Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 1986
Guinea-Bissau in 1986
In 1986, Guinea-Bissau had a total population of 912,126 people. A decade earlier, in 1976, the population was 694,190; it has grown by 31.4% since.
With a median age of 17.1 years, Guinea-Bissau had a youth dependency ratio of 93.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.4 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 912,127 | 17.1 | |
| Gambia | 894,020 | 17.4 | |
| Cabo Verde | 352,312 | 16.7 | |
| Mauritania | 1,751,835 | 17.0 | |
| Liberia | 2,308,511 | 17.9 |





