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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 16.8 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Morocco
2100 4,713,104 38,169,376
2099 4,706,098 38,399,800
2098 4,699,568 38,627,357
2097 4,691,855 38,851,192
2096 4,682,938 39,072,685
2095 4,674,608 39,290,298
2094 4,663,103 39,503,336
2093 4,651,788 39,714,423
2092 4,639,582 39,921,868
2091 4,628,423 40,126,152
2090 4,616,772 40,325,215
2089 4,604,837 40,519,616
2088 4,592,099 40,706,061
2087 4,578,407 40,889,974
2086 4,562,793 41,072,468
2085 4,547,020 41,252,209
2084 4,530,206 41,425,986
2083 4,514,557 41,591,998
2082 4,498,172 41,755,476
2081 4,481,590 41,914,644
2080 4,461,992 42,069,073
2079 4,440,836 42,220,167
2078 4,419,277 42,364,299
2077 4,395,599 42,502,554
2076 4,371,019 42,634,865
2075 4,343,934 42,762,096
2074 4,318,519 42,885,545
2073 4,290,772 43,003,930
2072 4,262,846 43,115,594
2071 4,234,576 43,219,147
2070 4,206,253 43,319,278
2069 4,176,501 43,409,990
2068 4,145,457 43,494,031
2067 4,114,243 43,572,598
2066 4,082,951 43,641,156
2065 4,048,502 43,710,126
2064 4,013,784 43,767,514
2063 3,978,328 43,815,039
2062 3,941,631 43,857,629
2061 3,904,197 43,889,133
2060 3,868,146 43,913,417
2059 3,829,277 43,928,921
2058 3,789,609 43,931,406
2057 3,750,140 43,926,107
2056 3,710,996 43,914,039
2055 3,670,229 43,889,084
2054 3,627,303 43,852,920
2053 3,586,333 43,805,549
2052 3,543,640 43,745,706
2051 3,498,845 43,674,633
2050 3,453,155 43,591,589
2049 3,405,764 43,504,461
2048 3,358,731 43,404,127
2047 3,310,142 43,295,069
2046 3,263,507 43,179,153
2045 3,214,677 43,052,251
2044 3,167,400 42,912,359
2043 3,120,097 42,766,985
2042 3,072,862 42,610,691
2041 3,025,833 42,442,983
2040 2,978,159 42,267,502
2039 2,929,364 42,085,886
2038 2,881,007 41,889,492
2037 2,832,794 41,687,645
2036 2,783,401 41,476,060
2035 2,736,240 41,253,454
2034 2,688,290 41,024,367
2033 2,638,427 40,782,838
2032 2,588,961 40,532,216
2031 2,540,013 40,268,078
2030 2,491,987 39,993,270
2029 2,444,278 39,707,804
2028 2,396,253 39,409,825
2027 2,347,151 39,097,054
2026 2,298,439 38,771,691
2025 2,249,515 38,430,770
2024 2,201,352 38,081,173
2023 2,153,339 37,712,505
2022 2,105,529 37,329,064
2021 2,058,841 36,954,442
2020 2,013,255 36,584,208
2019 1,967,696 36,210,898
2018 1,922,168 35,839,760
2017 1,877,072 35,446,392
2016 1,831,893 35,023,457
2015 1,786,457 34,607,588
2014 1,741,122 34,204,780
2013 1,695,973 33,787,571
2012 1,651,417 33,355,241
2011 1,608,076 32,912,588
2010 1,566,347 32,467,016
2009 1,526,377 32,030,778
2008 1,488,054 31,606,767
2007 1,450,986 31,186,468
2006 1,415,303 30,771,178
2005 1,381,585 30,358,144
2004 1,349,563 29,953,018
2003 1,318,806 29,571,415
2002 1,289,307 29,198,142
2001 1,261,273 28,814,643
2000 1,234,741 28,423,435
1999 1,210,206 28,027,179
1998 1,187,473 27,621,648
1997 1,165,545 27,213,337
1996 1,143,535 26,808,107
1995 1,119,949 26,399,429
1994 1,092,031 26,000,822
1993 1,058,745 25,614,586
1992 1,024,356 25,212,468
1991 994,639 24,799,014
1990 973,669 24,375,551
1989 957,789 23,939,414
1988 942,061 23,500,524
1987 926,862 23,054,392
1986 912,126 22,600,803
1985 897,697 22,113,953
1984 883,519 21,593,778
1983 869,592 21,060,696
1982 855,891 20,520,318
1981 842,432 19,985,401
1980 829,303 19,459,943
1979 819,867 18,955,589
1978 791,694 18,477,385
1977 741,789 18,014,756
1976 694,191 17,574,182
1975 650,966 17,150,786
1974 613,338 16,733,842
1973 592,808 16,326,269
1972 586,620 15,924,692
1971 586,221 15,527,225
1970 584,403 15,129,449
1969 581,610 14,734,255
1968 578,170 14,347,899
1967 569,011 13,968,175
1966 566,908 13,597,065
1965 575,005 13,239,171
1964 588,543 12,898,886
1963 594,418 12,577,502
1962 589,474 12,253,092
1961 582,532 11,931,085
1960 577,633 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Morocco
2100 0.15% -0.6%
2099 0.14% -0.59%
2098 0.16% -0.58%
2097 0.19% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 0.26% -0.48%
2089 0.28% -0.46%
2088 0.3% -0.45%
2087 0.34% -0.44%
2086 0.35% -0.44%
2085 0.37% -0.42%
2084 0.35% -0.4%
2083 0.36% -0.39%
2082 0.37% -0.38%
2081 0.44% -0.37%
2080 0.48% -0.36%
2079 0.49% -0.34%
2078 0.54% -0.33%
2077 0.56% -0.31%
2076 0.62% -0.3%
2075 0.59% -0.29%
2074 0.65% -0.28%
2073 0.66% -0.26%
2072 0.67% -0.24%
2071 0.67% -0.23%
2070 0.71% -0.21%
2069 0.75% -0.19%
2068 0.76% -0.18%
2067 0.77% -0.16%
2066 0.85% -0.16%
2065 0.86% -0.13%
2064 0.89% -0.11%
2063 0.93% -0.1%
2062 0.96% -0.07%
2061 0.93% -0.06%
2060 1.02% -0.04%
2059 1.05% -0.006%
2058 1.05% 0.01%
2057 1.05% 0.03%
2056 1.11% 0.06%
2055 1.18% 0.08%
2054 1.14% 0.11%
2053 1.2% 0.14%
2052 1.28% 0.16%
2051 1.32% 0.19%
2050 1.39% 0.2%
2049 1.4% 0.23%
2048 1.47% 0.25%
2047 1.43% 0.27%
2046 1.52% 0.29%
2045 1.49% 0.33%
2044 1.52% 0.34%
2043 1.54% 0.37%
2042 1.55% 0.4%
2041 1.6% 0.42%
2040 1.67% 0.43%
2039 1.68% 0.47%
2038 1.7% 0.48%
2037 1.77% 0.51%
2036 1.72% 0.54%
2035 1.78% 0.56%
2034 1.89% 0.59%
2033 1.91% 0.62%
2032 1.93% 0.66%
2031 1.93% 0.69%
2030 1.95% 0.72%
2029 2% 0.76%
2028 2.09% 0.8%
2027 2.12% 0.84%
2026 2.17% 0.89%
2025 2.19% 0.92%
2024 2.23% 0.98%
2023 2.27% 1.03%
2022 2.27% 1.01%
2021 2.26% 1.01%
2020 2.32% 1.03%
2019 2.37% 1.04%
2018 2.4% 1.11%
2017 2.47% 1.21%
2016 2.54% 1.2%
2015 2.6% 1.18%
2014 2.66% 1.23%
2013 2.7% 1.3%
2012 2.7% 1.34%
2011 2.66% 1.37%
2010 2.62% 1.36%
2009 2.58% 1.34%
2008 2.55% 1.35%
2007 2.52% 1.35%
2006 2.44% 1.36%
2005 2.37% 1.35%
2004 2.33% 1.29%
2003 2.29% 1.28%
2002 2.22% 1.33%
2001 2.15% 1.38%
2000 2.03% 1.41%
1999 1.91% 1.47%
1998 1.88% 1.5%
1997 1.92% 1.51%
1996 2.11% 1.55%
1995 2.56% 1.53%
1994 3.14% 1.51%
1993 3.36% 1.59%
1992 2.99% 1.67%
1991 2.15% 1.74%
1990 1.66% 1.82%
1989 1.67% 1.87%
1988 1.64% 1.94%
1987 1.62% 2.01%
1986 1.61% 2.2%
1985 1.6% 2.41%
1984 1.6% 2.53%
1983 1.6% 2.63%
1982 1.6% 2.68%
1981 1.58% 2.7%
1980 1.15% 2.66%
1979 3.56% 2.59%
1978 6.73% 2.57%
1977 6.86% 2.51%
1976 6.64% 2.47%
1975 6.13% 2.49%
1974 3.46% 2.5%
1973 1.05% 2.52%
1972 0.07% 2.56%
1971 0.31% 2.63%
1970 0.48% 2.68%
1969 0.59% 2.69%
1968 1.61% 2.72%
1967 0.37% 2.73%
1966 -1.41% 2.7%
1965 -2.3% 2.64%
1964 -0.99% 2.56%
1963 0.84% 2.65%
1962 1.19% 2.7%
1961 0.85% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Morocco
Current population
2323460
38938817
Population rank 146/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.47%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.51 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +958
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 105/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -56,254
Net migration rank 96/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -56,254
2024 49,642 -1,712 406,555 -46,802
2023 49,498 -1,400 417,213 -39,650
2022 48,920 -1,400 427,903 -38,594
2021 47,242 -1,395 407,829 -47,902
2020 46,718 -1,394 415,999 -35,474
2019 47,196 -1,395 457,307 -91,217
2018 46,659 -1,396 464,375 -88,159
2017 46,318 -1,398 471,011 -60,472
2016 46,814 -1,392 474,637 -39,302
2015 46,846 -1,393 477,654 -81,248
2014 46,615 -1,393 481,295 -72,065
2013 46,472 -1,395 492,284 -67,096
2012 45,480 -1,442 504,698 -65,251
2011 44,405 -1,760 513,305 -67,447
2010 43,067 -2,257 515,804 -70,510
2009 41,950 -2,821 509,386 -82,203
2008 40,841 -3,313 499,766 -78,912
2007 40,288 -3,676 493,526 -73,759
2006 38,886 -4,142 483,200 -72,364
2005 37,347 -4,662 474,285 -59,024
2004 36,495 -5,144 461,756 -66,749
2003 35,649 -5,487 452,650 -84,460
2002 34,561 -5,712 446,147 -67,802
2001 33,461 -6,239 452,621 -63,967
2000 32,816 -6,971 461,341 -67,569
1999 30,916 -7,686 473,071 -74,343
1998 30,390 -8,163 492,604 -80,286
1997 29,792 -8,176 500,807 -96,502
1996 29,778 -7,369 501,499 -95,331
1995 29,142 -4,376 496,573 -85,386
1994 27,895 3,174 501,426 -115,404
1993 26,943 8,562 507,707 -121,254
1992 25,747 7,531 525,680 -107,911
1991 24,527 1,621 539,850 -130,717
1990 23,936 -8,151 535,506 -97,711
1989 24,286 -8,296 538,996 -104,509
1988 23,940 -8,473 545,800 -102,484
1987 23,549 -8,622 553,005 -104,029
1986 23,301 -8,748 558,105 -99,905
1985 23,116 -8,812 560,810 -45,336
1984 22,861 -8,812 564,159 -39,319
1983 22,542 -8,729 566,301 -24,988
1982 22,131 -8,539 564,904 -25,471
1981 21,611 -8,291 552,936 -22,553
1980 21,024 -8,086 534,448 -13,899
1979 19,736 -13,801 515,554 -27,374
1978 17,468 32,936 498,834 -30,600
1977 15,484 33,922 489,173 -32,161
1976 13,688 32,113 482,130 -58,019
1975 11,998 28,645 474,631 -51,968
1974 10,321 24,290 464,147 -52,927
1973 8,430 -1,985 455,699 -51,772
1972 7,911 -1,985 446,449 -47,226
1971 8,183 -13,302 435,104 -39,385
1970 7,632 1,123 426,015 -26,168
1969 7,857 -11,033 414,931 -24,389
1968 7,289 2,769 407,437 -25,267
1967 6,742 1,516 400,594 -23,309
1966 6,955 -11,006 391,881 -26,945
1965 7,789 -19,928 383,989 -33,139
1964 8,989 -23,936 375,835 -46,106
1963 9,190 -5,993 369,250 -56,214
1962 10,662 -3,960 363,843 -28,071
1961 10,756 -3,575 348,650 -40,413
1960 10,618 -8,007 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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