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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 10,122,800 people in Israel in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 10,334,048 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 4.45 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +1.92% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (46.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Israel
2100 4,713,104 21,097,502
2099 4,706,098 20,990,284
2098 4,699,568 20,887,475
2097 4,691,855 20,782,833
2096 4,682,938 20,669,152
2095 4,674,608 20,555,388
2094 4,663,103 20,438,144
2093 4,651,788 20,311,860
2092 4,639,582 20,184,747
2091 4,628,423 20,056,099
2090 4,616,772 19,927,570
2089 4,604,837 19,805,919
2088 4,592,099 19,677,585
2087 4,578,407 19,544,709
2086 4,562,793 19,405,618
2085 4,547,020 19,263,765
2084 4,530,206 19,116,247
2083 4,514,557 18,972,113
2082 4,498,172 18,829,949
2081 4,481,590 18,683,725
2080 4,461,992 18,528,692
2079 4,440,836 18,378,150
2078 4,419,277 18,224,680
2077 4,395,599 18,069,594
2076 4,371,019 17,924,206
2075 4,343,934 17,777,444
2074 4,318,519 17,633,695
2073 4,290,772 17,493,191
2072 4,262,846 17,358,424
2071 4,234,576 17,210,625
2070 4,206,253 17,058,151
2069 4,176,501 16,905,322
2068 4,145,457 16,757,005
2067 4,114,243 16,608,158
2066 4,082,951 16,462,419
2065 4,048,502 16,311,857
2064 4,013,784 16,166,704
2063 3,978,328 16,011,267
2062 3,941,631 15,861,432
2061 3,904,197 15,709,716
2060 3,868,146 15,550,635
2059 3,829,277 15,396,992
2058 3,789,609 15,241,182
2057 3,750,140 15,082,914
2056 3,710,996 14,923,704
2055 3,670,229 14,759,501
2054 3,627,303 14,591,126
2053 3,586,333 14,427,517
2052 3,543,640 14,264,766
2051 3,498,845 14,103,277
2050 3,453,155 13,939,856
2049 3,405,764 13,777,240
2048 3,358,731 13,618,660
2047 3,310,142 13,460,094
2046 3,263,507 13,297,752
2045 3,214,677 13,137,551
2044 3,167,400 12,971,541
2043 3,120,097 12,807,746
2042 3,072,862 12,643,252
2041 3,025,833 12,482,422
2040 2,978,159 12,323,788
2039 2,929,364 12,163,569
2038 2,881,007 12,006,362
2037 2,832,794 11,851,428
2036 2,783,401 11,703,716
2035 2,736,240 11,553,156
2034 2,688,290 11,406,594
2033 2,638,427 11,262,204
2032 2,588,961 11,118,498
2031 2,540,013 10,970,655
2030 2,491,987 10,825,091
2029 2,444,278 10,684,612
2028 2,396,253 10,542,941
2027 2,347,151 10,402,334
2026 2,298,439 10,261,927
2025 2,249,515 10,122,800
2024 2,201,352 10,002,200
2023 2,153,339 9,849,000
2022 2,105,529 9,557,500
2021 2,058,841 9,371,400
2020 2,013,255 9,215,100
2019 1,967,696 9,054,000
2018 1,922,168 8,882,800
2017 1,877,072 8,713,300
2016 1,831,893 8,546,000
2015 1,786,457 8,380,100
2014 1,741,122 8,215,700
2013 1,695,973 8,059,500
2012 1,651,417 7,910,500
2011 1,608,076 7,765,800
2010 1,566,347 7,623,600
2009 1,526,377 7,485,600
2008 1,488,054 7,308,800
2007 1,450,986 7,180,100
2006 1,415,303 7,053,700
2005 1,381,585 6,930,100
2004 1,349,563 6,809,000
2003 1,318,806 6,689,700
2002 1,289,307 6,570,000
2001 1,261,273 6,439,000
2000 1,234,741 6,289,000
1999 1,210,206 6,125,000
1998 1,187,473 5,971,000
1997 1,165,545 5,836,000
1996 1,143,535 5,692,000
1995 1,119,949 5,545,000
1994 1,092,031 5,399,000
1993 1,058,745 5,261,000
1992 1,024,356 5,123,000
1991 994,639 4,949,000
1990 973,669 4,660,000
1989 957,789 4,518,000
1988 942,061 4,442,000
1987 926,862 4,369,000
1986 912,126 4,299,000
1985 897,697 4,233,000
1984 883,519 4,159,000
1983 869,592 4,105,000
1982 855,891 4,031,000
1981 842,432 3,956,000
1980 829,303 3,878,000
1979 819,867 3,786,000
1978 791,694 3,690,000
1977 741,789 3,613,000
1976 694,191 3,533,000
1975 650,966 3,455,000
1974 613,338 3,377,000
1973 592,808 3,278,000
1972 586,620 3,148,000
1971 586,221 3,069,000
1970 584,403 2,974,000
1969 581,610 2,877,000
1968 578,170 2,803,000
1967 569,011 2,745,000
1966 566,908 2,629,000
1965 575,005 2,563,000
1964 588,543 2,475,000
1963 594,418 2,379,000
1962 589,474 2,293,000
1961 582,532 2,185,000
1960 577,633 2,114,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,788,048 people (a 20.9% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 48.6% to 3,453,155 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Israel will increase by 34.9% to 13,939,856 people and rank change from 95th to 87th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Israel
2100 0.15% 0.51%
2099 0.14% 0.49%
2098 0.16% 0.5%
2097 0.19% 0.55%
2096 0.18% 0.55%
2095 0.25% 0.57%
2094 0.24% 0.62%
2093 0.26% 0.63%
2092 0.24% 0.64%
2091 0.25% 0.64%
2090 0.26% 0.61%
2089 0.28% 0.65%
2088 0.3% 0.68%
2087 0.34% 0.72%
2086 0.35% 0.74%
2085 0.37% 0.77%
2084 0.35% 0.76%
2083 0.36% 0.75%
2082 0.37% 0.78%
2081 0.44% 0.84%
2080 0.48% 0.82%
2079 0.49% 0.84%
2078 0.54% 0.86%
2077 0.56% 0.81%
2076 0.62% 0.83%
2075 0.59% 0.82%
2074 0.65% 0.8%
2073 0.66% 0.78%
2072 0.67% 0.86%
2071 0.67% 0.89%
2070 0.71% 0.9%
2069 0.75% 0.89%
2068 0.76% 0.9%
2067 0.77% 0.89%
2066 0.85% 0.92%
2065 0.86% 0.9%
2064 0.89% 0.97%
2063 0.93% 0.94%
2062 0.96% 0.97%
2061 0.93% 1.02%
2060 1.02% 1%
2059 1.05% 1.02%
2058 1.05% 1.05%
2057 1.05% 1.07%
2056 1.11% 1.11%
2055 1.18% 1.15%
2054 1.14% 1.13%
2053 1.2% 1.14%
2052 1.28% 1.15%
2051 1.32% 1.17%
2050 1.39% 1.18%
2049 1.4% 1.16%
2048 1.47% 1.18%
2047 1.43% 1.22%
2046 1.52% 1.22%
2045 1.49% 1.28%
2044 1.52% 1.28%
2043 1.54% 1.3%
2042 1.55% 1.29%
2041 1.6% 1.29%
2040 1.67% 1.32%
2039 1.68% 1.31%
2038 1.7% 1.31%
2037 1.77% 1.26%
2036 1.72% 1.3%
2035 1.78% 1.28%
2034 1.89% 1.28%
2033 1.91% 1.29%
2032 1.93% 1.35%
2031 1.93% 1.34%
2030 1.95% 1.31%
2029 2% 1.34%
2028 2.09% 1.35%
2027 2.12% 1.37%
2026 2.17% 1.37%
2025 2.19% 1.21%
2024 2.23% 1.56%
2023 2.27% 3.05%
2022 2.27% 1.99%
2021 2.26% 1.7%
2020 2.32% 1.78%
2019 2.37% 1.93%
2018 2.4% 1.95%
2017 2.47% 1.96%
2016 2.54% 1.98%
2015 2.6% 2%
2014 2.66% 1.94%
2013 2.7% 1.88%
2012 2.7% 1.86%
2011 2.66% 1.87%
2010 2.62% 1.84%
2009 2.58% 2.42%
2008 2.55% 1.79%
2007 2.52% 1.79%
2006 2.44% 1.78%
2005 2.37% 1.78%
2004 2.33% 1.78%
2003 2.29% 1.82%
2002 2.22% 2.03%
2001 2.15% 2.39%
2000 2.03% 2.68%
1999 1.91% 2.58%
1998 1.88% 2.31%
1997 1.92% 2.53%
1996 2.11% 2.65%
1995 2.56% 2.7%
1994 3.14% 2.62%
1993 3.36% 2.69%
1992 2.99% 3.52%
1991 2.15% 6.2%
1990 1.66% 3.14%
1989 1.67% 1.71%
1988 1.64% 1.67%
1987 1.62% 1.63%
1986 1.61% 1.56%
1985 1.6% 1.78%
1984 1.6% 1.32%
1983 1.6% 1.84%
1982 1.6% 1.9%
1981 1.58% 2.01%
1980 1.15% 2.43%
1979 3.56% 2.6%
1978 6.73% 2.13%
1977 6.86% 2.26%
1976 6.64% 2.26%
1975 6.13% 2.31%
1974 3.46% 3.02%
1973 1.05% 4.13%
1972 0.07% 2.57%
1971 0.31% 3.19%
1970 0.48% 3.37%
1969 0.59% 2.64%
1968 1.61% 2.11%
1967 0.37% 4.41%
1966 -1.41% 2.58%
1965 -2.3% 3.56%
1964 -0.99% 4.04%
1963 0.84% 3.75%
1962 1.19% 4.94%
1961 0.85% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Israel's population grew by 1.21%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Israel
Current population
2323460
10334048
Population rank 146/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.12%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.37 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
2.83 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
9.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +330
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +120,600
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +1.21%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 87/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
46 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +11,466
Net migration rank 96/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 11,466
2024 49,642 -1,712 133,029 10,612
2023 49,498 -1,400 131,977 9,999
2022 48,920 -1,400 129,982 50,004
2021 47,242 -1,395 134,011 16,859
2020 46,718 -1,394 128,089 16,573
2019 47,196 -1,395 135,810 16,134
2018 46,659 -1,396 140,348 15,615
2017 46,318 -1,398 138,541 14,518
2016 46,814 -1,392 136,736 24,308
2015 46,846 -1,393 134,082 29,735
2014 46,615 -1,393 133,916 25,303
2013 46,472 -1,395 129,758 17,075
2012 45,480 -1,442 128,941 16,549
2011 44,405 -1,760 125,030 10,470
2010 43,067 -2,257 126,552 12,906
2009 41,950 -2,821 122,015 7,269
2008 40,841 -3,313 117,672 7,974
2007 40,288 -3,676 111,292 9,654
2006 38,886 -4,142 109,332 11,446
2005 37,347 -4,662 105,338 10,975
2004 36,495 -5,144 106,901 8,494
2003 35,649 -5,487 106,366 6,684
2002 34,561 -5,712 101,178 17,420
2001 33,461 -6,239 99,160 38,643
2000 32,816 -6,971 98,737 63,409
1999 30,916 -7,686 94,325 78,422
1998 30,390 -8,163 93,744 52,713
1997 29,792 -8,176 88,707 60,297
1996 29,778 -7,369 86,518 66,811
1995 29,142 -4,376 82,066 61,800
1994 27,895 3,174 79,365 57,273
1993 26,943 8,562 77,337 49,345
1992 25,747 7,531 77,357 57,522
1991 24,527 1,621 73,740 153,141
1990 23,936 -8,151 71,764 178,732
1989 24,286 -8,296 68,674 14,192
1988 23,940 -8,473 71,072 1,675
1987 23,549 -8,622 69,904 7,511
1986 23,301 -8,748 70,073 -3,598
1985 23,116 -8,812 71,538 -3,686
1984 22,861 -8,812 70,703 10,933
1983 22,542 -8,729 70,196 689
1982 22,131 -8,539 68,931 16,563
1981 21,611 -8,291 67,647 16,021
1980 21,024 -8,086 68,253 16,284
1979 19,736 -13,801 68,148 15,591
1978 17,468 32,936 67,158 15,556
1977 15,484 33,922 70,092 12,747
1976 13,688 32,113 74,899 10,459
1975 11,998 28,645 70,828 11,726
1974 10,321 24,290 68,891 11,929
1973 8,430 -1,985 65,560 14,310
1972 7,911 -1,985 62,960 27,415
1971 8,183 -13,302 64,449 52,632
1970 7,632 1,123 56,506 56,173
1969 7,857 -11,033 53,800 59,928
1968 7,289 2,769 51,014 60,804
1967 6,742 1,516 47,488 59,483
1966 6,955 -11,006 50,477 57,347
1965 7,789 -19,928 49,979 54,694
1964 8,989 -23,936 48,015 54,050
1963 9,190 -5,993 44,964 53,877
1962 10,662 -3,960 43,337 52,313
1961 10,756 -3,575 42,170 34,482
1960 10,618 -8,007 44,818 10,990

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 97.1% of the population change in Guinea-Bissau is from natural causes (a gain of 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Israel 86.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,342,605 people) and 13.2% is from migration (a gain of 204,357 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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