Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 1971
Guinea-Bissau in 1971
As of 1971, Guinea-Bissau counted 586,220 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 0.6%, up from 582,532 in 1961.
Half of the population was younger than 19.0 years; 41.9% were children under 15 and 4.3% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Guinea-Bissau had on average 3.84 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 64.1 years in 2023: 66.4 for women and 61.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
14,081 immigrants live in Guinea-Bissau, 0.6% of the population.
| Senegal | 7,634 |
| Guinea | 3,032 |
| Gambia | 917 |
| Liberia | 532 |
| Portugal | 505 |
103,999 people born in Guinea-Bissau live in other countries.
| Portugal | 36,682 |
| Senegal | 31,321 |
| Gambia | 15,119 |
| Cabo Verde | 5,576 |
| Guinea | 4,217 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 586,221 | 19.0 | |
| Gambia | 539,388 | 19.4 | |
| Cabo Verde | 294,047 | 17.2 | |
| Mauritania | 1,133,702 | 17.9 | |
| Liberia | 1,504,077 | 18.6 |





