Population, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population, female was 1.14 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Guinea-Bissau is 1.14 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.14 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 286,268, in 1966.
That places Guinea-Bissau 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 292,051 | 286,268 | 297,644 | 10 |
| 1970s | 341,329 | 297,848 | 420,052 | 10 |
| 1980s | 458,183 | 424,789 | 493,227 | 10 |
| 1990s | 564,554 | 501,580 | 622,232 | 10 |
| 2000s | 702,557 | 634,618 | 779,227 | 10 |
| 2010s | 897,158 | 798,993 | 997,539 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million | 1.02 million | 1.14 million | 6 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,976 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,531 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population, female in Guinea-Bissau was 1.14 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,268 in 1966.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.