Demographics of Guinea-Bissau

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Guinea-Bissau, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Guinea-Bissau's population between 1961 and 2003.

Ethnic groups

The population of Guinea-Bissau is ethnically diverse with distinct languages, customs, and social structures. Most Guineans, 99%, are Blacks — mostly Fula and Mandinka-speakers concentrated in the north and northeast, the Balanta and Papel, living in the southern coastal regions, and the Manjaco and Mancanha, occupying the central and northern coastal areas.

Most of the rest, 1% of its total population, are mestiços of mixed Portuguese and black descent, including Cape Verdean minority. Due to the exodus of most Portuguese settlers after independence, less than 1% of Guinea-Bissauans are pure Portuguese. The country also has a Chinese minority, including Macanese people of mixed Portuguese and Chinese blood from Macau.

Most people are farmers. 38%-45% are Muslims - this makes Guinea-Bissau the only Portuguese-speaking nation with a sizable Muslim population. Most Muslims are Sunnis. The rest of the population are pagans, principally the Balanta, and Christians, mostly Roman Catholics.

Population

According to the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects[1][2], Guinea-Bissau's population was 1,874,303 in 2018, compared to 518,000 in 1950.[3] The proportion of the population below the age of 15 in 2010 was 41.3%, 55.4% were aged between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.3% were aged 65 years or older.[3]

Total population Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 518 00038.857.63.6
1955 566 00041.954.93.2
1960 593 00041.355.73.0
1965 598 00041.355.63.1
1970 603 00037.059.73.3
1975 694 00041.055.73.3
1980 835 00042.154.43.5
1985 922 00045.451.13.5
1990 1 017 00043.852.83.5
1995 1 125 00044.152.63.4
2000 1 241 00043.153.63.3
2005 1 368 00042.454.43.2
2010 1 515 00041.355.43.3

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in Guinea-Bissau not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [3]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950-195530 00018 00012 00054.933.521.47.41211
1955-196025 00017 0007 00042.329.512.85.88201
1960-196525 00016 0009 00042.327.414.95.88191
1965-197021 00015 0006 00035.624.810.84.78182
1970-197536 00018 00018 00055.727.328.47.34174
1975-198035 00019 00015 00045.525.320.36.11165
1980-198542 00021 00021 00047.923.524.46.70153
1985-199044 00021 00023 00045.822.123.76.68145
1990-199548 00023 00026 00045.221.224.06.54141
1995-200051 00024 00027 00042.819.922.96.05134
2000-200554 00024 00029 00041.118.522.55.66126
2005-201057 00025 00032 00039.317.521.95.27119
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Life expectancy
Period Life expectancy in
Years[4]
1950–1955 35.88
1955–1960 37.19
1960–1965 38.63
1965–1970 40.60
1970–1975 42.48
1975–1980 44.49
1980–1985 46.60
1985–1990 48.18
1990–1995 49.99
1995–2000 51.81
2000–2005 52.68
2005–2010 54.18
2010–2015 56.00

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.[5]

  • One birth every 8 minutes
  • One death every 27 minutes
  • One net migrant every 288 minutes
  • Net gain of one person every 11 minutes

The following demographic are from the independent Ghana Statistical Service and from the CIA World Factbook[6] unless otherwise indicated.

Population
1,833,247 (July 2018 est.)
1,596,677 (July 2011 est.)

Age structure
Population pyramid of Guinea-Bissau in 2017
0-14 years: 43.55% (male 400,666 /female 397,704)
15-24 years: 20.23% (male 181,286 /female 189,515)
25-54 years: 29.9% (male 259,762 /female 288,300)
55-64 years: 3.29% (male 27,621 /female 32,611)
65 years and over: 3.04% (male 24,331 /female 31,451) (2018 est.)

Median age
total: 17.8 years. Country comparison to the world: 216th
male: 17.2 years
female: 18.5 years (2018 est.)

Birth rate
37.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 13th

Death rate
8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 79th

Total fertility rate
4.81 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 18th

Population growth rate
2.48% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 23rd
1.988% (2011 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate
16% (2014)

Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 85th

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 61.4 years (2018 est.)
male: 59.2 years (2018 est.)
female: 63.6 years (2018 est.)
total population: 50.23 years
male: 48.21 years
female: 52.31 years (2015 est.)

Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 80.4 (2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 75.2 (2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 (2015 est.)
potential support ratio: 19.3 (2015 est.)

Urbanization
urban population: 43.4% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 3.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Sex ratio
  • at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
  • 0–14 years: 1 male(s)/female
  • 15–24 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
  • 25–54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
  • 55–64 years: 0.6 male(s)/female
  • 65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
  • total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Nationality
noun:Guinean (s)
adjective:Guinean

Ethnic groups[7]

Religions[7]
Main article: Religion in Guinea-Bissau

Languages[7]

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 59.9%
male: 71.8%
female: 48.3% (2015 est.)

References
  1. ""World Population prospects – Population division"". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. ""Overall total population" – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision" (xslx). population.un.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
  4. "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  5. "Guinea-Bissau Population 2019", World Population Review
  6. "The World FactBook - Ghana", The World Factbook, July 12, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. "Africa :: GUINEA-BISSAU". CIA The World Factbook.
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