Urban population, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Urban population, per capita was 0.4665 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.4665 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.4665 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1348 units per person, in 1960.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1348 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1371 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1391 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1409 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1425 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1439 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1451 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1463 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1474 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1485 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1496 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1508 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1521 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1535 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.155 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1568 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1588 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1611 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1637 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1668 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1726 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.182 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1942 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2087 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2248 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2418 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2591 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.276 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.292 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3064 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3185 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3275 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.334 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3395 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3446 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3493 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3537 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3577 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3615 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.365 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3684 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3716 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3747 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3778 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3808 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3838 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3869 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.39 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3933 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3967 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4044 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4087 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.413 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4173 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4216 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4259 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4302 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4344 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4387 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.443 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4473 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4516 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4559 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4611 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4665 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1426 units per person | 0.1348 units per person | 0.1485 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1568 units per person | 0.1496 units per person | 0.1668 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2358 units per person | 0.1726 units per person | 0.3064 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3451 units per person | 0.3185 units per person | 0.365 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3824 units per person | 0.3684 units per person | 0.3967 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4194 units per person | 0.4001 units per person | 0.4387 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4543 units per person | 0.443 units per person | 0.4665 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 155 Namibia 0.5087 units per person compare
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4798 units per person compare
- 157 Turkmenistan 0.4711 units per person compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 0.4593 units per person compare
- 160 Zambia 0.4592 units per person compare
- 161 Seychelles 0.4548 units per person compare
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 urban population, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Urban population, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.4665 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4665 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1348 units per person in 1960.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for urban population, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- 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
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.