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Guinea-Bissau

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Capital
Bissau
Currency
West African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
36,125 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1007 · Official languages: Portuguese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
2.25M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
2.53B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,123.77 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
0.87 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
2.67 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.76 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
64.25 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Guinea-Bissau: 2.25M
Guinea-Bissau · Population1.33M1.58M1.83M2.08M2.33M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea-Bissau · Population · people
YearGuinea-Bissau
20252,249,515
20242,201,352
20232,153,339
20222,105,529
20212,058,841
20202,013,255
20191,967,696
20181,922,168
20171,877,072
20161,831,893
20151,786,457
20141,741,122
20131,695,973
20121,651,417
20111,608,076
20101,566,347
20091,526,377
20081,488,054
20071,450,986
20061,415,303
current US$ · 20062025
2025Guinea-Bissau: 2.53B
Guinea-Bissau · GDP445.47M1.01B1.58B2.15B2.72B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea-Bissau · GDP · current US$
YearGuinea-Bissau
20252,527,930,272.93
20242,197,777,209.94
20232,076,748,678.12
20221,856,239,954.82
20211,907,611,288.23
20201,705,062,169.81
20191,596,214,680.13
20181,554,133,593.92
20171,469,978,606.12
20161,245,074,264.1
20151,152,384,166.8
20141,135,250,721.04
20131,109,682,824.14
20121,049,412,177.11
20111,157,074,319.19
2010940,112,538.94
2009890,167,833.37
2008952,667,544.04
2007753,162,998.02
2006634,781,901.25

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Guinea-Bissau: 1,123.77
Guinea-Bissau · GDP per capita380.99583.56786.14988.721,191.292006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea-Bissau · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearGuinea-Bissau
20251,123.77
2024998.38
2023964.43
2022881.6
2021926.55
2020846.92
2019811.21
2018808.53
2017783.12
2016679.67
2015645.07
2014652.02
2013654.3
2012635.46
2011719.54
2010600.19
2009583.19
2008640.21
2007519.07
2006448.51
% · 20062025
2025Guinea-Bissau: 0.87
Guinea-Bissau · Inflation-2.860.774.48.0411.672006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea-Bissau · Inflation · %
YearGuinea-Bissau
20250.87
20243.77
20237.1
20229.39
20212.24
20201.14
20190.25
20180.38
20171.69
20161.5
20151.48
2014-1.51
20131.21
20122.13
20115.05
20102.52
2009-1.65
200810.46
20074.62
20061.95

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Guinea-Bissau: 2.67
Guinea-Bissau · Unemployment2.332.592.853.113.372006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea-Bissau · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearGuinea-Bissau
20252.67
20242.65
20232.63
20222.67
20213.02
20202.89
20192.41
20183.13
20173.09
20163.14
20153.17
20143.29
20133.17
20123.14
20113.07
20103.12
20093.16
20083.16
20073.13
20063.14

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Guinea-Bissau:
Guinea-Bissau · Fertility rate3.594.094.585.085.572006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea-Bissau · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearGuinea-Bissau
2025No data available
20243.76
20233.84
20223.91
20214
20204.08
20194.15
20184.24
20174.35
20164.52
20154.66
20144.79
20134.93
20125
20115.07
20105.11
20095.18
20085.27
20075.37
20065.41

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Guinea-Bissau:
Guinea-Bissau · Life expectancy53.0756.1259.1762.2265.272006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guinea-Bissau · Life expectancy · years
YearGuinea-Bissau
2025No data available
202464.25
202364.09
202263.61
202161.65
202061.34
201962.16
201861.65
201761.15
201660.62
201560.07
201459.48
201358.88
201258.27
201157.66
201057
200956.3
200855.3
200754.87
200654.09
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology