 per 1,000 people (~ 62,300 births). As a result, around 0 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 16,823 in Guinea-Bissau. The number of births was 62,529 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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