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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 52.2 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Guinea-Bissau
2100 203,522,884 4,713,717
2099 203,403,368 4,706,710
2098 203,247,703 4,700,179
2097 203,074,807 4,692,465
2096 202,870,003 4,683,547
2095 202,625,820 4,675,216
2094 202,350,087 4,663,709
2093 202,040,251 4,652,393
2092 201,709,051 4,640,186
2091 201,347,225 4,629,025
2090 200,966,749 4,617,372
2089 200,561,011 4,605,435
2088 200,123,182 4,592,696
2087 199,650,440 4,579,003
2086 199,156,169 4,563,387
2085 198,637,936 4,547,611
2084 198,084,947 4,530,795
2083 197,501,965 4,515,144
2082 196,891,089 4,498,757
2081 196,242,522 4,482,173
2080 195,570,383 4,462,572
2079 194,850,670 4,441,414
2078 194,103,613 4,419,851
2077 193,324,592 4,396,170
2076 192,507,892 4,371,588
2075 191,661,705 4,344,499
2074 190,786,862 4,319,080
2073 189,886,620 4,291,330
2072 188,947,991 4,263,400
2071 187,981,245 4,235,126
2070 186,988,514 4,206,800
2069 185,965,572 4,177,044
2068 184,912,088 4,145,996
2067 183,835,428 4,114,778
2066 182,734,967 4,083,481
2065 181,620,901 4,049,028
2064 180,467,102 4,014,305
2063 179,293,260 3,978,845
2062 178,110,375 3,942,144
2061 176,907,621 3,904,704
2060 175,686,879 3,868,649
2059 174,441,815 3,829,775
2058 173,179,511 3,790,102
2057 171,897,733 3,750,628
2056 170,593,445 3,711,479
2055 169,269,144 3,670,706
2054 167,915,661 3,627,775
2053 166,538,943 3,586,800
2052 165,130,747 3,544,101
2051 163,704,732 3,499,300
2050 162,240,246 3,453,604
2049 160,743,182 3,406,207
2048 159,206,813 3,359,168
2047 157,631,586 3,310,573
2046 156,023,680 3,263,932
2045 154,371,216 3,215,095
2044 152,668,334 3,167,811
2043 150,927,496 3,120,502
2042 149,145,569 3,073,261
2041 147,333,445 3,026,226
2040 145,505,786 2,978,546
2039 143,662,428 2,929,745
2038 141,820,567 2,881,381
2037 139,977,812 2,833,162
2036 138,139,382 2,783,763
2035 136,315,557 2,736,596
2034 134,490,574 2,688,639
2033 132,681,153 2,638,770
2032 130,879,780 2,589,298
2031 129,085,888 2,540,343
2030 127,304,473 2,492,311
2029 125,524,007 2,444,595
2028 123,745,979 2,396,565
2027 121,973,080 2,347,456
2026 120,224,089 2,298,738
2025 118,473,897 2,249,807
2024 116,538,258 2,201,352
2023 114,535,772 2,153,339
2022 112,618,250 2,105,529
2021 110,957,008 2,058,841
2020 109,315,124 2,013,255
2019 107,553,158 1,967,696
2018 105,682,094 1,922,168
2017 103,696,057 1,877,072
2016 101,644,589 1,831,893
2015 99,597,342 1,786,457
2014 97,528,654 1,741,122
2013 95,333,553 1,695,973
2012 93,161,001 1,651,417
2011 91,093,059 1,608,076
2010 89,196,072 1,566,347
2009 87,501,636 1,526,377
2008 85,864,789 1,488,054
2007 84,276,225 1,450,986
2006 82,700,403 1,415,303
2005 81,101,004 1,381,585
2004 79,477,443 1,349,563
2003 77,853,548 1,318,806
2002 76,239,137 1,289,307
2001 74,652,029 1,261,273
2000 73,083,284 1,234,741
1999 71,520,954 1,210,206
1998 69,943,294 1,187,473
1997 68,431,740 1,165,545
1996 67,028,048 1,143,535
1995 65,652,622 1,119,949
1994 64,285,589 1,092,031
1993 62,915,681 1,058,745
1992 61,480,660 1,024,356
1991 60,028,997 994,639
1990 58,396,618 973,669
1989 56,710,642 957,789
1988 55,187,681 942,061
1987 53,674,435 926,862
1986 52,206,295 912,126
1985 50,734,968 897,697
1984 49,247,334 883,519
1983 47,786,402 869,592
1982 46,407,611 855,891
1981 45,147,224 842,432
1980 43,950,413 829,303
1979 42,818,628 819,867
1978 41,761,431 791,694
1977 40,748,870 741,789
1976 39,795,557 694,191
1975 38,875,327 650,966
1974 37,969,667 613,338
1973 37,102,043 592,808
1972 36,258,328 586,620
1971 35,433,368 586,221
1970 34,623,990 584,403
1969 33,811,615 581,610
1968 32,998,319 578,170
1967 32,196,360 569,011
1966 31,406,541 566,908
1965 30,629,174 575,005
1964 29,858,922 588,543
1963 29,091,869 594,418
1962 28,337,013 589,474
1961 27,600,898 582,532
1960 26,896,479 577,633

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/egypt/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th 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) Egypt's population will grow by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Guinea-Bissau
2100 0.06% 0.15%
2099 0.08% 0.14%
2098 0.09% 0.16%
2097 0.1% 0.19%
2096 0.12% 0.18%
2095 0.14% 0.25%
2094 0.15% 0.24%
2093 0.16% 0.26%
2092 0.18% 0.24%
2091 0.19% 0.25%
2090 0.2% 0.26%
2089 0.22% 0.28%
2088 0.24% 0.3%
2087 0.25% 0.34%
2086 0.26% 0.35%
2085 0.28% 0.37%
2084 0.3% 0.35%
2083 0.31% 0.36%
2082 0.33% 0.37%
2081 0.34% 0.44%
2080 0.37% 0.48%
2079 0.38% 0.49%
2078 0.4% 0.54%
2077 0.42% 0.56%
2076 0.44% 0.62%
2075 0.46% 0.59%
2074 0.47% 0.65%
2073 0.5% 0.66%
2072 0.51% 0.67%
2071 0.53% 0.67%
2070 0.55% 0.71%
2069 0.57% 0.75%
2068 0.59% 0.76%
2067 0.6% 0.77%
2066 0.61% 0.85%
2065 0.64% 0.86%
2064 0.65% 0.89%
2063 0.66% 0.93%
2062 0.68% 0.96%
2061 0.69% 0.93%
2060 0.71% 1.02%
2059 0.73% 1.05%
2058 0.75% 1.05%
2057 0.76% 1.05%
2056 0.78% 1.11%
2055 0.81% 1.18%
2054 0.83% 1.14%
2053 0.85% 1.2%
2052 0.87% 1.28%
2051 0.9% 1.32%
2050 0.93% 1.39%
2049 0.97% 1.4%
2048 1% 1.47%
2047 1.03% 1.43%
2046 1.07% 1.52%
2045 1.12% 1.49%
2044 1.15% 1.52%
2043 1.19% 1.54%
2042 1.23% 1.55%
2041 1.26% 1.6%
2040 1.28% 1.67%
2039 1.3% 1.68%
2038 1.32% 1.7%
2037 1.33% 1.77%
2036 1.34% 1.72%
2035 1.36% 1.78%
2034 1.36% 1.89%
2033 1.38% 1.91%
2032 1.39% 1.93%
2031 1.4% 1.93%
2030 1.42% 1.95%
2029 1.44% 2%
2028 1.45% 2.09%
2027 1.45% 2.12%
2026 1.48% 2.17%
2025 1.66% 2.2%
2024 1.75% 2.23%
2023 1.7% 2.27%
2022 1.5% 2.27%
2021 1.5% 2.26%
2020 1.64% 2.32%
2019 1.77% 2.37%
2018 1.92% 2.4%
2017 2.02% 2.47%
2016 2.06% 2.54%
2015 2.12% 2.6%
2014 2.3% 2.66%
2013 2.33% 2.7%
2012 2.27% 2.7%
2011 2.13% 2.66%
2010 1.94% 2.62%
2009 1.91% 2.58%
2008 1.88% 2.55%
2007 1.91% 2.52%
2006 1.97% 2.44%
2005 2.04% 2.37%
2004 2.09% 2.33%
2003 2.12% 2.29%
2002 2.13% 2.22%
2001 2.15% 2.15%
2000 2.18% 2.03%
1999 2.26% 1.91%
1998 2.21% 1.88%
1997 2.09% 1.92%
1996 2.1% 2.11%
1995 2.13% 2.56%
1994 2.18% 3.14%
1993 2.33% 3.36%
1992 2.42% 2.99%
1991 2.8% 2.15%
1990 2.97% 1.66%
1989 2.76% 1.67%
1988 2.82% 1.64%
1987 2.81% 1.62%
1986 2.9% 1.61%
1985 3.02% 1.6%
1984 3.06% 1.6%
1983 2.97% 1.6%
1982 2.79% 1.6%
1981 2.72% 1.58%
1980 2.64% 1.15%
1979 2.53% 3.56%
1978 2.48% 6.73%
1977 2.4% 6.86%
1976 2.37% 6.64%
1975 2.39% 6.13%
1974 2.34% 3.46%
1973 2.33% 1.05%
1972 2.33% 0.07%
1971 2.34% 0.31%
1970 2.4% 0.48%
1969 2.46% 0.59%
1968 2.49% 1.61%
1967 2.51% 0.37%
1966 2.54% -1.41%
1965 2.58% -2.3%
1964 2.64% -0.99%
1963 2.66% 0.84%
1962 2.67% 1.19%
1961 2.62% 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/egypt/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Egypt Guinea-Bissau
Current population
120697176
2311915
Population rank 13/197 146/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.03%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
8.13 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +132
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 42/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 -1,373
Net migration rank 177/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -1,373
2024 - 123,884 - -1,712
2023 1,780,230 305,006 49,498 -1,400
2022 1,736,123 13,707 48,920 -1,400
2021 1,566,491 6,161 47,242 -1,395
2020 1,704,988 6,016 46,718 -1,394
2019 1,805,818 7,050 47,196 -1,395
2018 1,908,512 20,788 46,659 -1,396
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 46,318 -1,398
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 46,814 -1,392
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 46,846 -1,393
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 46,615 -1,393
2013 2,156,922 130,305 46,472 -1,395
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 45,480 -1,442
2011 1,951,851 126,170 44,405 -1,760
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 43,067 -2,257
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 41,950 -2,821
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 40,841 -3,313
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 40,288 -3,676
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 38,886 -4,142
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 37,347 -4,662
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 36,495 -5,144
2003 1,614,293 9,854 35,649 -5,487
2002 1,593,474 11,205 34,561 -5,712
2001 1,568,962 556 33,461 -6,239
2000 1,540,084 27,873 32,816 -6,971
1999 1,534,697 22,026 30,916 -7,686
1998 1,519,728 78,858 30,390 -8,163
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 29,792 -8,176
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 29,778 -7,369
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 29,142 -4,376
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 27,895 3,174
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 26,943 8,562
1992 1,421,372 74,950 25,747 7,531
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 24,527 1,621
1990 1,450,747 406,994 23,936 -8,151
1989 1,461,547 52,648 24,286 -8,296
1988 1,465,620 66,147 23,940 -8,473
1987 1,436,059 58,678 23,549 -8,622
1986 1,410,249 31,299 23,301 -8,748
1985 1,388,718 112,411 23,116 -8,812
1984 1,351,297 122,791 22,861 -8,812
1983 1,318,474 129,242 22,542 -8,729
1982 1,258,574 51,229 22,131 -8,539
1981 1,206,830 4,140 21,611 -8,291
1980 1,181,914 738 21,024 -8,086
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 19,736 -13,801
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 17,468 32,936
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 15,484 33,922
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 13,688 32,113
1975 987,822 -62,368 11,998 28,645
1974 946,052 -60,174 10,321 24,290
1973 905,068 -55,702 8,430 -1,985
1972 893,333 -55,282 7,911 -1,985
1971 868,365 -56,503 8,183 -13,302
1970 841,952 -35,064 7,632 1,123
1969 824,564 -6,703 7,857 -11,033
1968 809,482 -764 7,289 2,769
1967 788,908 6,286 6,742 1,516
1966 774,391 10,089 6,955 -11,006
1965 752,682 17,605 7,789 -19,928
1964 749,608 20,596 8,989 -23,936
1963 738,788 25,109 9,190 -5,993
1962 720,128 25,696 10,662 -3,960
1961 703,216 23,184 10,756 -3,575
1960 685,403 -2,954 10,618 -8,007

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 99.6% of the population change in Egypt is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 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, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Biggest cities by population

Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K
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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