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Guinea-Bissau
Last update: 2025-08-05
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$85
Inflation rate
9.39% (2022)
Unemployment rate
3.18% (2023)
Below the poverty line
50.5% (2021)
Gini coefficient
33.4 (2021)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
3.21
Beer
0.41
Wine
0.98
Spirits
0.54
Other alcohol
1.28
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
2132325
Male population
1042910
Female population
1089415
Population growth rate
2.54% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
36 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.2 (2024)
Urbanization
45.5% (2023)
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- Threads
- TikTok
- Instagram
Age structure
0-14 years
42.3%
15-64 years
54.6%
65+ years
3.1%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Not specified
4.4% (2020)
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+0
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
GW
Capital
Bissau
Official language
Portuguese
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
9%
Smoking men
17%
Smoking women
0.9%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
36125
Land area
28120
Water area
8005
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Mastercard
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
86.51%
iOS
12.94%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+245
Internet domain
.gw
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
126 (2022)
Internet user penetration
32% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
1< (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-05