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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 7,458,555 people in Libya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 7,580,693 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 3.26 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +1.36% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.58M (26.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Libya
2100 4,713,104 9,844,693
2099 4,706,098 9,862,508
2098 4,699,568 9,883,625
2097 4,691,855 9,903,710
2096 4,682,938 9,920,429
2095 4,674,608 9,931,997
2094 4,663,103 9,943,491
2093 4,651,788 9,958,787
2092 4,639,582 9,973,472
2091 4,628,423 9,982,411
2090 4,616,772 9,998,616
2089 4,604,837 10,009,061
2088 4,592,099 10,019,752
2087 4,578,407 10,023,389
2086 4,562,793 10,023,004
2085 4,547,020 10,016,577
2084 4,530,206 10,009,921
2083 4,514,557 10,006,291
2082 4,498,172 9,997,812
2081 4,481,590 9,985,604
2080 4,461,992 9,975,637
2079 4,440,836 9,962,908
2078 4,419,277 9,958,732
2077 4,395,599 9,953,044
2076 4,371,019 9,940,245
2075 4,343,934 9,928,160
2074 4,318,519 9,917,050
2073 4,290,772 9,901,336
2072 4,262,846 9,879,817
2071 4,234,576 9,868,096
2070 4,206,253 9,850,939
2069 4,176,501 9,832,286
2068 4,145,457 9,812,577
2067 4,114,243 9,800,171
2066 4,082,951 9,782,627
2065 4,048,502 9,763,018
2064 4,013,784 9,740,878
2063 3,978,328 9,729,779
2062 3,941,631 9,707,751
2061 3,904,197 9,686,831
2060 3,868,146 9,667,507
2059 3,829,277 9,638,272
2058 3,789,609 9,610,912
2057 3,750,140 9,579,804
2056 3,710,996 9,554,897
2055 3,670,229 9,522,413
2054 3,627,303 9,478,216
2053 3,586,333 9,432,889
2052 3,543,640 9,383,615
2051 3,498,845 9,335,544
2050 3,453,155 9,283,143
2049 3,405,764 9,231,012
2048 3,358,731 9,173,472
2047 3,310,142 9,119,114
2046 3,263,507 9,063,424
2045 3,214,677 8,999,038
2044 3,167,400 8,934,909
2043 3,120,097 8,867,072
2042 3,072,862 8,798,655
2041 3,025,833 8,732,358
2040 2,978,159 8,661,540
2039 2,929,364 8,588,479
2038 2,881,007 8,514,257
2037 2,832,794 8,437,950
2036 2,783,401 8,364,991
2035 2,736,240 8,290,112
2034 2,688,290 8,209,497
2033 2,638,427 8,129,319
2032 2,588,961 8,052,378
2031 2,540,013 7,969,721
2030 2,491,987 7,884,898
2029 2,444,278 7,801,652
2028 2,396,253 7,713,258
2027 2,347,151 7,622,004
2026 2,298,439 7,537,063
2025 2,249,515 7,458,555
2024 2,201,352 7,381,023
2023 2,153,339 7,305,659
2022 2,105,529 7,223,805
2021 2,058,841 7,135,175
2020 2,013,255 7,045,399
2019 1,967,696 6,951,033
2018 1,922,168 6,849,055
2017 1,877,072 6,738,770
2016 1,831,893 6,632,126
2015 1,786,457 6,531,819
2014 1,741,122 6,427,252
2013 1,695,973 6,304,628
2012 1,651,417 6,179,328
2011 1,608,076 6,343,203
2010 1,566,347 6,497,839
2009 1,526,377 6,366,686
2008 1,488,054 6,235,430
2007 1,450,986 6,104,380
2006 1,415,303 5,980,211
2005 1,381,585 5,858,798
2004 1,349,563 5,736,693
2003 1,318,806 5,619,398
2002 1,289,307 5,508,410
2001 1,261,273 5,403,639
2000 1,234,741 5,305,021
1999 1,210,206 5,218,038
1998 1,187,473 5,140,704
1997 1,165,545 5,064,639
1996 1,143,535 4,987,393
1995 1,119,949 4,906,843
1994 1,092,031 4,822,037
1993 1,058,745 4,733,045
1992 1,024,356 4,640,352
1991 994,639 4,544,400
1990 973,669 4,445,239
1989 957,789 4,342,920
1988 942,061 4,237,755
1987 926,862 4,129,739
1986 912,126 4,017,403
1985 897,697 3,898,745
1984 883,519 3,773,633
1983 869,592 3,718,961
1982 855,891 3,724,765
1981 842,432 3,621,486
1980 829,303 3,424,378
1979 819,867 3,233,846
1978 791,694 3,052,526
1977 741,789 2,881,533
1976 694,191 2,721,237
1975 650,966 2,571,556
1974 613,338 2,432,211
1973 592,808 2,314,193
1972 586,620 2,226,091
1971 586,221 2,153,534
1970 584,403 2,082,589
1969 581,610 2,014,293
1968 578,170 1,952,781
1967 569,011 1,898,199
1966 566,908 1,849,063
1965 575,005 1,804,015
1964 588,543 1,753,691
1963 594,418 1,690,457
1962 589,474 1,621,960
1961 582,532 1,555,699
1960 577,633 1,492,890

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/libya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Libya's population increased by 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Libya was ranked 103rd in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.5% to 9,283,143 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 10M people in 2087 for Libya.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Libya
2100 0.15% -0.18%
2099 0.14% -0.21%
2098 0.16% -0.2%
2097 0.19% -0.17%
2096 0.18% -0.12%
2095 0.25% -0.12%
2094 0.24% -0.15%
2093 0.26% -0.15%
2092 0.24% -0.09%
2091 0.25% -0.16%
2090 0.26% -0.1%
2089 0.28% -0.11%
2088 0.3% -0.04%
2087 0.34% 0.004%
2086 0.35% 0.06%
2085 0.37% 0.07%
2084 0.35% 0.04%
2083 0.36% 0.08%
2082 0.37% 0.12%
2081 0.44% 0.1%
2080 0.48% 0.13%
2079 0.49% 0.04%
2078 0.54% 0.06%
2077 0.56% 0.13%
2076 0.62% 0.12%
2075 0.59% 0.11%
2074 0.65% 0.16%
2073 0.66% 0.22%
2072 0.67% 0.12%
2071 0.67% 0.17%
2070 0.71% 0.19%
2069 0.75% 0.2%
2068 0.76% 0.13%
2067 0.77% 0.18%
2066 0.85% 0.2%
2065 0.86% 0.23%
2064 0.89% 0.11%
2063 0.93% 0.23%
2062 0.96% 0.22%
2061 0.93% 0.2%
2060 1.02% 0.3%
2059 1.05% 0.28%
2058 1.05% 0.32%
2057 1.05% 0.26%
2056 1.11% 0.34%
2055 1.18% 0.47%
2054 1.14% 0.48%
2053 1.2% 0.53%
2052 1.28% 0.51%
2051 1.32% 0.56%
2050 1.39% 0.56%
2049 1.4% 0.63%
2048 1.47% 0.6%
2047 1.43% 0.61%
2046 1.52% 0.72%
2045 1.49% 0.72%
2044 1.52% 0.77%
2043 1.54% 0.78%
2042 1.55% 0.76%
2041 1.6% 0.82%
2040 1.67% 0.85%
2039 1.68% 0.87%
2038 1.7% 0.9%
2037 1.77% 0.87%
2036 1.72% 0.9%
2035 1.78% 0.98%
2034 1.89% 0.99%
2033 1.91% 0.96%
2032 1.93% 1.04%
2031 1.93% 1.08%
2030 1.95% 1.07%
2029 2% 1.15%
2028 2.09% 1.2%
2027 2.12% 1.13%
2026 2.17% 1.05%
2025 2.19% 1.05%
2024 2.23% 1.03%
2023 2.27% 1.13%
2022 2.27% 1.24%
2021 2.26% 1.27%
2020 2.32% 1.36%
2019 2.37% 1.49%
2018 2.4% 1.64%
2017 2.47% 1.61%
2016 2.54% 1.54%
2015 2.6% 1.63%
2014 2.66% 1.94%
2013 2.7% 2.03%
2012 2.7% -2.58%
2011 2.66% -2.38%
2010 2.62% 2.06%
2009 2.58% 2.11%
2008 2.55% 2.15%
2007 2.52% 2.08%
2006 2.44% 2.07%
2005 2.37% 2.13%
2004 2.33% 2.09%
2003 2.29% 2.01%
2002 2.22% 1.94%
2001 2.15% 1.86%
2000 2.03% 1.67%
1999 1.91% 1.5%
1998 1.88% 1.5%
1997 1.92% 1.55%
1996 2.11% 1.64%
1995 2.56% 1.76%
1994 3.14% 1.88%
1993 3.36% 2%
1992 2.99% 2.11%
1991 2.15% 2.23%
1990 1.66% 2.36%
1989 1.67% 2.48%
1988 1.64% 2.62%
1987 1.62% 2.8%
1986 1.61% 3.04%
1985 1.6% 3.32%
1984 1.6% 1.47%
1983 1.6% -0.16%
1982 1.6% 2.85%
1981 1.58% 5.76%
1980 1.15% 5.89%
1979 3.56% 5.94%
1978 6.73% 5.93%
1977 6.86% 5.89%
1976 6.64% 5.82%
1975 6.13% 5.73%
1974 3.46% 5.1%
1973 1.05% 3.96%
1972 0.07% 3.37%
1971 0.31% 3.41%
1970 0.48% 3.39%
1969 0.59% 3.15%
1968 1.61% 2.88%
1967 0.37% 2.66%
1966 -1.41% 2.5%
1965 -2.3% 2.87%
1964 -0.99% 3.74%
1963 0.84% 4.22%
1962 1.19% 4.26%
1961 0.85% 4.21%

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/libya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Libya's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Libya
Current population
2323460
7580693
Population rank 146/197 105/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
6.8 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
4.32 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
10.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +212
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +77,532
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 96/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
2.13 days
Annual migration change -1,373 -172
Net migration rank 96/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -172
2024 49,642 -1,712 73,522 3,448
2023 49,498 -1,400 75,760 -2,001
2022 48,920 -1,400 91,951 -2,001
2021 47,242 -1,395 88,005 -694
2020 46,718 -1,394 92,950 -694
2019 47,196 -1,395 97,842 -1,352
2018 46,659 -1,396 101,619 5,841
2017 46,318 -1,398 103,891 9,208
2016 46,814 -1,392 105,265 -5,081
2015 46,846 -1,393 108,096 -7,660
2014 46,615 -1,393 110,420 -1,716
2013 46,472 -1,395 110,772 25,755
2012 45,480 -1,442 108,855 5,211
2011 44,405 -1,760 121,016 -562,827
2010 43,067 -2,257 122,926 9,611
2009 41,950 -2,821 118,102 11,670
2008 40,841 -3,313 117,481 15,260
2007 40,288 -3,676 116,704 12,640
2006 38,886 -4,142 115,645 3,351
2005 37,347 -4,662 112,823 11,024
2004 36,495 -5,144 107,144 13,222
2003 35,649 -5,487 102,144 12,073
2002 34,561 -5,712 97,598 10,152
2001 33,461 -6,239 93,370 8,420
2000 32,816 -6,971 89,814 5,634
1999 30,916 -7,686 88,743 -10,206
1998 30,390 -8,163 87,613 -11,479
1997 29,792 -8,176 86,899 -10,907
1996 29,778 -7,369 86,945 -8,446
1995 29,142 -4,376 87,661 -5,068
1994 27,895 3,174 88,765 -1,755
1993 26,943 8,562 90,553 426
1992 25,747 7,531 93,568 843
1991 24,527 1,621 96,582 902
1990 23,936 -8,151 99,898 946
1989 24,286 -8,296 102,823 981
1988 23,940 -8,473 105,469 1,053
1987 23,549 -8,622 107,761 1,740
1986 23,301 -8,748 109,325 5,844
1985 23,116 -8,812 110,194 11,962
1984 22,861 -8,812 110,028 18,039
1983 22,542 -8,729 122,183 -140,904
1982 22,131 -8,539 133,511 -126,400
1981 21,611 -8,291 130,233 69,211
1980 21,024 -8,086 128,034 66,739
1979 19,736 -13,801 121,469 64,821
1978 17,468 32,936 114,669 61,684
1977 15,484 33,922 107,769 57,867
1976 13,688 32,113 101,146 53,813
1975 11,998 28,645 94,862 49,544
1974 10,321 24,290 89,337 44,946
1973 8,430 -1,985 81,256 20,498
1972 7,911 -1,985 77,864 -3,418
1971 8,183 -13,302 74,934 -4,265
1970 7,632 1,123 70,488 745
1969 7,857 -11,033 66,782 -1,418
1968 7,289 2,769 63,971 -6,323
1967 6,742 1,516 61,889 -10,384
1966 6,955 -11,006 60,394 -13,619
1965 7,789 -19,928 59,134 -15,810
1964 8,989 -23,936 55,227 2,084
1963 9,190 -5,993 50,421 18,740
1962 10,662 -3,960 46,252 21,589
1961 10,756 -3,575 42,167 22,504
1960 10,618 -8,007 38,391 22,559

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/libya | 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 Libya 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 938,901 people) and 0.1% is from migration (a loss of 986 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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