Guinea-Bissau Rural Population 1960-2024

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.
  • Guinea-Bissau rural population for 2023 was 1,172,940, a 1.36% increase from 2022.
  • Guinea-Bissau rural population for 2022 was 1,157,198, a 1.39% increase from 2021.
  • Guinea-Bissau rural population for 2021 was 1,141,289, a 1.46% increase from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau rural population for 2020 was 1,124,913, a 1.54% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
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Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
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Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Guinea-Bissau Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 1,172,940 54.53 1.35%
2022 1,157,198 54.96 1.38%
2021 1,141,289 55.38 1.45%
2020 1,124,913 55.80 1.53%
2019 1,107,850 56.22 1.60%
2018 1,090,295 56.64 1.64%
2017 1,072,535 57.06 1.72%
2016 1,054,262 57.47 1.81%
2015 1,035,373 57.88 1.88%
2014 1,016,088 58.29 1.96%
2013 996,411 58.69 2.01%
2012 976,624 59.09 2.01%
2011 957,236 59.49 1.97%
2010 938,592 59.89 1.93%
2009 920,655 60.28 1.92%
2008 903,106 60.68 1.93%
2007 885,806 61.07 1.91%
2006 869,030 61.46 1.83%
2005 853,256 61.84 1.78%
2004 838,217 62.23 1.74%
2003 823,770 62.61 1.69%
2002 809,926 63.00 1.62%
2001 796,902 63.38 1.54%
2000 784,752 63.76 1.41%
1999 773,772 64.14 1.29%
1998 763,868 64.51 1.27%
1997 754,263 64.89 1.33%
1996 744,335 65.26 1.50%
1995 733,222 65.63 1.94%
1994 719,125 66.00 2.51%
1993 701,319 66.37 2.71%
1992 682,574 66.73 1.57%
1991 671,946 67.61 -0.22%
1990 673,405 69.17 -0.59%
1989 677,360 70.69 -0.47%
1988 680,517 72.16 -0.39%
1987 683,188 73.59 -0.31%
1986 685,281 74.97 -0.21%
1985 686,731 76.30 -0.11%
1984 687,469 77.57 -0.00%
1983 687,499 78.81 0.10%
1982 686,792 79.99 0.20%
1981 685,404 81.12 0.29%
1980 683,429 82.20 -0.06%
1979 683,816 83.23 3.00%
1978 663,605 83.54 6.00%
1977 624,991 83.71 6.10%
1976 588,026 83.88 5.88%
1975 554,423 84.05 5.42%
1974 525,157 84.22 3.13%
1973 508,995 84.38 1.02%
1972 503,846 84.55 0.05%
1971 503,584 84.71 0.29%
1970 502,133 84.87 0.45%
1969 499,863 85.03 0.57%
1968 497,033 85.19 1.56%
1967 489,334 85.34 0.34%
1966 487,654 85.50 -1.45%
1965 494,753 85.65 -2.38%
1964 506,650 85.80 -1.07%
1963 512,122 85.96 0.74%
1962 508,363 86.11 1.07%
1961 502,947 86.25 0.72%
1960 499,334 86.40 %