Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 1983
Guinea-Bissau in 1983
In 1983, Guinea-Bissau had a total population of 869,592 people. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 592,808; it has grown by 46.7% since.
The median age was 17.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 92.6 children under 15 and 10.1 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 869,592 | 17.3 | |
| Gambia | 794,525 | 17.8 | |
| Cabo Verde | 337,654 | 16.4 | |
| Mauritania | 1,606,747 | 17.0 | |
| Liberia | 2,107,114 | 17.9 |





