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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 9.13 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Kazakhstan
2100 4,713,104 33,837,050
2099 4,706,098 33,761,154
2098 4,699,568 33,683,919
2097 4,691,855 33,603,915
2096 4,682,938 33,512,477
2095 4,674,608 33,413,253
2094 4,663,103 33,314,594
2093 4,651,788 33,213,155
2092 4,639,582 33,116,688
2091 4,628,423 33,013,240
2090 4,616,772 32,907,211
2089 4,604,837 32,798,108
2088 4,592,099 32,686,460
2087 4,578,407 32,563,627
2086 4,562,793 32,439,780
2085 4,547,020 32,315,125
2084 4,530,206 32,187,026
2083 4,514,557 32,051,485
2082 4,498,172 31,925,242
2081 4,481,590 31,787,284
2080 4,461,992 31,648,962
2079 4,440,836 31,514,214
2078 4,419,277 31,366,796
2077 4,395,599 31,219,906
2076 4,371,019 31,072,192
2075 4,343,934 30,923,546
2074 4,318,519 30,771,280
2073 4,290,772 30,625,478
2072 4,262,846 30,477,563
2071 4,234,576 30,326,181
2070 4,206,253 30,173,109
2069 4,176,501 30,013,948
2068 4,145,457 29,862,364
2067 4,114,243 29,712,186
2066 4,082,951 29,557,994
2065 4,048,502 29,396,139
2064 4,013,784 29,235,466
2063 3,978,328 29,071,908
2062 3,941,631 28,907,357
2061 3,904,197 28,738,535
2060 3,868,146 28,568,026
2059 3,829,277 28,391,809
2058 3,789,609 28,215,085
2057 3,750,140 28,037,220
2056 3,710,996 27,842,554
2055 3,670,229 27,643,057
2054 3,627,303 27,444,561
2053 3,586,333 27,234,548
2052 3,543,640 27,022,716
2051 3,498,845 26,809,526
2050 3,453,155 26,593,675
2049 3,405,764 26,376,242
2048 3,358,731 26,146,925
2047 3,310,142 25,911,330
2046 3,263,507 25,678,409
2045 3,214,677 25,442,326
2044 3,167,400 25,206,576
2043 3,120,097 24,971,131
2042 3,072,862 24,737,722
2041 3,025,833 24,507,695
2040 2,978,159 24,273,388
2039 2,929,364 24,047,108
2038 2,881,007 23,821,741
2037 2,832,794 23,600,163
2036 2,783,401 23,374,793
2035 2,736,240 23,151,259
2034 2,688,290 22,926,675
2033 2,638,427 22,700,937
2032 2,588,961 22,470,522
2031 2,540,013 22,247,053
2030 2,491,987 22,020,172
2029 2,444,278 21,792,016
2028 2,396,253 21,558,709
2027 2,347,151 21,326,341
2026 2,298,439 21,090,850
2025 2,249,515 20,843,754
2024 2,201,352 20,592,571
2023 2,153,339 20,330,104
2022 2,105,529 20,034,609
2021 2,058,841 19,743,603
2020 2,013,255 19,482,117
2019 1,967,696 19,209,555
2018 1,922,168 18,932,727
2017 1,877,072 18,651,931
2016 1,831,893 18,363,600
2015 1,786,457 18,084,169
2014 1,741,122 17,816,285
2013 1,695,973 17,556,502
2012 1,651,417 17,306,106
2011 1,608,076 17,066,002
2010 1,566,347 16,836,810
2009 1,526,377 16,619,846
2008 1,488,054 16,426,525
2007 1,450,986 16,257,214
2006 1,415,303 16,103,716
2005 1,381,585 15,968,117
2004 1,349,563 15,850,159
2003 1,318,806 15,747,380
2002 1,289,307 15,656,677
2001 1,261,273 15,575,550
2000 1,234,741 15,501,103
1999 1,210,206 15,455,874
1998 1,187,473 15,647,785
1997 1,165,545 16,043,251
1996 1,143,535 16,416,027
1995 1,119,949 16,730,536
1994 1,092,031 17,043,771
1993 1,058,745 17,274,487
1992 1,024,356 17,332,625
1991 994,639 17,278,600
1990 973,669 17,154,054
1989 957,789 16,997,013
1988 942,061 16,781,168
1987 926,862 16,527,715
1986 912,126 16,262,702
1985 897,697 16,031,090
1984 883,519 15,844,621
1983 869,592 15,665,551
1982 855,891 15,492,595
1981 842,432 15,323,082
1980 829,303 15,152,949
1979 819,867 14,978,696
1978 791,694 14,711,497
1977 741,789 14,353,265
1976 694,191 13,998,738
1975 650,966 13,700,843
1974 613,338 13,454,570
1973 592,808 13,208,121
1972 586,620 12,951,798
1971 586,221 12,684,813
1970 584,403 12,419,057
1969 581,610 12,156,212
1968 578,170 11,879,182
1967 569,011 11,584,428
1966 566,908 11,288,989
1965 575,005 10,993,183
1964 588,543 10,690,309
1963 594,418 10,377,466
1962 589,474 10,058,928
1961 582,532 9,742,085
1960 577,633 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Kazakhstan
2100 0.15% 0.22%
2099 0.14% 0.23%
2098 0.16% 0.24%
2097 0.19% 0.27%
2096 0.18% 0.3%
2095 0.25% 0.3%
2094 0.24% 0.31%
2093 0.26% 0.29%
2092 0.24% 0.31%
2091 0.25% 0.32%
2090 0.26% 0.33%
2089 0.28% 0.34%
2088 0.3% 0.38%
2087 0.34% 0.38%
2086 0.35% 0.39%
2085 0.37% 0.4%
2084 0.35% 0.42%
2083 0.36% 0.4%
2082 0.37% 0.43%
2081 0.44% 0.44%
2080 0.48% 0.43%
2079 0.49% 0.47%
2078 0.54% 0.47%
2077 0.56% 0.48%
2076 0.62% 0.48%
2075 0.59% 0.49%
2074 0.65% 0.48%
2073 0.66% 0.49%
2072 0.67% 0.5%
2071 0.67% 0.51%
2070 0.71% 0.53%
2069 0.75% 0.51%
2068 0.76% 0.51%
2067 0.77% 0.52%
2066 0.85% 0.55%
2065 0.86% 0.55%
2064 0.89% 0.56%
2063 0.93% 0.57%
2062 0.96% 0.59%
2061 0.93% 0.6%
2060 1.02% 0.62%
2059 1.05% 0.63%
2058 1.05% 0.63%
2057 1.05% 0.7%
2056 1.11% 0.72%
2055 1.18% 0.72%
2054 1.14% 0.77%
2053 1.2% 0.78%
2052 1.28% 0.8%
2051 1.32% 0.81%
2050 1.39% 0.82%
2049 1.4% 0.88%
2048 1.47% 0.91%
2047 1.43% 0.91%
2046 1.52% 0.93%
2045 1.49% 0.94%
2044 1.52% 0.94%
2043 1.54% 0.94%
2042 1.55% 0.94%
2041 1.6% 0.97%
2040 1.67% 0.94%
2039 1.68% 0.95%
2038 1.7% 0.94%
2037 1.77% 0.96%
2036 1.72% 0.97%
2035 1.78% 0.98%
2034 1.89% 0.99%
2033 1.91% 1.03%
2032 1.93% 1%
2031 1.93% 1.03%
2030 1.95% 1.05%
2029 2% 1.08%
2028 2.09% 1.09%
2027 2.12% 1.12%
2026 2.17% 1.19%
2025 2.19% 1.22%
2024 2.23% 1.29%
2023 2.27% 1.47%
2022 2.27% 1.47%
2021 2.26% 1.34%
2020 2.32% 1.42%
2019 2.37% 1.46%
2018 2.4% 1.51%
2017 2.47% 1.57%
2016 2.54% 1.55%
2015 2.6% 1.5%
2014 2.66% 1.48%
2013 2.7% 1.45%
2012 2.7% 1.41%
2011 2.66% 1.36%
2010 2.62% 1.31%
2009 2.58% 1.18%
2008 2.55% 1.04%
2007 2.52% 0.95%
2006 2.44% 0.85%
2005 2.37% 0.74%
2004 2.33% 0.65%
2003 2.29% 0.58%
2002 2.22% 0.52%
2001 2.15% 0.48%
2000 2.03% 0.29%
1999 1.91% -1.23%
1998 1.88% -2.46%
1997 1.92% -2.27%
1996 2.11% -1.88%
1995 2.56% -1.84%
1994 3.14% -1.34%
1993 3.36% -0.34%
1992 2.99% 0.31%
1991 2.15% 0.73%
1990 1.66% 0.92%
1989 1.67% 1.29%
1988 1.64% 1.53%
1987 1.62% 1.63%
1986 1.61% 1.44%
1985 1.6% 1.18%
1984 1.6% 1.14%
1983 1.6% 1.12%
1982 1.6% 1.11%
1981 1.58% 1.12%
1980 1.15% 1.16%
1979 3.56% 1.82%
1978 6.73% 2.5%
1977 6.86% 2.53%
1976 6.64% 2.17%
1975 6.13% 1.83%
1974 3.46% 1.87%
1973 1.05% 1.98%
1972 0.07% 2.1%
1971 0.31% 2.14%
1970 0.48% 2.16%
1969 0.59% 2.33%
1968 1.61% 2.54%
1967 0.37% 2.62%
1966 -1.41% 2.69%
1965 -2.3% 2.83%
1964 -0.99% 3.01%
1963 0.84% 3.17%
1962 1.19% 3.25%
1961 0.85% 3.31%

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Kazakhstan
Current population
2323460
21211812
Population rank 146/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.26%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +688
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 85/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -8,834
Net migration rank 96/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -8,834
2024 49,642 -1,712 264,079 -7,368
2023 49,498 -1,400 273,013 -4,822
2022 48,920 -1,400 277,019 45,755
2021 47,242 -1,395 269,026 -9,804
2020 46,718 -1,394 272,458 -8,716
2019 47,196 -1,395 278,788 2,594
2018 46,659 -1,396 278,917 -6,644
2017 46,318 -1,398 268,066 21,248
2016 46,814 -1,392 277,878 9,478
2015 46,846 -1,393 273,523 -2,011
2014 46,615 -1,393 274,406 -10,170
2013 46,472 -1,395 259,239 -3,925
2012 45,480 -1,442 249,987 -4,512
2011 44,405 -1,760 237,883 -3,160
2010 43,067 -2,257 230,479 -6,840
2009 41,950 -2,821 218,036 -7,758
2008 40,841 -3,313 214,169 -37,796
2007 40,288 -3,676 188,486 -26,237
2006 38,886 -4,142 166,480 -21,728
2005 37,347 -4,662 146,619 -20,171
2004 36,495 -5,144 132,286 -22,841
2003 35,649 -5,487 112,137 -16,027
2002 34,561 -5,712 93,564 -8,272
2001 33,461 -6,239 84,279 -7,333
2000 32,816 -6,971 80,699 -8,754
1999 30,916 -7,686 79,536 -61,031
1998 30,390 -8,163 85,735 -488,075
1997 29,792 -8,176 92,778 -481,380
1996 29,778 -7,369 112,384 -469,331
1995 29,142 -4,376 140,721 -412,775
1994 27,895 3,174 165,631 -520,028
1993 26,943 8,562 185,649 -292,682
1992 25,747 7,531 204,785 -214,015
1991 24,527 1,621 221,581 -104,271
1990 23,936 -8,151 235,113 -103,336
1989 24,286 -8,296 254,394 -72,096
1988 23,940 -8,473 275,278 -25,892
1987 23,549 -8,622 290,227 -32,724
1986 23,301 -8,748 295,818 -23,297
1985 23,116 -8,812 293,834 -103,115
1984 22,861 -8,812 278,485 -96,266
1983 22,542 -8,729 260,471 -84,566
1982 22,131 -8,539 246,983 -76,976
1981 21,611 -8,291 243,652 -74,624
1980 21,024 -8,086 238,977 -67,731
1979 19,736 -13,801 237,442 -60,198
1978 17,468 32,936 225,895 131,248
1977 15,484 33,922 224,284 135,047
1976 13,688 32,113 221,992 127,735
1975 11,998 28,645 219,748 26,332
1974 10,321 24,290 217,668 28,807
1973 8,430 -1,985 215,940 30,467
1972 7,911 -1,985 212,319 53,914
1971 8,183 -13,302 202,450 65,291
1970 7,632 1,123 191,775 72,000
1969 7,857 -11,033 184,118 77,805
1968 7,289 2,769 186,254 105,890
1967 6,742 1,516 191,536 105,830
1966 6,955 -11,006 191,506 101,999
1965 7,789 -19,928 194,470 103,626
1964 8,989 -23,936 208,899 98,761
1963 9,190 -5,993 223,105 94,932
1962 10,662 -3,960 228,177 90,842
1961 10,756 -3,575 228,686 85,981
1960 10,618 -8,007 226,027 83,525

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/kazakhstan | 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 Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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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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