Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 1990
Guinea-Bissau in 1990
As of 1990, Guinea-Bissau counted 973,670 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 17.4%, up from 829,302 in 1980.
The median age was 17.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 92.8 children under 15 and 10.5 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 973,670 | 17.1 | |
| Gambia | 1,054,696 | 17.2 | |
| Cabo Verde | 375,429 | 17.0 | |
| Mauritania | 1,951,878 | 17.1 | |
| Liberia | 2,223,667 | 17.9 |





