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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 2,888,774 people in Lithuania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 2,845,693 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 1.22 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs -0.15% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.85M (13% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Lithuania
2100 4,713,104 1,232,467
2099 4,706,098 1,248,433
2098 4,699,568 1,264,509
2097 4,691,855 1,280,780
2096 4,682,938 1,297,383
2095 4,674,608 1,314,564
2094 4,663,103 1,331,697
2093 4,651,788 1,349,357
2092 4,639,582 1,367,612
2091 4,628,423 1,386,232
2090 4,616,772 1,405,212
2089 4,604,837 1,424,549
2088 4,592,099 1,444,430
2087 4,578,407 1,464,444
2086 4,562,793 1,484,533
2085 4,547,020 1,505,287
2084 4,530,206 1,526,073
2083 4,514,557 1,547,148
2082 4,498,172 1,568,485
2081 4,481,590 1,589,950
2080 4,461,992 1,611,433
2079 4,440,836 1,632,875
2078 4,419,277 1,654,422
2077 4,395,599 1,675,958
2076 4,371,019 1,697,590
2075 4,343,934 1,719,253
2074 4,318,519 1,741,058
2073 4,290,772 1,762,435
2072 4,262,846 1,783,836
2071 4,234,576 1,805,485
2070 4,206,253 1,827,274
2069 4,176,501 1,849,644
2068 4,145,457 1,871,909
2067 4,114,243 1,894,433
2066 4,082,951 1,917,222
2065 4,048,502 1,940,378
2064 4,013,784 1,963,220
2063 3,978,328 1,986,033
2062 3,941,631 2,009,588
2061 3,904,197 2,033,204
2060 3,868,146 2,057,397
2059 3,829,277 2,081,777
2058 3,789,609 2,106,243
2057 3,750,140 2,130,801
2056 3,710,996 2,155,426
2055 3,670,229 2,180,174
2054 3,627,303 2,204,562
2053 3,586,333 2,228,432
2052 3,543,640 2,252,640
2051 3,498,845 2,276,529
2050 3,453,155 2,300,221
2049 3,405,764 2,323,058
2048 3,358,731 2,346,050
2047 3,310,142 2,369,429
2046 3,263,507 2,391,976
2045 3,214,677 2,414,470
2044 3,167,400 2,436,951
2043 3,120,097 2,460,277
2042 3,072,862 2,483,334
2041 3,025,833 2,506,119
2040 2,978,159 2,528,678
2039 2,929,364 2,552,188
2038 2,881,007 2,575,059
2037 2,832,794 2,598,050
2036 2,783,401 2,620,456
2035 2,736,240 2,642,405
2034 2,688,290 2,664,791
2033 2,638,427 2,686,738
2032 2,588,961 2,708,666
2031 2,540,013 2,730,633
2030 2,491,987 2,753,016
2029 2,444,278 2,775,584
2028 2,396,253 2,798,862
2027 2,347,151 2,822,301
2026 2,298,439 2,845,693
2025 2,249,515 2,888,774
2024 2,201,352 2,888,278
2023 2,153,339 2,871,585
2022 2,105,529 2,831,639
2021 2,058,841 2,808,380
2020 2,013,255 2,810,369
2019 1,967,696 2,811,089
2018 1,922,168 2,819,200
2017 1,877,072 2,842,639
2016 1,831,893 2,877,325
2015 1,786,457 2,911,109
2014 1,741,122 2,937,253
2013 1,695,973 2,961,250
2012 1,651,417 2,989,139
2011 1,608,076 3,028,115
2010 1,566,347 3,097,282
2009 1,526,377 3,162,916
2008 1,488,054 3,198,231
2007 1,450,986 3,231,294
2006 1,415,303 3,269,909
2005 1,381,585 3,322,528
2004 1,349,563 3,377,075
2003 1,318,806 3,415,213
2002 1,289,307 3,443,067
2001 1,261,273 3,470,818
2000 1,234,741 3,499,536
1999 1,210,206 3,524,238
1998 1,187,473 3,549,331
1997 1,165,545 3,575,137
1996 1,143,535 3,601,613
1995 1,119,949 3,629,102
1994 1,092,031 3,657,144
1993 1,058,745 3,682,613
1992 1,024,356 3,700,114
1991 994,639 3,704,134
1990 973,669 3,697,838
1989 957,789 3,684,255
1988 942,061 3,655,049
1987 926,862 3,616,367
1986 912,126 3,578,914
1985 897,697 3,544,543
1984 883,519 3,514,205
1983 869,592 3,485,192
1982 855,891 3,457,179
1981 842,432 3,432,947
1980 829,303 3,413,202
1979 819,867 3,397,842
1978 791,694 3,379,514
1977 741,789 3,355,036
1976 694,191 3,328,664
1975 650,966 3,301,652
1974 613,338 3,273,894
1973 592,808 3,244,438
1972 586,620 3,213,622
1971 586,221 3,179,041
1970 584,403 3,139,689
1969 581,610 3,107,321
1968 578,170 3,078,850
1967 569,011 3,044,400
1966 566,908 3,008,050
1965 575,005 2,971,450
1964 588,543 2,935,200
1963 594,418 2,898,950
1962 589,474 2,863,350
1961 582,532 2,823,550
1960 577,633 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,300,221 people and rank change from 139th to 145th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Lithuania
2100 0.15% -1.28%
2099 0.14% -1.27%
2098 0.16% -1.27%
2097 0.19% -1.28%
2096 0.18% -1.31%
2095 0.25% -1.29%
2094 0.24% -1.31%
2093 0.26% -1.33%
2092 0.24% -1.34%
2091 0.25% -1.35%
2090 0.26% -1.36%
2089 0.28% -1.38%
2088 0.3% -1.37%
2087 0.34% -1.35%
2086 0.35% -1.38%
2085 0.37% -1.36%
2084 0.35% -1.36%
2083 0.36% -1.36%
2082 0.37% -1.35%
2081 0.44% -1.33%
2080 0.48% -1.31%
2079 0.49% -1.3%
2078 0.54% -1.28%
2077 0.56% -1.27%
2076 0.62% -1.26%
2075 0.59% -1.25%
2074 0.65% -1.21%
2073 0.66% -1.2%
2072 0.67% -1.2%
2071 0.67% -1.19%
2070 0.71% -1.21%
2069 0.75% -1.19%
2068 0.76% -1.19%
2067 0.77% -1.19%
2066 0.85% -1.19%
2065 0.86% -1.16%
2064 0.89% -1.15%
2063 0.93% -1.17%
2062 0.96% -1.16%
2061 0.93% -1.18%
2060 1.02% -1.17%
2059 1.05% -1.16%
2058 1.05% -1.15%
2057 1.05% -1.14%
2056 1.11% -1.14%
2055 1.18% -1.11%
2054 1.14% -1.07%
2053 1.2% -1.07%
2052 1.28% -1.05%
2051 1.32% -1.03%
2050 1.39% -0.98%
2049 1.4% -0.98%
2048 1.47% -0.99%
2047 1.43% -0.94%
2046 1.52% -0.93%
2045 1.49% -0.92%
2044 1.52% -0.95%
2043 1.54% -0.93%
2042 1.55% -0.91%
2041 1.6% -0.89%
2040 1.67% -0.92%
2039 1.68% -0.89%
2038 1.7% -0.88%
2037 1.77% -0.86%
2036 1.72% -0.83%
2035 1.78% -0.84%
2034 1.89% -0.82%
2033 1.91% -0.81%
2032 1.93% -0.8%
2031 1.93% -0.81%
2030 1.95% -0.81%
2029 2% -0.83%
2028 2.09% -0.83%
2027 2.12% -0.82%
2026 2.17% -1.49%
2025 2.19% 0.02%
2024 2.23% 0.58%
2023 2.27% 1.41%
2022 2.27% 0.83%
2021 2.26% -0.07%
2020 2.32% -0.03%
2019 2.37% -0.29%
2018 2.4% -0.82%
2017 2.47% -1.21%
2016 2.54% -1.16%
2015 2.6% -0.89%
2014 2.66% -0.81%
2013 2.7% -0.93%
2012 2.7% -1.29%
2011 2.66% -2.23%
2010 2.62% -2.08%
2009 2.58% -1.1%
2008 2.55% -1.02%
2007 2.52% -1.18%
2006 2.44% -1.58%
2005 2.37% -1.62%
2004 2.33% -1.12%
2003 2.29% -0.81%
2002 2.22% -0.8%
2001 2.15% -0.82%
2000 2.03% -0.7%
1999 1.91% -0.71%
1998 1.88% -0.72%
1997 1.92% -0.74%
1996 2.11% -0.76%
1995 2.56% -0.77%
1994 3.14% -0.69%
1993 3.36% -0.47%
1992 2.99% -0.11%
1991 2.15% 0.17%
1990 1.66% 0.37%
1989 1.67% 0.8%
1988 1.64% 1.07%
1987 1.62% 1.05%
1986 1.61% 0.97%
1985 1.6% 0.86%
1984 1.6% 0.83%
1983 1.6% 0.81%
1982 1.6% 0.71%
1981 1.58% 0.58%
1980 1.15% 0.45%
1979 3.56% 0.54%
1978 6.73% 0.73%
1977 6.86% 0.79%
1976 6.64% 0.82%
1975 6.13% 0.85%
1974 3.46% 0.91%
1973 1.05% 0.96%
1972 0.07% 1.09%
1971 0.31% 1.25%
1970 0.48% 1.04%
1969 0.59% 0.92%
1968 1.61% 1.13%
1967 0.37% 1.21%
1966 -1.41% 1.23%
1965 -2.3% 1.24%
1964 -0.99% 1.25%
1963 0.84% 1.24%
1962 1.19% 1.41%
1961 0.85% 1.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Lithuania
Current population
2323460
2845693
Population rank 146/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.03%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
17.7 hours
One birth every
8.08 minutes
27.6 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +1
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +496
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +0.02%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 157/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -24,618
Net migration rank 96/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -24,618
2024 49,642 -1,712 -18,485 2,617
2023 49,498 -1,400 -16,368 44,935
2022 48,920 -1,400 -20,671 72,100
2021 47,242 -1,395 -24,433 19,657
2020 46,718 -1,394 -19,953 19,884
2019 47,196 -1,395 -13,212 10,665
2018 46,659 -1,396 -12,686 -3,459
2017 46,318 -1,398 -12,224 -28,027
2016 46,814 -1,392 -11,509 -30,612
2015 46,846 -1,393 -11,935 -22,560
2014 46,615 -1,393 -10,868 -12,387
2013 46,472 -1,395 -12,733 -16,769
2012 45,480 -1,442 -11,060 -21,387
2011 44,405 -1,760 -10,901 -38,518
2010 43,067 -2,257 -11,460 -78,887
2009 41,950 -2,821 -9,805 -32,186
2008 40,841 -3,313 -12,153 -16,482
2007 40,288 -3,676 -15,510 -21,815
2006 38,886 -4,142 -15,041 -24,730
2005 37,347 -4,662 -14,287 -51,357
2004 36,495 -5,144 -11,482 -32,312
2003 35,649 -5,487 -10,929 -22,701
2002 34,561 -5,712 -11,362 -12,627
2001 33,461 -6,239 -9,024 -24,733
2000 32,816 -6,971 -4,549 -16,077
1999 30,916 -7,686 -3,877 -20,533
1998 30,390 -8,163 -3,904 -22,002
1997 29,792 -8,176 -3,218 -22,324
1996 29,778 -7,369 -3,962 -23,236
1995 29,142 -4,376 -3,992 -23,509
1994 27,895 3,174 -4,023 -24,104
1993 26,943 8,562 1,473 -23,949
1992 25,747 7,531 12,950 -25,175
1991 24,527 1,621 14,817 -10,744
1990 23,936 -8,151 17,010 -8,840
1989 24,286 -8,296 17,316 -26,985
1988 23,940 -8,473 19,006 38,648
1987 23,549 -8,622 22,422 10,820
1986 23,301 -8,748 23,978 10,177
1985 23,116 -8,812 19,140 9,417
1984 22,861 -8,812 18,976 8,835
1983 22,542 -8,729 20,911 8,585
1982 22,131 -8,539 18,323 8,163
1981 21,611 -8,291 16,478 7,752
1980 21,024 -8,086 16,042 7,412
1979 19,736 -13,801 16,989 6,932
1978 17,468 32,936 17,573 7,328
1977 15,484 33,922 19,124 8,964
1976 13,688 32,113 20,305 8,581
1975 11,998 28,645 20,470 8,170
1974 10,321 24,290 22,589 7,757
1973 8,430 -1,985 22,712 7,327
1972 7,911 -1,985 25,388 7,185
1971 8,183 -13,302 28,930 7,130
1970 7,632 1,123 27,629 6,530
1969 7,857 -11,033 27,345 4,179
1968 7,289 2,769 28,325 6,522
1967 6,742 1,516 29,226 5,251
1966 6,955 -11,006 30,381 4,799
1965 7,789 -19,928 30,309 4,196
1964 8,989 -23,936 34,048 3,820
1963 9,190 -5,993 33,918 3,428
1962 10,662 -3,960 34,933 2,899
1961 10,756 -3,575 40,376 2,550
1960 10,618 -8,007 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/lithuania | 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 Lithuania 65.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 161,476 people) and 34.5% is from migration (a gain of 85,200 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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