Age dependency ratio in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Age dependency ratio was 71.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Guinea-Bissau is 71.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 104.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 1960.
That places Guinea-Bissau 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.2% | — |
| 1961 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 71.9% | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 74.0% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 77.7% | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 82.5% | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 85.7% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 85.3% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 85.3% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 90.3% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 94.3% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 98.3% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 99.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 100.4% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 101.6% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 102.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 103.6% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 104.1% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 104.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 104.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 104.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 103.8% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 103.3% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 102.4% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 101.2% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 100.2% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 98.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 97.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 92.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 71.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.8% | 69.2% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.8% | 85.3% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.8% | 99.2% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 94.3% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 85.9% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 78.3% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 71.1% | 77.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Guinea-Bissau?
- Age dependency ratio in Guinea-Bissau was 71.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 1960.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for age dependency ratio?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.