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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 404,610 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,288,306 people compared to 412,970 in Iceland.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea-Bissau's population is 5.54 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 172nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.005% for Iceland.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.05% in Iceland.
  • Since 2005, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.38M people to 2.29M (65.6% growth), while Iceland has grown from 297K to 413K (39.2% growth).
  • Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.67M people compared to the peak of 445K people in 2049 for Iceland.

Guinea-Bissau vs Iceland: live population counter

Guinea-Bissau Iceland
Current population
2288306
412970
Population rank 146/197 172/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.005%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
46.7 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
2.02 hours
One death every
34.6 minutes
3.37 hours
One migration net change every
5.12 hours
2.47 hours
Annual migration change -1,712 +3,543
Daily growth/decline +132 +31
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +11,261
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +2.86%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 21/197

Guinea-Bissau and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Guinea-Bissau
Population

Growth rate
Iceland
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Iceland Guinea-Bissau Iceland
1960 577,633 175,574 - -
1961 582,532 179,029 0.85% 1.97%
1962 589,474 182,378 1.19% 1.87%
1963 594,418 185,653 0.84% 1.8%
1964 588,543 188,983 -0.99% 1.79%
1965 575,005 192,286 -2.3% 1.75%
1966 566,908 195,570 -1.41% 1.71%
1967 569,011 198,751 0.37% 1.63%
1968 578,170 201,488 1.61% 1.38%
1969 581,610 203,369 0.59% 0.93%
1970 584,403 204,438 0.48% 0.53%
1971 586,221 206,098 0.31% 0.81%
1972 586,620 209,137 0.07% 1.47%
1973 592,808 212,317 1.05% 1.52%
1974 613,338 215,209 3.46% 1.36%
1975 650,966 217,979 6.13% 1.29%
1976 694,191 220,154 6.64% 1%
1977 741,789 221,799 6.86% 0.75%
1978 791,694 223,537 6.73% 0.78%
1979 819,867 225,735 3.56% 0.98%
1980 829,303 228,138 1.15% 1.06%
1981 842,432 230,755 1.58% 1.15%
1982 855,891 233,860 1.6% 1.35%
1983 869,592 236,977 1.6% 1.33%
1984 883,519 239,511 1.6% 1.07%
1985 897,697 241,405 1.6% 0.79%
1986 912,126 243,180 1.61% 0.74%
1987 926,862 245,859 1.62% 1.1%
1988 942,061 249,740 1.64% 1.58%
1989 957,789 252,852 1.67% 1.25%
1990 973,669 254,826 1.66% 0.78%
1991 994,639 257,797 2.15% 1.17%
1992 1,024,356 261,057 2.99% 1.26%
1993 1,058,745 263,725 3.36% 1.02%
1994 1,092,031 266,021 3.14% 0.87%
1995 1,119,949 267,468 2.56% 0.54%
1996 1,143,535 268,916 2.11% 0.54%
1997 1,165,545 271,128 1.92% 0.82%
1998 1,187,473 274,047 1.88% 1.08%
1999 1,210,206 277,381 1.91% 1.22%
2000 1,234,741 281,205 2.03% 1.38%
2001 1,261,273 284,968 2.15% 1.34%
2002 1,289,307 287,523 2.22% 0.9%
2003 1,318,806 289,521 2.29% 0.69%
2004 1,349,563 292,074 2.33% 0.88%
2005 1,381,585 296,734 2.37% 1.6%
2006 1,415,303 303,782 2.44% 2.38%
2007 1,450,986 311,566 2.52% 2.56%
2008 1,488,054 317,414 2.55% 1.88%
2009 1,526,377 318,499 2.58% 0.34%
2010 1,566,347 318,041 2.62% -0.14%
2011 1,608,076 319,014 2.66% 0.31%
2012 1,651,417 320,716 2.7% 0.53%
2013 1,695,973 323,764 2.7% 0.95%
2014 1,741,122 327,386 2.66% 1.12%
2015 1,786,457 330,815 2.6% 1.05%
2016 1,831,893 335,439 2.54% 1.4%
2017 1,877,072 343,400 2.47% 2.37%
2018 1,922,168 352,721 2.4% 2.71%
2019 1,967,696 360,563 2.37% 2.22%
2020 2,013,255 366,463 2.32% 1.64%
2021 2,058,841 372,520 2.26% 1.65%
2022 2,105,529 382,003 2.27% 2.55%
2023 2,153,339 393,349 2.27% 2.97%
2024 2,201,352 404,610 2.23% 2.86%
2025 2,249,512 409,614 2.19% 1.24%
2026 2,297,807 413,792 2.15% 1.02%
2027 2,346,190 417,406 2.11% 0.87%
2028 2,394,226 420,691 2.05% 0.79%
2029 2,441,574 423,592 1.98% 0.69%
2030 2,488,931 426,158 1.94% 0.61%
2031 2,536,893 428,479 1.93% 0.54%
2032 2,585,565 430,544 1.92% 0.48%
2033 2,634,701 432,406 1.9% 0.43%
2034 2,683,078 434,083 1.84% 0.39%
2035 2,730,136 435,646 1.75% 0.36%
2036 2,777,887 437,132 1.75% 0.34%
2037 2,826,159 438,466 1.74% 0.31%
2038 2,873,929 439,670 1.69% 0.27%
2039 2,921,973 440,754 1.67% 0.25%
2040 2,969,699 441,687 1.63% 0.21%
2041 3,016,537 442,487 1.58% 0.18%
2042 3,063,161 443,200 1.55% 0.16%
2043 3,109,927 443,884 1.53% 0.15%
2044 3,156,704 444,457 1.5% 0.13%
2045 3,204,242 444,812 1.51% 0.08%
2046 3,251,465 445,028 1.47% 0.05%
2047 3,298,563 445,183 1.45% 0.03%
2048 3,345,853 445,283 1.43% 0.02%
2049 3,392,557 445,335 1.4% 0.01%
2050 3,438,597 445,330 1.36% -0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 404,872 people (a 29.3% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guinea-Bissau gained 501,849 (a 28.1% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2005 and is 146th in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 50.3% to 3,438,597 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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