Guinea-Bissau Urban Population 1960-2023
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Guinea-Bissau urban population for 2021 was 899,251, a 3.39% increase from 2020.
- Guinea-Bissau urban population for 2020 was 869,776, a 3.43% increase from 2019.
- Guinea-Bissau urban population for 2019 was 840,920, a 3.47% increase from 2018.
- Guinea-Bissau urban population for 2018 was 812,698, a 3.52% increase from 2017.
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Country Name |
Urban Population |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
42,710,962 |
Ethiopia |
26,137,874 |
Tanzania |
22,111,148 |
North Korea |
16,216,163 |
Mozambique |
12,102,311 |
Uganda |
12,041,476 |
Yemen |
11,752,922 |
Madagascar |
11,145,504 |
Afghanistan |
10,482,295 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
10,257,056 |
Mali |
9,317,712 |
Senegal |
8,357,406 |
Somalia |
7,644,958 |
Burkina Faso |
6,715,693 |
Haiti |
6,690,021 |
Nepal |
6,234,107 |
Benin |
6,097,519 |
Guinea |
5,029,610 |
Zimbabwe |
4,875,224 |
Niger |
4,209,662 |
Chad |
4,022,553 |
Togo |
3,675,996 |
Sierra Leone |
3,531,063 |
Malawi |
3,476,657 |
Liberia |
2,723,391 |
Tajikistan |
2,703,181 |
South Sudan |
2,334,776 |
Rwanda |
2,332,419 |
Central African Republic |
2,098,276 |
Burundi |
1,722,868 |
Gambia |
1,572,291 |
Guinea-Bissau |
899,251 |
Comoros |
263,098 |
Guinea-Bissau Urban Population - Historical Data |
Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
2021 |
899,251 |
44.62 |
3.33% |
2020 |
869,776 |
44.20 |
3.37% |
2019 |
840,920 |
43.78 |
3.41% |
2018 |
812,698 |
43.36 |
3.46% |
2017 |
785,097 |
42.95 |
3.50% |
2016 |
758,123 |
42.53 |
3.54% |
2015 |
731,764 |
42.12 |
3.58% |
2014 |
705,998 |
41.72 |
3.62% |
2013 |
680,896 |
41.31 |
3.64% |
2012 |
656,566 |
40.91 |
3.63% |
2011 |
633,138 |
40.51 |
3.60% |
2010 |
610,731 |
40.11 |
3.56% |
2009 |
589,354 |
39.72 |
3.51% |
2008 |
569,008 |
39.33 |
3.48% |
2007 |
549,571 |
38.93 |
3.44% |
2006 |
530,989 |
38.55 |
3.41% |
2005 |
513,185 |
38.16 |
3.38% |
2004 |
496,132 |
37.77 |
3.35% |
2003 |
479,786 |
37.39 |
3.30% |
2002 |
464,198 |
37.00 |
3.24% |
2001 |
449,390 |
36.62 |
3.17% |
2000 |
435,389 |
36.24 |
3.08% |
1999 |
422,179 |
35.87 |
3.01% |
1998 |
409,664 |
35.49 |
2.97% |
1997 |
397,668 |
35.11 |
3.00% |
1996 |
385,926 |
34.74 |
3.07% |
1995 |
374,249 |
34.37 |
3.17% |
1994 |
362,579 |
34.00 |
3.26% |
1993 |
350,955 |
33.64 |
3.32% |
1992 |
339,482 |
33.27 |
4.95% |
1991 |
323,097 |
32.39 |
7.19% |
1990 |
300,674 |
30.83 |
7.28% |
1989 |
279,573 |
29.31 |
7.35% |
1988 |
259,769 |
27.84 |
7.46% |
1987 |
241,086 |
26.41 |
7.60% |
1986 |
223,436 |
25.03 |
7.77% |
1985 |
206,738 |
23.70 |
7.97% |
1984 |
190,907 |
22.43 |
8.16% |
1983 |
175,955 |
21.19 |
8.15% |
1982 |
162,186 |
20.01 |
7.88% |
1981 |
149,894 |
18.88 |
7.42% |
1980 |
139,170 |
17.80 |
6.88% |
1979 |
129,922 |
16.77 |
2.22% |
1978 |
127,071 |
16.46 |
1.09% |
1977 |
125,692 |
16.29 |
1.21% |
1976 |
124,175 |
16.12 |
1.62% |
1975 |
122,175 |
15.95 |
2.14% |
1974 |
119,583 |
15.78 |
2.58% |
1973 |
116,538 |
15.62 |
2.90% |
1972 |
113,210 |
15.46 |
3.00% |
1971 |
109,859 |
15.29 |
2.94% |
1970 |
106,671 |
15.13 |
2.86% |
1969 |
103,667 |
14.97 |
2.80% |
1968 |
100,806 |
14.82 |
2.72% |
1967 |
98,098 |
14.66 |
2.61% |
1966 |
95,574 |
14.50 |
2.47% |
1965 |
93,239 |
14.35 |
2.30% |
1964 |
91,119 |
14.20 |
2.14% |
1963 |
89,187 |
14.05 |
2.04% |
1962 |
87,382 |
13.90 |
2.05% |
1961 |
85,610 |
13.75 |
2.14% |
1960 |
83,795 |
13.60 |
% |