Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid 2055
Guinea-Bissau in 2055
By 2055, the population of Guinea-Bissau is expected to reach 3,650,911. Compared with 2045, when the projection stands at 3,204,248, that represents growth of 13.9% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 28.0 years, Guinea-Bissau would have a youth dependency ratio of 42.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.8 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 3,650,912 | 28.0 | |
| Gambia | 4,561,378 | 28.7 | |
| Cabo Verde | 564,662 | 44.3 | |
| Liberia | 9,464,170 | 26.9 | |
| Mauritania | 10,300,450 | 24.5 |





