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Population in Albania compared to Guinea-Bissau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Albania's population is 1.01 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Albania vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Guinea-Bissau
2100 1,012,012 4,713,717
2099 1,025,473 4,706,710
2098 1,039,339 4,700,179
2097 1,053,604 4,692,465
2096 1,068,302 4,683,547
2095 1,083,434 4,675,216
2094 1,099,077 4,663,709
2093 1,115,220 4,652,393
2092 1,131,856 4,640,186
2091 1,148,926 4,629,025
2090 1,166,413 4,617,372
2089 1,184,321 4,605,435
2088 1,202,564 4,592,696
2087 1,220,857 4,579,003
2086 1,239,498 4,563,387
2085 1,258,345 4,547,611
2084 1,277,370 4,530,795
2083 1,296,519 4,515,144
2082 1,315,707 4,498,757
2081 1,334,733 4,482,173
2080 1,353,737 4,462,572
2079 1,372,377 4,441,414
2078 1,391,035 4,419,851
2077 1,409,844 4,396,170
2076 1,428,308 4,371,588
2075 1,446,956 4,344,499
2074 1,465,797 4,319,080
2073 1,484,047 4,291,330
2072 1,502,354 4,263,400
2071 1,520,594 4,235,126
2070 1,538,681 4,206,800
2069 1,556,707 4,177,044
2068 1,574,841 4,145,996
2067 1,593,106 4,114,778
2066 1,610,982 4,083,481
2065 1,629,308 4,049,028
2064 1,647,661 4,014,305
2063 1,666,152 3,978,845
2062 1,684,532 3,942,144
2061 1,702,912 3,904,704
2060 1,721,513 3,868,649
2059 1,740,217 3,829,775
2058 1,758,780 3,790,102
2057 1,777,592 3,750,628
2056 1,796,291 3,711,479
2055 1,815,311 3,670,706
2054 1,834,428 3,627,775
2053 1,853,584 3,586,800
2052 1,872,627 3,544,101
2051 1,891,209 3,499,300
2050 1,910,221 3,453,604
2049 1,929,192 3,406,207
2048 1,948,051 3,359,168
2047 1,966,563 3,310,573
2046 1,985,533 3,263,932
2045 2,004,453 3,215,095
2044 2,022,832 3,167,811
2043 2,041,623 3,120,502
2042 2,060,331 3,073,261
2041 2,079,391 3,026,226
2040 2,098,252 2,978,546
2039 2,117,584 2,929,745
2038 2,135,961 2,881,381
2037 2,154,309 2,833,162
2036 2,172,363 2,783,763
2035 2,189,761 2,736,596
2034 2,207,553 2,688,639
2033 2,224,941 2,638,770
2032 2,241,680 2,589,298
2031 2,258,394 2,540,343
2030 2,275,638 2,492,311
2029 2,292,376 2,444,595
2028 2,309,153 2,396,565
2027 2,325,576 2,347,456
2026 2,342,753 2,298,738
2025 2,360,334 2,249,807
2024 2,377,128 2,201,352
2023 2,414,095 2,153,339
2022 2,451,636 2,105,529
2021 2,489,762 2,058,841
2020 2,528,480 2,013,255
2019 2,567,801 1,967,696
2018 2,607,733 1,922,168
2017 2,648,285 1,877,072
2016 2,689,469 1,831,893
2015 2,731,293 1,786,457
2014 2,773,767 1,741,122
2013 2,816,902 1,695,973
2012 2,860,708 1,651,417
2011 2,905,195 1,608,076
2010 2,913,021 1,566,347
2009 2,927,519 1,526,377
2008 2,947,314 1,488,054
2007 2,970,017 1,450,986
2006 2,992,547 1,415,303
2005 3,011,487 1,381,585
2004 3,026,939 1,349,563
2003 3,039,616 1,318,806
2002 3,051,010 1,289,307
2001 3,060,173 1,261,273
2000 3,089,027 1,234,741
1999 3,108,778 1,210,206
1998 3,128,530 1,187,473
1997 3,148,281 1,165,545
1996 3,168,033 1,143,535
1995 3,187,784 1,119,949
1994 3,207,536 1,092,031
1993 3,227,287 1,058,745
1992 3,247,039 1,024,356
1991 3,266,790 994,639
1990 3,286,542 973,669
1989 3,227,943 957,789
1988 3,142,336 942,061
1987 3,083,605 926,862
1986 3,022,635 912,126
1985 2,964,762 897,697
1984 2,904,429 883,519
1983 2,843,960 869,592
1982 2,784,278 855,891
1981 2,726,056 842,432
1980 2,671,997 829,303
1979 2,617,832 819,867
1978 2,566,266 791,694
1977 2,513,546 741,789
1976 2,458,526 694,191
1975 2,404,831 650,966
1974 2,350,124 613,338
1973 2,296,752 592,808
1972 2,243,126 586,620
1971 2,187,853 586,221
1970 2,135,479 584,403
1969 2,081,695 581,610
1968 2,022,272 578,170
1967 1,965,598 569,011
1966 1,914,573 566,908
1965 1,864,791 575,005
1964 1,814,135 588,543
1963 1,762,621 594,418
1962 1,711,319 589,474
1961 1,659,800 582,532
1960 1,608,800 577,633

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,910,221 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Guinea-Bissau
2100 -1.31% 0.15%
2099 -1.33% 0.14%
2098 -1.35% 0.16%
2097 -1.38% 0.19%
2096 -1.4% 0.18%
2095 -1.42% 0.25%
2094 -1.45% 0.24%
2093 -1.47% 0.26%
2092 -1.49% 0.24%
2091 -1.5% 0.25%
2090 -1.51% 0.26%
2089 -1.52% 0.28%
2088 -1.5% 0.3%
2087 -1.5% 0.34%
2086 -1.5% 0.35%
2085 -1.49% 0.37%
2084 -1.48% 0.35%
2083 -1.46% 0.36%
2082 -1.43% 0.37%
2081 -1.4% 0.44%
2080 -1.36% 0.48%
2079 -1.34% 0.49%
2078 -1.33% 0.54%
2077 -1.29% 0.56%
2076 -1.29% 0.62%
2075 -1.29% 0.59%
2074 -1.23% 0.65%
2073 -1.22% 0.66%
2072 -1.2% 0.67%
2071 -1.18% 0.67%
2070 -1.16% 0.71%
2069 -1.15% 0.75%
2068 -1.15% 0.76%
2067 -1.11% 0.77%
2066 -1.12% 0.85%
2065 -1.11% 0.86%
2064 -1.11% 0.89%
2063 -1.09% 0.93%
2062 -1.08% 0.96%
2061 -1.08% 0.93%
2060 -1.07% 1.02%
2059 -1.06% 1.05%
2058 -1.06% 1.05%
2057 -1.04% 1.05%
2056 -1.05% 1.11%
2055 -1.04% 1.18%
2054 -1.03% 1.14%
2053 -1.02% 1.2%
2052 -0.98% 1.28%
2051 -1% 1.32%
2050 -0.98% 1.39%
2049 -0.97% 1.4%
2048 -0.94% 1.47%
2047 -0.96% 1.43%
2046 -0.94% 1.52%
2045 -0.91% 1.49%
2044 -0.92% 1.52%
2043 -0.91% 1.54%
2042 -0.92% 1.55%
2041 -0.9% 1.6%
2040 -0.91% 1.67%
2039 -0.86% 1.68%
2038 -0.85% 1.7%
2037 -0.83% 1.77%
2036 -0.79% 1.72%
2035 -0.81% 1.78%
2034 -0.78% 1.89%
2033 -0.75% 1.91%
2032 -0.74% 1.93%
2031 -0.76% 1.93%
2030 -0.73% 1.95%
2029 -0.73% 2%
2028 -0.71% 2.09%
2027 -0.73% 2.12%
2026 -0.74% 2.17%
2025 -0.71% 2.2%
2024 -1.53% 2.23%
2023 -1.53% 2.27%
2022 -1.53% 2.27%
2021 -1.53% 2.26%
2020 -1.53% 2.32%
2019 -1.53% 2.37%
2018 -1.53% 2.4%
2017 -1.53% 2.47%
2016 -1.53% 2.54%
2015 -1.53% 2.6%
2014 -1.53% 2.66%
2013 -1.53% 2.7%
2012 -1.53% 2.7%
2011 -0.27% 2.66%
2010 -0.5% 2.62%
2009 -0.67% 2.58%
2008 -0.76% 2.55%
2007 -0.75% 2.52%
2006 -0.63% 2.44%
2005 -0.51% 2.37%
2004 -0.42% 2.33%
2003 -0.37% 2.29%
2002 -0.3% 2.22%
2001 -0.93% 2.15%
2000 -0.64% 2.03%
1999 -0.63% 1.91%
1998 -0.63% 1.88%
1997 -0.62% 1.92%
1996 -0.62% 2.11%
1995 -0.62% 2.56%
1994 -0.61% 3.14%
1993 -0.61% 3.36%
1992 -0.6% 2.99%
1991 -0.6% 2.15%
1990 1.82% 1.66%
1989 2.72% 1.67%
1988 1.9% 1.64%
1987 2.02% 1.62%
1986 1.95% 1.61%
1985 2.08% 1.6%
1984 2.13% 1.6%
1983 2.14% 1.6%
1982 2.14% 1.6%
1981 2.02% 1.58%
1980 2.07% 1.15%
1979 2.01% 3.56%
1978 2.1% 6.73%
1977 2.24% 6.86%
1976 2.23% 6.64%
1975 2.33% 6.13%
1974 2.32% 3.46%
1973 2.39% 1.05%
1972 2.53% 0.07%
1971 2.45% 0.31%
1970 2.58% 0.48%
1969 2.94% 0.59%
1968 2.88% 1.61%
1967 2.67% 0.37%
1966 2.67% -1.41%
1965 2.79% -2.3%
1964 2.92% -0.99%
1963 3% 0.84%
1962 3.1% 1.19%
1961 3.17% 0.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Albania Guinea-Bissau
Current population
2342753
2311915
Population rank 144/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.03%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +132
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 42/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -24,230 -1,373
Net migration rank 156/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -1,373
2024 - -24,472 - -1,712
2023 4,615 -25,357 49,498 -1,400
2022 3,913 -16,426 48,920 -1,400
2021 623 -32,848 47,242 -1,395
2020 3,682 -16,680 46,718 -1,394
2019 8,432 -23,094 47,196 -1,395
2018 9,187 -15,032 46,659 -1,396
2017 10,707 -14,901 46,318 -1,398
2016 12,332 -9,347 46,814 -1,392
2015 14,164 -20,500 46,846 -1,393
2014 16,185 -21,706 46,615 -1,393
2013 17,234 -20,681 46,472 -1,395
2012 17,565 -19,845 45,480 -1,442
2011 17,564 -18,630 44,405 -1,760
2010 18,404 -51,907 43,067 -2,257
2009 19,336 -51,657 41,950 -2,821
2008 19,526 -50,619 40,841 -3,313
2007 20,286 -49,770 40,288 -3,676
2006 21,732 -48,882 38,886 -4,142
2005 24,390 -48,893 37,347 -4,662
2004 26,989 -48,654 36,495 -5,144
2003 29,907 -48,517 35,649 -5,487
2002 30,189 -45,178 34,561 -5,712
2001 33,573 -48,070 33,461 -6,239
2000 36,741 -60,531 32,816 -6,971
1999 40,047 -63,093 30,916 -7,686
1998 43,884 -66,087 30,390 -8,163
1997 46,979 -66,188 29,792 -8,176
1996 52,745 -68,076 29,778 -7,369
1995 56,784 -69,785 29,142 -4,376
1994 59,086 -70,165 27,895 3,174
1993 60,602 -68,445 26,943 8,562
1992 63,376 -66,538 25,747 7,531
1991 65,639 -63,689 24,527 1,621
1990 67,355 -60,173 23,936 -8,151
1989 66,351 -38,835 24,286 -8,296
1988 64,616 658 23,940 -8,473
1987 63,334 -3,250 23,549 -8,622
1986 61,925 -2,309 23,301 -8,748
1985 60,798 -183 23,116 -8,812
1984 59,396 64 22,861 -8,812
1983 57,647 66 22,542 -8,729
1982 56,443 -225 22,131 -8,539
1981 54,595 -374 21,611 -8,291
1980 53,803 -601 21,024 -8,086
1979 54,139 -1,871 19,736 -13,801
1978 55,463 3,230 17,468 32,936
1977 56,319 -1,417 15,484 33,922
1976 56,428 -1,684 13,688 32,113
1975 56,920 -2,610 11,998 28,645
1974 56,133 -1,880 10,321 24,290
1973 55,439 -1,419 8,430 -1,985
1972 54,966 -1,588 7,911 -1,985
1971 53,797 -911 8,183 -13,302
1970 52,293 92 7,632 1,123
1969 51,407 2,665 7,857 -11,033
1968 49,258 10,490 7,289 2,769
1967 46,494 12,252 6,742 1,516
1966 44,507 11,858 6,955 -11,006
1965 43,953 9,617 7,789 -19,928
1964 44,205 6,604 8,989 -23,936
1963 44,040 4,091 9,190 -5,993
1962 43,124 2,325 10,662 -3,960
1961 41,802 829 10,756 -3,575
1960 40,436 13,734 10,618 -8,007

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/guinea-bissau | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 30% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 83,840 people) and 70% is from migration (a loss of 195,891 people). In Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 389K
Durres 102K
Elbasan 66.8K
Vlore 66.3K
Kamez 61.7K
Shkoder 61.6K
Fier 52.9K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 40.7K
Sarande 22.6K
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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