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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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 15.8 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 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
2100 4,713,717 44,353,615
2099 4,706,710 44,467,475
2098 4,700,179 44,579,971
2097 4,692,465 44,695,979
2096 4,683,547 44,814,885
2095 4,675,216 44,932,404
2094 4,663,709 45,047,479
2093 4,652,393 45,165,126
2092 4,640,186 45,278,674
2091 4,629,025 45,390,002
2090 4,617,372 45,501,495
2089 4,605,435 45,610,046
2088 4,592,696 45,717,882
2087 4,579,003 45,823,085
2086 4,563,387 45,926,712
2085 4,547,611 46,020,742
2084 4,530,795 46,111,490
2083 4,515,144 46,202,286
2082 4,498,757 46,284,929
2081 4,482,173 46,359,700
2080 4,462,572 46,435,482
2079 4,441,414 46,496,102
2078 4,419,851 46,549,167
2077 4,396,170 46,594,188
2076 4,371,588 46,619,045
2075 4,344,499 46,643,115
2074 4,319,080 46,658,350
2073 4,291,330 46,670,848
2072 4,263,400 46,670,426
2071 4,235,126 46,660,436
2070 4,206,800 46,645,623
2069 4,177,044 46,623,238
2068 4,145,996 46,600,060
2067 4,114,778 46,569,264
2066 4,083,481 46,530,377
2065 4,049,028 46,481,890
2064 4,014,305 46,417,369
2063 3,978,845 46,350,674
2062 3,942,144 46,272,105
2061 3,904,704 46,178,092
2060 3,868,649 46,075,877
2059 3,829,775 45,958,718
2058 3,790,102 45,837,407
2057 3,750,628 45,707,213
2056 3,711,479 45,566,357
2055 3,670,706 45,418,953
2054 3,627,775 45,252,995
2053 3,586,800 45,069,089
2052 3,544,101 44,873,927
2051 3,499,300 44,668,767
2050 3,453,604 44,445,677
2049 3,406,207 44,217,593
2048 3,359,168 43,974,925
2047 3,310,573 43,712,325
2046 3,263,932 43,438,283
2045 3,215,095 43,157,909
2044 3,167,811 42,866,716
2043 3,120,502 42,557,941
2042 3,073,261 42,239,980
2041 3,026,226 41,922,379
2040 2,978,546 41,598,231
2039 2,929,745 41,270,953
2038 2,881,381 40,929,067
2037 2,833,162 40,584,773
2036 2,783,763 40,234,128
2035 2,736,596 39,876,375
2034 2,688,639 39,515,857
2033 2,638,770 39,152,086
2032 2,589,298 38,772,414
2031 2,540,343 38,386,293
2030 2,492,311 37,995,617
2029 2,444,595 37,606,753
2028 2,396,565 37,207,852
2027 2,347,456 36,806,585
2026 2,298,738 36,403,076
2025 2,249,807 35,987,113
2024 2,201,352 35,557,673
2023 2,153,339 35,126,298
2022 2,105,529 34,695,493
2021 2,058,841 34,282,399
2020 2,013,255 33,889,558
2019 1,967,696 33,440,596
2018 1,922,168 32,910,967
2017 1,877,072 32,355,644
2016 1,831,893 31,789,685
2015 1,786,457 31,232,798
2014 1,741,122 30,696,137
2013 1,695,973 30,174,265
2012 1,651,417 29,662,831
2011 1,608,076 29,162,039
2010 1,566,347 28,655,776
2009 1,526,377 28,124,778
2008 1,488,054 27,570,059
2007 1,450,986 26,998,389
2006 1,415,303 26,417,909
2005 1,381,585 25,836,071
2004 1,349,563 25,256,772
2003 1,318,806 24,679,602
2002 1,289,307 24,102,477
2001 1,261,273 23,526,538
2000 1,234,741 22,967,816
1999 1,210,206 22,435,531
1998 1,187,473 21,906,713
1997 1,165,545 21,375,218
1996 1,143,535 20,850,087
1995 1,119,949 20,330,599
1994 1,092,031 19,820,446
1993 1,058,745 19,322,664
1992 1,024,356 18,834,572
1991 994,639 18,342,464
1990 973,669 17,833,171
1989 957,789 17,314,997
1988 942,061 16,796,605
1987 926,862 16,276,737
1986 912,126 15,760,419
1985 897,697 15,252,258
1984 883,519 14,759,009
1983 869,592 14,285,907
1982 855,891 13,832,798
1981 842,432 13,399,203
1980 829,303 12,983,363
1979 819,867 12,627,862
1978 791,694 12,328,157
1977 741,789 12,035,713
1976 694,191 11,750,097
1975 650,966 11,471,914
1974 613,338 11,200,906
1973 592,808 10,935,621
1972 586,620 10,676,835
1971 586,221 10,423,453
1970 584,403 10,178,802
1969 581,610 9,947,597
1968 578,170 9,725,281
1967 569,011 9,507,099
1966 566,908 9,284,688
1965 575,005 9,056,408
1964 588,543 8,828,406
1963 594,418 8,602,160
1962 589,474 8,380,172
1961 582,532 8,164,443
1960 577,633 7,956,197

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/malaysia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
2100 0.15% -0.26%
2099 0.14% -0.25%
2098 0.16% -0.26%
2097 0.19% -0.27%
2096 0.18% -0.26%
2095 0.25% -0.26%
2094 0.24% -0.26%
2093 0.26% -0.25%
2092 0.24% -0.25%
2091 0.25% -0.25%
2090 0.26% -0.24%
2089 0.28% -0.24%
2088 0.3% -0.23%
2087 0.34% -0.23%
2086 0.35% -0.2%
2085 0.37% -0.2%
2084 0.35% -0.2%
2083 0.36% -0.18%
2082 0.37% -0.16%
2081 0.44% -0.16%
2080 0.48% -0.13%
2079 0.49% -0.11%
2078 0.54% -0.1%
2077 0.56% -0.05%
2076 0.62% -0.05%
2075 0.59% -0.03%
2074 0.65% -0.03%
2073 0.66% 0.001%
2072 0.67% 0.02%
2071 0.67% 0.03%
2070 0.71% 0.05%
2069 0.75% 0.05%
2068 0.76% 0.07%
2067 0.77% 0.08%
2066 0.85% 0.1%
2065 0.86% 0.14%
2064 0.89% 0.14%
2063 0.93% 0.17%
2062 0.96% 0.2%
2061 0.93% 0.22%
2060 1.02% 0.25%
2059 1.05% 0.26%
2058 1.05% 0.28%
2057 1.05% 0.31%
2056 1.11% 0.32%
2055 1.18% 0.37%
2054 1.14% 0.41%
2053 1.2% 0.43%
2052 1.28% 0.46%
2051 1.32% 0.5%
2050 1.39% 0.52%
2049 1.4% 0.55%
2048 1.47% 0.6%
2047 1.43% 0.63%
2046 1.52% 0.65%
2045 1.49% 0.68%
2044 1.52% 0.73%
2043 1.54% 0.75%
2042 1.55% 0.76%
2041 1.6% 0.78%
2040 1.67% 0.79%
2039 1.68% 0.84%
2038 1.7% 0.85%
2037 1.77% 0.87%
2036 1.72% 0.9%
2035 1.78% 0.91%
2034 1.89% 0.93%
2033 1.91% 0.98%
2032 1.93% 1.01%
2031 1.93% 1.03%
2030 1.95% 1.03%
2029 2% 1.07%
2028 2.09% 1.09%
2027 2.12% 1.11%
2026 2.17% 1.16%
2025 2.2% 1.21%
2024 2.23% 1.23%
2023 2.27% 1.24%
2022 2.27% 1.2%
2021 2.26% 1.16%
2020 2.32% 1.34%
2019 2.37% 1.61%
2018 2.4% 1.72%
2017 2.47% 1.78%
2016 2.54% 1.78%
2015 2.6% 1.75%
2014 2.66% 1.73%
2013 2.7% 1.72%
2012 2.7% 1.72%
2011 2.66% 1.77%
2010 2.62% 1.89%
2009 2.58% 2.01%
2008 2.55% 2.12%
2007 2.52% 2.2%
2006 2.44% 2.25%
2005 2.37% 2.29%
2004 2.33% 2.34%
2003 2.29% 2.39%
2002 2.22% 2.45%
2001 2.15% 2.43%
2000 2.03% 2.37%
1999 1.91% 2.41%
1998 1.88% 2.49%
1997 1.92% 2.52%
1996 2.11% 2.56%
1995 2.56% 2.57%
1994 3.14% 2.58%
1993 3.36% 2.59%
1992 2.99% 2.68%
1991 2.15% 2.86%
1990 1.66% 2.99%
1989 1.67% 3.09%
1988 1.64% 3.19%
1987 1.62% 3.28%
1986 1.61% 3.33%
1985 1.6% 3.34%
1984 1.6% 3.31%
1983 1.6% 3.28%
1982 1.6% 3.24%
1981 1.58% 3.2%
1980 1.15% 2.82%
1979 3.56% 2.43%
1978 6.73% 2.43%
1977 6.86% 2.43%
1976 6.64% 2.42%
1975 6.13% 2.42%
1974 3.46% 2.43%
1973 1.05% 2.42%
1972 0.07% 2.43%
1971 0.31% 2.4%
1970 0.48% 2.32%
1969 0.59% 2.29%
1968 1.61% 2.29%
1967 0.37% 2.4%
1966 -1.41% 2.52%
1965 -2.3% 2.58%
1964 -0.99% 2.63%
1963 0.84% 2.65%
1962 1.19% 2.64%
1961 0.85% 2.62%

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/malaysia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
Current population
2311915
36512221
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
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 42/197 89/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +166,615
Net migration rank 96/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 166,615
2024 - -1,712 - 174,770
2023 49,498 -1,400 254,806 181,071
2022 48,920 -1,400 237,560 188,154
2021 47,242 -1,395 212,002 188,506
2020 46,718 -1,394 283,282 101,907
2019 47,196 -1,395 309,426 203,284
2018 46,659 -1,396 324,568 221,965
2017 46,318 -1,398 336,434 227,677
2016 46,814 -1,392 345,681 222,141
2015 46,846 -1,393 358,302 187,663
2014 46,615 -1,393 367,587 159,791
2013 46,472 -1,395 366,738 149,637
2012 45,480 -1,442 371,497 134,975
2011 44,405 -1,760 372,836 122,269
2010 43,067 -2,257 360,260 157,164
2009 41,950 -2,821 366,157 178,410
2008 40,841 -3,313 362,380 202,481
2007 40,288 -3,676 348,711 229,784
2006 38,886 -4,142 349,509 232,971
2005 37,347 -4,662 355,324 225,864
2004 36,495 -5,144 365,138 212,278
2003 35,649 -5,487 377,425 199,510
2002 34,561 -5,712 381,084 196,227
2001 33,461 -6,239 400,939 173,613
2000 32,816 -6,971 417,371 125,499
1999 30,916 -7,686 432,355 89,335
1998 30,390 -8,163 436,316 99,639
1997 29,792 -8,176 447,768 79,266
1996 29,778 -7,369 450,174 73,040
1995 29,142 -4,376 443,349 72,393
1994 27,895 3,174 437,873 66,685
1993 26,943 8,562 429,910 61,079
1992 25,747 7,531 418,900 66,286
1991 24,527 1,621 401,938 97,111
1990 23,936 -8,151 384,518 135,020
1989 24,286 -8,296 373,277 143,544
1988 23,940 -8,473 386,507 133,478
1987 23,549 -8,622 381,999 137,759
1986 23,301 -8,748 385,799 127,081
1985 23,116 -8,812 383,243 120,215
1984 22,861 -8,812 376,797 106,248
1983 22,542 -8,729 365,290 97,862
1982 22,131 -8,539 353,138 89,942
1981 21,611 -8,291 339,991 84,142
1980 21,024 -8,086 326,947 80,617
1979 19,736 -13,801 317,439 -13,980
1978 17,468 32,936 311,027 -15,059
1977 15,484 33,922 305,515 -16,601
1976 13,688 32,113 300,615 -18,316
1975 11,998 28,645 294,541 -20,480
1974 10,321 24,290 289,880 -21,919
1973 8,430 -1,985 284,611 -21,995
1972 7,911 -1,985 276,263 -21,305
1971 8,183 -13,302 272,323 -20,535
1970 7,632 1,123 269,341 -31,839
1969 7,857 -11,033 264,327 -39,420
1968 7,289 2,769 260,705 -40,996
1967 6,742 1,516 258,764 -42,108
1966 6,955 -11,006 262,162 -33,993
1965 7,789 -19,928 264,836 -36,456
1964 8,989 -23,936 266,406 -38,785
1963 9,190 -5,993 265,815 -40,952
1962 10,662 -3,960 262,140 -43,033
1961 10,756 -3,575 257,270 -44,916
1960 10,618 -8,007 251,090 -46,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/malaysia | 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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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