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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 25,198,821 people in Mali in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 26,322,576 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 11.3 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +3.1% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.3M (88.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Mali
2100 4,713,104 80,362,778
2099 4,706,098 80,043,103
2098 4,699,568 79,704,143
2097 4,691,855 79,354,569
2096 4,682,938 78,987,874
2095 4,674,608 78,602,449
2094 4,663,103 78,192,601
2093 4,651,788 77,771,649
2092 4,639,582 77,337,997
2091 4,628,423 76,884,320
2090 4,616,772 76,409,599
2089 4,604,837 75,916,129
2088 4,592,099 75,405,009
2087 4,578,407 74,874,565
2086 4,562,793 74,331,613
2085 4,547,020 73,769,979
2084 4,530,206 73,189,821
2083 4,514,557 72,588,675
2082 4,498,172 71,975,720
2081 4,481,590 71,340,622
2080 4,461,992 70,699,377
2079 4,440,836 70,036,857
2078 4,419,277 69,359,523
2077 4,395,599 68,668,133
2076 4,371,019 67,965,034
2075 4,343,934 67,249,105
2074 4,318,519 66,516,075
2073 4,290,772 65,768,739
2072 4,262,846 65,009,716
2071 4,234,576 64,232,600
2070 4,206,253 63,450,597
2069 4,176,501 62,657,123
2068 4,145,457 61,850,168
2067 4,114,243 61,035,806
2066 4,082,951 60,215,831
2065 4,048,502 59,394,005
2064 4,013,784 58,560,766
2063 3,978,328 57,720,905
2062 3,941,631 56,873,801
2061 3,904,197 56,020,633
2060 3,868,146 55,160,220
2059 3,829,277 54,298,509
2058 3,789,609 53,431,783
2057 3,750,140 52,559,686
2056 3,710,996 51,686,173
2055 3,670,229 50,807,502
2054 3,627,303 49,930,546
2053 3,586,333 49,048,457
2052 3,543,640 48,161,836
2051 3,498,845 47,275,159
2050 3,453,155 46,385,854
2049 3,405,764 45,500,920
2048 3,358,731 44,612,126
2047 3,310,142 43,725,546
2046 3,263,507 42,836,054
2045 3,214,677 41,946,522
2044 3,167,400 41,057,406
2043 3,120,097 40,168,481
2042 3,072,862 39,281,666
2041 3,025,833 38,402,142
2040 2,978,159 37,521,801
2039 2,929,364 36,648,491
2038 2,881,007 35,768,661
2037 2,832,794 34,898,973
2036 2,783,401 34,032,460
2035 2,736,240 33,174,985
2034 2,688,290 32,324,451
2033 2,638,427 31,482,783
2032 2,588,961 30,652,485
2031 2,540,013 29,830,213
2030 2,491,987 29,025,640
2029 2,444,278 28,232,427
2028 2,396,253 27,453,124
2027 2,347,151 26,687,226
2026 2,298,439 25,937,442
2025 2,249,515 25,198,821
2024 2,201,352 24,478,595
2023 2,153,339 23,769,127
2022 2,105,529 23,072,640
2021 2,058,841 22,388,630
2020 2,013,255 21,713,836
2019 1,967,696 21,068,405
2018 1,922,168 20,442,030
2017 1,877,072 19,813,011
2016 1,831,893 19,191,289
2015 1,786,457 18,593,022
2014 1,741,122 18,020,267
2013 1,695,973 17,459,615
2012 1,651,417 16,957,033
2011 1,608,076 16,469,049
2010 1,566,347 15,945,198
2009 1,526,377 15,435,539
2008 1,488,054 14,940,782
2007 1,450,986 14,457,775
2006 1,415,303 13,990,139
2005 1,381,585 13,538,647
2004 1,349,563 13,102,409
2003 1,318,806 12,684,955
2002 1,289,307 12,288,050
2001 1,261,273 11,912,158
2000 1,234,741 11,559,290
1999 1,210,206 11,227,415
1998 1,187,473 10,919,573
1997 1,165,545 10,646,495
1996 1,143,535 10,407,278
1995 1,119,949 10,185,365
1994 1,092,031 9,967,031
1993 1,058,745 9,754,786
1992 1,024,356 9,553,540
1991 994,639 9,362,888
1990 973,669 9,178,830
1989 957,789 8,999,938
1988 942,061 8,833,996
1987 926,862 8,681,164
1986 912,126 8,531,277
1985 897,697 8,374,663
1984 883,519 8,208,599
1983 869,592 8,034,400
1982 855,891 7,860,194
1981 842,432 7,692,766
1980 829,303 7,530,515
1979 819,867 7,375,266
1978 791,694 7,229,651
1977 741,789 7,090,979
1976 694,191 6,960,979
1975 650,966 6,837,261
1974 613,338 6,715,436
1973 592,808 6,597,106
1972 586,620 6,483,726
1971 586,221 6,377,944
1970 584,403 6,276,472
1969 581,610 6,177,704
1968 578,170 6,082,979
1967 569,011 5,990,906
1966 566,908 5,902,204
1965 575,005 5,815,487
1964 588,543 5,730,125
1963 594,418 5,646,605
1962 589,474 5,563,917
1961 582,532 5,482,283
1960 577,633 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Mali's population increased by 7,131,287 people (a 37.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 76.2% to 46,385,854 people and rank change from 58th to 47th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 80.4M people in 2100 for Mali.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Mali
2100 0.15% 0.4%
2099 0.14% 0.43%
2098 0.16% 0.44%
2097 0.19% 0.46%
2096 0.18% 0.49%
2095 0.25% 0.52%
2094 0.24% 0.54%
2093 0.26% 0.56%
2092 0.24% 0.59%
2091 0.25% 0.62%
2090 0.26% 0.65%
2089 0.28% 0.68%
2088 0.3% 0.71%
2087 0.34% 0.73%
2086 0.35% 0.76%
2085 0.37% 0.79%
2084 0.35% 0.83%
2083 0.36% 0.85%
2082 0.37% 0.89%
2081 0.44% 0.91%
2080 0.48% 0.95%
2079 0.49% 0.98%
2078 0.54% 1.01%
2077 0.56% 1.03%
2076 0.62% 1.06%
2075 0.59% 1.1%
2074 0.65% 1.14%
2073 0.66% 1.17%
2072 0.67% 1.21%
2071 0.67% 1.23%
2070 0.71% 1.27%
2069 0.75% 1.3%
2068 0.76% 1.33%
2067 0.77% 1.36%
2066 0.85% 1.38%
2065 0.86% 1.42%
2064 0.89% 1.46%
2063 0.93% 1.49%
2062 0.96% 1.52%
2061 0.93% 1.56%
2060 1.02% 1.59%
2059 1.05% 1.62%
2058 1.05% 1.66%
2057 1.05% 1.69%
2056 1.11% 1.73%
2055 1.18% 1.76%
2054 1.14% 1.8%
2053 1.2% 1.84%
2052 1.28% 1.88%
2051 1.32% 1.92%
2050 1.39% 1.94%
2049 1.4% 1.99%
2048 1.47% 2.03%
2047 1.43% 2.08%
2046 1.52% 2.12%
2045 1.49% 2.17%
2044 1.52% 2.21%
2043 1.54% 2.26%
2042 1.55% 2.29%
2041 1.6% 2.35%
2040 1.67% 2.38%
2039 1.68% 2.46%
2038 1.7% 2.49%
2037 1.77% 2.55%
2036 1.72% 2.58%
2035 1.78% 2.63%
2034 1.89% 2.67%
2033 1.91% 2.71%
2032 1.93% 2.76%
2031 1.93% 2.77%
2030 1.95% 2.81%
2029 2% 2.84%
2028 2.09% 2.87%
2027 2.12% 2.89%
2026 2.17% 2.93%
2025 2.19% 2.94%
2024 2.23% 2.98%
2023 2.27% 3.02%
2022 2.27% 3.06%
2021 2.26% 3.11%
2020 2.32% 3.06%
2019 2.37% 3.06%
2018 2.4% 3.17%
2017 2.47% 3.24%
2016 2.54% 3.22%
2015 2.6% 3.18%
2014 2.66% 3.21%
2013 2.7% 2.96%
2012 2.7% 2.96%
2011 2.66% 3.29%
2010 2.62% 3.3%
2009 2.58% 3.31%
2008 2.55% 3.34%
2007 2.52% 3.34%
2006 2.44% 3.33%
2005 2.37% 3.33%
2004 2.33% 3.29%
2003 2.29% 3.23%
2002 2.22% 3.16%
2001 2.15% 3.05%
2000 2.03% 2.96%
1999 1.91% 2.82%
1998 1.88% 2.56%
1997 1.92% 2.3%
1996 2.11% 2.18%
1995 2.56% 2.19%
1994 3.14% 2.18%
1993 3.36% 2.11%
1992 2.99% 2.04%
1991 2.15% 2.01%
1990 1.66% 1.99%
1989 1.67% 1.88%
1988 1.64% 1.76%
1987 1.62% 1.76%
1986 1.61% 1.87%
1985 1.6% 2.02%
1984 1.6% 2.17%
1983 1.6% 2.22%
1982 1.6% 2.18%
1981 1.58% 2.15%
1980 1.15% 2.1%
1979 3.56% 2.01%
1978 6.73% 1.96%
1977 6.86% 1.87%
1976 6.64% 1.81%
1975 6.13% 1.81%
1974 3.46% 1.79%
1973 1.05% 1.75%
1972 0.07% 1.66%
1971 0.31% 1.62%
1970 0.48% 1.6%
1969 0.59% 1.56%
1968 1.61% 1.54%
1967 0.37% 1.5%
1966 -1.41% 1.49%
1965 -2.3% 1.49%
1964 -0.99% 1.48%
1963 0.84% 1.49%
1962 1.19% 1.49%
1961 0.85% 1.48%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Mali's population grew by 2.94%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Mali
Current population
2323460
26322576
Population rank 146/197 58/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
43.9 seconds
One birth every
8.08 minutes
32.6 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
2.52 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,973
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +720,226
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +2.94%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 14/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
11 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -48,019
Net migration rank 96/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -48,019
2024 49,642 -1,712 759,375 -46,880
2023 49,498 -1,400 746,398 -39,953
2022 48,920 -1,400 726,465 -39,951
2021 47,242 -1,395 703,674 -22,210
2020 46,718 -1,394 683,053 -14,962
2019 47,196 -1,395 667,110 -44,373
2018 46,659 -1,396 670,723 -40,710
2017 46,318 -1,398 661,973 -33,942
2016 46,814 -1,392 645,652 -30,251
2015 46,846 -1,393 630,006 -48,872
2014 46,615 -1,393 614,419 -50,068
2013 46,472 -1,395 597,887 -40,951
2012 45,480 -1,442 588,748 -140,507
2011 44,405 -1,760 570,899 -43,160
2010 43,067 -2,257 554,447 -34,483
2009 41,950 -2,821 533,730 -34,383
2008 40,841 -3,313 514,665 -24,509
2007 40,288 -3,676 495,800 -19,945
2006 38,886 -4,142 477,665 -18,247
2005 37,347 -4,662 460,964 -17,413
2004 36,495 -5,144 439,717 -10,796
2003 35,649 -5,487 417,766 -11,768
2002 34,561 -5,712 396,732 -8,914
2001 33,461 -6,239 376,472 -12,507
2000 32,816 -6,971 359,159 -17,395
1999 30,916 -7,686 343,705 -21,702
1998 30,390 -8,163 323,940 -30,255
1997 29,792 -8,176 308,429 -55,978
1996 29,778 -7,369 293,953 -67,974
1995 29,142 -4,376 285,598 -67,763
1994 27,895 3,174 282,356 -63,533
1993 26,943 8,562 274,480 -68,816
1992 25,747 7,531 267,605 -70,789
1991 24,527 1,621 261,656 -77,172
1990 23,936 -8,151 252,308 -68,668
1989 24,286 -8,296 249,929 -75,771
1988 23,940 -8,473 245,682 -87,952
1987 23,549 -8,622 238,871 -90,940
1986 23,301 -8,748 233,799 -81,970
1985 23,116 -8,812 224,734 -63,347
1984 22,861 -8,812 218,078 -47,331
1983 22,542 -8,729 211,795 -34,132
1982 22,131 -8,539 204,892 -34,140
1981 21,611 -8,291 198,227 -34,130
1980 21,024 -8,086 190,560 -30,156
1979 19,736 -13,801 182,449 -32,353
1978 17,468 32,936 172,652 -31,520
1977 15,484 33,922 165,071 -28,853
1976 13,688 32,113 157,778 -33,999
1975 11,998 28,645 150,222 -26,572
1974 10,321 24,290 142,448 -22,449
1973 8,430 -1,985 135,801 -19,137
1972 7,911 -1,985 129,687 -19,594
1971 8,183 -13,302 123,591 -22,127
1970 7,632 1,123 118,952 -17,479
1969 7,857 -11,033 114,361 -18,302
1968 7,289 2,769 111,403 -18,015
1967 6,742 1,516 107,650 -16,900
1966 6,955 -11,006 103,684 -17,032
1965 7,789 -19,928 100,451 -13,662
1964 8,989 -23,936 97,166 -13,226
1963 9,190 -5,993 95,055 -11,951
1962 10,662 -3,960 93,101 -10,821
1961 10,756 -3,575 91,115 -10,139
1960 10,618 -8,007 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/mali | 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 Mali 95% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,894,429 people) and 4.99% is from migration (a loss of 362,104 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 226K
Segou 131K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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