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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Geographical location
Guinea-Bissau 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)
Guinea-Bissau 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
Guinea-Bissau 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)
Guinea-Bissau Age structure
0-14 years
42.3%
15-64 years
54.6%
65+ years
3.1%
Current as of
2024
Guinea-Bissau Religion
Main religion
Islam
Not specified
4.4% (2020)
Guinea-Bissau General Info
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+0
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
GW
Capital
Bissau
Official language
Portuguese
Guinea-Bissau Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
9%
Smoking men
17%
Smoking women
0.9%
Current as of
2020
Guinea-Bissau Area (sq. km)
Total area
36125
Land area
28120
Water area
8005
Guinea-Bissau Popular payment systems
Guinea-Bissau Age-sex pyramid
Guinea-Bissau Phone operating systems
Android
86.51%
iOS
12.94%
Current as of
2025
Guinea-Bissau 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: 2026-04-06