Guinea-Bissau

Population Statistics

1,726,170

Total Population

258,926

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

24 September 2014

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (1984, last amended 1991)

Updated: June 2015

Article 47 states:
(1) Members of the Regional Councils shall be elected by free, universal, equal, direct, and secret suffrage. Voters shall be all citizens of the nation over 18 years old, except for those disqualified by law…

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (1984, last amended 1991)