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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 8.64 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Chile vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Guinea-Bissau
2100 13,542,179 4,713,717
2099 13,698,571 4,706,710
2098 13,856,954 4,700,179
2097 14,016,220 4,692,465
2096 14,178,222 4,683,547
2095 14,343,015 4,675,216
2094 14,508,995 4,663,709
2093 14,677,272 4,652,393
2092 14,845,602 4,640,186
2091 15,016,981 4,629,025
2090 15,189,722 4,617,372
2089 15,363,962 4,605,435
2088 15,538,750 4,592,696
2087 15,711,977 4,579,003
2086 15,883,706 4,563,387
2085 16,055,280 4,547,611
2084 16,223,786 4,530,795
2083 16,391,067 4,515,144
2082 16,554,768 4,498,757
2081 16,719,751 4,482,173
2080 16,883,588 4,462,572
2079 17,045,148 4,441,414
2078 17,205,047 4,419,851
2077 17,362,651 4,396,170
2076 17,517,633 4,371,588
2075 17,670,800 4,344,499
2074 17,820,437 4,319,080
2073 17,966,186 4,291,330
2072 18,109,831 4,263,400
2071 18,253,369 4,235,126
2070 18,393,628 4,206,800
2069 18,531,389 4,177,044
2068 18,668,022 4,145,996
2067 18,802,510 4,114,778
2066 18,935,536 4,083,481
2065 19,063,468 4,049,028
2064 19,189,521 4,014,305
2063 19,310,719 3,978,845
2062 19,424,785 3,942,144
2061 19,534,495 3,904,704
2060 19,638,454 3,868,649
2059 19,739,346 3,829,775
2058 19,832,760 3,790,102
2057 19,923,762 3,750,628
2056 20,008,988 3,711,479
2055 20,089,664 3,670,706
2054 20,163,300 3,627,775
2053 20,232,377 3,586,800
2052 20,293,672 3,544,101
2051 20,348,246 3,499,300
2050 20,396,141 3,453,604
2049 20,440,751 3,406,207
2048 20,480,143 3,359,168
2047 20,511,707 3,310,573
2046 20,539,410 3,263,932
2045 20,563,551 3,215,095
2044 20,580,609 3,167,811
2043 20,590,097 3,120,502
2042 20,594,631 3,073,261
2041 20,596,851 3,026,226
2040 20,592,260 2,978,546
2039 20,584,025 2,929,745
2038 20,569,754 2,881,381
2037 20,550,877 2,833,162
2036 20,523,910 2,783,763
2035 20,492,436 2,736,596
2034 20,456,957 2,688,639
2033 20,417,291 2,638,770
2032 20,370,206 2,589,298
2031 20,315,389 2,540,343
2030 20,254,305 2,492,311
2029 20,187,945 2,444,595
2028 20,116,575 2,396,565
2027 20,038,004 2,347,456
2026 19,955,555 2,298,738
2025 19,865,709 2,249,807
2024 19,764,771 2,201,352
2023 19,658,835 2,153,339
2022 19,553,036 2,105,529
2021 19,456,334 2,058,841
2020 19,370,624 2,013,255
2019 19,197,744 1,967,696
2018 18,893,191 1,922,168
2017 18,558,868 1,877,072
2016 18,267,221 1,831,893
2015 18,047,625 1,786,457
2014 17,864,195 1,741,122
2013 17,687,006 1,695,973
2012 17,519,119 1,651,417
2011 17,351,816 1,608,076
2010 17,181,464 1,566,347
2009 17,009,731 1,526,377
2008 16,838,988 1,488,054
2007 16,671,581 1,450,986
2006 16,509,195 1,415,303
2005 16,348,778 1,381,585
2004 16,187,322 1,349,563
2003 16,024,752 1,318,806
2002 15,857,925 1,289,307
2001 15,683,849 1,261,273
2000 15,503,635 1,234,741
1999 15,319,313 1,210,206
1998 15,127,799 1,187,473
1997 14,932,434 1,165,545
1996 14,734,046 1,143,535
1995 14,527,381 1,119,949
1994 14,316,256 1,092,031
1993 14,102,276 1,058,745
1992 13,884,577 1,024,356
1991 13,662,491 994,639
1990 13,437,176 973,669
1989 13,215,005 957,789
1988 12,999,424 942,061
1987 12,790,150 926,862
1986 12,588,914 912,126
1985 12,395,274 897,697
1984 12,207,733 883,519
1983 12,026,138 869,592
1982 11,850,214 855,891
1981 11,678,717 842,432
1980 11,508,550 829,303
1979 11,339,779 819,867
1978 11,172,695 791,694
1977 11,005,519 741,789
1976 10,838,251 694,191
1975 10,671,559 650,966
1974 10,505,817 613,338
1973 10,340,362 592,808
1972 10,174,678 586,620
1971 10,009,701 586,221
1970 9,845,344 584,403
1969 9,680,282 581,610
1968 9,514,716 578,170
1967 9,348,939 569,011
1966 9,181,722 566,908
1965 9,012,938 575,005
1964 8,842,525 588,543
1963 8,670,144 594,418
1962 8,497,059 589,474
1961 8,324,802 582,532
1960 8,153,350 577,633

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/chile/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th 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) Chile's population will grow by 2.09% to 20,396,141 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Guinea-Bissau
2100 -1.14% 0.15%
2099 -1.14% 0.14%
2098 -1.14% 0.16%
2097 -1.14% 0.19%
2096 -1.15% 0.18%
2095 -1.14% 0.25%
2094 -1.15% 0.24%
2093 -1.13% 0.26%
2092 -1.14% 0.24%
2091 -1.14% 0.25%
2090 -1.13% 0.26%
2089 -1.12% 0.28%
2088 -1.1% 0.3%
2087 -1.08% 0.34%
2086 -1.07% 0.35%
2085 -1.04% 0.37%
2084 -1.02% 0.35%
2083 -0.99% 0.36%
2082 -0.99% 0.37%
2081 -0.97% 0.44%
2080 -0.95% 0.48%
2079 -0.93% 0.49%
2078 -0.91% 0.54%
2077 -0.88% 0.56%
2076 -0.87% 0.62%
2075 -0.84% 0.59%
2074 -0.81% 0.65%
2073 -0.79% 0.66%
2072 -0.79% 0.67%
2071 -0.76% 0.67%
2070 -0.74% 0.71%
2069 -0.73% 0.75%
2068 -0.72% 0.76%
2067 -0.7% 0.77%
2066 -0.67% 0.85%
2065 -0.66% 0.86%
2064 -0.63% 0.89%
2063 -0.59% 0.93%
2062 -0.56% 0.96%
2061 -0.53% 0.93%
2060 -0.51% 1.02%
2059 -0.47% 1.05%
2058 -0.46% 1.05%
2057 -0.43% 1.05%
2056 -0.4% 1.11%
2055 -0.37% 1.18%
2054 -0.34% 1.14%
2053 -0.3% 1.2%
2052 -0.27% 1.28%
2051 -0.23% 1.32%
2050 -0.22% 1.39%
2049 -0.19% 1.4%
2048 -0.15% 1.47%
2047 -0.13% 1.43%
2046 -0.12% 1.52%
2045 -0.08% 1.49%
2044 -0.05% 1.52%
2043 -0.02% 1.54%
2042 -0.01% 1.55%
2041 0.02% 1.6%
2040 0.04% 1.67%
2039 0.07% 1.68%
2038 0.09% 1.7%
2037 0.13% 1.77%
2036 0.15% 1.72%
2035 0.17% 1.78%
2034 0.19% 1.89%
2033 0.23% 1.91%
2032 0.27% 1.93%
2031 0.3% 1.93%
2030 0.33% 1.95%
2029 0.35% 2%
2028 0.39% 2.09%
2027 0.41% 2.12%
2026 0.45% 2.17%
2025 0.51% 2.2%
2024 0.54% 2.23%
2023 0.54% 2.27%
2022 0.5% 2.27%
2021 0.44% 2.26%
2020 0.9% 2.32%
2019 1.61% 2.37%
2018 1.8% 2.4%
2017 1.6% 2.47%
2016 1.22% 2.54%
2015 1.03% 2.6%
2014 1% 2.66%
2013 0.96% 2.7%
2012 0.96% 2.7%
2011 0.99% 2.66%
2010 1.01% 2.62%
2009 1.01% 2.58%
2008 1% 2.55%
2007 0.98% 2.52%
2006 0.98% 2.44%
2005 1% 2.37%
2004 1.01% 2.33%
2003 1.05% 2.29%
2002 1.11% 2.22%
2001 1.16% 2.15%
2000 1.2% 2.03%
1999 1.27% 1.91%
1998 1.31% 1.88%
1997 1.35% 1.92%
1996 1.42% 2.11%
1995 1.47% 2.56%
1994 1.52% 3.14%
1993 1.57% 3.36%
1992 1.63% 2.99%
1991 1.68% 2.15%
1990 1.68% 1.66%
1989 1.66% 1.67%
1988 1.64% 1.64%
1987 1.6% 1.62%
1986 1.56% 1.61%
1985 1.54% 1.6%
1984 1.51% 1.6%
1983 1.48% 1.6%
1982 1.47% 1.6%
1981 1.48% 1.58%
1980 1.49% 1.15%
1979 1.5% 3.56%
1978 1.52% 6.73%
1977 1.54% 6.86%
1976 1.56% 6.64%
1975 1.58% 6.13%
1974 1.6% 3.46%
1973 1.63% 1.05%
1972 1.65% 0.07%
1971 1.67% 0.31%
1970 1.71% 0.48%
1969 1.74% 0.59%
1968 1.77% 1.61%
1967 1.82% 0.37%
1966 1.87% -1.41%
1965 1.93% -2.3%
1964 1.99% -0.99%
1963 2.04% 0.84%
1962 2.07% 1.19%
1961 2.1% 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/chile/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Chile Guinea-Bissau
Current population
19977856
2311915
Population rank 67/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.03%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
2.98 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 +132
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 42/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change +51,712 -1,373
Net migration rank 21/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -1,373
2024 - 58,316 - -1,712
2023 48,518 62,679 49,498 -1,400
2022 41,041 59,374 48,920 -1,400
2021 27,530 65,480 47,242 -1,395
2020 52,378 26,042 46,718 -1,394
2019 86,006 181,339 47,196 -1,395
2018 103,950 237,807 46,659 -1,396
2017 106,268 220,621 46,318 -1,398
2016 120,545 135,864 46,814 -1,392
2015 127,074 55,689 46,846 -1,393
2014 131,373 52,702 46,615 -1,393
2013 133,785 36,529 46,472 -1,395
2012 134,617 30,870 45,480 -1,442
2011 141,053 28,086 44,405 -1,760
2010 145,527 26,048 43,067 -2,257
2009 147,576 24,324 41,950 -2,821
2008 147,105 22,488 40,841 -3,313
2007 145,043 20,170 40,288 -3,676
2006 142,277 17,285 38,886 -4,142
2005 147,009 14,289 37,347 -4,662
2004 150,138 11,495 36,495 -5,144
2003 154,287 9,225 35,649 -5,487
2002 162,322 7,824 34,561 -5,712
2001 171,659 6,346 33,461 -6,239
2000 175,362 7,067 32,816 -6,971
1999 177,995 8,226 30,916 -7,686
1998 185,815 10,984 30,390 -8,163
1997 190,433 3,504 29,792 -8,176
1996 199,897 2,942 29,778 -7,369
1995 208,017 2,454 29,142 -4,376
1994 209,834 1,930 27,895 3,174
1993 215,003 1,164 26,943 8,562
1992 219,224 0 25,747 7,531
1991 227,180 -2,207 24,527 1,621
1990 226,941 -1,274 23,936 -8,151
1989 224,854 -6,186 24,286 -8,296
1988 221,602 -9,131 23,940 -8,473
1987 218,034 -11,958 23,549 -8,622
1986 213,571 -17,148 23,301 -8,748
1985 208,910 -18,047 23,116 -8,812
1984 205,407 -21,188 22,861 -8,812
1983 202,352 -23,386 22,542 -8,729
1982 199,522 -26,646 22,131 -8,539
1981 198,211 -28,096 21,611 -8,291
1980 198,281 -28,060 21,024 -8,086
1979 197,198 -29,873 19,736 -13,801
1978 196,483 -29,644 17,468 32,936
1977 197,163 -29,651 15,484 33,922
1976 196,986 -29,967 13,688 32,113
1975 196,890 -30,524 11,998 28,645
1974 196,322 -31,211 10,321 24,290
1973 197,666 -31,878 8,430 -1,985
1972 198,162 -32,584 7,911 -1,985
1971 198,523 -34,147 8,183 -13,302
1970 200,402 -36,079 7,632 1,123
1969 202,764 -36,976 7,857 -11,033
1968 203,577 -38,224 7,289 2,769
1967 204,377 -38,159 6,742 1,516
1966 204,661 -36,446 6,955 -11,006
1965 203,341 -33,988 7,789 -19,928
1964 202,741 -31,261 8,989 -23,936
1963 202,370 -29,082 9,190 -5,993
1962 200,905 -28,023 10,662 -3,960
1961 198,788 -27,159 10,756 -3,575
1960 198,461 -27,184 10,618 -8,007

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 43.5% of the population change in Chile is from natural causes (a gain of 844,683 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,097,597 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, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Biggest cities by population

Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 574K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K
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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