Bolama

Area of Bolama	1,556.1 km²
Population	37,351
Male Population	18,171 (48.7%)
Female Population	19,179 (51.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+53.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+17%
Median Age	18.5 years old
Male Median Age	17.3 years old
Female Median Age	19.7 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Bolama Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	24,393	28,709	31,937	37,351
Population Density	15.7 / km²	18.4 / km²	20.5 / km²	24.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bolama Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 17% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bolama	+53.1%	+30.1%	+17%
Guinea-Bissau	+137.7%	+75%	+40.4%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bolama Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	2,857	2,820	5,678
5-9	2,631	2,430	5,062
10-14	2,565	2,373	4,938
15-19	2,258	2,106	4,365
20-24	1,575	1,854	3,429
25-29	1,242	1,576	2,818
30-34	956	1,195	2,151
35-39	936	1,149	2,086
40-44	742	814	1,556
45-49	679	778	1,457
50-54	460	546	1,006
55-59	335	424	760
60-64	345	433	778
65-69	243	320	564
70-74	214	221	436
75-79	134	140	274
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bolama Population Density

Population Density: 24.0 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Bolama	37,351	1,556.1 km²	24.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bolama Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
400	775	n/a	n/a
500	886	1.3%	11
600	1,013	1.3%	12
700	1,157	1.3%	14
800	1,323	1.3%	16
900	1,511	1.3%	18
1000	1,727	1.3%	21
1100	1,974	1.3%	24
1200	2,256	1.3%	28
1300	2,578	1.3%	32
1400	2,946	1.3%	36
1500	3,367	1.3%	42
1600	3,848	1.3%	48
1700	4,398	1.3%	55
1800	5,388	2.1%	99
1900	7,438	3.3%	205
1910	7,936	6.7%	498
1920	8,634	8.8%	698
1930	9,720	12.6%	1,086
1940	11,783	21.2%	2,063
1950	18,633	58.1%	6,850
1960	20,914	12.2%	2,281
1970	20,750	-0.8%	-164
1990	28,709	17.6%	3,979
2000	31,937	11.2%	3,228
2020	39,806	11.6%	3,934
2030	43,970	10.5%	4,164
2040	47,471	8%	3,501
2050	49,626	4.5%	2,155
2060	50,386	1.5%	760
2070	50,142	-0.5%	-244
2080	49,096	-2.1%	-1,046
2090	47,288	-3.7%	-1,808
2100	45,220	-4.4%	-2,068

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top places in Bolama

Places in Bolama

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Bolama	143.5 km²	11,822	82.4 / km²
Bubaque	755.9 km²	12,922	17.1 / km²
Caravela	656.7 km²	12,608	19.2 / km²

Other places in Guinea Bissau

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Bafatá	5,801.6 km²	247,124	42.6 / km²
Biombo	853.3 km²	106,244	124.5 / km²
Bissau	203.6 km²	513,421	2,521 / km²
Cacheu	5,055.2 km²	223,970	44.3 / km²
Gabú	9,089.4 km²	261,866	28.8 / km²
Oio	5,694.9 km²	266,376	46.8 / km²
Quinara	3,511.9 km²	76,605	21.8 / km²
Tombali	3,601.2 km²	112,356	31.2 / km²

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