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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eritrea was 3,535,603 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eritrea's population is 3,700,586 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Eritrea's population is 1.6 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Eritrea is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.04% for Eritrea vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Eritrea has had an average growth rate of +1.28% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eritrea has increased from 2.7M people to 3.7M (36.9% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
2100 8,514,681 4,713,717
2099 8,489,924 4,706,710
2098 8,466,983 4,700,179
2097 8,444,468 4,692,465
2096 8,422,323 4,683,547
2095 8,396,086 4,675,216
2094 8,370,114 4,663,709
2093 8,344,405 4,652,393
2092 8,309,034 4,640,186
2091 8,278,860 4,629,025
2090 8,243,905 4,617,372
2089 8,209,883 4,605,435
2088 8,172,664 4,592,696
2087 8,136,016 4,579,003
2086 8,093,065 4,563,387
2085 8,046,814 4,547,611
2084 7,999,706 4,530,795
2083 7,956,385 4,515,144
2082 7,911,764 4,498,757
2081 7,871,753 4,482,173
2080 7,815,766 4,462,572
2079 7,765,677 4,441,414
2078 7,711,886 4,419,851
2077 7,656,307 4,396,170
2076 7,600,951 4,371,588
2075 7,538,912 4,344,499
2074 7,484,322 4,319,080
2073 7,420,571 4,291,330
2072 7,358,500 4,263,400
2071 7,296,109 4,235,126
2070 7,231,198 4,206,800
2069 7,164,883 4,177,044
2068 7,094,530 4,145,996
2067 7,026,000 4,114,778
2066 6,952,514 4,083,481
2065 6,884,323 4,049,028
2064 6,814,893 4,014,305
2063 6,733,263 3,978,845
2062 6,659,531 3,942,144
2061 6,580,923 3,904,704
2060 6,500,944 3,868,649
2059 6,422,305 3,829,775
2058 6,343,070 3,790,102
2057 6,265,450 3,750,628
2056 6,194,123 3,711,479
2055 6,114,099 3,670,706
2054 6,039,801 3,627,775
2053 5,957,339 3,586,800
2052 5,871,954 3,544,101
2051 5,791,096 3,499,300
2050 5,711,061 3,453,604
2049 5,632,165 3,406,207
2048 5,549,890 3,359,168
2047 5,468,518 3,310,573
2046 5,387,267 3,263,932
2045 5,300,511 3,215,095
2044 5,215,831 3,167,811
2043 5,131,686 3,120,502
2042 5,044,262 3,073,261
2041 4,960,422 3,026,226
2040 4,870,981 2,978,546
2039 4,782,316 2,929,745
2038 4,693,015 2,881,381
2037 4,599,752 2,833,162
2036 4,506,879 2,783,763
2035 4,420,367 2,736,596
2034 4,332,828 2,688,639
2033 4,248,272 2,638,770
2032 4,165,241 2,589,298
2031 4,083,762 2,540,343
2030 3,998,903 2,492,311
2029 3,917,775 2,444,595
2028 3,836,693 2,396,565
2027 3,756,696 2,347,456
2026 3,679,782 2,298,738
2025 3,603,902 2,249,807
2024 3,535,603 2,201,352
2023 3,470,390 2,153,339
2022 3,409,447 2,105,529
2021 3,350,183 2,058,841
2020 3,291,271 2,013,255
2019 3,240,194 1,967,696
2018 3,192,760 1,922,168
2017 3,150,347 1,877,072
2016 3,124,698 1,831,893
2015 3,105,546 1,786,457
2014 3,095,173 1,741,122
2013 3,074,360 1,695,973
2012 3,036,988 1,651,417
2011 2,998,485 1,608,076
2010 2,945,186 1,566,347
2009 2,887,885 1,526,377
2008 2,816,327 1,488,054
2007 2,743,222 1,450,986
2006 2,703,502 1,415,303
2005 2,661,215 1,381,585
2004 2,598,284 1,349,563
2003 2,493,903 1,318,806
2002 2,392,978 1,289,307
2001 2,312,079 1,261,273
2000 2,247,031 1,234,741
1999 2,212,780 1,210,206
1998 2,180,419 1,187,473
1997 2,152,135 1,165,545
1996 2,128,464 1,143,535
1995 2,025,267 1,119,949
1994 1,913,915 1,092,031
1993 1,856,006 1,058,745
1992 1,798,748 1,024,356
1991 1,919,571 994,639
1990 2,032,737 973,669
1989 1,987,017 957,789
1988 1,938,255 942,061
1987 1,888,669 926,862
1986 1,845,164 912,126
1985 1,807,816 897,697
1984 1,771,730 883,519
1983 1,736,160 869,592
1982 1,695,461 855,891
1981 1,649,939 842,432
1980 1,605,797 829,303
1979 1,563,332 819,867
1978 1,522,378 791,694
1977 1,482,565 741,789
1976 1,443,807 694,191
1975 1,408,210 650,966
1974 1,375,688 613,338
1973 1,342,669 592,808
1972 1,309,235 586,620
1971 1,276,154 586,221
1970 1,243,453 584,403
1969 1,212,005 581,610
1968 1,181,737 578,170
1967 1,152,339 569,011
1966 1,124,957 566,908
1965 1,098,335 575,005
1964 1,071,287 588,543
1963 1,045,092 594,418
1962 1,019,788 589,474
1961 995,573 582,532
1960 972,547 577,633

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/eritrea/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eritrea increased by 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eritrea gained 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 135th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th 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) Eritrea's population will grow by 54.3% to 5,711,061 people with a rank change from 130th to 123rd. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Eritrea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 8.51M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Eritrea
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
2100 0.29% 0.15%
2099 0.27% 0.14%
2098 0.27% 0.16%
2097 0.26% 0.19%
2096 0.31% 0.18%
2095 0.31% 0.25%
2094 0.31% 0.24%
2093 0.43% 0.26%
2092 0.36% 0.24%
2091 0.42% 0.25%
2090 0.41% 0.26%
2089 0.46% 0.28%
2088 0.45% 0.3%
2087 0.53% 0.34%
2086 0.57% 0.35%
2085 0.59% 0.37%
2084 0.54% 0.35%
2083 0.56% 0.36%
2082 0.51% 0.37%
2081 0.72% 0.44%
2080 0.65% 0.48%
2079 0.7% 0.49%
2078 0.73% 0.54%
2077 0.73% 0.56%
2076 0.82% 0.62%
2075 0.73% 0.59%
2074 0.86% 0.65%
2073 0.84% 0.66%
2072 0.86% 0.67%
2071 0.9% 0.67%
2070 0.93% 0.71%
2069 0.99% 0.75%
2068 0.98% 0.76%
2067 1.06% 0.77%
2066 0.99% 0.85%
2065 1.02% 0.86%
2064 1.21% 0.89%
2063 1.11% 0.93%
2062 1.19% 0.96%
2061 1.23% 0.93%
2060 1.22% 1.02%
2059 1.25% 1.05%
2058 1.24% 1.05%
2057 1.15% 1.05%
2056 1.31% 1.11%
2055 1.23% 1.18%
2054 1.38% 1.14%
2053 1.45% 1.2%
2052 1.4% 1.28%
2051 1.4% 1.32%
2050 1.4% 1.39%
2049 1.48% 1.4%
2048 1.49% 1.47%
2047 1.51% 1.43%
2046 1.64% 1.52%
2045 1.62% 1.49%
2044 1.64% 1.52%
2043 1.73% 1.54%
2042 1.69% 1.55%
2041 1.84% 1.6%
2040 1.85% 1.67%
2039 1.9% 1.68%
2038 2.03% 1.7%
2037 2.06% 1.77%
2036 1.96% 1.72%
2035 2.02% 1.78%
2034 1.99% 1.89%
2033 1.99% 1.91%
2032 2% 1.93%
2031 2.12% 1.93%
2030 2.07% 1.95%
2029 2.11% 2%
2028 2.13% 2.09%
2027 2.09% 2.12%
2026 2.11% 2.17%
2025 1.93% 2.2%
2024 1.88% 2.23%
2023 1.79% 2.27%
2022 1.77% 2.27%
2021 1.79% 2.26%
2020 1.58% 2.32%
2019 1.49% 2.37%
2018 1.35% 2.4%
2017 0.82% 2.47%
2016 0.62% 2.54%
2015 0.34% 2.6%
2014 0.68% 2.66%
2013 1.23% 2.7%
2012 1.28% 2.7%
2011 1.81% 2.66%
2010 1.98% 2.62%
2009 2.54% 2.58%
2008 2.66% 2.55%
2007 1.47% 2.52%
2006 1.59% 2.44%
2005 2.42% 2.37%
2004 4.19% 2.33%
2003 4.22% 2.29%
2002 3.5% 2.22%
2001 2.89% 2.15%
2000 1.55% 2.03%
1999 1.48% 1.91%
1998 1.31% 1.88%
1997 1.11% 1.92%
1996 5.1% 2.11%
1995 5.82% 2.56%
1994 3.12% 3.14%
1993 3.18% 3.36%
1992 -6.29% 2.99%
1991 -5.57% 2.15%
1990 2.3% 1.66%
1989 2.52% 1.67%
1988 2.63% 1.64%
1987 2.36% 1.62%
1986 2.07% 1.61%
1985 2.04% 1.6%
1984 2.05% 1.6%
1983 2.4% 1.6%
1982 2.76% 1.6%
1981 2.75% 1.58%
1980 2.72% 1.15%
1979 2.69% 3.56%
1978 2.69% 6.73%
1977 2.68% 6.86%
1976 2.53% 6.64%
1975 2.36% 6.13%
1974 2.46% 3.46%
1973 2.55% 1.05%
1972 2.59% 0.07%
1971 2.63% 0.31%
1970 2.59% 0.48%
1969 2.56% 0.59%
1968 2.55% 1.61%
1967 2.43% 0.37%
1966 2.42% -1.41%
1965 2.52% -2.3%
1964 2.51% -0.99%
1963 2.48% 0.84%
1962 2.43% 1.19%
1961 2.37% 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/eritrea/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eritrea grew by 1.88%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Current population
3700586
2311915
Population rank 130/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.03%
One net population change
8.06 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
5.31 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
25 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +179 +132
Annual growth/decline +65,213 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +1.88% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 58/197 42/197
One migration net change every
1.31 hours
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -6,698 -1,373
Net migration rank 122/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 12,512 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 176/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 178/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eritrea
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eritrea Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -6,698 - -1,373
2024 - -12,696 - -1,712
2023 78,073 -15,284 49,498 -1,400
2022 76,221 -17,134 48,920 -1,400
2021 74,394 -14,966 47,242 -1,395
2020 73,362 -14,967 46,718 -1,394
2019 73,572 -29,818 47,196 -1,395
2018 72,511 -21,403 46,659 -1,396
2017 72,291 -38,579 46,318 -1,398
2016 73,002 -55,431 46,814 -1,392
2015 73,682 -52,965 46,846 -1,393
2014 75,729 -75,696 46,615 -1,393
2013 75,562 -33,974 46,472 -1,395
2012 76,416 -43,269 45,480 -1,442
2011 76,806 -32,949 44,405 -1,760
2010 76,098 -13,361 43,067 -2,257
2009 76,206 -24,348 41,950 -2,821
2008 73,391 17,855 40,841 -3,313
2007 73,101 -18,131 40,288 -3,676
2006 74,470 -49,998 38,886 -4,142
2005 72,930 -12,835 37,347 -4,662
2004 72,147 -6,374 36,495 -5,144
2003 66,291 76,703 35,649 -5,487
2002 65,436 -6,574 34,561 -5,712
2001 61,180 41,760 33,461 -6,239
2000 60,274 -33,133 32,816 -6,971
1999 45,120 -3,769 30,916 -7,686
1998 55,332 -31,951 30,390 -8,163
1997 63,953 -30,768 29,792 -8,176
1996 66,557 -52,421 29,778 -7,369
1995 56,157 136,105 29,142 -4,376
1994 56,288 -25,841 27,895 3,174
1993 51,679 33,688 26,943 8,562
1992 51,443 -22,293 25,747 7,531
1991 57,741 -328,546 24,527 1,621
1990 56,903 -12,425 23,936 -8,151
1989 54,299 -7,330 24,286 -8,296
1988 54,163 -3,612 23,940 -8,473
1987 52,229 -3,613 23,549 -8,622
1986 39,470 -1,073 23,301 -8,748
1985 37,362 -1,073 23,116 -8,812
1984 35,101 772 22,861 -8,812
1983 33,420 1,853 22,542 -8,729
1982 44,146 1,985 22,131 -8,539
1981 42,924 1,985 21,611 -8,291
1980 41,392 1,985 21,024 -8,086
1979 39,577 1,985 19,736 -13,801
1978 38,353 1,985 17,468 32,936
1977 37,295 1,985 15,484 33,922
1976 36,250 1,985 13,688 32,113
1975 30,971 1,985 11,998 28,645
1974 30,111 1,985 10,321 24,290
1973 31,969 1,985 8,430 -1,985
1972 30,951 1,953 7,911 -1,985
1971 31,490 1,758 8,183 -13,302
1970 30,686 1,480 7,632 1,123
1969 29,535 1,199 7,857 -11,033
1968 28,777 1,013 7,289 2,769
1967 27,992 1,004 6,742 1,516
1966 24,713 1,063 6,955 -11,006
1965 26,285 1,188 7,789 -19,928
1964 25,327 1,300 8,989 -23,936
1963 24,393 1,368 9,190 -5,993
1962 23,478 1,364 10,662 -3,960
1961 22,351 1,235 10,756 -3,575
1960 21,424 1,045 10,618 -8,007

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.8% of the population change in Eritrea is from natural causes (a gain of 742,837 people) and 31.2% is from migration (a loss of 336,243 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, 12,512 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Eritrea, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Biggest cities by population

Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K
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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