Forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Forcibly displaced people was 54 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 54 for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 11,218 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,998 | — |
| 2011 | 7,884 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 7,875 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8,639 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 8,800 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8,800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,293 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 11,218 | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 4,874 | -56.6% |
| 2019 | 1,876 | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 1,876 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,876 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54 | -97.1% |
| 2023 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54 | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 54 is below the median for low income countries, which is 762,014, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 54 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -97.1% | 1,876 | 54 |
| 2019 | -61.5% | 4,874 | 1,876 |
| 2018 | -56.6% | 11,218 | 4,874 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,726 | 1,876 | 11,218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 661.33 | 54 | 1,876 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More social development data for Guinea-Bissau
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau?
- Forcibly displaced people in Guinea-Bissau was 54 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 11,218 in 2017.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.