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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 640 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs India: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau India
2100 4,713,717 1,515,897,176
2099 4,706,710 1,523,583,618
2098 4,700,179 1,531,281,096
2097 4,692,465 1,538,914,978
2096 4,683,547 1,546,515,506
2095 4,675,216 1,554,100,337
2094 4,663,709 1,561,632,624
2093 4,652,393 1,569,112,481
2092 4,640,186 1,576,470,228
2091 4,629,025 1,583,793,450
2090 4,617,372 1,591,038,578
2089 4,605,435 1,598,165,996
2088 4,592,696 1,605,169,643
2087 4,579,003 1,612,023,916
2086 4,563,387 1,618,795,931
2085 4,547,611 1,625,424,591
2084 4,530,795 1,631,854,605
2083 4,515,144 1,638,132,423
2082 4,498,757 1,644,206,476
2081 4,482,173 1,650,106,942
2080 4,462,572 1,655,799,569
2079 4,441,414 1,661,261,962
2078 4,419,851 1,666,477,951
2077 4,396,170 1,671,444,317
2076 4,371,588 1,676,151,275
2075 4,344,499 1,680,606,119
2074 4,319,080 1,684,743,082
2073 4,291,330 1,688,579,113
2072 4,263,400 1,692,138,648
2071 4,235,126 1,695,351,098
2070 4,206,800 1,698,255,829
2069 4,177,044 1,700,813,392
2068 4,145,996 1,703,025,450
2067 4,114,778 1,704,872,725
2066 4,083,481 1,706,347,017
2065 4,049,028 1,707,540,131
2064 4,014,305 1,708,362,011
2063 3,978,845 1,708,845,280
2062 3,942,144 1,709,011,618
2061 3,904,704 1,708,866,368
2060 3,868,649 1,708,344,645
2059 3,829,775 1,707,488,768
2058 3,790,102 1,706,314,224
2057 3,750,628 1,704,805,210
2056 3,711,479 1,703,013,988
2055 3,670,706 1,700,890,479
2054 3,627,775 1,698,473,703
2053 3,586,800 1,695,661,388
2052 3,544,101 1,692,531,993
2051 3,499,300 1,689,057,795
2050 3,453,604 1,685,236,057
2049 3,406,207 1,681,083,344
2048 3,359,168 1,676,576,931
2047 3,310,573 1,671,678,054
2046 3,263,932 1,666,371,707
2045 3,215,095 1,660,667,112
2044 3,167,811 1,654,556,840
2043 3,120,502 1,648,067,988
2042 3,073,261 1,641,136,901
2041 3,026,226 1,633,771,970
2040 2,978,546 1,625,990,392
2039 2,929,745 1,617,818,911
2038 2,881,381 1,609,238,166
2037 2,833,162 1,600,212,760
2036 2,783,763 1,590,731,970
2035 2,736,596 1,580,864,963
2034 2,688,639 1,570,629,033
2033 2,638,770 1,560,043,145
2032 2,589,298 1,549,098,676
2031 2,540,343 1,537,810,507
2030 2,492,311 1,526,192,552
2029 2,444,595 1,514,274,850
2028 2,396,565 1,502,102,657
2027 2,347,456 1,489,628,314
2026 2,298,738 1,476,911,618
2025 2,249,807 1,463,993,377
2024 2,201,352 1,450,935,791
2023 2,153,339 1,438,069,596
2022 2,105,529 1,425,423,212
2021 2,058,841 1,414,203,896
2020 2,013,255 1,402,617,695
2019 1,967,696 1,389,030,312
2018 1,922,168 1,374,659,064
2017 1,877,072 1,359,657,400
2016 1,831,893 1,343,944,296
2015 1,786,457 1,328,024,498
2014 1,741,122 1,312,277,191
2013 1,695,973 1,295,829,511
2012 1,651,417 1,278,674,502
2011 1,608,076 1,261,224,954
2010 1,566,347 1,243,481,564
2009 1,526,377 1,225,524,753
2008 1,488,054 1,207,930,964
2007 1,450,986 1,190,676,021
2006 1,415,303 1,172,878,890
2005 1,381,585 1,154,676,322
2004 1,349,563 1,135,991,513
2003 1,318,806 1,116,803,006
2002 1,289,307 1,097,600,380
2001 1,261,273 1,077,898,575
2000 1,234,741 1,057,922,733
1999 1,210,206 1,038,225,823
1998 1,187,473 1,018,665,080
1997 1,165,545 999,133,762
1996 1,143,535 979,678,458
1995 1,119,949 960,301,044
1994 1,092,031 941,163,767
1993 1,058,745 922,118,387
1992 1,024,356 902,957,070
1991 994,639 883,927,600
1990 973,669 864,972,221
1989 957,789 846,039,529
1988 942,061 827,342,990
1987 926,862 808,931,270
1986 912,126 790,689,978
1985 897,697 772,647,793
1984 883,519 754,875,449
1983 869,592 737,372,681
1982 855,891 720,313,473
1981 842,432 703,696,250
1980 829,303 687,354,025
1979 819,867 671,155,747
1978 791,694 655,728,229
1977 741,789 640,801,103
1976 694,191 625,861,883
1975 650,966 611,309,535
1974 613,338 597,041,391
1973 592,808 583,465,598
1972 586,620 570,482,142
1971 586,221 558,096,387
1970 584,403 545,864,268
1969 581,610 533,880,544
1968 578,170 522,716,889
1967 569,011 511,606,372
1966 566,908 500,740,247
1965 575,005 490,140,146
1964 588,543 479,229,598
1963 594,418 468,138,575
1962 589,474 457,283,090
1961 582,532 446,564,729
1960 577,633 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau India
2100 0.15% -0.5%
2099 0.14% -0.5%
2098 0.16% -0.5%
2097 0.19% -0.49%
2096 0.18% -0.49%
2095 0.25% -0.48%
2094 0.24% -0.48%
2093 0.26% -0.47%
2092 0.24% -0.46%
2091 0.25% -0.46%
2090 0.26% -0.45%
2089 0.28% -0.44%
2088 0.3% -0.43%
2087 0.34% -0.42%
2086 0.35% -0.41%
2085 0.37% -0.39%
2084 0.35% -0.38%
2083 0.36% -0.37%
2082 0.37% -0.36%
2081 0.44% -0.34%
2080 0.48% -0.33%
2079 0.49% -0.31%
2078 0.54% -0.3%
2077 0.56% -0.28%
2076 0.62% -0.27%
2075 0.59% -0.25%
2074 0.65% -0.23%
2073 0.66% -0.21%
2072 0.67% -0.19%
2071 0.67% -0.17%
2070 0.71% -0.15%
2069 0.75% -0.13%
2068 0.76% -0.11%
2067 0.77% -0.09%
2066 0.85% -0.07%
2065 0.86% -0.05%
2064 0.89% -0.03%
2063 0.93% -0.01%
2062 0.96% 0.008%
2061 0.93% 0.03%
2060 1.02% 0.05%
2059 1.05% 0.07%
2058 1.05% 0.09%
2057 1.05% 0.11%
2056 1.11% 0.12%
2055 1.18% 0.14%
2054 1.14% 0.17%
2053 1.2% 0.18%
2052 1.28% 0.21%
2051 1.32% 0.23%
2050 1.39% 0.25%
2049 1.4% 0.27%
2048 1.47% 0.29%
2047 1.43% 0.32%
2046 1.52% 0.34%
2045 1.49% 0.37%
2044 1.52% 0.39%
2043 1.54% 0.42%
2042 1.55% 0.45%
2041 1.6% 0.48%
2040 1.67% 0.51%
2039 1.68% 0.53%
2038 1.7% 0.56%
2037 1.77% 0.6%
2036 1.72% 0.62%
2035 1.78% 0.65%
2034 1.89% 0.68%
2033 1.91% 0.71%
2032 1.93% 0.73%
2031 1.93% 0.76%
2030 1.95% 0.79%
2029 2% 0.81%
2028 2.09% 0.84%
2027 2.12% 0.86%
2026 2.17% 0.88%
2025 2.2% 0.9%
2024 2.23% 0.89%
2023 2.27% 0.89%
2022 2.27% 0.79%
2021 2.26% 0.83%
2020 2.32% 0.98%
2019 2.37% 1.05%
2018 2.4% 1.1%
2017 2.47% 1.17%
2016 2.54% 1.2%
2015 2.6% 1.2%
2014 2.66% 1.27%
2013 2.7% 1.34%
2012 2.7% 1.38%
2011 2.66% 1.43%
2010 2.62% 1.47%
2009 2.58% 1.46%
2008 2.55% 1.45%
2007 2.52% 1.52%
2006 2.44% 1.58%
2005 2.37% 1.64%
2004 2.33% 1.72%
2003 2.29% 1.75%
2002 2.22% 1.83%
2001 2.15% 1.89%
2000 2.03% 1.9%
1999 1.91% 1.92%
1998 1.88% 1.95%
1997 1.92% 1.99%
1996 2.11% 2.02%
1995 2.56% 2.03%
1994 3.14% 2.07%
1993 3.36% 2.12%
1992 2.99% 2.15%
1991 2.15% 2.19%
1990 1.66% 2.24%
1989 1.67% 2.26%
1988 1.64% 2.28%
1987 1.62% 2.31%
1986 1.61% 2.34%
1985 1.6% 2.35%
1984 1.6% 2.37%
1983 1.6% 2.37%
1982 1.6% 2.36%
1981 1.58% 2.38%
1980 1.15% 2.41%
1979 3.56% 2.35%
1978 6.73% 2.33%
1977 6.86% 2.39%
1976 6.64% 2.38%
1975 6.13% 2.39%
1974 3.46% 2.33%
1973 1.05% 2.28%
1972 0.07% 2.22%
1971 0.31% 2.24%
1970 0.48% 2.24%
1969 0.59% 2.14%
1968 1.61% 2.17%
1967 0.37% 2.17%
1966 -1.41% 2.16%
1965 -2.3% 2.28%
1964 -0.99% 2.37%
1963 0.84% 2.37%
1962 1.19% 2.4%
1961 0.85% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau India
Current population
2311915
1480351380
Population rank 146/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 17.9%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 107/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -495,753
Net migration rank 96/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -495,753
2024 - -1,712 - -630,830
2023 49,498 -1,400 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 48,920 -1,400 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 47,242 -1,395 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 46,718 -1,394 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 47,196 -1,395 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 46,659 -1,396 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 46,318 -1,398 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 46,814 -1,392 16,202,593 81,248
2015 46,846 -1,393 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 46,615 -1,393 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 46,472 -1,395 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 45,480 -1,442 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 44,405 -1,760 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 43,067 -2,257 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 41,950 -2,821 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 40,841 -3,313 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 40,288 -3,676 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 38,886 -4,142 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 37,347 -4,662 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 36,495 -5,144 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 35,649 -5,487 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 34,561 -5,712 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 33,461 -6,239 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 32,816 -6,971 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 30,916 -7,686 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 30,390 -8,163 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 29,792 -8,176 19,494,098 880
1996 29,778 -7,369 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 29,142 -4,376 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 27,895 3,174 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 26,943 8,562 19,152,399 2,364
1992 25,747 7,531 19,132,757 35,155
1991 24,527 1,621 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 23,936 -8,151 18,893,588 125,514
1989 24,286 -8,296 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 23,940 -8,473 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 23,549 -8,622 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 23,301 -8,748 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 23,116 -8,812 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 22,861 -8,812 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 22,542 -8,729 17,219,127 119,694
1982 22,131 -8,539 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 21,611 -8,291 16,422,159 33,243
1980 21,024 -8,086 16,018,786 210,914
1979 19,736 -13,801 15,392,957 774,094
1978 17,468 32,936 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 15,484 33,922 14,575,662 590,626
1976 13,688 32,113 14,435,504 275,984
1975 11,998 28,645 13,958,642 434,205
1974 10,321 24,290 13,795,836 347,869
1973 8,430 -1,985 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 7,911 -1,985 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 8,183 -13,302 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 7,632 1,123 12,417,866 233,782
1969 7,857 -11,033 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 7,289 2,769 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 6,742 1,516 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 6,955 -11,006 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 7,789 -19,928 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 8,989 -23,936 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 9,190 -5,993 11,016,705 21,640
1962 10,662 -3,960 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 10,756 -3,575 10,468,816 295,177
1960 10,618 -8,007 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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)
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