Guinea-Bissau has a population density of 202.8 people per square mile compared to 287.8 people in Turkey. Guinea-Bissau has 176,640 sq ft of land per person vs 98,624 sq ft in Turkey. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Guinea-Bissau and Turkey are ranked 112th and 84th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Guinea-Bissau has 0.03% of the world's population and 0.02% of the land area of all countries, compared to 1.05% of the population and 0.52% of the land area for Turkey, hence the population density in Guinea-Bissau is 29.5% lower than in Turkey.
Population density comparison
Guinea-Bissau
|
Turkey
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 202.8 ppl/mi² | 287.8 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 112/197 | 84/197 |
| Population |
2298335
|
85963745
|
| Land area | 10,857 sq mi | 297,156 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 137,498 sq ft | 96,870 sq ft |
| Rural population | 53.9% | 10.7% |
| Urban population | 46.1% | 89.3% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 58.2% |
Guinea-Bissau vs Turkey:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Guinea-Bissau increased by 63.1%, compared to a 24.7% growth in Turkey.
In 2004, Guinea-Bissau ranked 123rd for population density and is in 112th place now. Turkey was 83rd in 2004 and ranks 84th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Turkey
|
|
| 2024 | 202.8 | 287.8 |
| 2023 | 198.3 | 287.1 |
| 2022 | 193.9 | 286 |
| 2021 | 189.6 | 283.2 |
| 2020 | 185.4 | 280.6 |
| 2019 | 181.2 | 277.9 |
| 2018 | 177 | 274 |
| 2017 | 172.9 | 270.3 |
| 2016 | 168.7 | 266.8 |
| 2015 | 164.5 | 263.2 |
| 2014 | 160.4 | 259.7 |
| 2013 | 156.2 | 256.3 |
| 2012 | 152.1 | 253 |
| 2011 | 148.1 | 249.8 |
| 2010 | 144.3 | 246.1 |
| 2009 | 140.6 | 242.4 |
| 2008 | 137.1 | 239.1 |
| 2007 | 133.6 | 236.1 |
| 2006 | 130.4 | 235.7 |
| 2005 | 127.3 | 233.3 |
| 2004 | 124.3 | 230.8 |
| 2003 | 121.5 | 228.3 |
| 2002 | 118.8 | 225.6 |
| 2001 | 116.2 | 222.9 |
| 2000 | 113.7 | 220.2 |
| 1999 | 111.5 | 217.4 |
| 1998 | 109.4 | 214.5 |
| 1997 | 107.4 | 211.5 |
| 1996 | 105.3 | 208.5 |
| 1995 | 103.2 | 205.4 |
| 1994 | 100.6 | 202 |
| 1993 | 97.5 | 198.5 |
| 1992 | 94.3 | 195.2 |
| 1991 | 91.6 | 191.9 |
| 1990 | 89.7 | 188.5 |
| 1989 | 88.2 | 185 |
| 1988 | 86.8 | 181.4 |
| 1987 | 85.4 | 177.8 |
| 1986 | 84 | 174.2 |
| 1985 | 82.7 | 170.6 |
| 1984 | 81.4 | 166.8 |
| 1983 | 80.1 | 163 |
| 1982 | 78.8 | 159.3 |
| 1981 | 77.6 | 155.9 |
| 1980 | 76.4 | 152.8 |
| 1979 | 75.5 | 149.8 |
| 1978 | 72.9 | 146.9 |
| 1977 | 68.3 | 143.9 |
| 1976 | 63.9 | 141 |
| 1975 | 60 | 138.2 |
| 1974 | 56.5 | 135.3 |
| 1973 | 54.6 | 132.4 |
| 1972 | 54 | 129.3 |
| 1971 | 54 | 126.3 |
| 1970 | 53.8 | 123.3 |
| 1969 | 53.6 | 120.4 |
| 1968 | 53.3 | 117.5 |
| 1967 | 52.4 | 114.6 |
| 1966 | 52.2 | 111.7 |
| 1965 | 53 | 108.8 |
| 1964 | 54.2 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 54.7 | 103.4 |
| 1962 | 54.3 | 100.7 |
| 1961 | 53.7 | 98 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Turkey
|
|
| 2024 | 46.1% | 89.3% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | 89% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | 89% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | 89.2% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | 88.7% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 43% | 88% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | 78.5% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | 73.8% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | 71% |
| 2010 | 40% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | 39% | 65.3% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | 64.3% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | 63.3% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | 62.4% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | 61.6% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | 60.7% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | 59.9% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | 59% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | 58.1% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | 57.3% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | 56.5% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | 55.8% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | 55.1% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | 54.3% |
| 1993 | 34% | 53.6% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | 52.8% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | 51.9% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | 51% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | 50% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | 49% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | 47.8% |
| 1986 | 25.9% | 46.7% |
| 1985 | 24.2% | 45.6% |
| 1984 | 22.5% | 44.4% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | 43.2% |
| 1982 | 19.4% | 42% |
| 1981 | 18.2% | 40.9% |
| 1980 | 17.3% | 39.9% |
| 1979 | 16.7% | 39% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | 38.1% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | 37.2% |
| 1976 | 15.9% | 36.3% |
| 1975 | 15.7% | 35.4% |
| 1974 | 15.5% | 34.4% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | 33.4% |
| 1972 | 15.2% | 32.3% |
| 1971 | 15.1% | 31.3% |
| 1970 | 15% | 30.2% |
| 1969 | 14.9% | 29.2% |
| 1968 | 14.7% | 28.1% |
| 1967 | 14.6% | 27% |
| 1966 | 14.5% | 26.1% |
| 1965 | 14.4% | 25.4% |
| 1964 | 14.2% | 24.9% |
| 1963 | 14.1% | 24.5% |
| 1962 | 13.9% | 24.1% |
| 1961 | 13.7% | 23.8% |
| 1960 | 13.5% | 23.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 38.1% to 46.1% in Guinea-Bissau and from 62.4% to 89.3% in Turkey.
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