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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 20.9 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Iraq
2100 4,713,717 101,632,594
2099 4,706,710 101,421,266
2098 4,700,179 101,212,536
2097 4,692,465 100,980,835
2096 4,683,547 100,724,441
2095 4,675,216 100,464,590
2094 4,663,709 100,194,041
2093 4,652,393 99,876,174
2092 4,640,186 99,532,041
2091 4,629,025 99,203,830
2090 4,617,372 98,886,956
2089 4,605,435 98,513,025
2088 4,592,696 98,144,039
2087 4,579,003 97,767,537
2086 4,563,387 97,325,026
2085 4,547,611 96,873,007
2084 4,530,795 96,448,602
2083 4,515,144 95,991,166
2082 4,498,757 95,509,663
2081 4,482,173 95,009,326
2080 4,462,572 94,507,216
2079 4,441,414 93,960,228
2078 4,419,851 93,417,384
2077 4,396,170 92,903,983
2076 4,371,588 92,359,592
2075 4,344,499 91,825,254
2074 4,319,080 91,229,266
2073 4,291,330 90,571,021
2072 4,263,400 89,918,374
2071 4,235,126 89,265,548
2070 4,206,800 88,596,492
2069 4,177,044 87,909,474
2068 4,145,996 87,220,494
2067 4,114,778 86,513,996
2066 4,083,481 85,734,530
2065 4,049,028 84,971,898
2064 4,014,305 84,191,350
2063 3,978,845 83,387,951
2062 3,942,144 82,604,577
2061 3,904,704 81,800,637
2060 3,868,649 80,951,008
2059 3,829,775 80,141,868
2058 3,790,102 79,319,543
2057 3,750,628 78,477,339
2056 3,711,479 77,609,202
2055 3,670,706 76,739,924
2054 3,627,775 75,857,125
2053 3,586,800 74,952,948
2052 3,544,101 74,072,580
2051 3,499,300 73,150,234
2050 3,453,604 72,235,938
2049 3,406,207 71,272,122
2048 3,359,168 70,316,860
2047 3,310,573 69,347,823
2046 3,263,932 68,400,664
2045 3,215,095 67,435,953
2044 3,167,811 66,447,309
2043 3,120,502 65,453,565
2042 3,073,261 64,433,831
2041 3,026,226 63,408,709
2040 2,978,546 62,360,117
2039 2,929,745 61,289,355
2038 2,881,381 60,253,073
2037 2,833,162 59,221,658
2036 2,783,763 58,155,990
2035 2,736,596 57,127,999
2034 2,688,639 56,087,695
2033 2,638,770 55,051,140
2032 2,589,298 54,002,289
2031 2,540,343 52,991,443
2030 2,492,311 51,986,773
2029 2,444,595 50,982,563
2028 2,396,565 50,001,133
2027 2,347,456 49,014,822
2026 2,298,738 48,020,334
2025 2,249,807 47,020,527
2024 2,201,352 46,042,015
2023 2,153,339 45,074,049
2022 2,105,529 44,070,551
2021 2,058,841 43,071,211
2020 2,013,255 42,116,605
2019 1,967,696 41,192,171
2018 1,922,168 40,265,624
2017 1,877,072 39,337,353
2016 1,831,893 38,469,627
2015 1,786,457 37,560,535
2014 1,741,122 36,550,059
2013 1,695,973 35,281,989
2012 1,651,417 33,654,842
2011 1,608,076 32,161,424
2010 1,566,347 31,045,366
2009 1,526,377 30,058,206
2008 1,488,054 28,971,036
2007 1,450,986 28,391,607
2006 1,415,303 28,616,515
2005 1,381,585 28,407,448
2004 1,349,563 27,577,878
2003 1,318,806 26,802,659
2002 1,289,307 26,006,559
2001 1,261,273 25,197,840
2000 1,234,741 24,424,056
1999 1,210,206 23,636,527
1998 1,187,473 22,884,399
1997 1,165,545 22,176,593
1996 1,143,535 21,501,321
1995 1,119,949 20,825,860
1994 1,092,031 20,139,807
1993 1,058,745 19,201,195
1992 1,024,356 18,300,845
1991 994,639 17,767,253
1990 973,669 17,581,206
1989 957,789 17,364,542
1988 942,061 16,908,819
1987 926,862 16,521,049
1986 912,126 16,074,145
1985 897,697 15,683,430
1984 883,519 15,310,733
1983 869,592 14,840,555
1982 855,891 14,406,083
1981 842,432 14,006,381
1980 829,303 13,591,992
1979 819,867 13,170,365
1978 791,694 12,753,355
1977 741,789 12,331,046
1976 694,191 11,927,651
1975 650,966 11,543,639
1974 613,338 11,167,761
1973 592,808 10,795,869
1972 586,620 10,430,164
1971 586,221 10,077,809
1970 584,403 9,735,611
1969 581,610 9,403,356
1968 578,170 9,085,016
1967 569,011 8,778,869
1966 566,908 8,485,104
1965 575,005 8,202,140
1964 588,543 7,929,566
1963 594,418 7,667,928
1962 589,474 7,413,875
1961 582,532 7,194,553
1960 577,633 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Iraq
2100 0.15% 0.21%
2099 0.14% 0.21%
2098 0.16% 0.23%
2097 0.19% 0.25%
2096 0.18% 0.26%
2095 0.25% 0.27%
2094 0.24% 0.32%
2093 0.26% 0.35%
2092 0.24% 0.33%
2091 0.25% 0.32%
2090 0.26% 0.38%
2089 0.28% 0.38%
2088 0.3% 0.39%
2087 0.34% 0.45%
2086 0.35% 0.47%
2085 0.37% 0.44%
2084 0.35% 0.48%
2083 0.36% 0.5%
2082 0.37% 0.53%
2081 0.44% 0.53%
2080 0.48% 0.58%
2079 0.49% 0.58%
2078 0.54% 0.55%
2077 0.56% 0.59%
2076 0.62% 0.58%
2075 0.59% 0.65%
2074 0.65% 0.73%
2073 0.66% 0.73%
2072 0.67% 0.73%
2071 0.67% 0.76%
2070 0.71% 0.78%
2069 0.75% 0.79%
2068 0.76% 0.82%
2067 0.77% 0.91%
2066 0.85% 0.9%
2065 0.86% 0.93%
2064 0.89% 0.96%
2063 0.93% 0.95%
2062 0.96% 0.98%
2061 0.93% 1.05%
2060 1.02% 1.01%
2059 1.05% 1.04%
2058 1.05% 1.07%
2057 1.05% 1.12%
2056 1.11% 1.13%
2055 1.18% 1.16%
2054 1.14% 1.21%
2053 1.2% 1.19%
2052 1.28% 1.26%
2051 1.32% 1.27%
2050 1.39% 1.35%
2049 1.4% 1.36%
2048 1.47% 1.4%
2047 1.43% 1.38%
2046 1.52% 1.43%
2045 1.49% 1.49%
2044 1.52% 1.52%
2043 1.54% 1.58%
2042 1.55% 1.62%
2041 1.6% 1.68%
2040 1.67% 1.75%
2039 1.68% 1.72%
2038 1.7% 1.74%
2037 1.77% 1.83%
2036 1.72% 1.8%
2035 1.78% 1.85%
2034 1.89% 1.88%
2033 1.91% 1.94%
2032 1.93% 1.91%
2031 1.93% 1.93%
2030 1.95% 1.97%
2029 2% 1.96%
2028 2.09% 2.01%
2027 2.12% 2.07%
2026 2.17% 2.13%
2025 2.2% 2.13%
2024 2.23% 2.15%
2023 2.27% 2.28%
2022 2.27% 2.32%
2021 2.26% 2.27%
2020 2.32% 2.24%
2019 2.37% 2.3%
2018 2.4% 2.36%
2017 2.47% 2.26%
2016 2.54% 2.42%
2015 2.6% 2.76%
2014 2.66% 3.59%
2013 2.7% 4.83%
2012 2.7% 4.64%
2011 2.66% 3.59%
2010 2.62% 3.28%
2009 2.58% 3.75%
2008 2.55% 2.04%
2007 2.52% -0.79%
2006 2.44% 0.74%
2005 2.37% 3.01%
2004 2.33% 2.89%
2003 2.29% 3.06%
2002 2.22% 3.21%
2001 2.15% 3.17%
2000 2.03% 3.33%
1999 1.91% 3.29%
1998 1.88% 3.19%
1997 1.92% 3.14%
1996 2.11% 3.24%
1995 2.56% 3.41%
1994 3.14% 4.89%
1993 3.36% 4.92%
1992 2.99% 3%
1991 2.15% 1.06%
1990 1.66% 1.25%
1989 1.67% 2.7%
1988 1.64% 2.35%
1987 1.62% 2.78%
1986 1.61% 2.49%
1985 1.6% 2.43%
1984 1.6% 3.17%
1983 1.6% 3.02%
1982 1.6% 2.85%
1981 1.58% 3.05%
1980 1.15% 3.2%
1979 3.56% 3.27%
1978 6.73% 3.42%
1977 6.86% 3.38%
1976 6.64% 3.33%
1975 6.13% 3.37%
1974 3.46% 3.44%
1973 1.05% 3.51%
1972 0.07% 3.5%
1971 0.31% 3.51%
1970 0.48% 3.53%
1969 0.59% 3.5%
1968 1.61% 3.49%
1967 0.37% 3.46%
1966 -1.41% 3.45%
1965 -2.3% 3.44%
1964 -0.99% 3.41%
1963 0.84% 3.43%
1962 1.19% 3.05%
1961 0.85% 2.46%

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/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Iraq
Current population
2311915
48289334
Population rank 146/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.58%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
32.6 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
27.2 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 46/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 -1,064
Net migration rank 96/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -1,064
2024 - -1,712 - -17,735
2023 49,498 -1,400 973,420 -5,710
2022 48,920 -1,400 962,501 76,821
2021 47,242 -1,395 941,924 17,474
2020 46,718 -1,394 919,953 29,858
2019 47,196 -1,395 942,972 -43,919
2018 46,659 -1,396 938,310 15,775
2017 46,318 -1,398 924,507 -21,998
2016 46,814 -1,392 946,968 -113,980
2015 46,846 -1,393 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 46,615 -1,393 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 46,472 -1,395 1,026,036 474,379
2012 45,480 -1,442 999,987 753,907
2011 44,405 -1,760 971,082 261,880
2010 43,067 -2,257 906,369 92,779
2009 41,950 -2,821 855,096 120,092
2008 40,841 -3,313 802,382 396,792
2007 40,288 -3,676 784,119 -824,428
2006 38,886 -4,142 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 37,347 -4,662 776,603 51,019
2004 36,495 -5,144 761,563 69,948
2003 35,649 -5,487 746,159 -27,236
2002 34,561 -5,712 739,419 133,839
2001 33,461 -6,239 729,704 14,451
2000 32,816 -6,971 715,771 87,624
1999 30,916 -7,686 702,170 69,491
1998 30,390 -8,163 684,152 48,446
1997 29,792 -8,176 667,582 15,429
1996 29,778 -7,369 652,866 14,652
1995 29,142 -4,376 642,977 40,424
1994 27,895 3,174 634,344 54,355
1993 26,943 8,562 606,700 581,818
1992 25,747 7,531 591,886 20,292
1991 24,527 1,621 550,146 -95,155
1990 23,936 -8,151 518,575 -601,469
1989 24,286 -8,296 496,852 19,392
1988 23,940 -8,473 476,778 -81,562
1987 23,549 -8,622 488,742 -108,426
1986 23,301 -8,748 474,348 39,136
1985 23,116 -8,812 467,445 -199,505
1984 22,861 -8,812 455,740 21,709
1983 22,542 -8,729 439,800 23,115
1982 22,131 -8,539 428,336 -22,302
1981 21,611 -8,291 416,998 -23,640
1980 21,024 -8,086 419,653 15,757
1979 19,736 -13,801 428,458 -20,617
1978 17,468 32,936 418,756 7,434
1977 15,484 33,922 410,229 8,204
1976 13,688 32,113 402,260 -13,915
1975 11,998 28,645 385,916 -6,237
1974 10,321 24,290 376,197 -4,090
1973 8,430 -1,985 373,191 -1,507
1972 7,911 -1,985 362,334 -2,600
1971 8,183 -13,302 351,464 -6,479
1970 7,632 1,123 338,030 1,377
1969 7,857 -11,033 324,792 312
1968 7,289 2,769 310,644 928
1967 6,742 1,516 298,192 2,531
1966 6,955 -11,006 285,507 1,298
1965 7,789 -19,928 274,551 4,555
1964 8,989 -23,936 262,825 3,224
1963 9,190 -5,993 254,046 3,197
1962 10,662 -3,960 247,520 3,343
1961 10,756 -3,575 184,792 2,981
1960 10,618 -8,007 155,651 1,573

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/iraq | 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 Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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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