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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Moldova's population is 1.01 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
2100 4,713,717 1,175,882
2099 4,706,710 1,186,641
2098 4,700,179 1,197,541
2097 4,692,465 1,208,458
2096 4,683,547 1,219,478
2095 4,675,216 1,230,573
2094 4,663,709 1,241,540
2093 4,652,393 1,252,531
2092 4,640,186 1,263,471
2091 4,629,025 1,274,372
2090 4,617,372 1,285,020
2089 4,605,435 1,295,696
2088 4,592,696 1,306,424
2087 4,579,003 1,317,064
2086 4,563,387 1,327,799
2085 4,547,611 1,338,702
2084 4,530,795 1,349,432
2083 4,515,144 1,360,333
2082 4,498,757 1,371,322
2081 4,482,173 1,382,447
2080 4,462,572 1,393,733
2079 4,441,414 1,405,298
2078 4,419,851 1,417,062
2077 4,396,170 1,429,240
2076 4,371,588 1,441,240
2075 4,344,499 1,453,677
2074 4,319,080 1,466,568
2073 4,291,330 1,479,672
2072 4,263,400 1,493,311
2071 4,235,126 1,507,315
2070 4,206,800 1,522,149
2069 4,177,044 1,537,091
2068 4,145,996 1,552,724
2067 4,114,778 1,568,676
2066 4,083,481 1,584,782
2065 4,049,028 1,601,356
2064 4,014,305 1,618,317
2063 3,978,845 1,635,288
2062 3,942,144 1,652,720
2061 3,904,704 1,670,255
2060 3,868,649 1,688,120
2059 3,829,775 1,705,595
2058 3,790,102 1,722,942
2057 3,750,628 1,740,252
2056 3,711,479 1,757,829
2055 3,670,706 1,775,082
2054 3,627,775 1,792,262
2053 3,586,800 1,809,221
2052 3,544,101 1,825,831
2051 3,499,300 1,842,337
2050 3,453,604 1,858,281
2049 3,406,207 1,874,666
2048 3,359,168 1,890,586
2047 3,310,573 1,906,615
2046 3,263,932 1,922,962
2045 3,215,095 1,939,938
2044 3,167,811 1,956,858
2043 3,120,502 1,974,616
2042 3,073,261 1,992,765
2041 3,026,226 2,011,342
2040 2,978,546 2,030,732
2039 2,929,745 2,051,163
2038 2,881,381 2,071,871
2037 2,833,162 2,093,068
2036 2,783,763 2,114,669
2035 2,736,596 2,136,998
2034 2,688,639 2,159,450
2033 2,638,770 2,182,023
2032 2,589,298 2,204,431
2031 2,540,343 2,227,006
2030 2,492,311 2,250,038
2029 2,444,595 2,272,963
2028 2,396,565 2,295,739
2027 2,347,456 2,318,425
2026 2,298,738 2,341,166
2025 2,249,807 2,373,265
2024 2,201,352 2,402,306
2023 2,153,339 2,457,783
2022 2,105,529 2,528,654
2021 2,058,841 2,595,809
2020 2,013,255 2,635,130
2019 1,967,696 2,664,224
2018 1,922,168 2,707,203
2017 1,877,072 2,755,189
2016 1,831,893 2,803,186
2015 1,786,457 2,835,978
2014 1,741,122 2,857,815
2013 1,695,973 2,859,558
2012 1,651,417 2,860,324
2011 1,608,076 2,860,699
2010 1,566,347 2,862,354
2009 1,526,377 2,865,213
2008 1,488,054 2,868,833
2007 1,450,986 2,874,299
2006 1,415,303 2,880,967
2005 1,381,585 2,888,985
2004 1,349,563 2,896,023
2003 1,318,806 2,903,198
2002 1,289,307 2,911,385
2001 1,261,273 2,918,135
2000 1,234,741 2,924,668
1999 1,210,206 2,930,622
1998 1,187,473 2,935,227
1997 1,165,545 2,936,413
1996 1,143,535 2,947,293
1995 1,119,949 2,953,200
1994 1,092,031 2,966,745
1993 1,058,745 2,975,966
1992 1,024,356 2,980,965
1991 994,639 2,981,566
1990 973,669 2,977,912
1989 957,789 2,970,039
1988 942,061 2,948,891
1987 926,862 2,916,306
1986 912,126 2,883,057
1985 897,697 2,850,787
1984 883,519 2,820,518
1983 869,592 2,791,207
1982 855,891 2,763,101
1981 842,432 2,735,987
1980 829,303 2,708,675
1979 819,867 2,683,035
1978 791,694 2,656,211
1977 741,789 2,626,298
1976 694,191 2,596,491
1975 650,966 2,566,998
1974 613,338 2,538,164
1973 592,808 2,510,584
1972 586,620 2,484,742
1971 586,221 2,460,611
1970 584,403 2,437,590
1969 581,610 2,408,469
1968 578,170 2,373,073
1967 569,011 2,337,695
1966 566,908 2,301,871
1965 575,005 2,265,287
1964 588,543 2,228,000
1963 594,418 2,188,895
1962 589,474 2,147,227
1961 582,532 2,103,327
1960 577,633 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
2100 0.15% -0.91%
2099 0.14% -0.91%
2098 0.16% -0.9%
2097 0.19% -0.9%
2096 0.18% -0.9%
2095 0.25% -0.88%
2094 0.24% -0.88%
2093 0.26% -0.87%
2092 0.24% -0.86%
2091 0.25% -0.83%
2090 0.26% -0.82%
2089 0.28% -0.82%
2088 0.3% -0.81%
2087 0.34% -0.81%
2086 0.35% -0.81%
2085 0.37% -0.8%
2084 0.35% -0.8%
2083 0.36% -0.8%
2082 0.37% -0.8%
2081 0.44% -0.81%
2080 0.48% -0.82%
2079 0.49% -0.83%
2078 0.54% -0.85%
2077 0.56% -0.83%
2076 0.62% -0.86%
2075 0.59% -0.88%
2074 0.65% -0.89%
2073 0.66% -0.91%
2072 0.67% -0.93%
2071 0.67% -0.97%
2070 0.71% -0.97%
2069 0.75% -1.01%
2068 0.76% -1.02%
2067 0.77% -1.02%
2066 0.85% -1.03%
2065 0.86% -1.05%
2064 0.89% -1.04%
2063 0.93% -1.05%
2062 0.96% -1.05%
2061 0.93% -1.06%
2060 1.02% -1.02%
2059 1.05% -1.01%
2058 1.05% -0.99%
2057 1.05% -1%
2056 1.11% -0.97%
2055 1.18% -0.96%
2054 1.14% -0.94%
2053 1.2% -0.91%
2052 1.28% -0.9%
2051 1.32% -0.86%
2050 1.39% -0.87%
2049 1.4% -0.84%
2048 1.47% -0.84%
2047 1.43% -0.85%
2046 1.52% -0.88%
2045 1.49% -0.86%
2044 1.52% -0.9%
2043 1.54% -0.91%
2042 1.55% -0.92%
2041 1.6% -0.95%
2040 1.67% -1%
2039 1.68% -1%
2038 1.7% -1.01%
2037 1.77% -1.02%
2036 1.72% -1.04%
2035 1.78% -1.04%
2034 1.89% -1.03%
2033 1.91% -1.02%
2032 1.93% -1.01%
2031 1.93% -1.02%
2030 1.95% -1.01%
2029 2% -0.99%
2028 2.09% -0.98%
2027 2.12% -0.97%
2026 2.17% -1.35%
2025 2.2% -1.21%
2024 2.23% -2.26%
2023 2.27% -2.8%
2022 2.27% -2.59%
2021 2.26% -1.49%
2020 2.32% -1.09%
2019 2.37% -1.59%
2018 2.4% -1.74%
2017 2.47% -1.71%
2016 2.54% -1.16%
2015 2.6% -0.76%
2014 2.66% -0.06%
2013 2.7% -0.03%
2012 2.7% -0.01%
2011 2.66% -0.06%
2010 2.62% -0.1%
2009 2.58% -0.13%
2008 2.55% -0.19%
2007 2.52% -0.23%
2006 2.44% -0.28%
2005 2.37% -0.24%
2004 2.33% -0.25%
2003 2.29% -0.28%
2002 2.22% -0.23%
2001 2.15% -0.22%
2000 2.03% -0.2%
1999 1.91% -0.16%
1998 1.88% -0.04%
1997 1.92% -0.37%
1996 2.11% -0.2%
1995 2.56% -0.46%
1994 3.14% -0.31%
1993 3.36% -0.17%
1992 2.99% -0.02%
1991 2.15% 0.12%
1990 1.66% 0.27%
1989 1.67% 0.72%
1988 1.64% 1.12%
1987 1.62% 1.15%
1986 1.61% 1.13%
1985 1.6% 1.07%
1984 1.6% 1.05%
1983 1.6% 1.02%
1982 1.6% 0.99%
1981 1.58% 1.01%
1980 1.15% 0.96%
1979 3.56% 1.01%
1978 6.73% 1.14%
1977 6.86% 1.15%
1976 6.64% 1.15%
1975 6.13% 1.14%
1974 3.46% 1.1%
1973 1.05% 1.04%
1972 0.07% 0.98%
1971 0.31% 0.94%
1970 0.48% 1.21%
1969 0.59% 1.49%
1968 1.61% 1.51%
1967 0.37% 1.56%
1966 -1.41% 1.61%
1965 -2.3% 1.67%
1964 -0.99% 1.79%
1963 0.84% 1.94%
1962 1.19% 2.09%
1961 0.85% 2.2%

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/moldova | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Moldova
Current population
2311915
2341166
Population rank 146/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.03%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -152
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 196/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -29,766
Net migration rank 96/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -29,766
2024 - -1,712 - -27,088
2023 49,498 -1,400 -7,007 -18,570
2022 48,920 -1,400 -6,385 89,154
2021 47,242 -1,395 -13,444 -33,405
2020 46,718 -1,394 -7,067 -33,405
2019 47,196 -1,395 -3,416 -41,233
2018 46,659 -1,396 -961 -36,085
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,402 -43,871
2016 46,814 -1,392 4,580 -51,642
2015 46,846 -1,393 6,049 -59,399
2014 46,615 -1,393 7,248 -67,175
2013 46,472 -1,395 3,537 -77,571
2012 45,480 -1,442 5,581 -81,215
2011 44,405 -1,760 5,948 -82,271
2010 43,067 -2,257 7,456 -84,039
2009 41,950 -2,821 7,492 -83,546
2008 40,841 -3,313 5,210 -79,593
2007 40,288 -3,676 3,490 -75,734
2006 38,886 -4,142 2,406 -72,061
2005 37,347 -4,662 2,005 -68,681
2004 36,495 -5,144 1,714 -52,491
2003 35,649 -5,487 -322 -46,947
2002 34,561 -5,712 -1,249 -45,833
2001 33,461 -6,239 -718 -45,043
2000 32,816 -6,971 -324 -43,854
1999 30,916 -7,686 642 -43,111
1998 30,390 -8,163 2,140 -41,975
1997 29,792 -8,176 4,669 -41,743
1996 29,778 -7,369 2,655 -33,369
1995 29,142 -4,376 5,534 -31,975
1994 27,895 3,174 9,921 -31,616
1993 26,943 8,562 13,886 -31,526
1992 25,747 7,531 17,373 -30,136
1991 24,527 1,621 21,127 -29,204
1990 23,936 -8,151 25,824 -30,053
1989 24,286 -8,296 29,638 -29,307
1988 23,940 -8,473 35,608 -4,989
1987 23,549 -8,622 40,122 -10,796
1986 23,301 -8,748 39,463 -8,769
1985 23,116 -8,812 38,060 -10,627
1984 22,861 -8,812 38,108 -12,732
1983 22,542 -8,729 36,076 -10,543
1982 22,131 -8,539 32,814 -8,412
1981 21,611 -8,291 31,360 -6,452
1980 21,024 -8,086 30,053 -3,693
1979 19,736 -13,801 28,322 -6,912
1978 17,468 32,936 27,622 3,483
1977 15,484 33,922 27,707 3,245
1976 13,688 32,113 27,801 2,885
1975 11,998 28,645 27,677 2,355
1974 10,321 24,290 27,219 1,785
1973 8,430 -1,985 25,967 1,156
1972 7,911 -1,985 24,626 481
1971 8,183 -13,302 23,359 -61
1970 7,632 1,123 22,314 606
1969 7,857 -11,033 21,768 20,561
1968 7,289 2,769 22,005 19,830
1967 6,742 1,516 22,654 19,175
1966 6,955 -11,006 23,720 18,601
1965 7,789 -19,928 24,916 18,066
1964 8,989 -23,936 25,860 17,509
1963 9,190 -5,993 29,382 16,816
1962 10,662 -3,960 32,082 15,884
1961 10,756 -3,575 35,180 14,818
1960 10,618 -8,007 36,352 13,697

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

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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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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