Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 2045
Guinea-Bissau in 2045
In 2045, Guinea-Bissau is projected to have a population of 3,204,248 people. Ten years before, in 2035, the projected population is 2,730,133 — 17.4% lower.
With a projected median age of 25.5 years, Guinea-Bissau would have a youth dependency ratio of 47.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.7 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 3,204,249 | 25.5 | |
| Gambia | 4,024,237 | 25.6 | |
| Cabo Verde | 563,477 | 39.4 | |
| Liberia | 8,310,645 | 24.6 | |
| Mauritania | 8,538,531 | 22.2 |





