Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 24 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau is 24 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 23,909 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 24 people, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 110 people | — |
| 1990 | 3,004 people | +2630.9% |
| 1991 | 4,631 people | +54.2% |
| 1992 | 12,163 people | +162.6% |
| 1993 | 20,727 people | +70.4% |
| 1994 | 23,909 people | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 15,350 people | -35.8% |
| 1996 | 15,401 people | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15,982 people | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6,604 people | -58.7% |
| 1999 | 7,120 people | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 7,587 people | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 7,332 people | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 7,639 people | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 7,552 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 7,537 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 7,615 people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7,801 people | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 7,863 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,885 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,897 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,675 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 7,796 people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 7,780 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8,535 people | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 8,685 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8,685 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,264 people | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 11,207 people | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 4,853 people | -56.7% |
| 2019 | 1,846 people | -62.0% |
| 2020 | 1,846 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,846 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 people | -98.7% |
| 2023 | 24 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24 people | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 24 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 42,512 people, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 24 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,275 people, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2630.9% | 110 people | 3,004 people |
| 1992 | +162.6% | 4,631 people | 12,163 people |
| 2022 | -98.7% | 1,846 people | 24 people |
| 1993 | +70.4% | 12,163 people | 20,727 people |
| 2019 | -62.0% | 4,853 people | 1,846 people |
| 1998 | -58.7% | 15,982 people | 6,604 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 110 people | 110 people | 110 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 12,489 people | 3,004 people | 23,909 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,671 people | 7,332 people | 7,897 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,633 people | 1,846 people | 11,207 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 752.8 people | 24 people | 1,846 people | 5 |
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 refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau was 24 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 23,909 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 people in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. 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 Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.