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Urban population share in Guinea-Bissau

Urban population share in Guinea-Bissau was 46.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 156th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202546.7%
Change on 2024+0.5 pts
Rank156th of 215Countries ranked
Series high46.72025
Series low13.51960

Urban population share in Guinea-Bissau, 1960 to 2025

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1020304050196019701980199020002010202020251960: 13.5 %1961: 13.7 %1962: 13.9 %1963: 14.1 %1964: 14.2 %1965: 14.4 %1966: 14.5 %1967: 14.6 %1968: 14.7 %1969: 14.9 %1970: 15 %1971: 15.1 %1972: 15.2 %1973: 15.3 %1974: 15.5 %1975: 15.7 %1976: 15.9 %1977: 16.1 %1978: 16.4 %1979: 16.7 %1980: 17.3 %1981: 18.2 %1982: 19.4 %1983: 20.9 %1984: 22.5 %1985: 24.2 %1986: 25.9 %1987: 27.6 %1988: 29.2 %1989: 30.6 %1990: 31.9 %1991: 32.8 %1992: 33.4 %1993: 34 %1994: 34.5 %1995: 34.9 %1996: 35.4 %1997: 35.8 %1998: 36.1 %1999: 36.5 %2000: 36.8 %2001: 37.2 %2002: 37.5 %2003: 37.8 %2004: 38.1 %2005: 38.4 %2006: 38.7 %2007: 39 %2008: 39.3 %2009: 39.7 %2010: 40 %2011: 40.4 %2012: 40.9 %2013: 41.3 %2014: 41.7 %2015: 42.2 %2016: 42.6 %2017: 43 %2018: 43.4 %2019: 43.9 %2020: 44.3 %2021: 44.7 %2022: 45.2 %2023: 45.6 %2024: 46.1 %2025: 46.7 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202546.7
202446.1
202345.6
202245.2
202144.7
202044.3
201943.9
201843.4
201743
201642.6
201542.2
201441.7
201341.3
201240.9
201140.4
201040
200939.7
200839.3
200739
200638.7
200538.4
200438.1
200337.8
200237.5
200137.2
200036.8
199936.5
199836.1
199735.8
199635.4
199534.9
199434.5
199334
199233.4
199132.8
199031.9
198930.6
198829.2
198727.6
198625.9
198524.2
198422.5
198320.9
198219.4
198118.2
198017.3
197916.7
197816.4
197716.1
197615.9
197515.7
197415.5
197315.3
197215.2
197115.1
197015
196914.9
196814.7
196714.6
196614.5
196514.4
196414.2
196314.1
196213.9
196113.7
196013.5

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Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Guinea-Bissau?

Urban population share in Guinea-Bissau was 46.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 156th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Guinea-Bissau?

46.7% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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