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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Guinea-Bissau's population stands at 2.25M as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.20M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Guinea-Bissau's population was 2.25M, up from 2.20M in 2024.
In 2024, Guinea-Bissau's population was 2.20M, up from 2.15M in 2023.
In 2023, Guinea-Bissau's population was 2.15M, up from 2.11M in 2022.
In 2022, Guinea-Bissau's population was 2.11M, up from 2.06M in 2021.
In 2021, Guinea-Bissau's population was 2.06M, up from 2.01M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.25M | +48,163 |
| 2024 | 2.20M | +48,013 |
| 2023 | 2.15M | +47,810 |
| 2022 | 2.11M | +46,688 |
| 2021 | 2.06M | +45,586 |
| 2020 | 2.01M | +45,559 |
| 2019 | 1.97M | +45,528 |
| 2018 | 1.92M | +45,096 |
| 2017 | 1.88M | +45,179 |
| 2016 | 1.83M | +45,436 |
| 2015 | 1.79M | +45,335 |
| 2014 | 1.74M | +45,149 |
| 2013 | 1.70M | +44,556 |
| 2012 | 1.65M | +43,341 |
| 2011 | 1.61M | +41,729 |
| 2010 | 1.57M | +39,970 |
| 2009 | 1.53M | +38,323 |
| 2008 | 1.49M | +37,068 |
| 2007 | 1.45M | +35,683 |
| 2006 | 1.42M | +33,718 |
| 2005 | 1.38M | +32,022 |
| 2004 | 1.35M | +30,757 |
| 2003 | 1.32M | +29,499 |
| 2002 | 1.29M | +28,034 |
| 2001 | 1.26M | +26,532 |
| 2000 | 1.23M | +24,535 |
| 1999 | 1.21M | +22,733 |
| 1998 | 1.19M | +21,928 |
| 1997 | 1.17M | +22,010 |
| 1996 | 1.14M | +23,586 |
| 1995 | 1.12M | +27,918 |
| 1994 | 1.09M | +33,286 |
| 1993 | 1.06M | +34,389 |
| 1992 | 1.02M | +29,717 |
| 1991 | 994,639 | +20,970 |
| 1990 | 973,669 | +15,880 |
| 1989 | 957,789 | +15,728 |
| 1988 | 942,061 | +15,199 |
| 1987 | 926,862 | +14,736 |
| 1986 | 912,126 | +14,429 |
| 1985 | 897,697 | +14,178 |
| 1984 | 883,519 | +13,927 |
| 1983 | 869,592 | +13,701 |
| 1982 | 855,891 | +13,459 |
| 1981 | 842,432 | +13,129 |
| 1980 | 829,303 | +9,436 |
| 1979 | 819,867 | +28,173 |
| 1978 | 791,694 | +49,905 |
| 1977 | 741,789 | +47,598 |
| 1976 | 694,191 | +43,225 |
| 1975 | 650,966 | +37,628 |
| 1974 | 613,338 | +20,530 |
| 1973 | 592,808 | +6,188 |
| 1972 | 586,620 | +399 |
| 1971 | 586,221 | +1,818 |
| 1970 | 584,403 | +2,793 |
| 1969 | 581,610 | +3,440 |
| 1968 | 578,170 | +9,159 |
| 1967 | 569,011 | +2,103 |
| 1966 | 566,908 | -8,097 |
| 1965 | 575,005 | -13,538 |
| 1964 | 588,543 | -5,875 |
| 1963 | 594,418 | +4,944 |
| 1962 | 589,474 | +6,942 |
| 1961 | 582,532 | +4,899 |
| 1960 | 577,633 | — |
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Guinea-Bissau's population is 2.25M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.20M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.25M (2025); the lowest is 566,908 (1966), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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