Birth rate, crude in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Birth rate, crude was 29.56 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
29.56 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
33rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
48.8 per 1,000 people
in 1982
All-time low
29.56 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Birth rate, crude in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2024, birth rate, crude in Guinea-Bissau stood at 29.56 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 48.8 per 1,000 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 29.56 per 1,000 people, in 2024.

That places Guinea-Bissau 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Birth rate, crude in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Guinea-Bissau, 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1960 45.35 per 1,000 people
1961 45.23 per 1,000 people -0.3%
1962 44.61 per 1,000 people -1.4%
1963 44.07 per 1,000 people -1.2%
1964 44.02 per 1,000 people -0.1%
1965 41.94 per 1,000 people -4.7%
1966 39.97 per 1,000 people -4.7%
1967 38.64 per 1,000 people -3.3%
1968 38.78 per 1,000 people +0.4%
1969 39.6 per 1,000 people +2.1%
1970 38.59 per 1,000 people -2.6%
1971 39.53 per 1,000 people +2.4%
1972 38.61 per 1,000 people -2.3%
1973 39.07 per 1,000 people +1.2%
1974 38.77 per 1,000 people -0.8%
1975 40.79 per 1,000 people +5.2%
1976 42.53 per 1,000 people +4.3%
1977 44.01 per 1,000 people +3.5%
1978 45.33 per 1,000 people +3.0%
1979 47.8 per 1,000 people +5.5%
1980 48.62 per 1,000 people +1.7%
1981 48.77 per 1,000 people +0.3%
1982 48.8 per 1,000 people +0.1%
1983 48.69 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1984 48.44 per 1,000 people -0.5%
1985 48.08 per 1,000 people -0.7%
1986 47.65 per 1,000 people -0.9%
1987 47.22 per 1,000 people -0.9%
1988 46.82 per 1,000 people -0.8%
1989 46.47 per 1,000 people -0.8%
1990 45.3 per 1,000 people -2.5%
1991 44.94 per 1,000 people -0.8%
1992 44.81 per 1,000 people -0.3%
1993 44.59 per 1,000 people -0.5%
1994 44.5 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1995 44.26 per 1,000 people -0.5%
1996 43.87 per 1,000 people -0.9%
1997 43.62 per 1,000 people -0.6%
1998 43.21 per 1,000 people -0.9%
1999 42.74 per 1,000 people -1.1%
2000 42.35 per 1,000 people -0.9%
2001 41.79 per 1,000 people -1.3%
2002 41.56 per 1,000 people -0.6%
2003 41.3 per 1,000 people -0.6%
2004 40.8 per 1,000 people -1.2%
2005 40.57 per 1,000 people -0.6%
2006 40.25 per 1,000 people -0.8%
2007 40.02 per 1,000 people -0.6%
2008 39.35 per 1,000 people -1.7%
2009 38.75 per 1,000 people -1.5%
2010 38.31 per 1,000 people -1.1%
2011 38.02 per 1,000 people -0.8%
2012 37.58 per 1,000 people -1.2%
2013 37.08 per 1,000 people -1.3%
2014 36.1 per 1,000 people -2.7%
2015 35.2 per 1,000 people -2.5%
2016 34.22 per 1,000 people -2.8%
2017 33.04 per 1,000 people -3.5%
2018 32.37 per 1,000 people -2.0%
2019 31.85 per 1,000 people -1.6%
2020 31.41 per 1,000 people -1.4%
2021 30.97 per 1,000 people -1.4%
2022 30.46 per 1,000 people -1.7%
2023 30.04 per 1,000 people -1.4%
2024 29.56 per 1,000 people -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.22 per 1,000 people 38.64 per 1,000 people 45.35 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 41.5 per 1,000 people 38.59 per 1,000 people 47.8 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 47.96 per 1,000 people 46.47 per 1,000 people 48.8 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 44.19 per 1,000 people 42.74 per 1,000 people 45.3 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 40.67 per 1,000 people 38.75 per 1,000 people 42.35 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 35.38 per 1,000 people 31.85 per 1,000 people 38.31 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 30.49 per 1,000 people 29.56 per 1,000 people 31.41 per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 30 Equatorial Guinea 29.99 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 31 Zimbabwe 29.89 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 32 Gambia 29.86 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 34 South Sudan 29.22 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 35 Senegal 29.18 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 36 Eritrea 28.72 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate, crude in Guinea-Bissau?
Birth rate, crude in Guinea-Bissau was 29.56 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 48.8 per 1,000 people in 1982.
What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 29.56 per 1,000 people in 2024.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for birth rate, crude?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.