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Share of population under 15 — Guinea-Bissau

Share of population under 15 in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 38.3%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.5 pp.

2025 38.3% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 31of 217
Period maximum 46%1986
Period minimum 36.9%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Guinea-Bissau, 1960–20253537.54042.54547.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36.9%1962: 37.7%1964: 39.6%1966: 41.9%1968: 41.8%1970: 41.9%1972: 41.9%1974: 41.4%1976: 42.6%1978: 44.8%1980: 45%1982: 45.5%1984: 45.9%1986: 46%1988: 45.9%1990: 45.7%1992: 45.5%1994: 45.4%1996: 45.2%1998: 45%2000: 44.7%2002: 44.3%2004: 44%2006: 43.8%2008: 43.5%2010: 43.2%2012: 42.8%2014: 42.5%2016: 42%2018: 41.3%2020: 40.5%2022: 39.7%2024: 38.8%2025: 38.3%
Change over the period: +1.5 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 38.3%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.3 −0.5 pp
2024 38.8 −0.5 pp
2023 39.2 −0.5 pp
2022 39.7 −0.4 pp
2021 40.1 −0.4 pp
2020 40.5 −0.4 pp
2019 40.9 −0.4 pp
2018 41.3 −0.4 pp
2017 41.7 −0.3 pp
2016 42 −0.3 pp
2015 42.2 −0.2 pp
2014 42.5 −0.2 pp
2013 42.7 −0.2 pp
2012 42.8 −0.2 pp
2011 43 −0.2 pp
2010 43.2 −0.2 pp
2009 43.3 −0.2 pp
2008 43.5 −0.1 pp
2007 43.6 −0.1 pp
2006 43.8 −0.1 pp
2005 43.9 −0.1 pp
2004 44 −0.2 pp
2003 44.2 −0.2 pp
2002 44.3 −0.2 pp
2001 44.5 −0.2 pp
2000 44.7 −0.2 pp
1999 44.8 −0.1 pp
1998 45 −0.1 pp
1997 45.1 −0.1 pp
1996 45.2 −0.1 pp
1995 45.3 −0.1 pp
1994 45.4 −0 pp
1993 45.4 −0 pp
1992 45.5 −0.1 pp
1991 45.5 −0.1 pp
1990 45.7 −0.1 pp
1989 45.8 −0.1 pp
1988 45.9 −0.1 pp
1987 45.9 −0 pp
1986 46 +0 pp
1985 45.9 +0.1 pp
1984 45.9 +0.1 pp
1983 45.7 +0.2 pp
1982 45.5 +0.2 pp
1981 45.3 +0.2 pp
1980 45 −0.1 pp
1979 45.1 +0.3 pp
1978 44.8 +1.1 pp
1977 43.7 +1.1 pp
1976 42.6 +0.8 pp
1975 41.8 +0.4 pp
1974 41.4 −0.1 pp
1973 41.6 −0.3 pp
1972 41.9 +0 pp
1971 41.9 +0 pp
1970 41.9 +0 pp
1969 41.9 +0 pp
1968 41.8 −0.3 pp
1967 42.1 +0.2 pp
1966 41.9 +0.9 pp
1965 41 +1.4 pp
1964 39.6 +1.2 pp
1963 38.4 +0.7 pp
1962 37.7 +0.6 pp
1961 37.1 +0.3 pp
1960 36.9 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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