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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 25.5 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Kenya
2100 4,713,717 105,238,162
2099 4,706,710 105,257,438
2098 4,700,179 105,257,489
2097 4,692,465 105,250,948
2096 4,683,547 105,220,085
2095 4,675,216 105,175,623
2094 4,663,709 105,118,372
2093 4,652,393 105,046,907
2092 4,640,186 104,955,024
2091 4,629,025 104,846,805
2090 4,617,372 104,718,130
2089 4,605,435 104,573,271
2088 4,592,696 104,414,197
2087 4,579,003 104,243,505
2086 4,563,387 104,056,143
2085 4,547,611 103,854,891
2084 4,530,795 103,640,244
2083 4,515,144 103,407,124
2082 4,498,757 103,158,580
2081 4,482,173 102,889,291
2080 4,462,572 102,594,978
2079 4,441,414 102,286,967
2078 4,419,851 101,961,280
2077 4,396,170 101,613,181
2076 4,371,588 101,239,843
2075 4,344,499 100,849,423
2074 4,319,080 100,436,632
2073 4,291,330 100,001,277
2072 4,263,400 99,533,234
2071 4,235,126 99,042,264
2070 4,206,800 98,529,166
2069 4,177,044 97,992,232
2068 4,145,996 97,428,138
2067 4,114,778 96,842,744
2066 4,083,481 96,230,345
2065 4,049,028 95,598,937
2064 4,014,305 94,942,874
2063 3,978,845 94,266,124
2062 3,942,144 93,561,519
2061 3,904,704 92,837,768
2060 3,868,649 92,098,717
2059 3,829,775 91,343,602
2058 3,790,102 90,569,828
2057 3,750,628 89,783,087
2056 3,711,479 88,994,126
2055 3,670,706 88,192,182
2054 3,627,775 87,379,992
2053 3,586,800 86,552,281
2052 3,544,101 85,710,403
2051 3,499,300 84,850,558
2050 3,453,604 83,976,685
2049 3,406,207 83,090,517
2048 3,359,168 82,191,119
2047 3,310,573 81,274,836
2046 3,263,932 80,340,592
2045 3,215,095 79,389,433
2044 3,167,811 78,414,158
2043 3,120,502 77,418,567
2042 3,073,261 76,399,781
2041 3,026,226 75,363,853
2040 2,978,546 74,308,480
2039 2,929,745 73,241,028
2038 2,881,381 72,153,876
2037 2,833,162 71,058,753
2036 2,783,763 69,949,421
2035 2,736,596 68,831,151
2034 2,688,639 67,705,051
2033 2,638,770 66,569,532
2032 2,589,298 65,431,402
2031 2,540,343 64,289,540
2030 2,492,311 63,153,520
2029 2,444,595 62,021,378
2028 2,396,565 60,894,078
2027 2,347,456 59,770,115
2026 2,298,738 58,653,621
2025 2,249,807 57,540,609
2024 2,201,352 56,432,944
2023 2,153,339 55,339,003
2022 2,105,529 54,252,461
2021 2,058,841 53,219,166
2020 2,013,255 52,217,334
2019 1,967,696 51,202,827
2018 1,922,168 50,207,107
2017 1,877,072 49,197,766
2016 1,831,893 48,139,687
2015 1,786,457 47,088,526
2014 1,741,122 46,051,440
2013 1,695,973 44,986,791
2012 1,651,417 43,888,303
2011 1,608,076 42,758,461
2010 1,566,347 41,598,567
2009 1,526,377 40,408,891
2008 1,488,054 39,206,351
2007 1,450,986 38,036,349
2006 1,415,303 36,904,008
2005 1,381,585 35,796,484
2004 1,349,563 34,713,455
2003 1,318,806 33,652,223
2002 1,289,307 32,629,808
2001 1,261,273 31,619,170
2000 1,234,741 30,642,890
1999 1,210,206 29,733,408
1998 1,187,473 28,888,057
1997 1,165,545 28,101,768
1996 1,143,535 27,344,211
1995 1,119,949 26,601,751
1994 1,092,031 25,857,130
1993 1,058,745 25,117,188
1992 1,024,356 24,382,460
1991 994,639 23,646,514
1990 973,669 22,892,651
1989 957,789 22,118,434
1988 942,061 21,356,219
1987 926,862 20,616,096
1986 912,126 19,901,646
1985 897,697 19,201,768
1984 883,519 18,514,906
1983 869,592 17,846,374
1982 855,891 17,206,175
1981 842,432 16,601,507
1980 829,303 16,018,459
1979 819,867 15,460,666
1978 791,694 14,934,126
1977 741,789 14,428,819
1976 694,191 13,957,623
1975 650,966 13,511,671
1974 613,338 13,070,078
1973 592,808 12,634,835
1972 586,620 12,206,060
1971 586,221 11,788,904
1970 584,403 11,368,791
1969 581,610 10,939,695
1968 578,170 10,518,823
1967 569,011 10,111,057
1966 566,908 9,717,816
1965 575,005 9,338,078
1964 588,543 8,973,535
1963 594,418 8,627,971
1962 589,474 8,299,308
1961 582,532 7,987,770
1960 577,633 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Kenya
2100 0.15% -0.02%
2099 0.14% -0%
2098 0.16% 0.006%
2097 0.19% 0.03%
2096 0.18% 0.04%
2095 0.25% 0.05%
2094 0.24% 0.07%
2093 0.26% 0.09%
2092 0.24% 0.1%
2091 0.25% 0.12%
2090 0.26% 0.14%
2089 0.28% 0.15%
2088 0.3% 0.16%
2087 0.34% 0.18%
2086 0.35% 0.19%
2085 0.37% 0.21%
2084 0.35% 0.23%
2083 0.36% 0.24%
2082 0.37% 0.26%
2081 0.44% 0.29%
2080 0.48% 0.3%
2079 0.49% 0.32%
2078 0.54% 0.34%
2077 0.56% 0.37%
2076 0.62% 0.39%
2075 0.59% 0.41%
2074 0.65% 0.44%
2073 0.66% 0.47%
2072 0.67% 0.5%
2071 0.67% 0.52%
2070 0.71% 0.55%
2069 0.75% 0.58%
2068 0.76% 0.6%
2067 0.77% 0.64%
2066 0.85% 0.66%
2065 0.86% 0.69%
2064 0.89% 0.72%
2063 0.93% 0.75%
2062 0.96% 0.78%
2061 0.93% 0.8%
2060 1.02% 0.83%
2059 1.05% 0.85%
2058 1.05% 0.88%
2057 1.05% 0.89%
2056 1.11% 0.91%
2055 1.18% 0.93%
2054 1.14% 0.96%
2053 1.2% 0.98%
2052 1.28% 1.01%
2051 1.32% 1.04%
2050 1.39% 1.07%
2049 1.4% 1.09%
2048 1.47% 1.13%
2047 1.43% 1.16%
2046 1.52% 1.2%
2045 1.49% 1.24%
2044 1.52% 1.29%
2043 1.54% 1.33%
2042 1.55% 1.37%
2041 1.6% 1.42%
2040 1.67% 1.46%
2039 1.68% 1.51%
2038 1.7% 1.54%
2037 1.77% 1.59%
2036 1.72% 1.62%
2035 1.78% 1.66%
2034 1.89% 1.71%
2033 1.91% 1.74%
2032 1.93% 1.78%
2031 1.93% 1.8%
2030 1.95% 1.83%
2029 2% 1.85%
2028 2.09% 1.88%
2027 2.12% 1.9%
2026 2.17% 1.93%
2025 2.2% 1.96%
2024 2.23% 1.98%
2023 2.27% 2%
2022 2.27% 1.94%
2021 2.26% 1.92%
2020 2.32% 1.98%
2019 2.37% 1.98%
2018 2.4% 2.05%
2017 2.47% 2.2%
2016 2.54% 2.23%
2015 2.6% 2.25%
2014 2.66% 2.37%
2013 2.7% 2.5%
2012 2.7% 2.64%
2011 2.66% 2.79%
2010 2.62% 2.94%
2009 2.58% 3.07%
2008 2.55% 3.08%
2007 2.52% 3.07%
2006 2.44% 3.09%
2005 2.37% 3.12%
2004 2.33% 3.15%
2003 2.29% 3.13%
2002 2.22% 3.2%
2001 2.15% 3.19%
2000 2.03% 3.06%
1999 1.91% 2.93%
1998 1.88% 2.8%
1997 1.92% 2.77%
1996 2.11% 2.79%
1995 2.56% 2.88%
1994 3.14% 2.95%
1993 3.36% 3.01%
1992 2.99% 3.11%
1991 2.15% 3.29%
1990 1.66% 3.5%
1989 1.67% 3.57%
1988 1.64% 3.59%
1987 1.62% 3.59%
1986 1.61% 3.64%
1985 1.6% 3.71%
1984 1.6% 3.75%
1983 1.6% 3.72%
1982 1.6% 3.64%
1981 1.58% 3.64%
1980 1.15% 3.61%
1979 3.56% 3.53%
1978 6.73% 3.5%
1977 6.86% 3.38%
1976 6.64% 3.3%
1975 6.13% 3.38%
1974 3.46% 3.44%
1973 1.05% 3.51%
1972 0.07% 3.54%
1971 0.31% 3.7%
1970 0.48% 3.92%
1969 0.59% 4%
1968 1.61% 4.03%
1967 0.37% 4.05%
1966 -1.41% 4.07%
1965 -2.3% 4.06%
1964 -0.99% 4.01%
1963 0.84% 3.96%
1962 1.19% 3.9%
1961 0.85% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Kenya
Current population
2311915
58955623
Population rank 146/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.71%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 53/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -27,330
Net migration rank 96/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -27,330
2024 - -1,712 - -19,781
2023 49,498 -1,400 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 48,920 -1,400 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 47,242 -1,395 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 46,718 -1,394 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 47,196 -1,395 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 46,659 -1,396 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 46,814 -1,392 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 46,846 -1,393 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 46,615 -1,393 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 46,472 -1,395 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 45,480 -1,442 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 44,405 -1,760 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 43,067 -2,257 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 41,950 -2,821 1,193,598 7,096
2008 40,841 -3,313 1,174,818 29,612
2007 40,288 -3,676 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 38,886 -4,142 1,113,357 15,767
2005 37,347 -4,662 1,080,446 5,501
2004 36,495 -5,144 1,048,590 31,525
2003 35,649 -5,487 1,018,182 24,175
2002 34,561 -5,712 992,044 10,431
2001 33,461 -6,239 963,721 55,052
2000 32,816 -6,971 928,357 5,407
1999 30,916 -7,686 898,484 -13,257
1998 30,390 -8,163 875,511 -70,023
1997 29,792 -8,176 847,493 -80,443
1996 29,778 -7,369 827,326 -79,276
1995 29,142 -4,376 812,391 -75,506
1994 27,895 3,174 792,702 -40,367
1993 26,943 8,562 788,579 -61,054
1992 25,747 7,531 785,018 -43,085
1991 24,527 1,621 790,030 -60,087
1990 23,936 -8,151 789,087 -11,338
1989 24,286 -8,296 795,622 -24,949
1988 23,940 -8,473 785,652 -31,894
1987 23,549 -8,622 775,124 -48,633
1986 23,301 -8,748 755,606 -53,183
1985 23,116 -8,812 732,739 -35,400
1984 22,861 -8,812 709,639 -33,253
1983 22,542 -8,729 684,587 -23,905
1982 22,131 -8,539 663,109 -43,382
1981 21,611 -8,291 642,379 -52,761
1980 21,024 -8,086 616,390 -39,920
1979 19,736 -13,801 595,390 -56,280
1978 17,468 32,936 574,695 -60,718
1977 15,484 33,922 554,124 -57,493
1976 13,688 32,113 536,740 -90,990
1975 11,998 28,645 517,579 -71,421
1974 10,321 24,290 500,008 -62,973
1973 8,430 -1,985 485,556 -52,102
1972 7,911 -1,985 472,557 -48,466
1971 8,183 -13,302 459,897 -49,671
1970 7,632 1,123 443,065 -13,064
1969 7,857 -11,033 427,819 369
1968 7,289 2,769 411,948 1,611
1967 6,742 1,516 396,920 5,060
1966 6,955 -11,006 382,891 1,616
1965 7,789 -19,928 366,444 8,524
1964 8,989 -23,936 349,322 4,788
1963 9,190 -5,993 332,763 4,246
1962 10,662 -3,960 315,797 4,521
1961 10,756 -3,575 298,463 4,296
1960 10,618 -8,007 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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