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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 607 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

China vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Guinea-Bissau
2100 633,320,628 4,713,717
2099 643,959,697 4,706,710
2098 654,691,595 4,700,179
2097 665,517,335 4,692,465
2096 676,438,150 4,683,547
2095 687,457,915 4,675,216
2094 698,589,897 4,663,709
2093 709,852,629 4,652,393
2092 721,251,520 4,640,186
2091 732,791,748 4,629,025
2090 744,501,355 4,617,372
2089 756,404,299 4,605,435
2088 768,478,316 4,592,696
2087 780,707,622 4,579,003
2086 793,081,006 4,563,387
2085 805,608,315 4,547,611
2084 818,268,277 4,530,795
2083 830,972,107 4,515,144
2082 843,721,746 4,498,757
2081 856,534,631 4,482,173
2080 869,351,919 4,462,572
2079 882,146,959 4,441,414
2078 894,889,246 4,419,851
2077 907,592,919 4,396,170
2076 920,280,380 4,371,588
2075 932,956,157 4,344,499
2074 945,631,173 4,319,080
2073 958,352,980 4,291,330
2072 971,115,895 4,263,400
2071 983,938,054 4,235,126
2070 996,853,418 4,206,800
2069 1,009,905,851 4,177,044
2068 1,023,081,790 4,145,996
2067 1,036,420,010 4,114,778
2066 1,049,887,382 4,083,481
2065 1,063,477,623 4,049,028
2064 1,077,206,695 4,014,305
2063 1,090,982,303 3,978,845
2062 1,104,833,556 3,942,144
2061 1,118,682,849 3,904,704
2060 1,132,504,136 3,868,649
2059 1,146,199,736 3,829,775
2058 1,159,714,746 3,790,102
2057 1,172,963,523 3,750,628
2056 1,185,938,083 3,711,479
2055 1,198,550,408 3,670,706
2054 1,210,749,681 3,627,775
2053 1,222,500,569 3,586,800
2052 1,233,808,926 3,544,101
2051 1,244,584,333 3,499,300
2050 1,254,824,040 3,453,604
2049 1,264,598,914 3,406,207
2048 1,273,885,471 3,359,168
2047 1,282,701,271 3,310,573
2046 1,291,133,690 3,263,932
2045 1,299,154,327 3,215,095
2044 1,306,805,350 3,167,811
2043 1,314,176,710 3,120,502
2042 1,321,319,298 3,073,261
2041 1,328,219,755 3,026,226
2040 1,334,857,481 2,978,546
2039 1,341,265,381 2,929,745
2038 1,347,407,165 2,881,381
2037 1,353,377,505 2,833,162
2036 1,359,133,287 2,783,763
2035 1,364,651,508 2,736,596
2034 1,369,940,557 2,688,639
2033 1,375,003,005 2,638,770
2032 1,379,784,204 2,589,298
2031 1,384,301,522 2,540,343
2030 1,388,520,533 2,492,311
2029 1,392,490,007 2,444,595
2028 1,396,163,778 2,396,565
2027 1,399,515,824 2,347,456
2026 1,402,578,808 2,298,738
2025 1,405,826,385 2,249,807
2024 1,408,975,000 2,201,352
2023 1,410,710,000 2,153,339
2022 1,412,175,000 2,105,529
2021 1,412,360,000 2,058,841
2020 1,411,100,000 2,013,255
2019 1,407,745,000 1,967,696
2018 1,402,760,000 1,922,168
2017 1,396,215,000 1,877,072
2016 1,387,790,000 1,831,893
2015 1,379,860,000 1,786,457
2014 1,371,860,000 1,741,122
2013 1,363,240,000 1,695,973
2012 1,354,190,000 1,651,417
2011 1,345,035,000 1,608,076
2010 1,337,705,000 1,566,347
2009 1,331,260,000 1,526,377
2008 1,324,655,000 1,488,054
2007 1,317,885,000 1,450,986
2006 1,311,020,000 1,415,303
2005 1,303,720,000 1,381,585
2004 1,296,075,000 1,349,563
2003 1,288,400,000 1,318,806
2002 1,280,400,000 1,289,307
2001 1,271,850,000 1,261,273
2000 1,262,645,000 1,234,741
1999 1,252,735,000 1,210,206
1998 1,241,935,000 1,187,473
1997 1,230,075,000 1,165,545
1996 1,217,550,000 1,143,535
1995 1,204,855,000 1,119,949
1994 1,191,835,000 1,092,031
1993 1,178,440,000 1,058,745
1992 1,164,970,000 1,024,356
1991 1,150,780,000 994,639
1990 1,135,185,000 973,669
1989 1,118,650,000 957,789
1988 1,101,630,000 942,061
1987 1,084,035,000 926,862
1986 1,066,790,000 912,126
1985 1,051,040,000 897,697
1984 1,036,825,000 883,519
1983 1,023,310,000 869,592
1982 1,008,630,000 855,891
1981 993,885,000 842,432
1980 981,235,000 829,303
1979 969,005,000 819,867
1978 956,165,000 791,694
1977 943,455,000 741,789
1976 930,685,000 694,191
1975 916,395,000 650,966
1974 900,350,000 613,338
1973 881,940,000 592,808
1972 862,030,000 586,620
1971 841,105,000 586,221
1970 818,315,000 584,403
1969 796,025,000 581,610
1968 774,510,000 578,170
1967 754,550,000 569,011
1966 735,400,000 566,908
1965 715,185,000 575,005
1964 698,355,000 588,543
1963 682,335,000 594,418
1962 665,770,000 589,474
1961 660,330,000 582,532
1960 667,070,000 577,633

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/china/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd 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) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd. 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 China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Guinea-Bissau
2100 -1.65% 0.15%
2099 -1.64% 0.14%
2098 -1.63% 0.16%
2097 -1.61% 0.19%
2096 -1.6% 0.18%
2095 -1.59% 0.25%
2094 -1.59% 0.24%
2093 -1.58% 0.26%
2092 -1.57% 0.24%
2091 -1.57% 0.25%
2090 -1.57% 0.26%
2089 -1.57% 0.28%
2088 -1.57% 0.3%
2087 -1.56% 0.34%
2086 -1.56% 0.35%
2085 -1.55% 0.37%
2084 -1.53% 0.35%
2083 -1.51% 0.36%
2082 -1.5% 0.37%
2081 -1.47% 0.44%
2080 -1.45% 0.48%
2079 -1.42% 0.49%
2078 -1.4% 0.54%
2077 -1.38% 0.56%
2076 -1.36% 0.62%
2075 -1.34% 0.59%
2074 -1.33% 0.65%
2073 -1.31% 0.66%
2072 -1.3% 0.67%
2071 -1.3% 0.67%
2070 -1.29% 0.71%
2069 -1.29% 0.75%
2068 -1.29% 0.76%
2067 -1.28% 0.77%
2066 -1.28% 0.85%
2065 -1.27% 0.86%
2064 -1.26% 0.89%
2063 -1.25% 0.93%
2062 -1.24% 0.96%
2061 -1.22% 0.93%
2060 -1.19% 1.02%
2059 -1.17% 1.05%
2058 -1.13% 1.05%
2057 -1.09% 1.05%
2056 -1.05% 1.11%
2055 -1.01% 1.18%
2054 -0.96% 1.14%
2053 -0.92% 1.2%
2052 -0.87% 1.28%
2051 -0.82% 1.32%
2050 -0.77% 1.39%
2049 -0.73% 1.4%
2048 -0.69% 1.47%
2047 -0.65% 1.43%
2046 -0.62% 1.52%
2045 -0.59% 1.49%
2044 -0.56% 1.52%
2043 -0.54% 1.54%
2042 -0.52% 1.55%
2041 -0.5% 1.6%
2040 -0.48% 1.67%
2039 -0.46% 1.68%
2038 -0.44% 1.7%
2037 -0.42% 1.77%
2036 -0.4% 1.72%
2035 -0.39% 1.78%
2034 -0.37% 1.89%
2033 -0.35% 1.91%
2032 -0.33% 1.93%
2031 -0.3% 1.93%
2030 -0.29% 1.95%
2029 -0.26% 2%
2028 -0.24% 2.09%
2027 -0.22% 2.12%
2026 -0.23% 2.17%
2025 -0.22% 2.2%
2024 -0.12% 2.23%
2023 -0.1% 2.27%
2022 -0.01% 2.27%
2021 0.09% 2.26%
2020 0.24% 2.32%
2019 0.36% 2.37%
2018 0.47% 2.4%
2017 0.61% 2.47%
2016 0.57% 2.54%
2015 0.58% 2.6%
2014 0.63% 2.66%
2013 0.67% 2.7%
2012 0.68% 2.7%
2011 0.55% 2.66%
2010 0.48% 2.62%
2009 0.5% 2.58%
2008 0.51% 2.55%
2007 0.52% 2.52%
2006 0.56% 2.44%
2005 0.59% 2.37%
2004 0.6% 2.33%
2003 0.62% 2.29%
2002 0.67% 2.22%
2001 0.73% 2.15%
2000 0.79% 2.03%
1999 0.87% 1.91%
1998 0.96% 1.88%
1997 1.03% 1.92%
1996 1.05% 2.11%
1995 1.09% 2.56%
1994 1.14% 3.14%
1993 1.16% 3.36%
1992 1.23% 2.99%
1991 1.37% 2.15%
1990 1.48% 1.66%
1989 1.54% 1.67%
1988 1.62% 1.64%
1987 1.62% 1.62%
1986 1.5% 1.61%
1985 1.37% 1.6%
1984 1.32% 1.6%
1983 1.46% 1.6%
1982 1.48% 1.6%
1981 1.29% 1.58%
1980 1.26% 1.15%
1979 1.34% 3.56%
1978 1.35% 6.73%
1977 1.37% 6.86%
1976 1.56% 6.64%
1975 1.78% 6.13%
1974 2.09% 3.46%
1973 2.31% 1.05%
1972 2.49% 0.07%
1971 2.78% 0.31%
1970 2.8% 0.48%
1969 2.78% 0.59%
1968 2.65% 1.61%
1967 2.6% 0.37%
1966 2.83% -1.41%
1965 2.41% -2.3%
1964 2.35% -0.99%
1963 2.49% 0.84%
1962 0.82% 1.19%
1961 -1.01% 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/china/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

China Guinea-Bissau
Current population
1402578808
2311915
Population rank 2/197 146/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.03%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
3.5 seconds
8.13 minutes
One death every
2.84 seconds
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +132
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 42/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -268,126 -1,373
Net migration rank 189/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - -1,373
2024 - -318,992 - -1,712
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 49,498 -1,400
2022 -847,305 -293,846 48,920 -1,400
2021 480,203 -379,749 47,242 -1,395
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 46,718 -1,394
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 47,196 -1,395
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 46,659 -1,396
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 46,318 -1,398
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 46,814 -1,392
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 46,846 -1,393
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 46,615 -1,393
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 46,472 -1,395
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 45,480 -1,442
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 44,405 -1,760
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 43,067 -2,257
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 41,950 -2,821
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 40,841 -3,313
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 40,288 -3,676
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 38,886 -4,142
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 37,347 -4,662
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 36,495 -5,144
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 35,649 -5,487
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 34,561 -5,712
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 33,461 -6,239
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 32,816 -6,971
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 30,916 -7,686
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 30,390 -8,163
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 29,792 -8,176
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 29,778 -7,369
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 29,142 -4,376
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 27,895 3,174
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 26,943 8,562
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 25,747 7,531
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 24,527 1,621
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 23,936 -8,151
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 24,286 -8,296
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 23,940 -8,473
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 23,549 -8,622
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 23,301 -8,748
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 23,116 -8,812
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 22,861 -8,812
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 22,542 -8,729
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 22,131 -8,539
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 21,611 -8,291
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 21,024 -8,086
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 19,736 -13,801
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 17,468 32,936
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 15,484 33,922
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 13,688 32,113
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 11,998 28,645
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 10,321 24,290
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 8,430 -1,985
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 7,911 -1,985
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 8,183 -13,302
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 7,632 1,123
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 7,857 -11,033
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 7,289 2,769
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 6,742 1,516
1966 19,282,187 4,165 6,955 -11,006
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 7,789 -19,928
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 8,989 -23,936
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 9,190 -5,993
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 10,662 -3,960
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 10,756 -3,575
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 10,618 -8,007

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 92.5% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 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, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Biggest cities by population

China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M
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)
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