Population, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population, total, annual growth rate was 2.19 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2.19 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.86 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -2.3 % change on previous year, in 1965.
That places Guinea-Bissau 41st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8481 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +40.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8387 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1964 | -0.9884 % change on previous year | -217.8% |
| 1965 | -2.3 % change on previous year | +132.7% |
| 1966 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 1967 | 0.371 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 1968 | 1.61 % change on previous year | +333.9% |
| 1969 | 0.595 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4802 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3111 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0681 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1973 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +1449.8% |
| 1974 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +228.3% |
| 1975 | 6.13 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 1976 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 6.86 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 6.73 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1980 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1981 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +37.6% |
| 1982 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.61 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 1992 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 1993 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1449.8% | 0.0681 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +333.9% | 0.371 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +228.3% | 1.05 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | -217.8% | 0.8387 % change on previous year | -0.9884 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | -132.7% | -0.9884 % change on previous year | -2.3 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | +126.3% | -1.41 % change on previous year | 0.371 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0841 % change on previous year | -2.3 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 0.0681 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau was 2.19 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3 % change on previous year in 1965.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.