GW · GNB

Guinea-Bissau

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population2,249,515 people2025147 of 217 · 2025+25.92%
Life expectancy at birth64.25 years2024193 of 217 · 2024+8.03%
Total fertility rate3.76 births per woman202434 of 217 · 2024−21.57%
Population growth+2.16%202541 of 217 · 2025−0.41 pp
Infant mortality42.1 per 1,000 live births2024172 of 196 · 2024−26.27%
Urban population46.65%2025157 of 217 · 2025+4.49 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.24%2025187 of 217 · 2025+0.42 pp
Population density76.58 people per km²2023127 of 215 · 2023+26.97%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP3,293.1 current international dollars (PPP)2025170 of 185 · 2025+90.36%
Annual GDP growth+5.82%202534 of 186 · 2025−0.32 pp
Consumer price inflation+0.87%202531 of 165 · 2025−0.6 pp
Employment
Total unemployment2.67%202527 of 182 · 2025−0.5 pp
Youth unemployment2.84%202510 of 182 · 2025−1.04 pp
Labor force participation64.81%202564 of 182 · 2025+1.66 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet29.78%2024165 of 182 · 2024+26.46 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.39 per 100 people2024137 of 151 · 2024+381.87%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption87.4%20228 of 212 · 2021−0.4 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.16 t CO₂e per person202419 of 203 · 2024−20.67%
Access to electricity43.7%2024202 of 215 · 2024+26.5 pp
Forest area69.51%202317 of 213 · 2023−3 pp
Society
Current health expenditure8.82%202348 of 192 · 2023+1.78 pp
Maternal mortality505 per 100,000 live births2023186 of 194 · 2023−28.57%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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