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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 25.3 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Italy
2100 4,713,717 35,208,261
2099 4,706,710 35,444,989
2098 4,700,179 35,676,340
2097 4,692,465 35,914,345
2096 4,683,547 36,150,501
2095 4,675,216 36,386,787
2094 4,663,709 36,619,396
2093 4,652,393 36,850,181
2092 4,640,186 37,089,746
2091 4,629,025 37,323,400
2090 4,617,372 37,560,976
2089 4,605,435 37,802,157
2088 4,592,696 38,040,056
2087 4,579,003 38,280,439
2086 4,563,387 38,517,279
2085 4,547,611 38,761,126
2084 4,530,795 39,008,873
2083 4,515,144 39,255,273
2082 4,498,757 39,509,964
2081 4,482,173 39,767,732
2080 4,462,572 40,030,977
2079 4,441,414 40,302,924
2078 4,419,851 40,579,648
2077 4,396,170 40,860,952
2076 4,371,588 41,151,772
2075 4,344,499 41,455,646
2074 4,319,080 41,779,503
2073 4,291,330 42,111,664
2072 4,263,400 42,459,257
2071 4,235,126 42,814,908
2070 4,206,800 43,187,953
2069 4,177,044 43,571,469
2068 4,145,996 43,964,515
2067 4,114,778 44,361,273
2066 4,083,481 44,771,926
2065 4,049,028 45,197,177
2064 4,014,305 45,628,630
2063 3,978,845 46,066,216
2062 3,942,144 46,517,561
2061 3,904,704 46,971,598
2060 3,868,649 47,424,830
2059 3,829,775 47,879,711
2058 3,790,102 48,332,818
2057 3,750,628 48,778,066
2056 3,711,479 49,222,515
2055 3,670,706 49,653,326
2054 3,627,775 50,073,600
2053 3,586,800 50,488,203
2052 3,544,101 50,886,354
2051 3,499,300 51,276,616
2050 3,453,604 51,663,176
2049 3,406,207 52,034,983
2048 3,359,168 52,392,012
2047 3,310,573 52,745,310
2046 3,263,932 53,080,828
2045 3,215,095 53,408,660
2044 3,167,811 53,723,325
2043 3,120,502 54,042,322
2042 3,073,261 54,342,628
2041 3,026,226 54,629,496
2040 2,978,546 54,916,374
2039 2,929,745 55,205,078
2038 2,881,381 55,481,637
2037 2,833,162 55,757,394
2036 2,783,763 56,025,224
2035 2,736,596 56,295,613
2034 2,688,639 56,562,648
2033 2,638,770 56,822,364
2032 2,589,298 57,078,534
2031 2,540,343 57,345,322
2030 2,492,311 57,606,120
2029 2,444,595 57,851,091
2028 2,396,565 58,091,760
2027 2,347,456 58,333,039
2026 2,298,738 58,562,681
2025 2,249,807 58,769,653
2024 2,201,352 58,952,704
2023 2,153,339 58,984,216
2022 2,105,529 59,013,667
2021 2,058,841 59,133,173
2020 2,013,255 59,438,851
2019 1,967,696 59,729,081
2018 1,922,168 60,148,658
2017 1,877,072 60,002,252
2016 1,831,893 60,115,223
2015 1,786,457 60,229,605
2014 1,741,122 60,320,707
2013 1,695,973 60,311,613
2012 1,651,417 60,191,247
2011 1,608,076 60,026,841
2010 1,566,347 59,819,407
2009 1,526,377 59,555,454
2008 1,488,054 59,211,181
2007 1,450,986 58,756,247
2006 1,415,303 58,399,861
2005 1,381,585 58,166,682
2004 1,349,563 57,828,179
2003 1,318,806 57,399,184
2002 1,289,307 57,089,824
2001 1,261,273 56,976,981
2000 1,234,741 56,942,108
1999 1,210,206 56,916,317
1998 1,187,473 56,906,744
1997 1,165,545 56,890,372
1996 1,143,535 56,860,281
1995 1,119,949 56,844,303
1994 1,092,031 56,843,400
1993 1,058,745 56,831,821
1992 1,024,356 56,797,087
1991 994,639 56,758,521
1990 973,669 56,719,240
1989 957,789 56,671,781
1988 942,061 56,629,288
1987 926,862 56,601,931
1986 912,126 56,596,155
1985 897,697 56,593,071
1984 883,519 56,576,718
1983 869,592 56,564,074
1982 855,891 56,543,548
1981 842,432 56,501,675
1980 829,303 56,433,883
1979 819,867 56,317,749
1978 791,694 56,155,143
1977 741,789 55,955,411
1976 694,191 55,718,260
1975 650,966 55,441,001
1974 613,338 55,110,868
1973 592,808 54,751,406
1972 586,620 54,381,345
1971 586,221 54,073,490
1970 584,403 53,821,850
1969 581,610 53,537,950
1968 578,170 53,235,750
1967 569,011 52,900,500
1966 566,908 52,519,000
1965 575,005 52,112,350
1964 588,543 51,675,350
1963 594,418 51,252,000
1962 589,474 50,879,450
1961 582,532 50,536,350
1960 577,633 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Italy
2100 0.15% -0.67%
2099 0.14% -0.65%
2098 0.16% -0.66%
2097 0.19% -0.65%
2096 0.18% -0.65%
2095 0.25% -0.64%
2094 0.24% -0.63%
2093 0.26% -0.65%
2092 0.24% -0.63%
2091 0.25% -0.63%
2090 0.26% -0.64%
2089 0.28% -0.63%
2088 0.3% -0.63%
2087 0.34% -0.61%
2086 0.35% -0.63%
2085 0.37% -0.64%
2084 0.35% -0.63%
2083 0.36% -0.64%
2082 0.37% -0.65%
2081 0.44% -0.66%
2080 0.48% -0.67%
2079 0.49% -0.68%
2078 0.54% -0.69%
2077 0.56% -0.71%
2076 0.62% -0.73%
2075 0.59% -0.78%
2074 0.65% -0.79%
2073 0.66% -0.82%
2072 0.67% -0.83%
2071 0.67% -0.86%
2070 0.71% -0.88%
2069 0.75% -0.89%
2068 0.76% -0.89%
2067 0.77% -0.92%
2066 0.85% -0.94%
2065 0.86% -0.95%
2064 0.89% -0.95%
2063 0.93% -0.97%
2062 0.96% -0.97%
2061 0.93% -0.96%
2060 1.02% -0.95%
2059 1.05% -0.94%
2058 1.05% -0.91%
2057 1.05% -0.9%
2056 1.11% -0.87%
2055 1.18% -0.84%
2054 1.14% -0.82%
2053 1.2% -0.78%
2052 1.28% -0.76%
2051 1.32% -0.75%
2050 1.39% -0.71%
2049 1.4% -0.68%
2048 1.47% -0.67%
2047 1.43% -0.63%
2046 1.52% -0.61%
2045 1.49% -0.59%
2044 1.52% -0.59%
2043 1.54% -0.55%
2042 1.55% -0.53%
2041 1.6% -0.52%
2040 1.67% -0.52%
2039 1.68% -0.5%
2038 1.7% -0.49%
2037 1.77% -0.48%
2036 1.72% -0.48%
2035 1.78% -0.47%
2034 1.89% -0.46%
2033 1.91% -0.45%
2032 1.93% -0.47%
2031 1.93% -0.45%
2030 1.95% -0.42%
2029 2% -0.41%
2028 2.09% -0.41%
2027 2.12% -0.39%
2026 2.17% -0.35%
2025 2.2% -0.31%
2024 2.23% -0.05%
2023 2.27% -0.05%
2022 2.27% -0.2%
2021 2.26% -0.51%
2020 2.32% -0.49%
2019 2.37% -0.7%
2018 2.4% 0.24%
2017 2.47% -0.19%
2016 2.54% -0.19%
2015 2.6% -0.15%
2014 2.66% 0.02%
2013 2.7% 0.2%
2012 2.7% 0.27%
2011 2.66% 0.35%
2010 2.62% 0.44%
2009 2.58% 0.58%
2008 2.55% 0.77%
2007 2.52% 0.61%
2006 2.44% 0.4%
2005 2.37% 0.59%
2004 2.33% 0.75%
2003 2.29% 0.54%
2002 2.22% 0.2%
2001 2.15% 0.06%
2000 2.03% 0.05%
1999 1.91% 0.02%
1998 1.88% 0.03%
1997 1.92% 0.05%
1996 2.11% 0.03%
1995 2.56% 0.002%
1994 3.14% 0.02%
1993 3.36% 0.06%
1992 2.99% 0.07%
1991 2.15% 0.07%
1990 1.66% 0.08%
1989 1.67% 0.08%
1988 1.64% 0.05%
1987 1.62% 0.01%
1986 1.61% 0.005%
1985 1.6% 0.03%
1984 1.6% 0.02%
1983 1.6% 0.04%
1982 1.6% 0.07%
1981 1.58% 0.12%
1980 1.15% 0.21%
1979 3.56% 0.29%
1978 6.73% 0.36%
1977 6.86% 0.43%
1976 6.64% 0.5%
1975 6.13% 0.6%
1974 3.46% 0.66%
1973 1.05% 0.68%
1972 0.07% 0.57%
1971 0.31% 0.47%
1970 0.48% 0.53%
1969 0.59% 0.57%
1968 1.61% 0.63%
1967 0.37% 0.73%
1966 -1.41% 0.78%
1965 -2.3% 0.85%
1964 -0.99% 0.83%
1963 0.84% 0.73%
1962 1.19% 0.68%
1961 0.85% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Italy
Current population
2311915
58562681
Population rank 146/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.71%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 -86
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 170/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +75,448
Net migration rank 96/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 75,448
2024 - -1,712 - 95,246
2023 49,498 -1,400 -283,125 150,189
2022 48,920 -1,400 -318,674 231,228
2021 47,242 -1,395 -301,579 157,327
2020 46,718 -1,394 -338,801 85,281
2019 47,196 -1,395 -215,025 46,634
2018 46,659 -1,396 -192,475 83,686
2017 46,318 -1,398 -192,007 95,147
2016 46,814 -1,392 -138,265 84,568
2015 46,846 -1,393 -162,620 39,389
2014 46,615 -1,393 -96,513 52,679
2013 46,472 -1,395 -90,468 158,090
2012 45,480 -1,442 -78,248 252,524
2011 44,405 -1,760 -48,021 198,544
2010 43,067 -2,257 -23,928 274,387
2009 41,950 -2,821 -17,866 283,676
2008 40,841 -3,313 -11,842 422,534
2007 40,288 -3,676 -5,876 495,092
2006 38,886 -4,142 0 215,995
2005 37,347 -4,662 -17,450 258,702
2004 36,495 -5,144 11,566 417,970
2003 35,649 -5,487 -40,179 478,578
2002 34,561 -5,712 -22,836 223,861
2001 33,461 -6,239 -11,396 48,903
2000 32,816 -6,971 -17,082 56,065
1999 30,916 -7,686 -22,766 54,405
1998 30,390 -8,163 -39,835 67,985
1997 29,792 -8,176 -22,756 50,539
1996 29,778 -7,369 -22,744 53,450
1995 29,142 -4,376 -34,107 -460,287
1994 27,895 3,174 -17,053 502,750
1993 26,943 8,562 0 24,321
1992 25,747 7,531 22,718 51,747
1991 24,527 1,621 11,352 19,721
1990 23,936 -8,151 22,688 35,317
1989 24,286 -8,296 28,336 19,540
1988 23,940 -8,473 33,977 18,553
1987 23,549 -8,622 16,980 7,825
1986 23,301 -8,748 11,319 -6,206
1985 23,116 -8,812 28,297 6,911
1984 22,861 -8,812 50,919 203
1983 22,542 -8,729 33,939 -3,733
1982 22,131 -8,539 79,161 -24,223
1981 21,611 -8,291 73,452 7,182
1980 21,024 -8,086 84,650 295,642
1979 19,736 -13,801 129,531 42,637
1978 17,468 32,936 168,465 43,932
1977 15,484 33,922 190,248 42,246
1976 13,688 32,113 228,445 40,885
1975 11,998 28,645 271,660 43,051
1974 10,321 24,290 336,176 42,487
1973 8,430 -1,985 328,508 41,631
1972 7,911 -1,985 364,355 43,182
1971 8,183 -13,302 383,922 -58,627
1970 7,632 1,123 376,753 -62,216
1969 7,857 -11,033 390,827 -45,346
1968 7,289 2,769 399,268 -50,149
1967 6,742 1,516 439,074 -37,992
1966 6,955 -11,006 488,427 -35,352
1965 7,789 -19,928 474,222 -36,267
1964 8,989 -23,936 527,089 -27,368
1963 9,190 -5,993 440,767 -28,198
1962 10,662 -3,960 427,387 -25,840
1961 10,756 -3,575 459,880 -129,761
1960 10,618 -8,007 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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