Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 1976
Guinea-Bissau in 1976
In 1976, Guinea-Bissau had a total population of 694,190 people. A decade earlier, in 1966, the population was 566,907; it has grown by 22.5% since.
The median age was 18.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 81.1 children under 15 and 9.2 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 694,191 | 18.5 | |
| Gambia | 625,667 | 18.8 | |
| Cabo Verde | 309,455 | 16.8 | |
| Mauritania | 1,315,337 | 17.2 | |
| Liberia | 1,717,060 | 18.2 |





