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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,288,306 people compared to 36,304,998 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 15.9 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.38M people to 2.29M (65.6% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 25.8M to 36.3M (40.5% growth).
  • Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.67M people compared to the peak of 46.4M people in 2072 for Malaysia.

Guinea-Bissau vs Malaysia: live population counter

Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
Current population
2288306
36304998
Population rank 146/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.44%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.9 minutes
One migration net change every
5.12 hours
3.01 minutes
Annual migration change -1,712 +174,770
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 91/197

Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Guinea-Bissau
Population

Growth rate
Malaysia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
1960 577,633 7,956,197 - -
1961 582,532 8,164,443 0.85% 2.62%
1962 589,474 8,380,172 1.19% 2.64%
1963 594,418 8,602,160 0.84% 2.65%
1964 588,543 8,828,406 -0.99% 2.63%
1965 575,005 9,056,408 -2.3% 2.58%
1966 566,908 9,284,688 -1.41% 2.52%
1967 569,011 9,507,099 0.37% 2.4%
1968 578,170 9,725,281 1.61% 2.29%
1969 581,610 9,947,597 0.59% 2.29%
1970 584,403 10,178,802 0.48% 2.32%
1971 586,221 10,423,453 0.31% 2.4%
1972 586,620 10,676,835 0.07% 2.43%
1973 592,808 10,935,621 1.05% 2.42%
1974 613,338 11,200,906 3.46% 2.43%
1975 650,966 11,471,914 6.13% 2.42%
1976 694,191 11,750,097 6.64% 2.42%
1977 741,789 12,035,713 6.86% 2.43%
1978 791,694 12,328,157 6.73% 2.43%
1979 819,867 12,627,862 3.56% 2.43%
1980 829,303 12,983,363 1.15% 2.82%
1981 842,432 13,399,203 1.58% 3.2%
1982 855,891 13,832,798 1.6% 3.24%
1983 869,592 14,285,907 1.6% 3.28%
1984 883,519 14,759,009 1.6% 3.31%
1985 897,697 15,252,258 1.6% 3.34%
1986 912,126 15,760,419 1.61% 3.33%
1987 926,862 16,276,737 1.62% 3.28%
1988 942,061 16,796,605 1.64% 3.19%
1989 957,789 17,314,997 1.67% 3.09%
1990 973,669 17,833,171 1.66% 2.99%
1991 994,639 18,342,464 2.15% 2.86%
1992 1,024,356 18,834,572 2.99% 2.68%
1993 1,058,745 19,322,664 3.36% 2.59%
1994 1,092,031 19,820,446 3.14% 2.58%
1995 1,119,949 20,330,599 2.56% 2.57%
1996 1,143,535 20,850,087 2.11% 2.56%
1997 1,165,545 21,375,218 1.92% 2.52%
1998 1,187,473 21,906,713 1.88% 2.49%
1999 1,210,206 22,435,531 1.91% 2.41%
2000 1,234,741 22,967,816 2.03% 2.37%
2001 1,261,273 23,526,538 2.15% 2.43%
2002 1,289,307 24,102,477 2.22% 2.45%
2003 1,318,806 24,679,602 2.29% 2.39%
2004 1,349,563 25,256,772 2.33% 2.34%
2005 1,381,585 25,836,071 2.37% 2.29%
2006 1,415,303 26,417,909 2.44% 2.25%
2007 1,450,986 26,998,389 2.52% 2.2%
2008 1,488,054 27,570,059 2.55% 2.12%
2009 1,526,377 28,124,778 2.58% 2.01%
2010 1,566,347 28,655,776 2.62% 1.89%
2011 1,608,076 29,162,039 2.66% 1.77%
2012 1,651,417 29,662,831 2.7% 1.72%
2013 1,695,973 30,174,265 2.7% 1.72%
2014 1,741,122 30,696,137 2.66% 1.73%
2015 1,786,457 31,232,798 2.6% 1.75%
2016 1,831,893 31,789,685 2.54% 1.78%
2017 1,877,072 32,355,644 2.47% 1.78%
2018 1,922,168 32,910,967 2.4% 1.72%
2019 1,967,696 33,440,596 2.37% 1.61%
2020 2,013,255 33,889,558 2.32% 1.34%
2021 2,058,841 34,282,399 2.26% 1.16%
2022 2,105,529 34,695,493 2.27% 1.2%
2023 2,153,339 35,126,298 2.27% 1.24%
2024 2,201,352 35,557,673 2.23% 1.23%
2025 2,249,512 35,977,838 2.19% 1.18%
2026 2,297,807 36,385,119 2.15% 1.13%
2027 2,346,190 36,785,089 2.11% 1.1%
2028 2,394,226 37,182,773 2.05% 1.08%
2029 2,441,574 37,574,292 1.98% 1.05%
2030 2,488,931 37,961,722 1.94% 1.03%
2031 2,536,893 38,347,786 1.93% 1.02%
2032 2,585,565 38,728,383 1.92% 0.99%
2033 2,634,701 39,097,871 1.9% 0.95%
2034 2,683,078 39,457,849 1.84% 0.92%
2035 2,730,136 39,814,834 1.75% 0.9%
2036 2,777,887 40,166,904 1.75% 0.88%
2037 2,826,159 40,512,289 1.74% 0.86%
2038 2,873,929 40,853,318 1.69% 0.84%
2039 2,921,973 41,185,892 1.67% 0.81%
2040 2,969,699 41,509,646 1.63% 0.79%
2041 3,016,537 41,828,594 1.58% 0.77%
2042 3,063,161 42,144,474 1.55% 0.76%
2043 3,109,927 42,455,952 1.53% 0.74%
2044 3,156,704 42,754,140 1.5% 0.7%
2045 3,204,242 43,038,205 1.51% 0.66%
2046 3,251,465 43,313,754 1.47% 0.64%
2047 3,298,563 43,580,459 1.45% 0.62%
2048 3,345,853 43,831,577 1.43% 0.58%
2049 3,392,557 44,065,538 1.4% 0.53%
2050 3,438,597 44,289,765 1.36% 0.51%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 404,872 people (a 29.3% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,396,727 people (a 20.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guinea-Bissau gained 501,849 (a 28.1% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 5,072,200 (a 16.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2005 and is 146th in 2025. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2005 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 50.3% to 3,438,597 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 22% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

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