Forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forcibly displaced people was 54 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 54 for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 11,218 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,726 | 1,876 | 11,218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 661.33 | 54 | 1,876 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More social development data for Guinea-Bissau
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,800 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.14 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,355 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 30 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau was 54 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 11,218 in 2017.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.