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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Jamaica's population is 1.22 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Jamaica
2100 4,713,104 1,075,631
2099 4,706,098 1,095,039
2098 4,699,568 1,114,926
2097 4,691,855 1,135,331
2096 4,682,938 1,156,197
2095 4,674,608 1,177,632
2094 4,663,103 1,199,705
2093 4,651,788 1,222,447
2092 4,639,582 1,245,845
2091 4,628,423 1,269,943
2090 4,616,772 1,294,621
2089 4,604,837 1,319,987
2088 4,592,099 1,345,908
2087 4,578,407 1,372,420
2086 4,562,793 1,399,559
2085 4,547,020 1,427,403
2084 4,530,206 1,455,598
2083 4,514,557 1,483,973
2082 4,498,172 1,513,113
2081 4,481,590 1,542,698
2080 4,461,992 1,572,954
2079 4,440,836 1,603,471
2078 4,419,277 1,634,036
2077 4,395,599 1,665,130
2076 4,371,019 1,696,282
2075 4,343,934 1,727,653
2074 4,318,519 1,759,538
2073 4,290,772 1,791,310
2072 4,262,846 1,823,277
2071 4,234,576 1,855,059
2070 4,206,253 1,886,784
2069 4,176,501 1,918,215
2068 4,145,457 1,949,604
2067 4,114,243 1,980,685
2066 4,082,951 2,011,465
2065 4,048,502 2,042,697
2064 4,013,784 2,073,400
2063 3,978,328 2,103,669
2062 3,941,631 2,133,903
2061 3,904,197 2,163,699
2060 3,868,146 2,193,436
2059 3,829,277 2,222,680
2058 3,789,609 2,251,648
2057 3,750,140 2,279,932
2056 3,710,996 2,308,282
2055 3,670,229 2,336,168
2054 3,627,303 2,363,575
2053 3,586,333 2,390,213
2052 3,543,640 2,416,056
2051 3,498,845 2,441,297
2050 3,453,155 2,466,072
2049 3,405,764 2,490,883
2048 3,358,731 2,514,954
2047 3,310,142 2,538,499
2046 3,263,507 2,561,597
2045 3,214,677 2,583,931
2044 3,167,400 2,605,750
2043 3,120,097 2,626,741
2042 3,072,862 2,646,740
2041 3,025,833 2,665,673
2040 2,978,159 2,683,790
2039 2,929,364 2,701,261
2038 2,881,007 2,717,604
2037 2,832,794 2,733,406
2036 2,783,401 2,747,946
2035 2,736,240 2,761,103
2034 2,688,290 2,773,511
2033 2,638,427 2,784,591
2032 2,588,961 2,794,827
2031 2,540,013 2,803,535
2030 2,491,987 2,811,500
2029 2,444,278 2,818,414
2028 2,396,253 2,824,434
2027 2,347,151 2,829,732
2026 2,298,439 2,834,177
2025 2,249,515 2,837,077
2024 2,201,352 2,839,175
2023 2,153,339 2,839,786
2022 2,105,529 2,839,144
2021 2,058,841 2,837,682
2020 2,013,255 2,830,739
2019 1,967,696 2,823,271
2018 1,922,168 2,820,097
2017 1,877,072 2,815,764
2016 1,831,893 2,809,915
2015 1,786,457 2,802,534
2014 1,741,122 2,793,749
2013 1,695,973 2,783,687
2012 1,651,417 2,772,430
2011 1,608,076 2,760,494
2010 1,566,347 2,748,568
2009 1,526,377 2,736,995
2008 1,488,054 2,725,635
2007 1,450,986 2,713,800
2006 1,415,303 2,700,968
2005 1,381,585 2,687,066
2004 1,349,563 2,672,225
2003 1,318,806 2,656,623
2002 1,289,307 2,640,572
2001 1,261,273 2,624,403
2000 1,234,741 2,607,826
1999 1,210,206 2,589,795
1998 1,187,473 2,569,736
1997 1,165,545 2,547,848
1996 1,143,535 2,524,463
1995 1,119,949 2,500,151
1994 1,092,031 2,475,220
1993 1,058,745 2,449,916
1992 1,024,356 2,424,701
1991 994,639 2,400,869
1990 973,669 2,379,877
1989 957,789 2,361,916
1988 942,061 2,345,777
1987 926,862 2,329,813
1986 912,126 2,312,125
1985 897,697 2,290,656
1984 883,519 2,264,562
1983 869,592 2,234,832
1982 855,891 2,203,889
1981 842,432 2,173,818
1980 829,303 2,145,658
1979 819,867 2,119,486
1978 791,694 2,094,836
1977 741,789 2,070,657
1976 694,191 2,045,578
1975 650,966 2,018,981
1974 613,338 1,990,906
1973 592,808 1,961,219
1972 586,620 1,931,542
1971 586,221 1,903,728
1970 584,403 1,878,196
1969 581,610 1,855,127
1968 578,170 1,833,765
1967 569,011 1,812,865
1966 566,908 1,791,475
1965 575,005 1,769,192
1964 588,543 1,745,568
1963 594,418 1,721,099
1962 589,474 1,696,932
1961 582,532 1,673,261
1960 577,633 1,650,005

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th to 143rd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Jamaica
2100 0.15% -1.77%
2099 0.14% -1.78%
2098 0.16% -1.8%
2097 0.19% -1.8%
2096 0.18% -1.82%
2095 0.25% -1.84%
2094 0.24% -1.86%
2093 0.26% -1.88%
2092 0.24% -1.9%
2091 0.25% -1.91%
2090 0.26% -1.92%
2089 0.28% -1.93%
2088 0.3% -1.93%
2087 0.34% -1.94%
2086 0.35% -1.95%
2085 0.37% -1.94%
2084 0.35% -1.91%
2083 0.36% -1.93%
2082 0.37% -1.92%
2081 0.44% -1.92%
2080 0.48% -1.9%
2079 0.49% -1.87%
2078 0.54% -1.87%
2077 0.56% -1.84%
2076 0.62% -1.82%
2075 0.59% -1.81%
2074 0.65% -1.77%
2073 0.66% -1.75%
2072 0.67% -1.71%
2071 0.67% -1.68%
2070 0.71% -1.64%
2069 0.75% -1.61%
2068 0.76% -1.57%
2067 0.77% -1.53%
2066 0.85% -1.53%
2065 0.86% -1.48%
2064 0.89% -1.44%
2063 0.93% -1.42%
2062 0.96% -1.38%
2061 0.93% -1.36%
2060 1.02% -1.32%
2059 1.05% -1.29%
2058 1.05% -1.24%
2057 1.05% -1.23%
2056 1.11% -1.19%
2055 1.18% -1.16%
2054 1.14% -1.11%
2053 1.2% -1.07%
2052 1.28% -1.03%
2051 1.32% -1%
2050 1.39% -1%
2049 1.4% -0.96%
2048 1.47% -0.93%
2047 1.43% -0.9%
2046 1.52% -0.86%
2045 1.49% -0.84%
2044 1.52% -0.8%
2043 1.54% -0.76%
2042 1.55% -0.71%
2041 1.6% -0.68%
2040 1.67% -0.65%
2039 1.68% -0.6%
2038 1.7% -0.58%
2037 1.77% -0.53%
2036 1.72% -0.48%
2035 1.78% -0.45%
2034 1.89% -0.4%
2033 1.91% -0.37%
2032 1.93% -0.31%
2031 1.93% -0.28%
2030 1.95% -0.25%
2029 2% -0.21%
2028 2.09% -0.19%
2027 2.12% -0.16%
2026 2.17% -0.1%
2025 2.19% -0.07%
2024 2.23% -0.02%
2023 2.27% 0.02%
2022 2.27% 0.05%
2021 2.26% 0.25%
2020 2.32% 0.26%
2019 2.37% 0.11%
2018 2.4% 0.15%
2017 2.47% 0.21%
2016 2.54% 0.26%
2015 2.6% 0.31%
2014 2.66% 0.36%
2013 2.7% 0.41%
2012 2.7% 0.43%
2011 2.66% 0.43%
2010 2.62% 0.42%
2009 2.58% 0.42%
2008 2.55% 0.44%
2007 2.52% 0.48%
2006 2.44% 0.52%
2005 2.37% 0.56%
2004 2.33% 0.59%
2003 2.29% 0.61%
2002 2.22% 0.62%
2001 2.15% 0.64%
2000 2.03% 0.7%
1999 1.91% 0.78%
1998 1.88% 0.86%
1997 1.92% 0.93%
1996 2.11% 0.97%
1995 2.56% 1.01%
1994 3.14% 1.03%
1993 3.36% 1.04%
1992 2.99% 0.99%
1991 2.15% 0.88%
1990 1.66% 0.76%
1989 1.67% 0.69%
1988 1.64% 0.69%
1987 1.62% 0.77%
1986 1.61% 0.94%
1985 1.6% 1.15%
1984 1.6% 1.33%
1983 1.6% 1.4%
1982 1.6% 1.38%
1981 1.58% 1.31%
1980 1.15% 1.23%
1979 3.56% 1.18%
1978 6.73% 1.17%
1977 6.86% 1.23%
1976 6.64% 1.32%
1975 6.13% 1.41%
1974 3.46% 1.51%
1973 1.05% 1.54%
1972 0.07% 1.46%
1971 0.31% 1.36%
1970 0.48% 1.24%
1969 0.59% 1.16%
1968 1.61% 1.15%
1967 0.37% 1.19%
1966 -1.41% 1.26%
1965 -2.3% 1.35%
1964 -0.99% 1.42%
1963 0.84% 1.42%
1962 1.19% 1.41%
1961 0.85% 1.41%

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

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In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Jamaica
Current population
2323460
2834177
Population rank 146/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.03%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.19 hours
One birth every
8.08 minutes
16.2 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -6
Annual growth/decline +48,163 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 165/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -11,053
Net migration rank 96/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -11,053
2024 49,642 -1,712 9,210 -10,506
2023 49,498 -1,400 10,072 -10,003
2022 48,920 -1,400 11,215 -10,003
2021 47,242 -1,395 6,382 -4,665
2020 46,718 -1,394 12,170 0
2019 47,196 -1,395 13,094 -10,335
2018 46,659 -1,396 13,929 -10,335
2017 46,318 -1,398 15,419 -10,335
2016 46,814 -1,392 16,944 -10,335
2015 46,846 -1,393 18,489 -10,335
2014 46,615 -1,393 19,751 -10,335
2013 46,472 -1,395 21,037 -10,335
2012 45,480 -1,442 22,320 -10,498
2011 44,405 -1,760 23,627 -11,577
2010 43,067 -2,257 25,031 -13,248
2009 41,950 -2,821 26,311 -14,941
2008 40,841 -3,313 27,553 -16,191
2007 40,288 -3,676 28,886 -16,588
2006 38,886 -4,142 30,213 -16,840
2005 37,347 -4,662 31,506 -17,071
2004 36,495 -5,144 32,500 -17,256
2003 35,649 -5,487 33,340 -17,380
2002 34,561 -5,712 33,572 -17,428
2001 33,461 -6,239 33,666 -17,466
2000 32,816 -6,971 34,452 -17,498
1999 30,916 -7,686 36,649 -17,542
1998 30,390 -8,163 38,628 -17,623
1997 29,792 -8,176 40,521 -17,756
1996 29,778 -7,369 42,297 -18,285
1995 29,142 -4,376 43,705 -19,092
1994 27,895 3,174 45,210 -19,960
1993 26,943 8,562 46,090 -20,731
1992 25,747 7,531 46,494 -21,426
1991 24,527 1,621 45,617 -23,014
1990 23,936 -8,151 44,465 -25,085
1989 24,286 -8,296 43,591 -27,049
1988 23,940 -8,473 43,978 -28,247
1987 23,549 -8,622 44,155 -27,958
1986 23,301 -8,748 44,520 -25,339
1985 23,116 -8,812 45,122 -21,371
1984 22,861 -8,812 45,644 -17,211
1983 22,542 -8,729 45,095 -14,065
1982 22,131 -8,539 43,816 -12,952
1981 21,611 -8,291 42,898 -13,619
1980 21,024 -8,086 42,316 -15,277
1979 19,736 -13,801 42,449 -17,143
1978 17,468 32,936 42,475 -18,483
1977 15,484 33,922 42,999 -18,630
1976 13,688 32,113 43,878 -18,084
1975 11,998 28,645 44,736 -17,340
1974 10,321 24,290 45,526 -16,769
1973 8,430 -1,985 47,438 -16,822
1972 7,911 -1,985 46,676 -17,934
1971 8,183 -13,302 47,206 -20,322
1970 7,632 1,123 47,547 -23,371
1969 7,857 -11,033 48,258 -26,304
1968 7,289 2,769 49,189 -28,424
1967 6,742 1,516 50,187 -29,147
1966 6,955 -11,006 50,808 -29,065
1965 7,789 -19,928 51,423 -28,611
1964 8,989 -23,936 52,501 -28,066
1963 9,190 -5,993 52,277 -27,757
1962 10,662 -3,960 51,758 -27,936
1961 10,756 -3,575 51,931 -28,416
1960 10,618 -8,007 51,944 -28,952

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

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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 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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