Guinea-Bissau

Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is renowned for its stunning Bijagós Archipelago, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that boasts pristine beaches, diverse wildlife, and vibrant cultural traditions of the Bijagó people. The country’s tumultuous history is also marked by the revolutionary leader Amílcar Cabral, whose efforts for independence are celebrated as a pivotal moment in the struggle against colonial rule.

Year	Population	Change
2024	2,201,352	+48,013
2023	2,153,339	+47,810
2022	2,105,529	+46,688
2021	2,058,841	+45,586
2020	2,013,255	+45,559
2019	1,967,696	+45,528
2018	1,922,168	+45,096
2017	1,877,072	+45,179
2016	1,831,893	+45,436
2015	1,786,457	+45,335
2014	1,741,122	+45,149
2013	1,695,973	+44,556
2012	1,651,417	+43,341
2011	1,608,076	+41,729
2010	1,566,347	+39,970
2009	1,526,377	+38,323
2008	1,488,054	+37,068
2007	1,450,986	+35,683
2006	1,415,303	+33,718
2005	1,381,585	+32,022
2004	1,349,563	+30,757
2003	1,318,806	+29,499
2002	1,289,307	+28,034
2001	1,261,273	+26,532
2000	1,234,741	+24,535
1999	1,210,206	+22,733
1998	1,187,473	+21,928
1997	1,165,545	+22,010
1996	1,143,535	+23,586
1995	1,119,949	+27,918
1994	1,092,031	+33,286
1993	1,058,745	+34,389
1992	1,024,356	+29,717
1991	994,639	+20,970
1990	973,669	+15,880
1989	957,789	+15,728
1988	942,061	+15,199
1987	926,862	+14,736
1986	912,126	+14,429
1985	897,697	+14,178
1984	883,519	+13,927
1983	869,592	+13,701
1982	855,891	+13,459
1981	842,432	+13,129
1980	829,303	+9,436
1979	819,867	+28,173
1978	791,694	+49,905
1977	741,789	+47,598
1976	694,191	+43,225
1975	650,966	+37,628
1974	613,338	+20,530
1973	592,808	+6,188
1972	586,620	+399
1971	586,221	+1,818
1970	584,403	+2,793
1969	581,610	+3,440
1968	578,170	+9,159
1967	569,011	+2,103
1966	566,908	-8,097
1965	575,005	-13,538
1964	588,543	-5,875
1963	594,418	+4,944
1962	589,474	+6,942
1961	582,532	+4,899
1960	577,633	—