Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Guinea-Bissau

Rural population share in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 53.3%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 33.2 pp.

2025 53.3% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 61of 217
Period maximum 86.5%1960
Period minimum 53.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 86.5%1962: 86.1%1964: 85.8%1966: 85.5%1968: 85.3%1970: 85%1972: 84.8%1974: 84.5%1976: 84.1%1978: 83.6%1980: 82.7%1982: 80.6%1984: 77.5%1986: 74.1%1988: 70.8%1990: 68.1%1992: 66.6%1994: 65.5%1996: 64.6%1998: 63.9%2000: 63.2%2002: 62.5%2004: 61.9%2006: 61.3%2008: 60.7%2010: 60%2012: 59.1%2014: 58.3%2016: 57.4%2018: 56.6%2020: 55.7%2022: 54.8%2024: 53.9%2025: 53.3%
Change over the period: −33.2 pp Annual average: -0.51 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guinea-Bissau 53.3%
World 42.2%
Western Africa computed 45.8%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.3 −0.5 pp
2024 53.9 −0.5 pp
2023 54.4 −0.4 pp
2022 54.8 −0.4 pp
2021 55.3 −0.4 pp
2020 55.7 −0.4 pp
2019 56.1 −0.4 pp
2018 56.6 −0.4 pp
2017 57 −0.4 pp
2016 57.4 −0.4 pp
2015 57.8 −0.4 pp
2014 58.3 −0.4 pp
2013 58.7 −0.4 pp
2012 59.1 −0.4 pp
2011 59.6 −0.4 pp
2010 60 −0.3 pp
2009 60.3 −0.3 pp
2008 60.7 −0.3 pp
2007 61 −0.3 pp
2006 61.3 −0.3 pp
2005 61.6 −0.3 pp
2004 61.9 −0.3 pp
2003 62.2 −0.3 pp
2002 62.5 −0.3 pp
2001 62.8 −0.3 pp
2000 63.2 −0.3 pp
1999 63.5 −0.4 pp
1998 63.9 −0.4 pp
1997 64.2 −0.4 pp
1996 64.6 −0.4 pp
1995 65.1 −0.5 pp
1994 65.5 −0.5 pp
1993 66 −0.6 pp
1992 66.6 −0.6 pp
1991 67.2 −0.9 pp
1990 68.1 −1.2 pp
1989 69.4 −1.4 pp
1988 70.8 −1.6 pp
1987 72.4 −1.7 pp
1986 74.1 −1.7 pp
1985 75.8 −1.7 pp
1984 77.5 −1.6 pp
1983 79.1 −1.4 pp
1982 80.6 −1.2 pp
1981 81.8 −0.9 pp
1980 82.7 −0.6 pp
1979 83.3 −0.3 pp
1978 83.6 −0.3 pp
1977 83.9 −0.2 pp
1976 84.1 −0.2 pp
1975 84.3 −0.2 pp
1974 84.5 −0.2 pp
1973 84.7 −0.1 pp
1972 84.8 −0.1 pp
1971 84.9 −0.1 pp
1970 85 −0.1 pp
1969 85.1 −0.1 pp
1968 85.3 −0.1 pp
1967 85.4 −0.1 pp
1966 85.5 −0.1 pp
1965 85.6 −0.1 pp
1964 85.8 −0.2 pp
1963 85.9 −0.2 pp
1962 86.1 −0.2 pp
1961 86.3 −0.2 pp
1960 86.5

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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