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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 2,829,914 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 140th.
  • 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 +2.4% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Lithuania
2100 4,713,717 1,225,633
2099 4,706,710 1,241,510
2098 4,700,179 1,257,497
2097 4,692,465 1,273,678
2096 4,683,547 1,290,189
2095 4,675,216 1,307,275
2094 4,663,709 1,324,312
2093 4,652,393 1,341,875
2092 4,640,186 1,360,029
2091 4,629,025 1,378,546
2090 4,617,372 1,397,420
2089 4,605,435 1,416,650
2088 4,592,696 1,436,421
2087 4,579,003 1,456,324
2086 4,563,387 1,476,301
2085 4,547,611 1,496,940
2084 4,530,795 1,517,611
2083 4,515,144 1,538,569
2082 4,498,757 1,559,787
2081 4,482,173 1,581,134
2080 4,462,572 1,602,498
2079 4,441,414 1,623,820
2078 4,419,851 1,645,249
2077 4,396,170 1,666,665
2076 4,371,588 1,688,177
2075 4,344,499 1,709,720
2074 4,319,080 1,731,404
2073 4,291,330 1,752,662
2072 4,263,400 1,773,945
2071 4,235,126 1,795,473
2070 4,206,800 1,817,142
2069 4,177,044 1,839,387
2068 4,145,996 1,861,529
2067 4,114,778 1,883,928
2066 4,083,481 1,906,591
2065 4,049,028 1,929,619
2064 4,014,305 1,952,334
2063 3,978,845 1,975,020
2062 3,942,144 1,998,444
2061 3,904,704 2,021,930
2060 3,868,649 2,045,989
2059 3,829,775 2,070,233
2058 3,790,102 2,094,564
2057 3,750,628 2,118,985
2056 3,711,479 2,143,474
2055 3,670,706 2,168,085
2054 3,627,775 2,192,337
2053 3,586,800 2,216,075
2052 3,544,101 2,240,149
2051 3,499,300 2,263,905
2050 3,453,604 2,287,466
2049 3,406,207 2,310,176
2048 3,359,168 2,333,041
2047 3,310,573 2,356,291
2046 3,263,932 2,378,713
2045 3,215,095 2,401,082
2044 3,167,811 2,423,438
2043 3,120,502 2,446,634
2042 3,073,261 2,469,564
2041 3,026,226 2,492,222
2040 2,978,546 2,514,657
2039 2,929,745 2,538,036
2038 2,881,381 2,560,781
2037 2,833,162 2,583,644
2036 2,783,763 2,605,925
2035 2,736,596 2,627,752
2034 2,688,639 2,650,015
2033 2,638,770 2,671,840
2032 2,589,298 2,693,646
2031 2,540,343 2,715,491
2030 2,492,311 2,737,751
2029 2,444,595 2,760,194
2028 2,396,565 2,783,343
2027 2,347,456 2,806,651
2026 2,298,738 2,829,914
2025 2,249,807 2,872,755
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th 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 2.2% -0.54%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/lithuania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Lithuania
Current population
2311915
2829914
Population rank 146/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.03%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +46
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 127/197
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 - -1,712 - 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 2026-04-06).

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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 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 (1960–2024, 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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