Population, female in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Population, female was 1.14 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.14 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
146th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.14 million
in 2025
All-time low
286,268
in 1966
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 143 Moldova 1.27 million compare
  2. 144 Lesotho 1.21 million compare
  3. 145 Albania 1.19 million compare
  4. 147 Slovenia 1.06 million compare
  5. 148 Latvia 990,297 compare
  6. 149 North Macedonia 934,812 compare

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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

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.