Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,406,585,000 in 2025 vs 2,249,515 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,403,335,670 people compared to 2,323,460 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 604 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 16.9% 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 +0.23% per year vs +2.36% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (7.04% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.32M (64.2% growth).

China vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Guinea-Bissau
2100 633,662,382 4,713,104
2099 644,307,192 4,706,098
2098 655,044,881 4,699,568
2097 665,876,462 4,691,855
2096 676,803,171 4,682,938
2095 687,828,883 4,674,608
2094 698,966,872 4,663,103
2093 710,235,681 4,651,788
2092 721,640,723 4,639,582
2091 733,187,178 4,628,423
2090 744,903,105 4,616,772
2089 756,812,472 4,604,837
2088 768,893,004 4,592,099
2087 781,128,909 4,578,407
2086 793,508,970 4,562,793
2085 806,043,039 4,547,020
2084 818,709,832 4,530,206
2083 831,420,518 4,514,557
2082 844,177,036 4,498,172
2081 856,996,835 4,481,590
2080 869,821,040 4,461,992
2079 882,622,985 4,440,836
2078 895,372,147 4,419,277
2077 908,082,676 4,395,599
2076 920,776,984 4,371,019
2075 933,459,600 4,343,934
2074 946,141,456 4,318,519
2073 958,870,128 4,290,772
2072 971,639,931 4,262,846
2071 984,469,009 4,234,576
2070 997,391,342 4,206,253
2069 1,010,450,818 4,176,501
2068 1,023,633,867 4,145,457
2067 1,036,979,285 4,114,243
2066 1,050,453,924 4,082,951
2065 1,064,051,499 4,048,502
2064 1,077,787,979 4,013,784
2063 1,091,571,021 3,978,328
2062 1,105,429,748 3,941,631
2061 1,119,286,514 3,904,197
2060 1,133,115,260 3,868,146
2059 1,146,818,251 3,829,277
2058 1,160,340,554 3,789,609
2057 1,173,596,480 3,750,140
2056 1,186,578,041 3,710,996
2055 1,199,197,172 3,670,229
2054 1,211,403,028 3,627,303
2053 1,223,160,257 3,586,333
2052 1,234,474,716 3,543,640
2051 1,245,255,938 3,498,845
2050 1,255,501,171 3,453,155
2049 1,265,281,319 3,405,764
2048 1,274,572,888 3,358,731
2047 1,283,393,445 3,310,142
2046 1,291,830,414 3,263,507
2045 1,299,855,379 3,214,677
2044 1,307,510,531 3,167,400
2043 1,314,885,869 3,120,097
2042 1,322,032,311 3,072,862
2041 1,328,936,491 3,025,833
2040 1,335,577,799 2,978,159
2039 1,341,989,157 2,929,364
2038 1,348,134,255 2,881,007
2037 1,354,107,817 2,832,794
2036 1,359,866,705 2,783,401
2035 1,365,387,904 2,736,240
2034 1,370,679,807 2,688,290
2033 1,375,744,986 2,638,427
2032 1,380,528,766 2,588,961
2031 1,385,048,521 2,540,013
2030 1,389,269,809 2,491,987
2029 1,393,241,425 2,444,278
2028 1,396,917,178 2,396,253
2027 1,400,271,033 2,347,151
2026 1,403,335,670 2,298,439
2025 1,406,585,000 2,249,515
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 491,567 people (a 26.8% 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 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 48.6% to 3,453,155 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 634M 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 -0.17% 2.19%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of China declined by 0.17%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

China Guinea-Bissau
Current population
1403335670
2323460
Population rank 2/197 146/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.03%
One net population change
13.2 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
3.31 seconds
8.08 minutes
One death every
2.88 seconds
34.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6,548 +132
Annual growth/decline -2,390,000 +48,163
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 41/197
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 -1,394,886 -318,992 49,642 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 90.3% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people). In Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 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

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.