Share of the population that is female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of the population that is female was 50.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
90th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.5%
in 1991
All-time low
50.0%
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Guinea-Bissau stood at 50.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 51.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1961.
That places Guinea-Bissau 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 29,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of the population that is female in Guinea-Bissau was 50.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of the population that is female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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