Rural population in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Rural population was 1.20 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Guinea-Bissau is 1.20 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.20 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 484,636, in 1966.
That places Guinea-Bissau 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 497,611 | 484,636 | 510,670 | 10 |
| 1970s | 561,257 | 496,954 | 683,085 | 10 |
| 1980s | 679,675 | 664,331 | 689,640 | 10 |
| 1990s | 717,271 | 663,546 | 768,423 | 10 |
| 2000s | 846,259 | 779,848 | 920,838 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 939,658 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million | 1.12 million | 1.20 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 242,659 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,333 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 323,557 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 13.6 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Guinea-Bissau?
- Rural population in Guinea-Bissau was 1.20 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,636 in 1966.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for rural population?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.