MigrantoMigration trends in Guinea-Bissau
Africa
104K people from Guinea-Bissau have built lives abroad. That's 4.7% of the country population, spread across 24 different countries
2.2M
Population
14.1K
Immigrants
104K
Emigrants
−89.9K
Outflow
1 in every 22 people born in Guinea-Bissau now lives abroad
The #152 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Guinea-Bissau
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
14.7K immigrants · 45.6K emigrants
1995
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 83%
2005
- Portugal replaced Senegal as the main destination for those leaving
2020
- Portugal replaced Senegal as the main destination for those leaving
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 22%
Today
- The diaspora abroad passed 100K people
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 58.4K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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