Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 9.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea-Bissau is 9.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 27.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2018.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 86th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.7% | — |
| 1993 | 16.3% | -41.2% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -46.5% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 16.3% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.1% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,333 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.17 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea-Bissau?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Guinea-Bissau was 9.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.