Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Guinea-Bissau

Population growth in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 2.16%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.32 pp.

2025 2.16% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 41of 217
Period maximum 6.63%1977
Period minimum -2.33%1965

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2025-2.502.557.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 0.84%1963: 0.84%1965: -2.33%1967: 0.37%1969: 0.59%1971: 0.31%1973: 1.05%1975: 5.95%1977: 6.63%1979: 3.5%1981: 1.57%1983: 1.59%1985: 1.59%1987: 1.6%1989: 1.66%1991: 2.13%1993: 3.3%1995: 2.52%1997: 1.91%1999: 1.9%2001: 2.13%2003: 2.26%2005: 2.35%2007: 2.49%2009: 2.54%2011: 2.63%2013: 2.66%2015: 2.57%2017: 2.44%2019: 2.34%2021: 2.24%2023: 2.25%2025: 2.16%
Change over the period: +1.32 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 2.16%
World 0.91%
Western Africa computed 2.23%
Low-income countries computed 2.66%
Population growth — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.16 −0.04 pp
2024 2.21 −0.04 pp
2023 2.25 +0 pp
2022 2.24 +0 pp
2021 2.24 −0.05 pp
2020 2.29 −0.05 pp
2019 2.34 −0.03 pp
2018 2.37 −0.06 pp
2017 2.44 −0.08 pp
2016 2.51 −0.06 pp
2015 2.57 −0.06 pp
2014 2.63 −0.03 pp
2013 2.66 +0 pp
2012 2.66 +0.03 pp
2011 2.63 +0.04 pp
2010 2.58 +0.04 pp
2009 2.54 +0.02 pp
2008 2.52 +0.03 pp
2007 2.49 +0.08 pp
2006 2.41 +0.07 pp
2005 2.35 +0.04 pp
2004 2.31 +0.04 pp
2003 2.26 +0.06 pp
2002 2.2 +0.07 pp
2001 2.13 +0.12 pp
2000 2.01 +0.11 pp
1999 1.9 +0.03 pp
1998 1.86 −0.04 pp
1997 1.91 −0.18 pp
1996 2.08 −0.44 pp
1995 2.52 −0.57 pp
1994 3.1 −0.21 pp
1993 3.3 +0.36 pp
1992 2.94 +0.81 pp
1991 2.13 +0.49 pp
1990 1.64 −0.01 pp
1989 1.66 +0.03 pp
1988 1.63 +0.02 pp
1987 1.6 +0.01 pp
1986 1.59 +0 pp
1985 1.59 +0 pp
1984 1.59 +0 pp
1983 1.59 +0 pp
1982 1.59 +0.01 pp
1981 1.57 +0.43 pp
1980 1.14 −2.35 pp
1979 3.5 −3.01 pp
1978 6.51 −0.12 pp
1977 6.63 +0.2 pp
1976 6.43 +0.47 pp
1975 5.95 +2.55 pp
1974 3.4 +2.36 pp
1973 1.05 +0.98 pp
1972 0.07 −0.24 pp
1971 0.31 −0.17 pp
1970 0.48 −0.11 pp
1969 0.59 −1 pp
1968 1.6 +1.23 pp
1967 0.37 +1.79 pp
1966 -1.42 +0.91 pp
1965 -2.33 −1.33 pp
1964 -0.99 −1.83 pp
1963 0.84 −0.35 pp
1962 1.18 +0.34 pp
1961 0.84

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.