Guinea-Bissau — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Guinea-Bissau was 2.16% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.63% in 1977. The lowest was -2.33% in 1965 (about -1.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.48% per year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 41 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 19%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Guinea-Bissau sits below it. It peaked in 1977 and has fallen 67% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 16%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 29 of 48 economies; Gabon (2.11%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1442% in 1973. That is 7% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1974. Doubling roughly every 47 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 189th of 216 in 1961 → 195th of 216 in 1970 → 150th of 216 in 1980 → 123rd of 216 in 1990 → 67th of 217 in 2000 → 40th of 217 in 2010 → 39th of 217 in 2020 → 41st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 2.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 2.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 2.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 2.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 2.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 2.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 2.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 2.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 2.52% | -0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 3.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 2.94% | +0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 2.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 1.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 1.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 1.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 1.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.57% | +0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 1.14% | -2.4 pp |
| 1979 | 3.5% | -3.0 pp |
| 1978 | 6.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 6.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 6.43% | +0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 5.95% | +2.5 pp |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +2.4 pp |
| 1973 | 1.05% | +1.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 0.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 0.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.59% | -1.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.6% | +1.2 pp |
| 1967 | 0.37% | +1.8 pp |
| 1966 | -1.42% | +0.9 pp |
| 1965 | -2.33% | -1.3 pp |
| 1964 | -0.99% | -1.8 pp |
| 1963 | 0.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 1.18% | +0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 0.84% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea-Bissau’s Population growth in 1962?
1.18% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guinea-Bissau’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +156.3% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.16%; 2024: 2.21%; 2023: 2.25%; 2022: 2.24%; 2021: 2.24%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.