Population, male in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Population, male was 1.11 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.11 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
146th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.11 million
in 2025
All-time low
280,640
in 1966
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.11 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.11 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 280,640, in 1966.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 288,280 280,640 296,774 10
1970s 324,861 286,312 399,815 10
1980s 433,544 404,514 464,562 10
1990s 532,460 472,089 587,974 10
2000s 669,042 600,123 747,150 10
2010s 867,664 767,354 970,157 10
2020s 1.05 million 993,130 1.11 million 6

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 143 Botswana 1.28 million compare
  2. 144 Albania 1.16 million compare
  3. 145 Lesotho 1.15 million compare
  4. 147 Moldova 1.09 million compare
  5. 148 Slovenia 1.07 million compare
  6. 149 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Guinea-Bissau?
Population, male in Guinea-Bissau was 1.11 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 280,640 in 1966.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population, male?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.