Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 1975
Guinea-Bissau in 1975
In 1975, Guinea-Bissau had a total population of 650,966 people. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 575,005; it has grown by 13.2% since.
With a median age of 18.8 years, Guinea-Bissau had a youth dependency ratio of 78.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.9 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 650,966 | 18.8 | |
| Gambia | 606,821 | 18.9 | |
| Cabo Verde | 305,847 | 17.0 | |
| Mauritania | 1,277,330 | 17.3 | |
| Liberia | 1,670,913 | 18.3 |





