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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 10,825,703 people in Honduras in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 11,237,619 in Honduras.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 4.86 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Honduras is the 87th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.14% for Honduras.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.81% in Honduras.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Honduras has grown from 7.66M to 11.2M (46.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Honduras: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Honduras
2100 4,713,717 17,182,880
2099 4,706,710 17,200,743
2098 4,700,179 17,216,673
2097 4,692,465 17,230,617
2096 4,683,547 17,243,183
2095 4,675,216 17,254,277
2094 4,663,709 17,263,401
2093 4,652,393 17,270,885
2092 4,640,186 17,276,077
2091 4,629,025 17,279,262
2090 4,617,372 17,280,244
2089 4,605,435 17,278,863
2088 4,592,696 17,275,243
2087 4,579,003 17,269,390
2086 4,563,387 17,261,244
2085 4,547,611 17,250,657
2084 4,530,795 17,237,497
2083 4,515,144 17,221,748
2082 4,498,757 17,203,519
2081 4,482,173 17,182,479
2080 4,462,572 17,158,940
2079 4,441,414 17,132,405
2078 4,419,851 17,102,986
2077 4,396,170 17,070,304
2076 4,371,588 17,034,815
2075 4,344,499 16,995,967
2074 4,319,080 16,953,990
2073 4,291,330 16,908,709
2072 4,263,400 16,860,005
2071 4,235,126 16,807,876
2070 4,206,800 16,752,434
2069 4,177,044 16,693,639
2068 4,145,996 16,631,495
2067 4,114,778 16,565,869
2066 4,083,481 16,496,654
2065 4,049,028 16,424,002
2064 4,014,305 16,347,532
2063 3,978,845 16,267,544
2062 3,942,144 16,184,126
2061 3,904,704 16,096,836
2060 3,868,649 16,005,900
2059 3,829,775 15,911,560
2058 3,790,102 15,813,659
2057 3,750,628 15,712,525
2056 3,711,479 15,607,710
2055 3,670,706 15,499,284
2054 3,627,775 15,387,571
2053 3,586,800 15,272,588
2052 3,544,101 15,154,647
2051 3,499,300 15,033,669
2050 3,453,604 14,909,683
2049 3,406,207 14,782,980
2048 3,359,168 14,653,660
2047 3,310,573 14,521,415
2046 3,263,932 14,386,305
2045 3,215,095 14,248,465
2044 3,167,811 14,108,133
2043 3,120,502 13,965,397
2042 3,073,261 13,820,314
2041 3,026,226 13,672,863
2040 2,978,546 13,523,320
2039 2,929,745 13,371,558
2038 2,881,381 13,217,312
2037 2,833,162 13,060,893
2036 2,783,763 12,901,848
2035 2,736,596 12,740,293
2034 2,688,639 12,576,635
2033 2,638,770 12,410,569
2032 2,589,298 12,242,213
2031 2,540,343 12,071,682
2030 2,492,311 11,898,926
2029 2,444,595 11,723,895
2028 2,396,565 11,546,959
2027 2,347,456 11,368,676
2026 2,298,738 11,189,025
2025 2,249,807 11,007,845
2024 2,201,352 10,825,703
2023 2,153,339 10,644,851
2022 2,105,529 10,463,872
2021 2,058,841 10,289,877
2020 2,013,255 10,119,640
2019 1,967,696 9,943,633
2018 1,922,168 9,765,210
2017 1,877,072 9,588,137
2016 1,831,893 9,412,380
2015 1,786,457 9,237,305
2014 1,741,122 9,063,122
2013 1,695,973 8,889,278
2012 1,651,417 8,715,076
2011 1,608,076 8,540,583
2010 1,566,347 8,365,878
2009 1,526,377 8,189,899
2008 1,488,054 8,012,587
2007 1,450,986 7,834,798
2006 1,415,303 7,656,832
2005 1,381,585 7,478,355
2004 1,349,563 7,298,994
2003 1,318,806 7,119,213
2002 1,289,307 6,938,859
2001 1,261,273 6,757,993
2000 1,234,741 6,577,773
1999 1,210,206 6,400,463
1998 1,187,473 6,234,431
1997 1,165,545 6,071,454
1996 1,143,535 5,903,954
1995 1,119,949 5,739,637
1994 1,092,031 5,579,242
1993 1,058,745 5,423,249
1992 1,024,356 5,271,431
1991 994,639 5,123,792
1990 973,669 4,980,488
1989 957,789 4,841,838
1988 942,061 4,707,677
1987 926,862 4,576,910
1986 912,126 4,448,899
1985 897,697 4,323,342
1984 883,519 4,199,850
1983 869,592 4,078,174
1982 855,891 3,958,728
1981 842,432 3,841,778
1980 829,303 3,727,173
1979 819,867 3,614,981
1978 791,694 3,505,463
1977 741,789 3,398,655
1976 694,191 3,294,457
1975 650,966 3,193,234
1974 613,338 3,099,836
1973 592,808 3,011,459
1972 586,620 2,922,064
1971 586,221 2,834,616
1970 584,403 2,750,715
1969 581,610 2,670,289
1968 578,170 2,593,057
1967 569,011 2,518,648
1966 566,908 2,446,751
1965 575,005 2,377,157
1964 588,543 2,309,855
1963 594,418 2,244,878
1962 589,474 2,182,064
1961 582,532 2,121,242
1960 577,633 2,062,060

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/guinea-bissau/honduras | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Honduras gained 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Honduras' population increased by 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Honduras was ranked 94th in 2006 and ranked 87th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Honduras will increase by 32.7% to 14,909,683 people and rank change from 87th to 86th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2090 for Honduras.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Honduras
2100 0.15% -0.1%
2099 0.14% -0.09%
2098 0.16% -0.08%
2097 0.19% -0.07%
2096 0.18% -0.06%
2095 0.25% -0.05%
2094 0.24% -0.04%
2093 0.26% -0.03%
2092 0.24% -0.02%
2091 0.25% -0.006%
2090 0.26% 0.008%
2089 0.28% 0.02%
2088 0.3% 0.03%
2087 0.34% 0.05%
2086 0.35% 0.06%
2085 0.37% 0.08%
2084 0.35% 0.09%
2083 0.36% 0.11%
2082 0.37% 0.12%
2081 0.44% 0.14%
2080 0.48% 0.15%
2079 0.49% 0.17%
2078 0.54% 0.19%
2077 0.56% 0.21%
2076 0.62% 0.23%
2075 0.59% 0.25%
2074 0.65% 0.27%
2073 0.66% 0.29%
2072 0.67% 0.31%
2071 0.67% 0.33%
2070 0.71% 0.35%
2069 0.75% 0.37%
2068 0.76% 0.4%
2067 0.77% 0.42%
2066 0.85% 0.44%
2065 0.86% 0.47%
2064 0.89% 0.49%
2063 0.93% 0.52%
2062 0.96% 0.54%
2061 0.93% 0.57%
2060 1.02% 0.59%
2059 1.05% 0.62%
2058 1.05% 0.64%
2057 1.05% 0.67%
2056 1.11% 0.7%
2055 1.18% 0.73%
2054 1.14% 0.75%
2053 1.2% 0.78%
2052 1.28% 0.8%
2051 1.32% 0.83%
2050 1.39% 0.86%
2049 1.4% 0.88%
2048 1.47% 0.91%
2047 1.43% 0.94%
2046 1.52% 0.97%
2045 1.49% 0.99%
2044 1.52% 1.02%
2043 1.54% 1.05%
2042 1.55% 1.08%
2041 1.6% 1.11%
2040 1.67% 1.13%
2039 1.68% 1.17%
2038 1.7% 1.2%
2037 1.77% 1.23%
2036 1.72% 1.27%
2035 1.78% 1.3%
2034 1.89% 1.34%
2033 1.91% 1.38%
2032 1.93% 1.41%
2031 1.93% 1.45%
2030 1.95% 1.49%
2029 2% 1.53%
2028 2.09% 1.57%
2027 2.12% 1.61%
2026 2.17% 1.65%
2025 2.2% 1.68%
2024 2.23% 1.7%
2023 2.27% 1.73%
2022 2.27% 1.69%
2021 2.26% 1.68%
2020 2.32% 1.77%
2019 2.37% 1.83%
2018 2.4% 1.85%
2017 2.47% 1.87%
2016 2.54% 1.9%
2015 2.6% 1.92%
2014 2.66% 1.96%
2013 2.7% 2%
2012 2.7% 2.04%
2011 2.66% 2.09%
2010 2.62% 2.15%
2009 2.58% 2.21%
2008 2.55% 2.27%
2007 2.52% 2.32%
2006 2.44% 2.39%
2005 2.37% 2.46%
2004 2.33% 2.53%
2003 2.29% 2.6%
2002 2.22% 2.68%
2001 2.15% 2.74%
2000 2.03% 2.77%
1999 1.91% 2.66%
1998 1.88% 2.68%
1997 1.92% 2.84%
1996 2.11% 2.86%
1995 2.56% 2.87%
1994 3.14% 2.88%
1993 3.36% 2.88%
1992 2.99% 2.88%
1991 2.15% 2.88%
1990 1.66% 2.86%
1989 1.67% 2.85%
1988 1.64% 2.86%
1987 1.62% 2.88%
1986 1.61% 2.9%
1985 1.6% 2.94%
1984 1.6% 2.98%
1983 1.6% 3.02%
1982 1.6% 3.04%
1981 1.58% 3.07%
1980 1.15% 3.1%
1979 3.56% 3.12%
1978 6.73% 3.14%
1977 6.86% 3.16%
1976 6.64% 3.17%
1975 6.13% 3.01%
1974 3.46% 2.93%
1973 1.05% 3.06%
1972 0.07% 3.09%
1971 0.31% 3.05%
1970 0.48% 3.01%
1969 0.59% 2.98%
1968 1.61% 2.95%
1967 0.37% 2.94%
1966 -1.41% 2.93%
1965 -2.3% 2.91%
1964 -0.99% 2.89%
1963 0.84% 2.88%
1962 1.19% 2.87%
1961 0.85% 2.87%

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/guinea-bissau/honduras | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Honduras' population grew by 1.7%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Honduras
Current population
2311915
11237619
Population rank 146/197 87/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.14%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.91 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
2.25 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +495
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +180,852
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.7%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 64/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.84 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 -4,778
Net migration rank 96/196 114/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 39,901
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 157/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 179/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Honduras
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Honduras
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -4,778
2024 - -1,712 - -4,821
2023 49,498 -1,400 186,125 -5,044
2022 48,920 -1,400 186,257 -5,374
2021 47,242 -1,395 172,890 -5,777
2020 46,718 -1,394 179,553 -6,199
2019 47,196 -1,395 185,200 -6,546
2018 46,659 -1,396 184,953 -6,764
2017 46,318 -1,398 182,731 -6,778
2016 46,814 -1,392 182,243 -6,681
2015 46,846 -1,393 181,098 -6,509
2014 46,615 -1,393 180,075 -6,293
2013 46,472 -1,395 179,999 -6,091
2012 45,480 -1,442 180,384 -5,891
2011 44,405 -1,760 180,164 -5,664
2010 43,067 -2,257 180,318 -5,419
2009 41,950 -2,821 182,250 -5,196
2008 40,841 -3,313 182,607 -5,039
2007 40,288 -3,676 183,052 -5,039
2006 38,886 -4,142 183,381 -5,450
2005 37,347 -4,662 185,216 -6,190
2004 36,495 -5,144 186,774 -7,083
2003 35,649 -5,487 187,854 -7,982
2002 34,561 -5,712 189,653 -8,816
2001 33,461 -6,239 190,636 -9,744
2000 32,816 -6,971 190,308 -10,757
1999 30,916 -7,686 186,816 -11,753
1998 30,390 -8,163 169,632 -12,638
1997 29,792 -8,176 182,308 -13,344
1996 29,778 -7,369 180,083 -14,049
1995 29,142 -4,376 177,309 -14,707
1994 27,895 3,174 173,437 -15,246
1993 26,943 8,562 169,358 -15,559
1992 25,747 7,531 165,434 -15,583
1991 24,527 1,621 160,933 -15,509
1990 23,936 -8,151 156,537 -15,351
1989 24,286 -8,296 152,266 -16,146
1988 23,940 -8,473 149,130 -16,919
1987 23,549 -8,622 146,750 -17,423
1986 23,301 -8,748 144,500 -17,812
1985 23,116 -8,812 142,190 -17,778
1984 22,861 -8,812 139,851 -17,277
1983 22,542 -8,729 137,597 -16,810
1982 22,131 -8,539 134,629 -16,530
1981 21,611 -8,291 131,789 -15,986
1980 21,024 -8,086 128,856 -15,445
1979 19,736 -13,801 125,957 -14,979
1978 17,468 32,936 122,593 -14,537
1977 15,484 33,922 119,333 -13,777
1976 13,688 32,113 115,754 -12,916
1975 11,998 28,645 111,469 -11,855
1974 10,321 24,290 98,141 -10,947
1973 8,430 -1,985 99,553 -10,001
1972 7,911 -1,985 98,634 -9,403
1971 8,183 -13,302 94,597 -8,918
1970 7,632 1,123 90,875 -8,751
1969 7,857 -11,033 87,273 -8,544
1968 7,289 2,769 84,070 -8,335
1967 6,742 1,516 81,131 -8,056
1966 6,955 -11,006 78,369 -7,649
1965 7,789 -19,928 75,622 -7,161
1964 8,989 -23,936 72,756 -6,620
1963 9,190 -5,993 69,883 -6,063
1962 10,662 -3,960 67,332 -5,519
1961 10,756 -3,575 64,672 -4,838
1960 10,618 -8,007 62,602 -4,085

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 97.1% of the population change in Guinea-Bissau is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Honduras 96.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,821,125 people) and 3.29% is from migration (a loss of 61,965 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 39,901 people or 0.4% in Honduras.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Honduras
City Population
Tegucigalpa 1.06M
San Pedro Sula 719K
Choloma 232K
La Ceiba 197K
El Progreso 188K
Villanueva 150K
Comayagua 145K
Puerto Cortes 122K
Yoro 86.7K
La Lima 71.9K

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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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