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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea-Bissau's population is 1.26 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Latvia
2100 4,713,717 923,408
2099 4,706,710 932,882
2098 4,700,179 942,357
2097 4,692,465 951,702
2096 4,683,547 961,114
2095 4,675,216 970,470
2094 4,663,709 979,811
2093 4,652,393 989,107
2092 4,640,186 998,497
2091 4,629,025 1,007,961
2090 4,617,372 1,017,465
2089 4,605,435 1,026,994
2088 4,592,696 1,036,657
2087 4,579,003 1,046,527
2086 4,563,387 1,056,483
2085 4,547,611 1,066,499
2084 4,530,795 1,076,818
2083 4,515,144 1,087,423
2082 4,498,757 1,098,154
2081 4,482,173 1,109,075
2080 4,462,572 1,120,211
2079 4,441,414 1,131,602
2078 4,419,851 1,143,002
2077 4,396,170 1,154,458
2076 4,371,588 1,166,122
2075 4,344,499 1,177,964
2074 4,319,080 1,189,889
2073 4,291,330 1,201,798
2072 4,263,400 1,213,804
2071 4,235,126 1,226,159
2070 4,206,800 1,238,635
2069 4,177,044 1,251,199
2068 4,145,996 1,264,197
2067 4,114,778 1,277,382
2066 4,083,481 1,290,492
2065 4,049,028 1,304,082
2064 4,014,305 1,317,729
2063 3,978,845 1,331,316
2062 3,942,144 1,344,939
2061 3,904,704 1,358,659
2060 3,868,649 1,372,730
2059 3,829,775 1,386,684
2058 3,790,102 1,400,736
2057 3,750,628 1,414,911
2056 3,711,479 1,429,035
2055 3,670,706 1,442,863
2054 3,627,775 1,456,686
2053 3,586,800 1,470,334
2052 3,544,101 1,483,843
2051 3,499,300 1,496,515
2050 3,453,604 1,509,248
2049 3,406,207 1,521,989
2048 3,359,168 1,534,656
2047 3,310,573 1,547,203
2046 3,263,932 1,559,641
2045 3,215,095 1,572,396
2044 3,167,811 1,584,822
2043 3,120,502 1,597,317
2042 3,073,261 1,609,668
2041 3,026,226 1,622,468
2040 2,978,546 1,635,132
2039 2,929,745 1,648,215
2038 2,881,381 1,661,175
2037 2,833,162 1,674,137
2036 2,783,763 1,687,461
2035 2,736,596 1,700,759
2034 2,688,639 1,714,411
2033 2,638,770 1,728,562
2032 2,589,298 1,742,976
2031 2,540,343 1,757,310
2030 2,492,311 1,772,264
2029 2,444,595 1,786,824
2028 2,396,565 1,801,228
2027 2,347,456 1,815,599
2026 2,298,738 1,829,763
2025 2,249,807 1,850,593
2024 2,201,352 1,866,124
2023 2,153,339 1,883,710
2022 2,105,529 1,879,383
2021 2,058,841 1,884,490
2020 2,013,255 1,900,449
2019 1,967,696 1,913,822
2018 1,922,168 1,927,174
2017 1,877,072 1,942,248
2016 1,831,893 1,959,537
2015 1,786,457 1,977,527
2014 1,741,122 1,993,782
2013 1,695,973 2,012,647
2012 1,651,417 2,034,319
2011 1,608,076 2,059,709
2010 1,566,347 2,097,555
2009 1,526,377 2,141,669
2008 1,488,054 2,177,322
2007 1,450,986 2,200,325
2006 1,415,303 2,218,357
2005 1,381,585 2,238,799
2004 1,349,563 2,263,122
2003 1,318,806 2,287,955
2002 1,289,307 2,310,173
2001 1,261,273 2,337,170
2000 1,234,741 2,367,550
1999 1,210,206 2,390,482
1998 1,187,473 2,410,019
1997 1,165,545 2,432,851
1996 1,143,535 2,457,222
1995 1,119,949 2,485,056
1994 1,092,031 2,520,742
1993 1,058,745 2,563,290
1992 1,024,356 2,614,338
1991 994,639 2,650,581
1990 973,669 2,663,151
1989 957,789 2,666,955
1988 942,061 2,653,434
1987 926,862 2,626,583
1986 912,126 2,599,892
1985 897,697 2,578,873
1984 883,519 2,562,047
1983 869,592 2,546,011
1982 855,891 2,531,080
1981 842,432 2,519,421
1980 829,303 2,511,701
1979 819,867 2,505,953
1978 791,694 2,497,921
1977 741,789 2,485,073
1976 694,191 2,470,989
1975 650,966 2,456,130
1974 613,338 2,437,186
1973 592,808 2,415,819
1972 586,620 2,395,674
1971 586,221 2,376,389
1970 584,403 2,359,164
1969 581,610 2,343,173
1968 578,170 2,323,619
1967 569,011 2,301,220
1966 566,908 2,283,217
1965 575,005 2,265,919
1964 588,543 2,240,623
1963 594,418 2,210,919
1962 589,474 2,181,586
1961 582,532 2,152,681
1960 577,633 2,120,979

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/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Latvia
2100 0.15% -1.02%
2099 0.14% -1.01%
2098 0.16% -0.98%
2097 0.19% -0.98%
2096 0.18% -0.96%
2095 0.25% -0.95%
2094 0.24% -0.94%
2093 0.26% -0.94%
2092 0.24% -0.94%
2091 0.25% -0.93%
2090 0.26% -0.93%
2089 0.28% -0.93%
2088 0.3% -0.94%
2087 0.34% -0.94%
2086 0.35% -0.94%
2085 0.37% -0.96%
2084 0.35% -0.98%
2083 0.36% -0.98%
2082 0.37% -0.98%
2081 0.44% -0.99%
2080 0.48% -1.01%
2079 0.49% -1%
2078 0.54% -0.99%
2077 0.56% -1%
2076 0.62% -1.01%
2075 0.59% -1%
2074 0.65% -0.99%
2073 0.66% -0.99%
2072 0.67% -1.01%
2071 0.67% -1.01%
2070 0.71% -1%
2069 0.75% -1.03%
2068 0.76% -1.03%
2067 0.77% -1.02%
2066 0.85% -1.04%
2065 0.86% -1.04%
2064 0.89% -1.02%
2063 0.93% -1.01%
2062 0.96% -1.01%
2061 0.93% -1.03%
2060 1.02% -1.01%
2059 1.05% -1%
2058 1.05% -1%
2057 1.05% -0.99%
2056 1.11% -0.96%
2055 1.18% -0.95%
2054 1.14% -0.93%
2053 1.2% -0.91%
2052 1.28% -0.85%
2051 1.32% -0.84%
2050 1.39% -0.84%
2049 1.4% -0.83%
2048 1.47% -0.81%
2047 1.43% -0.8%
2046 1.52% -0.81%
2045 1.49% -0.78%
2044 1.52% -0.78%
2043 1.54% -0.77%
2042 1.55% -0.79%
2041 1.6% -0.77%
2040 1.67% -0.79%
2039 1.68% -0.78%
2038 1.7% -0.77%
2037 1.77% -0.79%
2036 1.72% -0.78%
2035 1.78% -0.8%
2034 1.89% -0.82%
2033 1.91% -0.83%
2032 1.93% -0.82%
2031 1.93% -0.84%
2030 1.95% -0.81%
2029 2% -0.8%
2028 2.09% -0.79%
2027 2.12% -0.77%
2026 2.17% -1.13%
2025 2.2% -0.83%
2024 2.23% -0.93%
2023 2.27% 0.23%
2022 2.27% -0.27%
2021 2.26% -0.84%
2020 2.32% -0.7%
2019 2.37% -0.69%
2018 2.4% -0.78%
2017 2.47% -0.88%
2016 2.54% -0.91%
2015 2.6% -0.82%
2014 2.66% -0.94%
2013 2.7% -1.07%
2012 2.7% -1.23%
2011 2.66% -1.8%
2010 2.62% -2.06%
2009 2.58% -1.64%
2008 2.55% -1.05%
2007 2.52% -0.81%
2006 2.44% -0.91%
2005 2.37% -1.07%
2004 2.33% -1.09%
2003 2.29% -0.96%
2002 2.22% -1.16%
2001 2.15% -1.28%
2000 2.03% -0.96%
1999 1.91% -0.81%
1998 1.88% -0.94%
1997 1.92% -0.99%
1996 2.11% -1.12%
1995 2.56% -1.42%
1994 3.14% -1.66%
1993 3.36% -1.95%
1992 2.99% -1.37%
1991 2.15% -0.47%
1990 1.66% -0.14%
1989 1.67% 0.51%
1988 1.64% 1.02%
1987 1.62% 1.03%
1986 1.61% 0.82%
1985 1.6% 0.66%
1984 1.6% 0.63%
1983 1.6% 0.59%
1982 1.6% 0.46%
1981 1.58% 0.31%
1980 1.15% 0.23%
1979 3.56% 0.32%
1978 6.73% 0.52%
1977 6.86% 0.57%
1976 6.64% 0.6%
1975 6.13% 0.78%
1974 3.46% 0.88%
1973 1.05% 0.84%
1972 0.07% 0.81%
1971 0.31% 0.73%
1970 0.48% 0.68%
1969 0.59% 0.84%
1968 1.61% 0.97%
1967 0.37% 0.79%
1966 -1.41% 0.76%
1965 -2.3% 1.13%
1964 -0.99% 1.34%
1963 0.84% 1.34%
1962 1.19% 1.34%
1961 0.85% 1.49%

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/latvia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Latvia
Current population
2311915
1829763
Population rank 146/197 149/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.02%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
29.9 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
36.2 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -48
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 193/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 -7,330
Net migration rank 96/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -7,330
2024 - -1,712 - -2,225
2023 49,498 -1,400 -13,563 7,966
2022 48,920 -1,400 -14,847 22,027
2021 47,242 -1,395 -17,337 -280
2020 46,718 -1,394 -11,402 -3,147
2019 47,196 -1,395 -8,995 -3,416
2018 46,659 -1,396 -9,636 -4,972
2017 46,318 -1,398 -7,963 -7,867
2016 46,814 -1,392 -6,663 -12,327
2015 46,846 -1,393 -6,526 -10,826
2014 46,615 -1,393 -6,779 -8,799
2013 46,472 -1,395 -8,252 -14,386
2012 45,480 -1,442 -9,154 -11,914
2011 44,405 -1,760 -9,886 -20,202
2010 43,067 -2,257 -10,278 -36,128
2009 41,950 -2,821 -7,924 -34,807
2008 40,841 -3,313 -6,531 -22,445
2007 40,288 -3,676 -9,021 -8,027
2006 38,886 -4,142 -10,204 -9,211
2005 37,347 -4,662 -10,746 -11,134
2004 36,495 -5,144 -11,542 -15,136
2003 35,649 -5,487 -11,439 -11,422
2002 34,561 -5,712 -12,475 -9,160
2001 33,461 -6,239 -13,322 -18,634
2000 32,816 -6,971 -11,838 -15,679
1999 30,916 -7,686 -13,387 -3,229
1998 30,390 -8,163 -15,906 -5,504
1997 29,792 -8,176 -14,841 -9,183
1996 29,778 -7,369 -14,498 -9,888
1995 29,142 -4,376 -17,396 -13,288
1994 27,895 3,174 -17,645 -21,446
1993 26,943 8,562 -12,560 -32,914
1992 25,747 7,531 -3,660 -52,180
1991 24,527 1,621 0 -12,020
1990 23,936 -8,151 2,929 -13,196
1989 24,286 -8,296 6,401 -4,960
1988 23,940 -8,473 9,022 15,784
1987 23,549 -8,622 9,981 19,249
1986 23,301 -8,748 10,660 13,972
1985 23,116 -8,812 5,673 12,037
1984 22,861 -8,812 7,430 8,847
1983 22,542 -8,729 8,147 8,115
1982 22,131 -8,539 6,327 8,116
1981 21,611 -8,291 3,779 6,536
1980 21,024 -8,086 3,265 3,099
1979 19,736 -13,801 2,506 3,661
1978 17,468 32,936 2,997 7,399
1977 15,484 33,922 3,480 11,992
1976 13,688 32,113 4,200 8,870
1975 11,998 28,645 4,913 12,166
1974 10,321 24,290 6,824 14,420
1973 8,430 -1,985 6,040 15,997
1972 7,911 -1,985 7,666 11,077
1971 8,183 -13,302 8,793 10,846
1970 7,632 1,123 7,785 12,494
1969 7,857 -11,033 6,561 13,718
1968 7,289 2,769 7,668 13,465
1967 6,742 1,516 7,825 14,177
1966 6,955 -11,006 8,677 13,465
1965 7,789 -19,928 8,384 13,218
1964 8,989 -23,936 12,100 13,010
1963 9,190 -5,993 11,055 12,308
1962 10,662 -3,960 11,562 12,344
1961 10,756 -3,575 14,207 12,364
1960 10,618 -8,007 14,211 11,420

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/latvia | 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 Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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