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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 17.5 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Angola vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Guinea-Bissau
2100 151,782,078 4,713,717
2099 150,617,085 4,706,710
2098 149,407,279 4,700,179
2097 148,192,854 4,692,465
2096 146,952,648 4,683,547
2095 145,678,206 4,675,216
2094 144,378,969 4,663,709
2093 143,068,551 4,652,393
2092 141,737,670 4,640,186
2091 140,368,659 4,629,025
2090 138,969,528 4,617,372
2089 137,539,171 4,605,435
2088 136,095,539 4,592,696
2087 134,668,944 4,579,003
2086 133,199,496 4,563,387
2085 131,715,145 4,547,611
2084 130,218,497 4,530,795
2083 128,729,352 4,515,144
2082 127,219,674 4,498,757
2081 125,691,172 4,482,173
2080 124,111,692 4,462,572
2079 122,561,261 4,441,414
2078 120,972,189 4,419,851
2077 119,375,179 4,396,170
2076 117,788,591 4,371,588
2075 116,191,857 4,344,499
2074 114,559,691 4,319,080
2073 112,909,394 4,291,330
2072 111,263,856 4,263,400
2071 109,612,310 4,235,126
2070 107,952,332 4,206,800
2069 106,285,163 4,177,044
2068 104,620,994 4,145,996
2067 102,957,286 4,114,778
2066 101,288,708 4,083,481
2065 99,616,278 4,049,028
2064 97,937,116 4,014,305
2063 96,250,041 3,978,845
2062 94,576,031 3,942,144
2061 92,881,082 3,904,704
2060 91,198,805 3,868,649
2059 89,517,567 3,829,775
2058 87,836,853 3,790,102
2057 86,153,429 3,750,628
2056 84,491,851 3,711,479
2055 82,823,093 3,670,706
2054 81,162,488 3,627,775
2053 79,514,537 3,586,800
2052 77,869,703 3,544,101
2051 76,246,837 3,499,300
2050 74,625,778 3,453,604
2049 73,009,861 3,406,207
2048 71,411,970 3,359,168
2047 69,832,579 3,310,573
2046 68,257,111 3,263,932
2045 66,712,857 3,215,095
2044 65,172,398 3,167,811
2043 63,637,503 3,120,502
2042 62,120,309 3,073,261
2041 60,618,371 3,026,226
2040 59,123,267 2,978,546
2039 57,646,614 2,929,745
2038 56,182,519 2,881,381
2037 54,746,941 2,833,162
2036 53,319,352 2,783,763
2035 51,915,678 2,736,596
2034 50,528,619 2,688,639
2033 49,162,069 2,638,770
2032 47,823,782 2,589,298
2031 46,502,759 2,540,343
2030 45,205,164 2,492,311
2029 43,926,582 2,444,595
2028 42,666,419 2,396,565
2027 41,435,808 2,347,456
2026 40,229,675 2,298,738
2025 39,049,434 2,249,807
2024 37,885,849 2,201,352
2023 36,749,906 2,153,339
2022 35,635,029 2,105,529
2021 34,532,429 2,058,841
2020 33,451,132 2,013,255
2019 32,375,632 1,967,696
2018 31,297,155 1,922,168
2017 30,234,839 1,877,072
2016 29,183,070 1,831,893
2015 28,157,798 1,786,457
2014 27,160,769 1,741,122
2013 26,165,620 1,695,973
2012 25,177,394 1,651,417
2011 24,218,352 1,608,076
2010 23,294,825 1,566,347
2009 22,414,773 1,526,377
2008 21,578,655 1,488,054
2007 20,778,561 1,450,986
2006 20,015,279 1,415,303
2005 19,291,161 1,381,585
2004 18,600,423 1,349,563
2003 17,943,712 1,318,806
2002 17,327,699 1,289,307
2001 16,747,208 1,261,273
2000 16,194,869 1,234,741
1999 15,667,235 1,210,206
1998 15,159,370 1,187,473
1997 14,660,413 1,165,545
1996 14,170,973 1,143,535
1995 13,699,778 1,119,949
1994 13,249,764 1,092,031
1993 12,827,135 1,058,745
1992 12,423,712 1,024,356
1991 12,023,529 994,639
1990 11,626,360 973,669
1989 11,238,562 957,789
1988 10,861,291 942,061
1987 10,497,858 926,862
1986 10,139,450 912,126
1985 9,779,120 897,697
1984 9,425,917 883,519
1983 9,082,983 869,592
1982 8,751,648 855,891
1981 8,435,607 842,432
1980 8,133,872 829,303
1979 7,847,207 819,867
1978 7,576,734 791,694
1977 7,317,829 741,789
1976 7,074,664 694,191
1975 6,842,947 650,966
1974 6,613,367 613,338
1973 6,388,528 592,808
1972 6,174,262 586,620
1971 5,991,102 586,221
1970 5,852,788 584,403
1969 5,763,685 581,610
1968 5,702,699 578,170
1967 5,641,807 569,011
1966 5,581,386 566,908
1965 5,521,981 575,005
1964 5,464,187 588,543
1963 5,408,320 594,418
1962 5,354,310 589,474
1961 5,301,583 582,532
1960 5,231,654 577,633

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/angola/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th 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) Angola's population will grow by 84% to 74,625,778 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Guinea-Bissau
2100 0.77% 0.15%
2099 0.81% 0.14%
2098 0.82% 0.16%
2097 0.84% 0.19%
2096 0.87% 0.18%
2095 0.9% 0.25%
2094 0.92% 0.24%
2093 0.94% 0.26%
2092 0.98% 0.24%
2091 1.01% 0.25%
2090 1.04% 0.26%
2089 1.06% 0.28%
2088 1.06% 0.3%
2087 1.1% 0.34%
2086 1.13% 0.35%
2085 1.15% 0.37%
2084 1.16% 0.35%
2083 1.19% 0.36%
2082 1.22% 0.37%
2081 1.27% 0.44%
2080 1.27% 0.48%
2079 1.31% 0.49%
2078 1.34% 0.54%
2077 1.35% 0.56%
2076 1.37% 0.62%
2075 1.42% 0.59%
2074 1.46% 0.65%
2073 1.48% 0.66%
2072 1.51% 0.67%
2071 1.54% 0.67%
2070 1.57% 0.71%
2069 1.59% 0.75%
2068 1.62% 0.76%
2067 1.65% 0.77%
2066 1.68% 0.85%
2065 1.71% 0.86%
2064 1.75% 0.89%
2063 1.77% 0.93%
2062 1.82% 0.96%
2061 1.84% 0.93%
2060 1.88% 1.02%
2059 1.91% 1.05%
2058 1.95% 1.05%
2057 1.97% 1.05%
2056 2.01% 1.11%
2055 2.05% 1.18%
2054 2.07% 1.14%
2053 2.11% 1.2%
2052 2.13% 1.28%
2051 2.17% 1.32%
2050 2.21% 1.39%
2049 2.24% 1.4%
2048 2.26% 1.47%
2047 2.31% 1.43%
2046 2.31% 1.52%
2045 2.36% 1.49%
2044 2.41% 1.52%
2043 2.44% 1.54%
2042 2.48% 1.55%
2041 2.53% 1.6%
2040 2.56% 1.67%
2039 2.61% 1.68%
2038 2.62% 1.7%
2037 2.68% 1.77%
2036 2.7% 1.72%
2035 2.75% 1.78%
2034 2.78% 1.89%
2033 2.8% 1.91%
2032 2.84% 1.93%
2031 2.87% 1.93%
2030 2.91% 1.95%
2029 2.95% 2%
2028 2.97% 2.09%
2027 3% 2.12%
2026 3.02% 2.17%
2025 3.07% 2.2%
2024 3.09% 2.23%
2023 3.13% 2.27%
2022 3.19% 2.27%
2021 3.23% 2.26%
2020 3.32% 2.32%
2019 3.45% 2.37%
2018 3.51% 2.4%
2017 3.6% 2.47%
2016 3.64% 2.54%
2015 3.67% 2.6%
2014 3.8% 2.66%
2013 3.93% 2.7%
2012 3.96% 2.7%
2011 3.96% 2.66%
2010 3.93% 2.62%
2009 3.87% 2.58%
2008 3.85% 2.55%
2007 3.81% 2.52%
2006 3.75% 2.44%
2005 3.71% 2.37%
2004 3.66% 2.33%
2003 3.56% 2.29%
2002 3.47% 2.22%
2001 3.41% 2.15%
2000 3.37% 2.03%
1999 3.35% 1.91%
1998 3.4% 1.88%
1997 3.45% 1.92%
1996 3.44% 2.11%
1995 3.4% 2.56%
1994 3.29% 3.14%
1993 3.25% 3.36%
1992 3.33% 2.99%
1991 3.42% 2.15%
1990 3.45% 1.66%
1989 3.47% 1.67%
1988 3.46% 1.64%
1987 3.53% 1.62%
1986 3.68% 1.61%
1985 3.75% 1.6%
1984 3.78% 1.6%
1983 3.79% 1.6%
1982 3.75% 1.6%
1981 3.71% 1.58%
1980 3.65% 1.15%
1979 3.57% 3.56%
1978 3.54% 6.73%
1977 3.44% 6.86%
1976 3.39% 6.64%
1975 3.47% 6.13%
1974 3.52% 3.46%
1973 3.47% 1.05%
1972 3.06% 0.07%
1971 2.36% 0.31%
1970 1.55% 0.48%
1969 1.07% 0.59%
1968 1.08% 1.61%
1967 1.08% 0.37%
1966 1.08% -1.41%
1965 1.06% -2.3%
1964 1.03% -0.99%
1963 1.01% 0.84%
1962 0.99% 1.19%
1961 1.34% 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/angola/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Angola Guinea-Bissau
Current population
40555924
2311915
Population rank 39/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.03%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
8.13 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +132
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 42/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 -1,373
Net migration rank 113/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -1,373
2024 - -2,629 - -1,712
2023 1,126,862 -995 49,498 -1,400
2022 1,104,864 -995 48,920 -1,400
2021 1,072,267 29,094 47,242 -1,395
2020 1,053,677 7,556 46,718 -1,394
2019 1,030,776 58,984 47,196 -1,395
2018 1,005,547 61,632 46,659 -1,396
2017 979,700 77,731 46,318 -1,398
2016 954,491 91,614 46,814 -1,392
2015 930,277 74,171 46,846 -1,393
2014 905,106 84,535 46,615 -1,393
2013 876,208 124,478 46,472 -1,395
2012 845,130 130,643 45,480 -1,442
2011 813,495 128,800 44,405 -1,760
2010 782,310 122,418 43,067 -2,257
2009 750,290 105,077 41,950 -2,821
2008 716,519 100,370 40,841 -3,313
2007 682,742 100,563 40,288 -3,676
2006 647,814 95,431 38,886 -4,142
2005 617,934 87,050 37,347 -4,662
2004 585,950 90,553 36,495 -5,144
2003 556,111 80,828 35,649 -5,487
2002 512,813 82,292 34,561 -5,712
2001 488,432 77,458 33,461 -6,239
2000 465,975 72,793 32,816 -6,971
1999 446,188 70,301 30,916 -7,686
1998 428,722 70,527 30,390 -8,163
1997 430,723 67,944 29,792 -8,176
1996 418,526 61,681 29,778 -7,369
1995 406,610 55,568 29,142 -4,376
1994 376,280 61,569 27,895 3,174
1993 354,529 52,879 26,943 8,562
1992 346,125 53,310 25,747 7,531
1991 354,778 46,143 24,527 1,621
1990 328,596 64,821 23,936 -8,151
1989 318,602 63,586 24,286 -8,296
1988 307,331 65,028 23,940 -8,473
1987 291,683 62,820 23,549 -8,622
1986 297,320 64,974 23,301 -8,748
1985 283,633 74,738 23,116 -8,812
1984 269,506 78,529 22,861 -8,812
1983 254,860 82,958 22,542 -8,729
1982 248,932 75,921 22,131 -8,539
1981 236,340 70,910 21,611 -8,291
1980 224,031 72,192 21,024 -8,086
1979 212,942 64,158 19,736 -13,801
1978 202,655 61,200 17,468 32,936
1977 192,847 61,110 15,484 33,922
1976 184,430 47,927 13,688 32,113
1975 178,409 52,662 11,998 28,645
1974 174,858 53,232 10,321 24,290
1973 166,926 54,650 8,430 -1,985
1972 159,339 47,611 7,911 -1,985
1971 154,990 4,386 8,183 -13,302
1970 153,706 -36,456 7,632 1,123
1969 151,349 -90,395 7,857 -11,033
1968 148,744 -87,730 7,289 2,769
1967 145,936 -85,173 6,742 1,516
1966 142,844 -82,767 6,955 -11,006
1965 139,850 -81,111 7,789 -19,928
1964 136,824 -79,977 8,989 -23,936
1963 133,580 -78,700 9,190 -5,993
1962 130,405 -77,265 10,662 -3,960
1961 127,085 -74,774 10,756 -3,575
1960 128,489 -40,935 10,618 -8,007

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 95.5% of the population change in Angola is from natural causes (a gain of 10,163,567 people) and 4.54% is from migration (a gain of 483,327 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, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Biggest cities by population

Angola
City Population
Luanda 2.49M
Huambo 844K
Cabinda 739K
Benguela 562K
Lobito 436K
Luena 357K
N'zeto 47.8K
Ambriz 22.7K
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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