Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea-Bissau in numbers Guinea-Bissau is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Bissau. Its population was 2.25 million in 2025, ranking 147 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$1,124 in 2025.
Population 2.25 million 2025
GDP US$2.5 billion 2025
GDP per person US$1,124 2025
Life expectancy 64.3 2024
Area 36,125 2024
Urban share 46.7% 2025
People 2.25 million
2025 · +82% since 2000 · Rank 147 of 217
2.16%
2025 · 2.01% in 2000 · Rank 41 of 217
78.3
2024 · +78% since 2000 · Rank 127 of 216
46.7%
2025 · 36.8% in 2000 · Rank 157 of 217
38.3%
2025 · 44.7% in 2000 · Rank 31 of 217
3.2%
2025 · 3.6% in 2000 · Rank 187 of 217
3.76
2024 · -35% since 2000 · Rank 34 of 217
Health and living standards 64.3
2024 · +27% since 2000 · Rank 193 of 217
67.3
2024 · -61% since 2000 · Rank 15 of 196
US$82
2023 · +519% since 2000 · Rank 153 of 193
43.7%
2024 · 1.3% in 2002 · Rank 202 of 215
29.8%
2024 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 169 of 186
113.4%
2010 · 75.5% in 2000
Economy US$2.5 billion
2025 · +546% since 2000 · Rank 185 of 210
US$1,124
2025 · +255% since 2000 · Rank 193 of 210
Int$3,293
2025 · +225% since 2000 · Rank 183 of 199
5.82%
2025 · 1.10% in 2000 · Rank 37 of 210
0.87%
2025 · 8.64% in 2000 · Rank 149 of 180
2.7%
2025 · 3.4% in 2000 · Rank 161 of 187
13.9%
2025 · 13.1% in 2000 · Rank 165 of 183
9.9%
2024 · 2.0% in 2000 · Rank 29 of 176
Land and environment 36,125
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 135 of 216
74.8%
2024 · 78.5% in 2000 · Rank 11 of 214
0.16
2024 · -5% since 2000 · Rank 185 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Guinea-Bissau. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.