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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 124.8 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.51% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Indonesia
2100 4,713,717 297,263,579
2099 4,706,710 298,386,561
2098 4,700,179 299,496,396
2097 4,692,465 300,596,542
2096 4,683,547 301,680,965
2095 4,675,216 302,745,817
2094 4,663,709 303,798,670
2093 4,652,393 304,837,512
2092 4,640,186 305,857,297
2091 4,629,025 306,853,321
2090 4,617,372 307,827,852
2089 4,605,435 308,775,620
2088 4,592,696 309,700,566
2087 4,579,003 310,605,359
2086 4,563,387 311,483,180
2085 4,547,611 312,332,996
2084 4,530,795 313,155,965
2083 4,515,144 313,952,990
2082 4,498,757 314,719,759
2081 4,482,173 315,453,880
2080 4,462,572 316,158,503
2079 4,441,414 316,839,281
2078 4,419,851 317,487,448
2077 4,396,170 318,105,938
2076 4,371,588 318,684,532
2075 4,344,499 319,239,982
2074 4,319,080 319,759,087
2073 4,291,330 320,251,181
2072 4,263,400 320,709,370
2071 4,235,126 321,136,059
2070 4,206,800 321,534,979
2069 4,177,044 321,908,058
2068 4,145,996 322,252,027
2067 4,114,778 322,566,642
2066 4,083,481 322,849,032
2065 4,049,028 323,098,730
2064 4,014,305 323,318,973
2063 3,978,845 323,506,247
2062 3,942,144 323,662,911
2061 3,904,704 323,784,985
2060 3,868,649 323,865,045
2059 3,829,775 323,904,988
2058 3,790,102 323,894,318
2057 3,750,628 323,837,237
2056 3,711,479 323,721,448
2055 3,670,706 323,552,405
2054 3,627,775 323,324,404
2053 3,586,800 323,032,528
2052 3,544,101 322,677,809
2051 3,499,300 322,252,898
2050 3,453,604 321,749,772
2049 3,406,207 321,169,163
2048 3,359,168 320,507,607
2047 3,310,573 319,778,332
2046 3,263,932 318,970,565
2045 3,215,095 318,077,606
2044 3,167,811 317,100,688
2043 3,120,502 316,041,251
2042 3,073,261 314,905,847
2041 3,026,226 313,692,611
2040 2,978,546 312,407,319
2039 2,929,745 311,049,484
2038 2,881,381 309,626,850
2037 2,833,162 308,137,773
2036 2,783,763 306,592,068
2035 2,736,596 304,988,219
2034 2,688,639 303,322,890
2033 2,638,770 301,599,483
2032 2,589,298 299,828,261
2031 2,540,343 298,003,267
2030 2,492,311 296,127,253
2029 2,444,595 294,190,935
2028 2,396,565 292,188,833
2027 2,347,456 290,114,110
2026 2,298,738 287,972,484
2025 2,249,807 285,765,617
2024 2,201,352 283,487,931
2023 2,153,339 281,190,067
2022 2,105,529 278,830,529
2021 2,058,841 276,758,053
2020 2,013,255 274,814,866
2019 1,967,696 272,489,381
2018 1,922,168 269,951,846
2017 1,877,072 267,346,658
2016 1,831,893 264,627,418
2015 1,786,457 261,799,249
2014 1,741,122 258,877,399
2013 1,695,973 255,852,467
2012 1,651,417 252,698,525
2011 1,608,076 249,470,032
2010 1,566,347 246,305,322
2009 1,526,377 243,220,028
2008 1,488,054 240,157,903
2007 1,450,986 237,062,337
2006 1,415,303 233,951,652
2005 1,381,585 230,871,650
2004 1,349,563 227,926,649
2003 1,318,806 225,048,008
2002 1,289,307 222,088,495
2001 1,261,273 219,097,902
2000 1,234,741 216,077,790
1999 1,210,206 213,004,668
1998 1,187,473 209,826,788
1997 1,165,545 206,536,095
1996 1,143,535 203,204,348
1995 1,119,949 199,888,057
1994 1,092,031 196,591,828
1993 1,058,745 193,305,168
1992 1,024,356 190,043,744
1991 994,639 186,778,238
1990 973,669 183,501,098
1989 957,789 180,201,630
1988 942,061 176,855,065
1987 926,862 173,511,154
1986 912,126 170,175,065
1985 897,697 166,776,185
1984 883,519 163,251,124
1983 869,592 159,651,381
1982 855,891 156,052,152
1981 842,432 152,485,035
1980 829,303 148,950,540
1979 819,867 145,434,834
1978 791,694 141,953,163
1977 741,789 138,533,541
1976 694,191 135,173,655
1975 650,966 131,843,848
1974 613,338 128,555,045
1973 592,808 125,288,515
1972 586,620 122,039,841
1971 586,221 118,833,702
1970 584,403 115,657,495
1969 581,610 112,517,639
1968 578,170 109,450,006
1967 569,011 106,526,393
1966 566,908 103,792,754
1965 575,005 101,365,130
1964 588,543 98,833,749
1963 594,418 96,051,424
1962 589,474 93,375,850
1961 582,532 90,791,249
1960 577,633 88,296,070

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/indonesia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Indonesia
2100 0.15% -0.38%
2099 0.14% -0.37%
2098 0.16% -0.37%
2097 0.19% -0.36%
2096 0.18% -0.35%
2095 0.25% -0.35%
2094 0.24% -0.34%
2093 0.26% -0.33%
2092 0.24% -0.32%
2091 0.25% -0.32%
2090 0.26% -0.31%
2089 0.28% -0.3%
2088 0.3% -0.29%
2087 0.34% -0.28%
2086 0.35% -0.27%
2085 0.37% -0.26%
2084 0.35% -0.25%
2083 0.36% -0.24%
2082 0.37% -0.23%
2081 0.44% -0.22%
2080 0.48% -0.21%
2079 0.49% -0.2%
2078 0.54% -0.19%
2077 0.56% -0.18%
2076 0.62% -0.17%
2075 0.59% -0.16%
2074 0.65% -0.15%
2073 0.66% -0.14%
2072 0.67% -0.13%
2071 0.67% -0.12%
2070 0.71% -0.12%
2069 0.75% -0.11%
2068 0.76% -0.1%
2067 0.77% -0.09%
2066 0.85% -0.08%
2065 0.86% -0.07%
2064 0.89% -0.06%
2063 0.93% -0.05%
2062 0.96% -0.04%
2061 0.93% -0.02%
2060 1.02% -0.01%
2059 1.05% 0.003%
2058 1.05% 0.02%
2057 1.05% 0.04%
2056 1.11% 0.05%
2055 1.18% 0.07%
2054 1.14% 0.09%
2053 1.2% 0.11%
2052 1.28% 0.13%
2051 1.32% 0.16%
2050 1.39% 0.18%
2049 1.4% 0.21%
2048 1.47% 0.23%
2047 1.43% 0.25%
2046 1.52% 0.28%
2045 1.49% 0.31%
2044 1.52% 0.34%
2043 1.54% 0.36%
2042 1.55% 0.39%
2041 1.6% 0.41%
2040 1.67% 0.44%
2039 1.68% 0.46%
2038 1.7% 0.48%
2037 1.77% 0.5%
2036 1.72% 0.53%
2035 1.78% 0.55%
2034 1.89% 0.57%
2033 1.91% 0.59%
2032 1.93% 0.61%
2031 1.93% 0.63%
2030 1.95% 0.66%
2029 2% 0.69%
2028 2.09% 0.72%
2027 2.12% 0.74%
2026 2.17% 0.77%
2025 2.2% 0.8%
2024 2.23% 0.82%
2023 2.27% 0.85%
2022 2.27% 0.75%
2021 2.26% 0.71%
2020 2.32% 0.85%
2019 2.37% 0.94%
2018 2.4% 0.97%
2017 2.47% 1.03%
2016 2.54% 1.08%
2015 2.6% 1.13%
2014 2.66% 1.18%
2013 2.7% 1.25%
2012 2.7% 1.29%
2011 2.66% 1.28%
2010 2.62% 1.27%
2009 2.58% 1.28%
2008 2.55% 1.31%
2007 2.52% 1.33%
2006 2.44% 1.33%
2005 2.37% 1.29%
2004 2.33% 1.28%
2003 2.29% 1.33%
2002 2.22% 1.36%
2001 2.15% 1.4%
2000 2.03% 1.44%
1999 1.91% 1.51%
1998 1.88% 1.59%
1997 1.92% 1.64%
1996 2.11% 1.66%
1995 2.56% 1.68%
1994 3.14% 1.7%
1993 3.36% 1.72%
1992 2.99% 1.75%
1991 2.15% 1.79%
1990 1.66% 1.83%
1989 1.67% 1.89%
1988 1.64% 1.93%
1987 1.62% 1.96%
1986 1.61% 2.04%
1985 1.6% 2.16%
1984 1.6% 2.25%
1983 1.6% 2.31%
1982 1.6% 2.34%
1981 1.58% 2.37%
1980 1.15% 2.42%
1979 3.56% 2.45%
1978 6.73% 2.47%
1977 6.86% 2.49%
1976 6.64% 2.53%
1975 6.13% 2.56%
1974 3.46% 2.61%
1973 1.05% 2.66%
1972 0.07% 2.7%
1971 0.31% 2.75%
1970 0.48% 2.79%
1969 0.59% 2.8%
1968 1.61% 2.74%
1967 0.37% 2.63%
1966 -1.41% 2.39%
1965 -2.3% 2.56%
1964 -0.99% 2.9%
1963 0.84% 2.87%
1962 1.19% 2.85%
1961 0.85% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Indonesia
Current population
2311915
288551776
Population rank 146/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.48%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 115/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -39,509
Net migration rank 96/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -39,509
2024 - -1,712 - -38,469
2023 49,498 -1,400 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 48,920 -1,400 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 47,242 -1,395 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 46,718 -1,394 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 47,196 -1,395 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 46,659 -1,396 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 46,318 -1,398 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 46,814 -1,392 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 46,846 -1,393 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 46,615 -1,393 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 46,472 -1,395 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 45,480 -1,442 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 44,405 -1,760 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 43,067 -2,257 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 41,950 -2,821 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 40,841 -3,313 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 40,288 -3,676 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 38,886 -4,142 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 37,347 -4,662 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 36,495 -5,144 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 35,649 -5,487 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 34,561 -5,712 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 33,461 -6,239 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 32,816 -6,971 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 30,916 -7,686 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 30,390 -8,163 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 29,792 -8,176 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 29,778 -7,369 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 29,142 -4,376 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 27,895 3,174 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 26,943 8,562 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 25,747 7,531 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 24,527 1,621 3,288,791 3,096
1990 23,936 -8,151 3,250,906 11,539
1989 24,286 -8,296 3,316,792 19,905
1988 23,940 -8,473 3,331,242 25,383
1987 23,549 -8,622 3,304,520 26,705
1986 23,301 -8,748 3,309,905 30,988
1985 23,116 -8,812 3,419,412 37,451
1984 22,861 -8,812 3,549,570 43,693
1983 22,542 -8,729 3,558,949 47,375
1982 22,131 -8,539 3,545,504 46,792
1981 21,611 -8,291 3,497,244 44,710
1980 21,024 -8,086 3,484,846 42,254
1979 19,736 -13,801 3,460,621 43,900
1978 17,468 32,936 3,412,980 45,911
1977 15,484 33,922 3,334,779 45,610
1976 13,688 32,113 3,291,479 48,010
1975 11,998 28,645 3,263,794 56,386
1974 10,321 24,290 3,196,136 61,188
1973 8,430 -1,985 3,210,643 64,991
1972 7,911 -1,985 3,149,726 72,007
1971 8,183 -13,302 3,111,304 79,264
1970 7,632 1,123 3,080,421 81,368
1969 7,857 -11,033 3,034,825 82,955
1968 7,289 2,769 2,961,608 55,731
1967 6,742 1,516 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 6,955 -11,006 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 7,789 -19,928 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 8,989 -23,936 2,700,138 144,819
1963 9,190 -5,993 2,609,526 110,166
1962 10,662 -3,960 2,525,163 106,264
1961 10,756 -3,575 2,434,113 103,628
1960 10,618 -8,007 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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