Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 24 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau is 24, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 23,909 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 110 | — |
| 1990 | 3,004 | +2630.9% |
| 1991 | 4,631 | +54.2% |
| 1992 | 12,163 | +162.6% |
| 1993 | 20,727 | +70.4% |
| 1994 | 23,909 | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 15,350 | -35.8% |
| 1996 | 15,401 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15,982 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6,604 | -58.7% |
| 1999 | 7,120 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 7,587 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 7,332 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 7,639 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 7,552 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 7,537 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 7,615 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7,801 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 7,863 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,885 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,897 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,675 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 7,796 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 7,780 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8,535 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 8,685 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8,685 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,264 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 11,207 | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 4,853 | -56.7% |
| 2019 | 1,846 | -62.0% |
| 2020 | 1,846 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,846 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | -98.7% |
| 2023 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 24 is below the median for low income countries, which is 45,052, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,241, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2630.9% | 110 | 3,004 |
| 1992 | +162.6% | 4,631 | 12,163 |
| 2022 | -98.7% | 1,846 | 24 |
| 1993 | +70.4% | 12,163 | 20,727 |
| 2019 | -62.0% | 4,853 | 1,846 |
| 1998 | -58.7% | 15,982 | 6,604 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 110 | 110 | 110 | 1 |
| 1990s | 12,489 | 3,004 | 23,909 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,671 | 7,332 | 7,897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,633 | 1,846 | 11,207 | 10 |
| 2020s | 631.33 | 24 | 1,846 | 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 refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Guinea-Bissau was 24 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 23,909 in 1994.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.