Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
70th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023

00.010.020.030.04196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Guinea-Bissau 70th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1963 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1964 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1965 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1966 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1967 0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1968 0.0208 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1969 0.0211 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1970 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1971 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1972 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1973 0.0227 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1974 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1975 0.0233 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1976 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1977 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1978 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
1979 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1980 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1981 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1982 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1983 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1984 0.0242 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1985 0.0244 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1986 0.0246 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1987 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1988 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1989 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1990 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1991 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1992 0.0252 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1993 0.0257 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1994 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1995 0.0265 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1996 0.0269 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1997 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1998 0.0275 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1999 0.0278 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2000 0.0282 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2001 0.0286 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2002 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2003 0.0294 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2004 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2005 0.0304 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2006 0.0309 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2007 0.0314 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2008 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2009 0.0325 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2010 0.0331 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2011 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2012 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2013 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2014 0.0358 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2015 0.0364 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2016 0.0371 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2017 0.0378 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2018 0.0384 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2019 0.0391 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2020 0.0397 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2021 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2022 0.041 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2023 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0211 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0228 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0242 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0278 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0282 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0325 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0361 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0331 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0391 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0406 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0397 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 67 Cyprus 0.044 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 68 Serbia 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 69 Austria 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 71 Uzbekistan 0.0386 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 72 Albania 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 73 Armenia 0.0378 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 70th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.