Guinea-Bissau - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Guinea-Bissau was 869,776 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 869,776 in 2020 and a minimum value of 83,795 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 83,795
1961 85,610
1962 87,382
1963 89,187
1964 91,119
1965 93,239
1966 95,574
1967 98,098
1968 100,806
1969 103,667
1970 106,671
1971 109,859
1972 113,210
1973 116,538
1974 119,583
1975 122,175
1976 124,175
1977 125,692
1978 127,071
1979 129,922
1980 139,170
1981 149,894
1982 162,186
1983 175,955
1984 190,907
1985 206,738
1986 223,436
1987 241,086
1988 259,769
1989 279,573
1990 300,674
1991 323,097
1992 339,482
1993 350,955
1994 362,579
1995 374,249
1996 385,926
1997 397,668
1998 409,664
1999 422,179
2000 435,389
2001 449,390
2002 464,198
2003 479,786
2004 496,132
2005 513,185
2006 530,989
2007 549,571
2008 569,008
2009 589,354
2010 610,731
2011 633,138
2012 656,566
2013 680,896
2014 705,998
2015 731,764
2016 758,123
2017 785,097
2018 812,698
2019 840,920
2020 869,776

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Guinea-Bissau was 44.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 44.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.60 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 13.60
1961 13.75
1962 13.90
1963 14.05
1964 14.20
1965 14.35
1966 14.50
1967 14.66
1968 14.82
1969 14.97
1970 15.13
1971 15.29
1972 15.46
1973 15.62
1974 15.78
1975 15.95
1976 16.12
1977 16.29
1978 16.46
1979 16.77
1980 17.80
1981 18.88
1982 20.01
1983 21.19
1984 22.43
1985 23.70
1986 25.03
1987 26.41
1988 27.84
1989 29.31
1990 30.83
1991 32.39
1992 33.27
1993 33.64
1994 34.00
1995 34.37
1996 34.74
1997 35.11
1998 35.49
1999 35.87
2000 36.24
2001 36.62
2002 37.00
2003 37.39
2004 37.77
2005 38.16
2006 38.55
2007 38.93
2008 39.33
2009 39.72
2010 40.11
2011 40.51
2012 40.91
2013 41.31
2014 41.72
2015 42.12
2016 42.53
2017 42.95
2018 43.36
2019 43.78
2020 44.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization