Demographics of Guinea-Bissau
This is a demography of the population of Guinea-Bissau including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
According to the 2025 revision of The World Factbook the total population was 2,132,325 in 2024. The proportion of children below the age of 14 in 2020 was 43.17%, 53.75% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.08% was 65 years or older. The proportion of the population below the age of 15 in 2010 was 41.3%, 55.4% were aged between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.3% were aged 65 years or older.| Total population | Population aged 0–14 | Population aged 15–64 | Population aged 65+ | |
| 1950 | 518 000 | 38.8 | 57.6 | 3.6 |
| 1955 | 566 000 | 41.9 | 54.9 | 3.2 |
| 1960 | 593 000 | 41.3 | 55.7 | 3.0 |
| 1965 | 598 000 | 41.3 | 55.6 | 3.1 |
| 1970 | 603 000 | 37.0 | 59.7 | 3.3 |
| 1975 | 694 000 | 41.0 | 55.7 | 3.3 |
| 1980 | 835 000 | 42.1 | 54.4 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 922 000 | 45.4 | 51.1 | 3.5 |
| 1990 | 1 017 000 | 43.8 | 52.8 | 3.5 |
| 1995 | 1 125 000 | 44.1 | 52.6 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | 1 241 000 | 43.1 | 53.6 | 3.3 |
| 2005 | 1 368 000 | 42.4 | 54.4 | 3.2 |
| 2010 | 1 515 000 | 41.3 | 55.4 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 1 927 104 | 43.2 | 53.8 | 3.1 |
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group :
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 790 873 | 813 688 | 1 604 561 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 137 507 | 131 104 | 268 611 | 16.74 |
| 5–9 | 125 195 | 118 976 | 244 171 | 15.22 |
| 10–14 | 91 543 | 90 827 | 182 370 | 11.37 |
| 15–19 | 85 443 | 84 441 | 169 884 | 10.59 |
| 20–24 | 72 130 | 70 537 | 142 667 | 8.89 |
| 25–29 | 67 422 | 69 259 | 136 681 | 8.52 |
| 30–34 | 54 779 | 60 638 | 115 417 | 7.19 |
| 35–39 | 46 871 | 55 153 | 102 024 | 6.36 |
| 40–44 | 30 186 | 34 773 | 64 959 | 4.05 |
| 45–49 | 25 238 | 30 395 | 55 633 | 3.47 |
| 50–54 | 17 056 | 20 282 | 37 338 | 2.33 |
| 55–59 | 15 067 | 18 335 | 33 402 | 2.08 |
| 60–64 | 9 076 | 11 570 | 20 646 | 1.29 |
| 65–69 | 6 482 | 6 899 | 13 381 | 0.83 |
| 70–74 | 3 823 | 5 014 | 8 837 | 0.55 |
| 75–79 | 1 806 | 2 881 | 4 687 | 0.29 |
| 80+ | 1 249 | 2 604 | 3 853 | 0.24 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 354 245 | 340 907 | 695 152 | 43.32 |
| 15–64 | 423 268 | 455 383 | 878 651 | 54.76 |
| 65+ | 13 360 | 17 398 | 30 758 | 1.92 |
Vital statistics
Registration of vital events is in Guinea-Bissau not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.Ethnic groups
- Fulani 28.5%
- Balanta 22.5%
- Mandinga 14.7%
- Papel 9.1%
- Manjaco 8.3%
- Beafada 3.5%
- Mancanha 3.1%
- Bijago 2.1%
- Felupe 1.7%
- Mansoanca 1.4%
- Balanta Mane 1%
- Other 1.8%
- None 2.2%
Most of the rest, 1% of its total population, are mestiços of mixed Portuguese and black descent, including Cape Verdean minority. Due to the exodus of most Portuguese settlers after independence, less than 1% of Guinea-Bissauans are pure Portuguese. The country also has a Chinese minority, including Macanese people of mixed Portuguese and Cantonese blood from Macau.
Most people are farmers. 38%–45% are Muslims – this makes Guinea-Bissau the only Portuguese-speaking nation with a sizable Muslim population. Most Muslims are Sunnis. The rest of the population are pagans, principally the Balanta, and Christians, mostly Roman Catholics.
Languages
- Crioulo 90.4%
- Portuguese 27.1%
- French 5.1%
- English 2.9%
- Other 2.4%