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Population in Guinea-Bissau
1 647 000
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Guinea-Bissau is 1 647 000 people, including children under the age of 6 - 162 024 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 197 022 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 194 964 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 710 886 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 359 046 people, and the centenarians in Guinea-Bissau over 80 years old - 23 058 people.
Population size in Guinea-Bissau by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 162 024 / 9.84% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 197 022 / 11.96% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 194 964 / 11.84% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 710 886 / 43.16% |
| Elderly over 60 | 359 046 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 23 058 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Guinea-Bissau
Total in Guinea-Bissau permanent residents 774 090 men (47%) and 872 910 women (53%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 50 315 / 6% | 40 253 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 50 315 / 6% | 39 479 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 44 897 / 5.3% | 35 609 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 37 930 / 4.4% | 30 964 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 44 897 / 5.3% | 37 157 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 66 571 / 8.1% | 55 735 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 65 023 / 7.9% | 55 735 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 59 604 / 7.2% | 54 187 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 54 960 / 6.6% | 51 090 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 50 315 / 6% | 47 220 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 57 282 / 6.9% | 57 283 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 60 379 / 7.3% | 65 798 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 50 315 / 6% | 58 831 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 34 834 / 4% | 46 446 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 14 707 / 1.4% | 24 771 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 18 578 / 1.9% | 38 705 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 13 159 / 1.2% | 34 835 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Guinea-Bissau: have higher education 22.6% (372 222 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (49 410 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (586 332 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (256 932 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (141 642 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (136 701 people), have no education — 0.3% (4 941 people), illiterate — 0.7% (11 529 people).
| Higher education | 372 222 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 49 410 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 586 332 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 256 932 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 141 642 / 8.6% |
| High school | 136 701 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 4 941 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 11 529 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Guinea-Bissau
Total in Guinea-Bissau the number of officially employed population is 1 054 080 people (64%), pensioners 444 690 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 98 820 people (6%).
| Employed population | 1 054 080 / 64% |
| Unemployed | 98 820 / 6% |
| Pensioners | 444 690 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Guinea-Bissau have a disability 163 547 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 25 858 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 62 915 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 60 445 (3.67.%), disabled children 14 329 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 163 547 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 25 858 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 62 915 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 60 445 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 14 329 / 0.87% |