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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 10,290,887 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 +2.4% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Israel
2100 4,713,717 21,079,031
2099 4,706,710 20,971,907
2098 4,700,179 20,869,188
2097 4,692,465 20,764,637
2096 4,683,547 20,651,056
2095 4,675,216 20,537,392
2094 4,663,709 20,420,251
2093 4,652,393 20,294,077
2092 4,640,186 20,167,075
2091 4,629,025 20,038,540
2090 4,617,372 19,910,123
2089 4,605,435 19,788,579
2088 4,592,696 19,660,357
2087 4,579,003 19,527,597
2086 4,563,387 19,388,628
2085 4,547,611 19,246,899
2084 4,530,795 19,099,510
2083 4,515,144 18,955,502
2082 4,498,757 18,813,463
2081 4,482,173 18,667,367
2080 4,462,572 18,512,469
2079 4,441,414 18,362,060
2078 4,419,851 18,208,724
2077 4,396,170 18,053,774
2076 4,371,588 17,908,513
2075 4,344,499 17,761,880
2074 4,319,080 17,618,257
2073 4,291,330 17,477,875
2072 4,263,400 17,343,227
2071 4,235,126 17,195,556
2070 4,206,800 17,043,216
2069 4,177,044 16,890,521
2068 4,145,996 16,742,334
2067 4,114,778 16,593,617
2066 4,083,481 16,448,006
2065 4,049,028 16,297,575
2064 4,014,305 16,152,550
2063 3,978,845 15,997,249
2062 3,942,144 15,847,545
2061 3,904,704 15,695,962
2060 3,868,649 15,537,020
2059 3,829,775 15,383,512
2058 3,790,102 15,227,838
2057 3,750,628 15,069,709
2056 3,711,479 14,910,638
2055 3,670,706 14,746,579
2054 3,627,775 14,578,352
2053 3,586,800 14,414,886
2052 3,544,101 14,252,277
2051 3,499,300 14,090,930
2050 3,453,604 13,927,651
2049 3,406,207 13,765,178
2048 3,359,168 13,606,737
2047 3,310,573 13,448,310
2046 3,263,932 13,286,110
2045 3,215,095 13,126,049
2044 3,167,811 12,960,184
2043 3,120,502 12,796,533
2042 3,073,261 12,632,183
2041 3,026,226 12,471,494
2040 2,978,546 12,312,998
2039 2,929,745 12,152,920
2038 2,881,381 11,995,851
2037 2,833,162 11,841,052
2036 2,783,763 11,693,469
2035 2,736,596 11,543,041
2034 2,688,639 11,396,608
2033 2,638,770 11,252,344
2032 2,589,298 11,108,763
2031 2,540,343 10,961,050
2030 2,492,311 10,815,614
2029 2,444,595 10,675,258
2028 2,396,565 10,533,711
2027 2,347,456 10,393,227
2026 2,298,738 10,252,942
2025 2,249,807 10,113,937
2024 2,201,352 9,974,400
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% 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 49.4% to 3,453,604 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

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 2.2% 1.4%
2024 2.23% 1.27%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Israel
Current population
2311915
10290887
Population rank 146/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.12%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.19 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
2.87 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +344
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 84/197
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 - -1,712 - 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 2026-04-06).

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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 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 (1960–2024, 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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