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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 57.7 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Mexico
2100 4,713,717 131,182,639
2099 4,706,710 131,943,283
2098 4,700,179 132,700,369
2097 4,692,465 133,455,010
2096 4,683,547 134,204,227
2095 4,675,216 134,949,218
2094 4,663,709 135,687,085
2093 4,652,393 136,415,232
2092 4,640,186 137,127,644
2091 4,629,025 137,833,985
2090 4,617,372 138,527,198
2089 4,605,435 139,208,862
2088 4,592,696 139,874,924
2087 4,579,003 140,530,483
2086 4,563,387 141,174,372
2085 4,547,611 141,805,496
2084 4,530,795 142,415,948
2083 4,515,144 143,009,187
2082 4,498,757 143,579,768
2081 4,482,173 144,138,842
2080 4,462,572 144,677,451
2079 4,441,414 145,195,172
2078 4,419,851 145,691,242
2077 4,396,170 146,165,064
2076 4,371,588 146,616,674
2075 4,344,499 147,046,928
2074 4,319,080 147,455,761
2073 4,291,330 147,841,295
2072 4,263,400 148,201,143
2071 4,235,126 148,534,057
2070 4,206,800 148,848,168
2069 4,177,044 149,134,711
2068 4,145,996 149,395,717
2067 4,114,778 149,630,386
2066 4,083,481 149,842,125
2065 4,049,028 150,029,268
2064 4,014,305 150,187,992
2063 3,978,845 150,319,846
2062 3,942,144 150,424,224
2061 3,904,704 150,502,250
2060 3,868,649 150,555,648
2059 3,829,775 150,577,220
2058 3,790,102 150,569,044
2057 3,750,628 150,535,337
2056 3,711,479 150,475,242
2055 3,670,706 150,384,336
2054 3,627,775 150,263,237
2053 3,586,800 150,110,615
2052 3,544,101 149,923,918
2051 3,499,300 149,705,066
2050 3,453,604 149,450,774
2049 3,406,207 149,166,038
2048 3,359,168 148,836,849
2047 3,310,573 148,478,965
2046 3,263,932 148,081,688
2045 3,215,095 147,647,318
2044 3,167,811 147,173,101
2043 3,120,502 146,667,761
2042 3,073,261 146,123,566
2041 3,026,226 145,543,650
2040 2,978,546 144,931,633
2039 2,929,745 144,286,278
2038 2,881,381 143,601,872
2037 2,833,162 142,883,005
2036 2,783,763 142,138,929
2035 2,736,596 141,359,885
2034 2,688,639 140,554,653
2033 2,638,770 139,713,048
2032 2,589,298 138,843,644
2031 2,540,343 137,947,334
2030 2,492,311 137,023,304
2029 2,444,595 136,071,720
2028 2,396,565 135,090,755
2027 2,347,456 134,081,337
2026 2,298,738 133,042,003
2025 2,249,807 131,970,909
2024 2,201,352 130,861,007
2023 2,153,339 129,739,759
2022 2,105,529 128,613,117
2021 2,058,841 127,648,148
2020 2,013,255 126,799,054
2019 1,967,696 125,762,982
2018 1,922,168 124,573,711
2017 1,877,072 123,400,057
2016 1,831,893 122,251,351
2015 1,786,457 121,072,306
2014 1,741,122 119,784,261
2013 1,695,973 118,343,573
2012 1,651,417 116,818,208
2011 1,608,076 115,243,504
2010 1,566,347 113,623,895
2009 1,526,377 111,999,721
2008 1,488,054 110,374,288
2007 1,450,986 108,774,360
2006 1,415,303 107,253,666
2005 1,381,585 105,811,504
2004 1,349,563 104,394,131
2003 1,318,806 102,978,515
2002 1,289,307 101,548,624
2001 1,261,273 100,099,099
2000 1,234,741 98,625,552
1999 1,210,206 97,115,707
1998 1,187,473 95,575,245
1997 1,165,545 94,021,207
1996 1,143,535 92,452,702
1995 1,119,949 90,862,455
1994 1,092,031 89,259,205
1993 1,058,745 87,653,807
1992 1,024,356 86,044,809
1991 994,639 84,430,572
1990 973,669 82,820,170
1989 957,789 81,247,182
1988 942,061 79,695,531
1987 926,862 78,136,651
1986 912,126 76,585,637
1985 897,697 75,043,414
1984 883,519 73,506,846
1983 869,592 71,971,240
1982 855,891 70,433,260
1981 842,432 68,892,108
1980 829,303 67,300,334
1979 819,867 65,648,865
1978 791,694 63,979,046
1977 741,789 62,308,493
1976 694,191 60,645,512
1975 650,966 58,982,400
1974 613,338 57,320,149
1973 592,808 55,667,284
1972 586,620 54,030,168
1971 586,221 52,412,558
1970 584,403 50,814,953
1969 581,610 49,233,194
1968 578,170 47,668,303
1967 569,011 46,129,608
1966 566,908 44,629,106
1965 575,005 43,174,477
1964 588,543 41,772,049
1963 594,418 40,424,065
1962 589,474 39,129,200
1961 582,532 37,890,118
1960 577,633 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Mexico
2100 0.15% -0.58%
2099 0.14% -0.57%
2098 0.16% -0.57%
2097 0.19% -0.56%
2096 0.18% -0.55%
2095 0.25% -0.54%
2094 0.24% -0.53%
2093 0.26% -0.52%
2092 0.24% -0.51%
2091 0.25% -0.5%
2090 0.26% -0.49%
2089 0.28% -0.48%
2088 0.3% -0.47%
2087 0.34% -0.46%
2086 0.35% -0.45%
2085 0.37% -0.43%
2084 0.35% -0.41%
2083 0.36% -0.4%
2082 0.37% -0.39%
2081 0.44% -0.37%
2080 0.48% -0.36%
2079 0.49% -0.34%
2078 0.54% -0.32%
2077 0.56% -0.31%
2076 0.62% -0.29%
2075 0.59% -0.28%
2074 0.65% -0.26%
2073 0.66% -0.24%
2072 0.67% -0.22%
2071 0.67% -0.21%
2070 0.71% -0.19%
2069 0.75% -0.17%
2068 0.76% -0.16%
2067 0.77% -0.14%
2066 0.85% -0.12%
2065 0.86% -0.11%
2064 0.89% -0.09%
2063 0.93% -0.07%
2062 0.96% -0.05%
2061 0.93% -0.04%
2060 1.02% -0.01%
2059 1.05% 0.005%
2058 1.05% 0.02%
2057 1.05% 0.04%
2056 1.11% 0.06%
2055 1.18% 0.08%
2054 1.14% 0.1%
2053 1.2% 0.12%
2052 1.28% 0.15%
2051 1.32% 0.17%
2050 1.39% 0.19%
2049 1.4% 0.22%
2048 1.47% 0.24%
2047 1.43% 0.27%
2046 1.52% 0.29%
2045 1.49% 0.32%
2044 1.52% 0.34%
2043 1.54% 0.37%
2042 1.55% 0.4%
2041 1.6% 0.42%
2040 1.67% 0.45%
2039 1.68% 0.48%
2038 1.7% 0.5%
2037 1.77% 0.52%
2036 1.72% 0.55%
2035 1.78% 0.57%
2034 1.89% 0.6%
2033 1.91% 0.63%
2032 1.93% 0.65%
2031 1.93% 0.67%
2030 1.95% 0.7%
2029 2% 0.73%
2028 2.09% 0.75%
2027 2.12% 0.78%
2026 2.17% 0.81%
2025 2.2% 0.85%
2024 2.23% 0.86%
2023 2.27% 0.88%
2022 2.27% 0.76%
2021 2.26% 0.67%
2020 2.32% 0.82%
2019 2.37% 0.95%
2018 2.4% 0.95%
2017 2.47% 0.94%
2016 2.54% 0.97%
2015 2.6% 1.08%
2014 2.66% 1.22%
2013 2.7% 1.31%
2012 2.7% 1.37%
2011 2.66% 1.43%
2010 2.62% 1.45%
2009 2.58% 1.47%
2008 2.55% 1.47%
2007 2.52% 1.42%
2006 2.44% 1.36%
2005 2.37% 1.36%
2004 2.33% 1.37%
2003 2.29% 1.41%
2002 2.22% 1.45%
2001 2.15% 1.49%
2000 2.03% 1.55%
1999 1.91% 1.61%
1998 1.88% 1.65%
1997 1.92% 1.7%
1996 2.11% 1.75%
1995 2.56% 1.8%
1994 3.14% 1.83%
1993 3.36% 1.87%
1992 2.99% 1.91%
1991 2.15% 1.94%
1990 1.66% 1.94%
1989 1.67% 1.95%
1988 1.64% 2%
1987 1.62% 2.03%
1986 1.61% 2.06%
1985 1.6% 2.09%
1984 1.6% 2.13%
1983 1.6% 2.18%
1982 1.6% 2.24%
1981 1.58% 2.37%
1980 1.15% 2.52%
1979 3.56% 2.61%
1978 6.73% 2.68%
1977 6.86% 2.74%
1976 6.64% 2.82%
1975 6.13% 2.9%
1974 3.46% 2.97%
1973 1.05% 3.03%
1972 0.07% 3.09%
1971 0.31% 3.14%
1970 0.48% 3.21%
1969 0.59% 3.28%
1968 1.61% 3.34%
1967 0.37% 3.36%
1966 -1.41% 3.37%
1965 -2.3% 3.36%
1964 -0.99% 3.33%
1963 0.84% 3.31%
1962 1.19% 3.27%
1961 0.85% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Mexico
Current population
2311915
133323134
Population rank 146/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 110/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -108,037
Net migration rank 96/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -108,037
2024 - -1,712 - -104,581
2023 49,498 -1,400 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 48,920 -1,400 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 47,242 -1,395 936,682 -122,791
2020 46,718 -1,394 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 47,196 -1,395 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 46,659 -1,396 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 46,814 -1,392 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 46,846 -1,393 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 46,615 -1,393 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 46,472 -1,395 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 45,480 -1,442 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 44,405 -1,760 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 43,067 -2,257 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 41,950 -2,821 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 40,841 -3,313 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 40,288 -3,676 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 38,886 -4,142 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 37,347 -4,662 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 36,495 -5,144 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 35,649 -5,487 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 34,561 -5,712 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 33,461 -6,239 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 32,816 -6,971 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 30,916 -7,686 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 30,390 -8,163 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 29,792 -8,176 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 29,778 -7,369 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 29,142 -4,376 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 27,895 3,174 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 26,943 8,562 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 25,747 7,531 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 24,527 1,621 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 23,936 -8,151 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 24,286 -8,296 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 23,940 -8,473 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 23,549 -8,622 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 23,301 -8,748 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 23,116 -8,812 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 22,861 -8,812 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 22,542 -8,729 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 22,131 -8,539 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 21,611 -8,291 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 21,024 -8,086 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 19,736 -13,801 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 17,468 32,936 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 15,484 33,922 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 13,688 32,113 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 11,998 28,645 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 10,321 24,290 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 8,430 -1,985 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 7,911 -1,985 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 8,183 -13,302 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 7,632 1,123 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 7,857 -11,033 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 7,289 2,769 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 6,742 1,516 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 6,955 -11,006 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 7,789 -19,928 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 8,989 -23,936 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 9,190 -5,993 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 10,662 -3,960 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 10,756 -3,575 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 10,618 -8,007 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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