Review Guinea-Bissau’s demographic trends across age groups and sexes using historical World Bank population data.
Review the age and gender distribution of Guinea-Bissau's population and compare demographic changes over time.
As of 2025, Guinea-Bissau's population stands at approximately 2,249,515 people. Over the past five years it has grown by +11.74%, and over the past ten years by +25.92%.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th of 217 countries by total population, and 38th by five-year population growth. Growth momentum is currently decelerating (+2.42% → +2.24% per year).
By gender, female residents make up the larger share of the population, at 50.6% (50.6% female vs 49.4% male).
By broad age group, the working-age (15-64) group accounts for the largest share of the population: 38.3% are under 15, 58.4% are aged 15-64, and 3.2% are aged 65 and above.
The share of the population under 15 is currently falling, and peaked at 46.0% in 1986.
The share of the population aged 60 and above has been falling, from 6.4% in 1960 to 5.0% in 2025.
Population of Guinea-Bissau by Year: Total, Gender and Broad Age Groups
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL); population by gender (SP.POP.TOTL.MA.IN, SP.POP.TOTL.FE.IN); population by broad age group (SP.POP.0014.TO, SP.POP.1564.TO, SP.POP.65UP.TO). License: CC BY-4.0. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
Guinea-Bissau Population by Five-Year Age Cohorts and Gender
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Population by five-year age groups and sex (SP.POP.0004.MA … SP.POP.80UP.FE). License: CC BY-4.0. Retrieved 2026-07-10.