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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 14.6 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Madagascar
2100 4,713,717 86,197,674
2099 4,706,710 85,808,382
2098 4,700,179 85,404,097
2097 4,692,465 84,987,607
2096 4,683,547 84,559,113
2095 4,675,216 84,119,392
2094 4,663,709 83,665,834
2093 4,652,393 83,200,140
2092 4,640,186 82,723,075
2091 4,629,025 82,233,465
2090 4,617,372 81,734,626
2089 4,605,435 81,223,857
2088 4,592,696 80,700,261
2087 4,579,003 80,164,903
2086 4,563,387 79,619,760
2085 4,547,611 79,064,003
2084 4,530,795 78,499,094
2083 4,515,144 77,922,946
2082 4,498,757 77,337,305
2081 4,482,173 76,740,524
2080 4,462,572 76,133,028
2079 4,441,414 75,513,518
2078 4,419,851 74,881,435
2077 4,396,170 74,236,865
2076 4,371,588 73,582,256
2075 4,344,499 72,914,884
2074 4,319,080 72,235,202
2073 4,291,330 71,545,378
2072 4,263,400 70,843,401
2071 4,235,126 70,130,366
2070 4,206,800 69,409,326
2069 4,177,044 68,677,859
2068 4,145,996 67,936,195
2067 4,114,778 67,185,066
2066 4,083,481 66,425,210
2065 4,049,028 65,658,016
2064 4,014,305 64,881,253
2063 3,978,845 64,097,223
2062 3,942,144 63,305,402
2061 3,904,704 62,506,578
2060 3,868,649 61,701,267
2059 3,829,775 60,889,495
2058 3,790,102 60,073,702
2057 3,750,628 59,254,008
2056 3,711,479 58,428,653
2055 3,670,706 57,600,579
2054 3,627,775 56,769,869
2053 3,586,800 55,935,411
2052 3,544,101 55,097,962
2051 3,499,300 54,258,057
2050 3,453,604 53,415,029
2049 3,406,207 52,570,680
2048 3,359,168 51,725,320
2047 3,310,573 50,879,659
2046 3,263,932 50,033,785
2045 3,215,095 49,188,703
2044 3,167,811 48,344,009
2043 3,120,502 47,499,657
2042 3,073,261 46,656,643
2041 3,026,226 45,815,621
2040 2,978,546 44,976,152
2039 2,929,745 44,140,155
2038 2,881,381 43,305,683
2037 2,833,162 42,474,372
2036 2,783,763 41,645,556
2035 2,736,596 40,819,415
2034 2,688,639 39,997,842
2033 2,638,770 39,178,430
2032 2,589,298 38,361,932
2031 2,540,343 37,547,484
2030 2,492,311 36,737,238
2029 2,444,595 35,930,925
2028 2,396,565 35,128,136
2027 2,347,456 34,329,429
2026 2,298,738 33,535,391
2025 2,249,807 32,747,552
2024 2,201,352 31,964,956
2023 2,153,339 31,195,932
2022 2,105,529 30,437,261
2021 2,058,841 29,691,083
2020 2,013,255 28,953,556
2019 1,967,696 28,219,554
2018 1,922,168 27,494,926
2017 1,877,072 26,788,375
2016 1,831,893 26,099,952
2015 1,786,457 25,426,702
2014 1,741,122 24,764,348
2013 1,695,973 24,109,290
2012 1,651,417 23,462,438
2011 1,608,076 22,822,300
2010 1,566,347 22,183,340
2009 1,526,377 21,547,280
2008 1,488,054 20,923,840
2007 1,450,986 20,318,583
2006 1,415,303 19,730,909
2005 1,381,585 19,159,707
2004 1,349,563 18,606,608
2003 1,318,806 18,071,854
2002 1,289,307 17,549,913
2001 1,261,273 17,032,939
2000 1,234,741 16,516,338
1999 1,210,206 16,000,506
1998 1,187,473 15,489,364
1997 1,165,545 14,990,814
1996 1,143,535 14,510,711
1995 1,119,949 14,051,275
1994 1,092,031 13,613,850
1993 1,058,745 13,197,345
1992 1,024,356 12,800,870
1991 994,639 12,421,412
1990 973,669 12,055,639
1989 957,789 11,704,998
1988 942,061 11,369,462
1987 926,862 11,047,291
1986 912,126 10,736,857
1985 897,697 10,433,142
1984 883,519 10,134,550
1983 869,592 9,843,044
1982 855,891 9,557,671
1981 842,432 9,279,011
1980 829,303 9,006,032
1979 819,867 8,737,581
1978 791,694 8,475,864
1977 741,789 8,222,240
1976 694,191 7,976,831
1975 650,966 7,739,336
1974 613,338 7,509,726
1973 592,808 7,288,048
1972 586,620 7,074,398
1971 586,221 6,868,868
1970 584,403 6,672,003
1969 581,610 6,484,716
1968 578,170 6,306,493
1967 569,011 6,136,486
1966 566,908 5,974,279
1965 575,005 5,819,116
1964 588,543 5,669,863
1963 594,418 5,525,185
1962 589,474 5,384,150
1961 582,532 5,246,158
1960 577,633 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Madagascar
2100 0.15% 0.45%
2099 0.14% 0.47%
2098 0.16% 0.49%
2097 0.19% 0.51%
2096 0.18% 0.52%
2095 0.25% 0.54%
2094 0.24% 0.56%
2093 0.26% 0.58%
2092 0.24% 0.6%
2091 0.25% 0.61%
2090 0.26% 0.63%
2089 0.28% 0.65%
2088 0.3% 0.67%
2087 0.34% 0.68%
2086 0.35% 0.7%
2085 0.37% 0.72%
2084 0.35% 0.74%
2083 0.36% 0.76%
2082 0.37% 0.78%
2081 0.44% 0.8%
2080 0.48% 0.82%
2079 0.49% 0.84%
2078 0.54% 0.87%
2077 0.56% 0.89%
2076 0.62% 0.92%
2075 0.59% 0.94%
2074 0.65% 0.96%
2073 0.66% 0.99%
2072 0.67% 1.02%
2071 0.67% 1.04%
2070 0.71% 1.07%
2069 0.75% 1.09%
2068 0.76% 1.12%
2067 0.77% 1.14%
2066 0.85% 1.17%
2065 0.86% 1.2%
2064 0.89% 1.22%
2063 0.93% 1.25%
2062 0.96% 1.28%
2061 0.93% 1.31%
2060 1.02% 1.33%
2059 1.05% 1.36%
2058 1.05% 1.38%
2057 1.05% 1.41%
2056 1.11% 1.44%
2055 1.18% 1.46%
2054 1.14% 1.49%
2053 1.2% 1.52%
2052 1.28% 1.55%
2051 1.32% 1.58%
2050 1.39% 1.61%
2049 1.4% 1.63%
2048 1.47% 1.66%
2047 1.43% 1.69%
2046 1.52% 1.72%
2045 1.49% 1.75%
2044 1.52% 1.78%
2043 1.54% 1.81%
2042 1.55% 1.84%
2041 1.6% 1.87%
2040 1.67% 1.89%
2039 1.68% 1.93%
2038 1.7% 1.96%
2037 1.77% 1.99%
2036 1.72% 2.02%
2035 1.78% 2.05%
2034 1.89% 2.09%
2033 1.91% 2.13%
2032 1.93% 2.17%
2031 1.93% 2.21%
2030 1.95% 2.24%
2029 2% 2.29%
2028 2.09% 2.33%
2027 2.12% 2.37%
2026 2.17% 2.41%
2025 2.2% 2.45%
2024 2.23% 2.47%
2023 2.27% 2.49%
2022 2.27% 2.51%
2021 2.26% 2.55%
2020 2.32% 2.6%
2019 2.37% 2.64%
2018 2.4% 2.64%
2017 2.47% 2.64%
2016 2.54% 2.65%
2015 2.6% 2.67%
2014 2.66% 2.72%
2013 2.7% 2.76%
2012 2.7% 2.8%
2011 2.66% 2.88%
2010 2.62% 2.95%
2009 2.58% 2.98%
2008 2.55% 2.98%
2007 2.52% 2.98%
2006 2.44% 2.98%
2005 2.37% 2.97%
2004 2.33% 2.96%
2003 2.29% 2.97%
2002 2.22% 3.04%
2001 2.15% 3.13%
2000 2.03% 3.22%
1999 1.91% 3.3%
1998 1.88% 3.33%
1997 1.92% 3.31%
1996 2.11% 3.27%
1995 2.56% 3.21%
1994 3.14% 3.16%
1993 3.36% 3.1%
1992 2.99% 3.05%
1991 2.15% 3.03%
1990 1.66% 3%
1989 1.67% 2.95%
1988 1.64% 2.92%
1987 1.62% 2.89%
1986 1.61% 2.91%
1985 1.6% 2.95%
1984 1.6% 2.96%
1983 1.6% 2.99%
1982 1.6% 3%
1981 1.58% 3.03%
1980 1.15% 3.07%
1979 3.56% 3.09%
1978 6.73% 3.08%
1977 6.86% 3.08%
1976 6.64% 3.07%
1975 6.13% 3.06%
1974 3.46% 3.04%
1973 1.05% 3.02%
1972 0.07% 2.99%
1971 0.31% 2.95%
1970 0.48% 2.89%
1969 0.59% 2.83%
1968 1.61% 2.77%
1967 0.37% 2.72%
1966 -1.41% 2.67%
1965 -2.3% 2.63%
1964 -0.99% 2.62%
1963 0.84% 2.62%
1962 1.19% 2.63%
1961 0.85% 2.64%

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/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Madagascar
Current population
2311915
33750171
Population rank 146/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.41%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 29/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 -2,227
Net migration rank 96/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -2,227
2024 - -1,712 - -1,795
2023 49,498 -1,400 766,391 -1,487
2022 48,920 -1,400 753,931 -1,487
2021 47,242 -1,395 741,416 -1,480
2020 46,718 -1,394 736,607 -1,480
2019 47,196 -1,395 735,853 -2,976
2018 46,659 -1,396 719,267 -2,887
2017 46,318 -1,398 699,498 -2,784
2016 46,814 -1,392 682,801 -2,687
2015 46,846 -1,393 668,977 -2,594
2014 46,615 -1,393 660,837 -2,522
2013 46,472 -1,395 654,230 -2,445
2012 45,480 -1,442 644,255 -2,334
2011 44,405 -1,760 640,577 -2,219
2010 43,067 -2,257 641,543 -1,979
2009 41,950 -2,821 634,008 -1,429
2008 40,841 -3,313 615,580 -1,255
2007 40,288 -3,676 597,772 -1,563
2006 38,886 -4,142 581,489 -2,336
2005 37,347 -4,662 568,143 -4,869
2004 36,495 -5,144 556,319 -13,393
2003 35,649 -5,487 544,903 -18,345
2002 34,561 -5,712 535,518 -18,209
2001 33,461 -6,239 529,656 -13,014
2000 32,816 -6,971 520,860 -4,298
1999 30,916 -7,686 516,976 -1,891
1998 30,390 -8,163 508,408 -1,222
1997 29,792 -8,176 490,905 -986
1996 29,778 -7,369 471,453 -1,161
1995 29,142 -4,376 450,259 -1,670
1994 27,895 3,174 428,169 -1,905
1993 26,943 8,562 408,801 -2,063
1992 25,747 7,531 388,430 -2,216
1991 24,527 1,621 375,040 -2,330
1990 23,936 -8,151 360,621 -1,777
1989 24,286 -8,296 344,279 -1,848
1988 23,940 -8,473 330,510 -1,883
1987 23,549 -8,622 317,621 -1,896
1986 23,301 -8,748 307,074 -1,914
1985 23,116 -8,812 304,199 -1,947
1984 22,861 -8,812 296,892 -1,965
1983 22,542 -8,729 290,085 -1,979
1982 22,131 -8,539 284,733 -2,093
1981 21,611 -8,291 277,535 -2,864
1980 21,024 -8,086 275,287 -4,005
1979 19,736 -13,801 270,752 -5,126
1978 17,468 32,936 263,684 -5,874
1977 15,484 33,922 255,399 -5,957
1976 13,688 32,113 247,026 -5,655
1975 11,998 28,645 238,774 -5,173
1974 10,321 24,290 230,233 -4,607
1973 8,430 -1,985 221,768 -4,037
1972 7,911 -1,985 213,138 -3,583
1971 8,183 -13,302 204,617 -3,118
1970 7,632 1,123 194,889 -2,658
1969 7,857 -11,033 184,562 -2,216
1968 7,289 2,769 175,869 -1,766
1967 6,742 1,516 167,287 -1,383
1966 6,955 -11,006 159,483 -964
1965 7,789 -19,928 152,362 -550
1964 8,989 -23,936 146,894 -204
1963 9,190 -5,993 142,666 0
1962 10,662 -3,960 139,412 0
1961 10,756 -3,575 136,578 0
1960 10,618 -8,007 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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