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Population Pyramid of Guinea-Bissau2024

Total population
2.2M
Median age
20.2
Peak year
2100
Peak population
4.7M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 544K · median age 21.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 829K · median age 17.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 1.2M · median age 17.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 2.2M · median age 20.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 3.4M · median age 26.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 4.7M · median age 37.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Guinea-Bissau presently shows an expansive pyramid with a young median age, characteristic of the early demographic transition — fertility remains high while mortality has fallen. The median age in 2024 is 20.2 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 38.8% of the population; people 65 and older account for 3.2%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Guinea-Bissau's peak population in 2100.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.5 million with median age 21.4. Projected 2100 values are 4.7 million and median age 37.5.

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