GUINEA-BISSAU
Population
Population
Population
Guinea-Bissau is home to 2,132,000 people (2024). The population density is about 80 inhabitants per square kilometre.
The natural population growth rate is 2.54%. (2024)
Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 36 (2024)
Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 7.2 (2024)
Life expectancy is 64.5 years. (males 62.2 and females 66.8 years (2024)
99% of the inhabitants of Buinee-Bissau are native Africans. There are over twenty tribes living in the country. The original inhabitants of the country are the Balanta. About a quarter of the population belongs to this tribe. They live, together with the Muslim Mandinga and the Fula, in the coastal area. Tribes like Manjaco and Pepel live in the west. Less than 1% of the population are Europeans.
Language
Portuguese is the official language of Guinea-Bissau. Crioulo, Balante, Mandinga, Fula, Mancanha, Papel and Manjaco are also spoken, as well as many smaller indigenous languages.
Religion
The population predominantly adheres to indigenous religions (54%). Islamic is 38% and Christian is 8% of the population.
Sources
Elmar Landeninformatie
CIA - World Factbook
BBC - Country Profiles
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