Guinea-Bissau Emigration and Immigration

Guinea-Bissau Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country. Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Immigration into Guinea-Bissau

 * Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Kaabu, as well as part of the Mali Empire. Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others were under some rule by the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century.
 * In the 19th century, it was colonized as Portuguese Guinea.
 * Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognized in 1974, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with Guinea (formerly French Guinea).

Emigration From Guinea-Bissau
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 91,200. Top destination countries: Portugal, Senegal, The Gambia, Spain, Cabo Verde, Nigeria, France, Mauritania, Guinea, Brazil