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🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3GNB
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2GW
UN M49 numeric624
IOC codeGBS
Official nameRepublic of Guinea-Bissau
Native name(s)por: official: República da Guiné-Bissau; common: Guiné-Bissau; pov: official: República da Guiné-Bissau; common: Guiné-Bissau
Alt spellingsGW, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, República da Guiné-Bissau
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionWestern Africa
UN regional groupAfrican Group
CapitalBissau
Area (km²)36,125
Lat / Lng12.0000, -15.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)GIN, SEN
Top-level domain.gw
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 45

Demographics

Population (World Bank)2,249,515 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)64.254 (2024)
Languagespor: Portuguese; pov: Upper Guinea Creole
Demonymseng: f: Guinea-Bissauan; m: Guinea-Bissauan; fra: f: Bissau-Guinéenne; m: Bissau-Guinéen
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)2,527,930,272.93 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)1,123.767 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)2.673 (2025)
CurrenciesXOF: name: West African CFA franc; symbol: Fr

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950543,627
1951549,737
1952553,912
1953557,625
1954560,977
1955564,068
1956566,970
1957569,742
1958572,423
1959575,034
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

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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        "official": "جمهورية غينيا بيساو",
        "common": "غينيا بيساو"
      },
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        "official": "Republik Ginea-Bissau",
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