Number of people living in the capital city in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of people living in the capital city was 922,012 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Guinea-Bissau, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 922,012 people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 922,012 people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 577,910 people, in 2020.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 577,910 people | — |
| 2025 | 612,643 people | +6.0% |
| 2030 | 654,343 people | +6.8% |
| 2035 | 685,379 people | +4.7% |
| 2040 | 721,011 people | +5.2% |
| 2045 | 750,549 people | +4.1% |
| 2050 | 782,910 people | +4.3% |
| 2055 | 807,791 people | +3.2% |
| 2060 | 838,632 people | +3.8% |
| 2065 | 864,628 people | +3.1% |
| 2070 | 879,180 people | +1.7% |
| 2075 | 893,238 people | +1.6% |
| 2080 | 902,633 people | +1.1% |
| 2085 | 910,462 people | +0.9% |
| 2090 | 915,208 people | +0.5% |
| 2095 | 920,453 people | +0.6% |
| 2100 | 922,012 people | +0.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 922,012 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.33 million people, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 922,012 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.04 million people, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 595,276 people | 577,910 people | 612,643 people | 2 |
| 2030s | 669,861 people | 654,343 people | 685,379 people | 2 |
| 2040s | 735,780 people | 721,011 people | 750,549 people | 2 |
| 2050s | 795,350 people | 782,910 people | 807,791 people | 2 |
| 2060s | 851,630 people | 838,632 people | 864,628 people | 2 |
| 2070s | 886,209 people | 879,180 people | 893,238 people | 2 |
| 2080s | 906,548 people | 902,633 people | 910,462 people | 2 |
| 2090s | 917,830 people | 915,208 people | 920,453 people | 2 |
| 2100s | 922,012 people | 922,012 people | 922,012 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Guinea-Bissau was 922,012 people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 922,012 people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 577,910 people in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.