MigrantoMigration trends in Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau loses more people than it takes in: 104K emigrants against 14.1K immigrants. Net balance −89.9K — 4% of the country's population
2.2M
Population
14.1K
Immigrants
104K
Emigrants
−89.9K
Outflow
1 in 156 residents of Guinea-Bissau was born abroad — and 1 in 22 people born in Guinea-Bissau lives abroad
#152 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows 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 passed 100K people
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 58.4K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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