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Guinea-Bissau

Country

Member state of the United Nations. The UN lists it as "Guinea Bissau".[1]

Capital
Population
2,249,515 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 1,861,283in 2017[4]
Land area
28,120 km²[5]
Total area
36,125 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Guinea, Senegal[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • Guinea-Bissau[11]
  • Guiné-Bissau[12]
  • la République de Guinée-Bissao[13]

Parts of Guinea-Bissau

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Through time

Population over time[3]
196020252.2M

577,633 in 1960, 2,249,515 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960577,633
1961582,532
1962589,474
1963594,418
1964588,543
1965575,005
1966566,908
1967569,011
1968578,170
1969581,610
1970584,403
1971586,221
1972586,620
1973592,808
1974613,338
1975650,966
1976694,191
1977741,789
1978791,694
1979819,867
1980829,303
1981842,432
1982855,891
1983869,592
1984883,519
1985897,697
1986912,126
1987926,862
1988942,061
1989957,789
1990973,669
1991994,639
19921,024,356
19931,058,745
19941,092,031
19951,119,949
19961,143,535
19971,165,545
19981,187,473
19991,210,206
20001,234,741
20011,261,273
20021,289,307
20031,318,806
20041,349,563
20051,381,585
20061,415,303
20071,450,986
20081,488,054
20091,526,377
20101,566,347
20111,608,076
20121,651,417
20131,695,973
20141,741,122
20151,786,457
20161,831,893
20171,877,072
20181,922,168
20191,967,696
20202,013,255
20212,058,841
20222,105,529
20232,153,339
20242,201,352
20252,249,515

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
GW[14]
ISO alpha-3
GNB[15]
ISO numeric
624[16]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), capital: Bissau (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), population (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), area (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), official language: Portuguese (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Ethnologue
  8. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), currency: West African CFA franc (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), continent: Africa (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), official name (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), official name (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), official name (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Guinea-Bissau (Q1007), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2561640769) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg, Public domain, Drawn by User:SKopp, via Wikimedia Commons.