Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 2030
Guinea-Bissau in 2030
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Guinea-Bissau at 2,488,935 in 2030. Ten years before, in 2020, the projected population is 2,013,255 — 23.6% lower.
With a projected median age of 21.6 years, Guinea-Bissau would have a youth dependency ratio of 59.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.7 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 2,488,935 | 21.6 | |
| Gambia | 3,130,134 | 21.0 | |
| Cabo Verde | 538,614 | 32.5 | |
| Mauritania | 6,062,528 | 19.2 | |
| Liberia | 6,366,291 | 21.0 |





