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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 5 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Jordan
2100 4,713,717 21,346,709
2099 4,706,710 21,318,400
2098 4,700,179 21,276,587
2097 4,692,465 21,237,878
2096 4,683,547 21,204,195
2095 4,675,216 21,146,160
2094 4,663,709 21,113,543
2093 4,652,393 21,064,917
2092 4,640,186 21,015,511
2091 4,629,025 20,930,262
2090 4,617,372 20,864,971
2089 4,605,435 20,783,567
2088 4,592,696 20,713,897
2087 4,579,003 20,643,710
2086 4,563,387 20,580,263
2085 4,547,611 20,502,047
2084 4,530,795 20,434,545
2083 4,515,144 20,374,054
2082 4,498,757 20,288,057
2081 4,482,173 20,191,077
2080 4,462,572 20,105,784
2079 4,441,414 20,014,191
2078 4,419,851 19,927,535
2077 4,396,170 19,835,869
2076 4,371,588 19,742,371
2075 4,344,499 19,635,722
2074 4,319,080 19,539,085
2073 4,291,330 19,432,498
2072 4,263,400 19,323,034
2071 4,235,126 19,207,735
2070 4,206,800 19,084,510
2069 4,177,044 18,977,089
2068 4,145,996 18,837,786
2067 4,114,778 18,721,500
2066 4,083,481 18,585,819
2065 4,049,028 18,450,342
2064 4,014,305 18,327,889
2063 3,978,845 18,195,124
2062 3,942,144 18,046,701
2061 3,904,704 17,905,240
2060 3,868,649 17,766,923
2059 3,829,775 17,623,583
2058 3,790,102 17,480,101
2057 3,750,628 17,332,985
2056 3,711,479 17,199,988
2055 3,670,706 17,055,494
2054 3,627,775 16,922,360
2053 3,586,800 16,788,269
2052 3,544,101 16,629,867
2051 3,499,300 16,483,332
2050 3,453,604 16,313,641
2049 3,406,207 16,143,037
2048 3,359,168 15,960,692
2047 3,310,573 15,782,848
2046 3,263,932 15,601,379
2045 3,215,095 15,401,446
2044 3,167,811 15,203,736
2043 3,120,502 15,009,222
2042 3,073,261 14,814,702
2041 3,026,226 14,610,184
2040 2,978,546 14,387,461
2039 2,929,745 14,180,166
2038 2,881,381 13,969,908
2037 2,833,162 13,763,230
2036 2,783,763 13,565,172
2035 2,736,596 13,367,627
2034 2,688,639 13,173,095
2033 2,638,770 12,977,990
2032 2,589,298 12,780,785
2031 2,540,343 12,572,455
2030 2,492,311 12,372,453
2029 2,444,595 12,165,594
2028 2,396,565 11,949,107
2027 2,347,456 11,734,783
2026 2,298,738 11,488,370
2025 2,249,807 11,596,825
2024 2,201,352 11,552,876
2023 2,153,339 11,439,213
2022 2,105,529 11,256,263
2021 2,058,841 11,066,356
2020 2,013,255 10,865,228
2019 1,967,696 10,671,891
2018 1,922,168 10,462,306
2017 1,877,072 10,234,226
2016 1,831,893 10,006,367
2015 1,786,457 9,544,729
2014 1,741,122 8,791,710
2013 1,695,973 7,991,809
2012 1,651,417 7,587,127
2011 1,608,076 7,480,424
2010 1,566,347 7,297,043
2009 1,526,377 7,141,753
2008 1,488,054 6,989,866
2007 1,450,986 6,827,227
2006 1,415,303 6,427,371
2005 1,381,585 6,029,587
2004 1,349,563 5,882,061
2003 1,318,806 5,741,828
2002 1,289,307 5,616,066
2001 1,261,273 5,498,894
2000 1,234,741 5,386,945
1999 1,210,206 5,276,444
1998 1,187,473 5,164,284
1997 1,165,545 5,046,285
1996 1,143,535 4,912,516
1995 1,119,949 4,752,096
1994 1,092,031 4,561,406
1993 1,058,745 4,348,020
1992 1,024,356 4,127,693
1991 994,639 3,915,149
1990 973,669 3,621,908
1989 957,789 3,349,627
1988 942,061 3,193,039
1987 926,862 3,047,634
1986 912,126 2,909,887
1985 897,697 2,778,810
1984 883,519 2,654,688
1983 869,592 2,537,307
1982 855,891 2,426,927
1981 842,432 2,325,517
1980 829,303 2,234,186
1979 819,867 2,153,882
1978 791,694 2,083,595
1977 741,789 2,019,002
1976 694,191 1,958,177
1975 650,966 1,899,055
1974 613,338 1,839,182
1973 592,808 1,778,094
1972 586,620 1,714,555
1971 586,221 1,645,145
1970 584,403 1,565,163
1969 581,610 1,473,100
1968 578,170 1,372,460
1967 569,011 1,271,183
1966 566,908 1,178,360
1965 575,005 1,099,440
1964 588,543 1,035,640
1963 594,418 984,714
1962 589,474 940,554
1961 582,532 897,591
1960 577,633 853,471

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/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 21.3M people in 2100 for Jordan.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Jordan
2100 0.15% 0.13%
2099 0.14% 0.2%
2098 0.16% 0.18%
2097 0.19% 0.16%
2096 0.18% 0.27%
2095 0.25% 0.15%
2094 0.24% 0.23%
2093 0.26% 0.24%
2092 0.24% 0.41%
2091 0.25% 0.31%
2090 0.26% 0.39%
2089 0.28% 0.34%
2088 0.3% 0.34%
2087 0.34% 0.31%
2086 0.35% 0.38%
2085 0.37% 0.33%
2084 0.35% 0.3%
2083 0.36% 0.42%
2082 0.37% 0.48%
2081 0.44% 0.42%
2080 0.48% 0.46%
2079 0.49% 0.43%
2078 0.54% 0.46%
2077 0.56% 0.47%
2076 0.62% 0.54%
2075 0.59% 0.49%
2074 0.65% 0.55%
2073 0.66% 0.57%
2072 0.67% 0.6%
2071 0.67% 0.65%
2070 0.71% 0.57%
2069 0.75% 0.74%
2068 0.76% 0.62%
2067 0.77% 0.73%
2066 0.85% 0.73%
2065 0.86% 0.67%
2064 0.89% 0.73%
2063 0.93% 0.82%
2062 0.96% 0.79%
2061 0.93% 0.78%
2060 1.02% 0.81%
2059 1.05% 0.82%
2058 1.05% 0.85%
2057 1.05% 0.77%
2056 1.11% 0.85%
2055 1.18% 0.79%
2054 1.14% 0.8%
2053 1.2% 0.95%
2052 1.28% 0.89%
2051 1.32% 1.04%
2050 1.39% 1.06%
2049 1.4% 1.14%
2048 1.47% 1.13%
2047 1.43% 1.16%
2046 1.52% 1.3%
2045 1.49% 1.3%
2044 1.52% 1.3%
2043 1.54% 1.31%
2042 1.55% 1.4%
2041 1.6% 1.55%
2040 1.67% 1.46%
2039 1.68% 1.51%
2038 1.7% 1.5%
2037 1.77% 1.46%
2036 1.72% 1.48%
2035 1.78% 1.48%
2034 1.89% 1.5%
2033 1.91% 1.54%
2032 1.93% 1.66%
2031 1.93% 1.62%
2030 1.95% 1.7%
2029 2% 1.81%
2028 2.09% 1.83%
2027 2.12% 2.14%
2026 2.17% -0.94%
2025 2.2% 0.38%
2024 2.23% 0.99%
2023 2.27% 1.63%
2022 2.27% 1.72%
2021 2.26% 1.85%
2020 2.32% 1.81%
2019 2.37% 2%
2018 2.4% 2.23%
2017 2.47% 2.28%
2016 2.54% 4.84%
2015 2.6% 8.57%
2014 2.66% 10%
2013 2.7% 5.33%
2012 2.7% 1.43%
2011 2.66% 2.51%
2010 2.62% 2.17%
2009 2.58% 2.17%
2008 2.55% 2.38%
2007 2.52% 6.22%
2006 2.44% 6.6%
2005 2.37% 2.51%
2004 2.33% 2.44%
2003 2.29% 2.24%
2002 2.22% 2.13%
2001 2.15% 2.08%
2000 2.03% 2.09%
1999 1.91% 2.17%
1998 1.88% 2.34%
1997 1.92% 2.72%
1996 2.11% 3.38%
1995 2.56% 4.18%
1994 3.14% 4.91%
1993 3.36% 5.34%
1992 2.99% 5.43%
1991 2.15% 8.1%
1990 1.66% 8.13%
1989 1.67% 4.9%
1988 1.64% 4.77%
1987 1.62% 4.73%
1986 1.61% 4.72%
1985 1.6% 4.68%
1984 1.6% 4.63%
1983 1.6% 4.55%
1982 1.6% 4.36%
1981 1.58% 4.09%
1980 1.15% 3.73%
1979 3.56% 3.37%
1978 6.73% 3.2%
1977 6.86% 3.11%
1976 6.64% 3.11%
1975 6.13% 3.26%
1974 3.46% 3.44%
1973 1.05% 3.71%
1972 0.07% 4.22%
1971 0.31% 5.11%
1970 0.48% 6.25%
1969 0.59% 7.33%
1968 1.61% 7.97%
1967 0.37% 7.88%
1966 -1.41% 7.18%
1965 -2.3% 6.16%
1964 -0.99% 5.17%
1963 0.84% 4.7%
1962 1.19% 4.79%
1961 0.85% 5.17%

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/jordan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Jordan's population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Jordan
Current population
2311915
11555022
Population rank 146/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.14%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.62 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
2.23 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +311
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 102/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -303,267
Net migration rank 96/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -303,267
2024 - -1,712 - -156,369
2023 49,498 -1,400 200,895 -17,445
2022 48,920 -1,400 199,900 -17,445
2021 47,242 -1,395 190,795 6,573
2020 46,718 -1,394 198,138 6,745
2019 47,196 -1,395 204,933 -23,156
2018 46,659 -1,396 205,333 32,062
2017 46,318 -1,398 205,903 12,873
2016 46,814 -1,392 205,891 31,046
2015 46,846 -1,393 195,495 490,844
2014 46,615 -1,393 184,169 635,528
2013 46,472 -1,395 170,473 609,631
2012 45,480 -1,442 175,437 -146,181
2011 44,405 -1,760 177,076 7,057
2010 43,067 -2,257 177,748 4,872
2009 41,950 -2,821 177,651 -49,687
2008 40,841 -3,313 175,048 767
2007 40,288 -3,676 167,574 -18,108
2006 38,886 -4,142 147,643 502,609
2005 37,347 -4,662 141,816 3,500
2004 36,495 -5,144 141,752 7,979
2003 35,649 -5,487 142,443 -11,699
2002 34,561 -5,712 139,250 -18,463
2001 33,461 -6,239 136,450 -22,896
2000 32,816 -6,971 136,414 -26,077
1999 30,916 -7,686 138,201 -27,530
1998 30,390 -8,163 140,696 -27,036
1997 29,792 -8,176 145,358 -23,021
1996 29,778 -7,369 147,852 -2,655
1995 29,142 -4,376 147,652 27,991
1994 27,895 3,174 144,199 61,533
1993 26,943 8,562 139,467 81,576
1992 25,747 7,531 134,241 85,376
1991 24,527 1,621 129,642 75,824
1990 23,936 -8,151 114,912 266,100
1989 24,286 -8,296 112,608 50,941
1988 23,940 -8,473 109,754 39,873
1987 23,549 -8,622 106,536 34,646
1986 23,301 -8,748 103,551 30,763
1985 23,116 -8,812 99,801 28,040
1984 22,861 -8,812 96,092 24,316
1983 22,542 -8,729 92,863 21,487
1982 22,131 -8,539 89,473 16,944
1981 21,611 -8,291 86,751 9,659
1980 21,024 -8,086 84,508 1,735
1979 19,736 -13,801 82,076 -7,706
1978 17,468 32,936 79,908 -13,701
1977 15,484 33,922 78,101 -15,132
1976 13,688 32,113 75,981 -17,309
1975 11,998 28,645 74,392 -14,822
1974 10,321 24,290 72,212 -12,024
1973 8,430 -1,985 70,058 -8,072
1972 7,911 -1,985 67,707 -2,622
1971 8,183 -13,302 64,763 8,976
1970 7,632 1,123 60,321 25,894
1969 7,857 -11,033 57,431 40,481
1968 7,289 2,769 53,336 50,036
1967 6,742 1,516 48,791 50,397
1966 6,955 -11,006 44,580 41,882
1965 7,789 -19,928 41,635 29,737
1964 8,989 -23,936 39,205 17,018
1963 9,190 -5,993 36,858 8,763
1962 10,662 -3,960 34,598 8,098
1961 10,756 -3,575 32,143 11,097
1960 10,618 -8,007 29,491 15,509

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/jordan | 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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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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