Gender in Guinea-Bissau 198 indicators covering gender for Guinea-Bissau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 2030 up 9.6% 129th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year 2030 down 48.8% 45th Population 1,594 2030 up 33.2% 149th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 2030 up 33.2% 149th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year 2030 down 11.1% 34th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 2025 up 4.8% 120th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 2025 up 4.8% 121st Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 2025 up 5.3% 122nd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 2025 up 5.4% 123rd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 2025 up 5.7% 123rd Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,621 2025 up 6.0% 125th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,362 2025 up 7.0% 126th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,180 2025 up 7.3% 128th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,987 2025 up 8.5% 127th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 29,778 2025 up 9.0% 128th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 28,586 2025 up 9.9% 129th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 29,352 2025 up 10.5% 130th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.1 2027 down 5.1% 129th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.502 2025 down 28.8% 152nd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.425 2025 down 40.0% 141st Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.607 2025 down 6.9% 123rd Women's Political Participation Index 0.479 2025 down 38.7% 161st Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.502 2025 down 28.8% 152nd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.502 2025 down 28.8% 152nd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -13.89 % change on previous year 2025 — 175th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.502 2025 down 28.8% 152nd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 17.1% 2024 up 58.8% 145th Prevalence of obesity, male 7.8% 2024 up 43.8% 154th Life expectancy at age 60, female 17.9 years 2024 up 6.9% 184th Life expectancy at age 60, male 17.61 years 2024 up 16.8% 126th Share of women who are obese 17.1% 2024 up 58.8% 148th Share of women who are overweight or obese 39.7% 2024 up 33.6% 163rd Share of overweight men vs. women 25.3% 2024 up 17.5% 163rd Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 68.3% 2024 up 14.1% 190th Share of women who are married or in a union 15.8% 2019 down 22.5% 41st Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.7% 18th Population, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 16.3% 43rd Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 67.5% 10th Women and men have the same rights to own property 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 170th Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 35.72 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 16.7% 184th Women, Business and the Law Index 51.88 index (0–100) 2023 up 38.3% 172nd Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 184th Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 183rd Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 9.3% 32nd Population, per square kilometre 76.58 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.0% 101st Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 6.8% 157th Labor force, female 429,041 2025 up 43.1% 142nd Labor force, female, per capita 0.1907 units per person 2025 up 13.6% 105th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.18 index 2025 up 14.7% 10th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.8% 16th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.9% 22nd Page 1 of 4 Next →