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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 16 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Mozambique
2100 4,713,104 105,628,248
2099 4,706,098 105,234,999
2098 4,699,568 104,803,506
2097 4,691,855 104,372,940
2096 4,682,938 103,907,178
2095 4,674,608 103,425,281
2094 4,663,103 102,934,227
2093 4,651,788 102,409,874
2092 4,639,582 101,875,140
2091 4,628,423 101,356,290
2090 4,616,772 100,775,909
2089 4,604,837 100,158,269
2088 4,592,099 99,540,971
2087 4,578,407 98,890,285
2086 4,562,793 98,236,067
2085 4,547,020 97,557,661
2084 4,530,206 96,874,408
2083 4,514,557 96,142,098
2082 4,498,172 95,398,149
2081 4,481,590 94,657,513
2080 4,461,992 93,907,673
2079 4,440,836 93,121,830
2078 4,419,277 92,301,373
2077 4,395,599 91,481,344
2076 4,371,019 90,650,714
2075 4,343,934 89,800,986
2074 4,318,519 88,951,683
2073 4,290,772 88,066,368
2072 4,262,846 87,164,412
2071 4,234,576 86,237,232
2070 4,206,253 85,304,148
2069 4,176,501 84,316,537
2068 4,145,457 83,356,481
2067 4,114,243 82,393,396
2066 4,082,951 81,393,563
2065 4,048,502 80,403,306
2064 4,013,784 79,391,403
2063 3,978,328 78,388,769
2062 3,941,631 77,335,297
2061 3,904,197 76,234,094
2060 3,868,146 75,157,247
2059 3,829,277 74,043,229
2058 3,789,609 72,919,832
2057 3,750,140 71,789,848
2056 3,710,996 70,640,165
2055 3,670,229 69,505,255
2054 3,627,303 68,382,812
2053 3,586,333 67,270,892
2052 3,543,640 66,128,092
2051 3,498,845 64,998,059
2050 3,453,155 63,864,196
2049 3,405,764 62,698,049
2048 3,358,731 61,546,964
2047 3,310,142 60,391,850
2046 3,263,507 59,241,784
2045 3,214,677 58,101,216
2044 3,167,400 56,939,196
2043 3,120,097 55,785,114
2042 3,072,862 54,603,959
2041 3,025,833 53,447,648
2040 2,978,159 52,277,886
2039 2,929,364 51,108,793
2038 2,881,007 49,947,146
2037 2,832,794 48,801,599
2036 2,783,401 47,643,184
2035 2,736,240 46,495,588
2034 2,688,290 45,334,434
2033 2,638,427 44,205,611
2032 2,588,961 43,079,649
2031 2,540,013 41,971,121
2030 2,491,987 40,879,911
2029 2,444,278 39,797,126
2028 2,396,253 38,728,158
2027 2,347,151 37,676,618
2026 2,298,439 36,641,390
2025 2,249,515 35,631,653
2024 2,201,352 34,631,766
2023 2,153,339 33,635,160
2022 2,105,529 32,656,246
2021 2,058,841 31,707,800
2020 2,013,255 30,783,688
2019 1,967,696 29,884,380
2018 1,922,168 29,018,644
2017 1,877,072 28,166,393
2016 1,831,893 27,337,105
2015 1,786,457 26,547,572
2014 1,741,122 25,788,475
2013 1,695,973 25,051,611
2012 1,651,417 24,337,846
2011 1,608,076 23,649,039
2010 1,566,347 22,999,235
2009 1,526,377 22,391,745
2008 1,488,054 21,819,036
2007 1,450,986 21,287,635
2006 1,415,303 20,787,087
2005 1,381,585 20,304,569
2004 1,349,563 19,840,313
2003 1,318,806 19,392,475
2002 1,289,307 18,958,338
2001 1,261,273 18,537,729
2000 1,234,741 18,129,653
1999 1,210,206 17,734,506
1998 1,187,473 17,340,464
1997 1,165,545 16,949,982
1996 1,143,535 16,492,480
1995 1,119,949 15,960,530
1994 1,092,031 15,033,853
1993 1,058,745 14,051,192
1992 1,024,356 13,613,316
1991 994,639 13,352,090
1990 973,669 13,094,537
1989 957,789 12,906,842
1988 942,061 12,800,558
1987 926,862 12,822,574
1986 912,126 12,770,578
1985 897,697 12,548,949
1984 883,519 12,315,954
1983 869,592 12,073,822
1982 855,891 11,824,370
1981 842,432 11,568,127
1980 829,303 11,336,221
1979 819,867 11,028,809
1978 791,694 10,618,250
1977 741,789 10,224,975
1976 694,191 9,867,209
1975 650,966 9,540,817
1974 613,338 9,236,093
1973 592,808 8,954,242
1972 586,620 8,692,935
1971 586,221 8,456,317
1970 584,403 8,250,506
1969 581,610 8,066,951
1968 578,170 7,892,613
1967 569,011 7,724,550
1966 566,908 7,562,990
1965 575,005 7,406,421
1964 588,543 7,255,061
1963 594,418 7,109,828
1962 589,474 6,969,364
1961 582,532 6,834,936
1960 577,633 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Mozambique
2100 0.15% 0.37%
2099 0.14% 0.41%
2098 0.16% 0.41%
2097 0.19% 0.45%
2096 0.18% 0.47%
2095 0.25% 0.48%
2094 0.24% 0.51%
2093 0.26% 0.52%
2092 0.24% 0.51%
2091 0.25% 0.58%
2090 0.26% 0.62%
2089 0.28% 0.62%
2088 0.3% 0.66%
2087 0.34% 0.67%
2086 0.35% 0.7%
2085 0.37% 0.71%
2084 0.35% 0.76%
2083 0.36% 0.78%
2082 0.37% 0.78%
2081 0.44% 0.8%
2080 0.48% 0.84%
2079 0.49% 0.89%
2078 0.54% 0.9%
2077 0.56% 0.92%
2076 0.62% 0.95%
2075 0.59% 0.95%
2074 0.65% 1.01%
2073 0.66% 1.03%
2072 0.67% 1.08%
2071 0.67% 1.09%
2070 0.71% 1.17%
2069 0.75% 1.15%
2068 0.76% 1.17%
2067 0.77% 1.23%
2066 0.85% 1.23%
2065 0.86% 1.27%
2064 0.89% 1.28%
2063 0.93% 1.36%
2062 0.96% 1.44%
2061 0.93% 1.43%
2060 1.02% 1.5%
2059 1.05% 1.54%
2058 1.05% 1.57%
2057 1.05% 1.63%
2056 1.11% 1.63%
2055 1.18% 1.64%
2054 1.14% 1.65%
2053 1.2% 1.73%
2052 1.28% 1.74%
2051 1.32% 1.78%
2050 1.39% 1.86%
2049 1.4% 1.87%
2048 1.47% 1.91%
2047 1.43% 1.94%
2046 1.52% 1.96%
2045 1.49% 2.04%
2044 1.52% 2.07%
2043 1.54% 2.16%
2042 1.55% 2.16%
2041 1.6% 2.24%
2040 1.67% 2.29%
2039 1.68% 2.33%
2038 1.7% 2.35%
2037 1.77% 2.43%
2036 1.72% 2.47%
2035 1.78% 2.56%
2034 1.89% 2.55%
2033 1.91% 2.61%
2032 1.93% 2.64%
2031 1.93% 2.67%
2030 1.95% 2.72%
2029 2% 2.76%
2028 2.09% 2.79%
2027 2.12% 2.83%
2026 2.17% 2.83%
2025 2.19% 2.89%
2024 2.23% 2.96%
2023 2.27% 3%
2022 2.27% 2.99%
2021 2.26% 3%
2020 2.32% 3.01%
2019 2.37% 2.98%
2018 2.4% 3.03%
2017 2.47% 3.03%
2016 2.54% 2.97%
2015 2.6% 2.94%
2014 2.66% 2.94%
2013 2.7% 2.93%
2012 2.7% 2.91%
2011 2.66% 2.83%
2010 2.62% 2.71%
2009 2.58% 2.62%
2008 2.55% 2.5%
2007 2.52% 2.41%
2006 2.44% 2.38%
2005 2.37% 2.34%
2004 2.33% 2.31%
2003 2.29% 2.29%
2002 2.22% 2.27%
2001 2.15% 2.25%
2000 2.03% 2.23%
1999 1.91% 2.27%
1998 1.88% 2.3%
1997 1.92% 2.77%
1996 2.11% 3.33%
1995 2.56% 6.16%
1994 3.14% 6.99%
1993 3.36% 3.22%
1992 2.99% 1.96%
1991 2.15% 1.97%
1990 1.66% 1.45%
1989 1.67% 0.83%
1988 1.64% -0.17%
1987 1.62% 0.41%
1986 1.61% 1.77%
1985 1.6% 1.89%
1984 1.6% 2.01%
1983 1.6% 2.11%
1982 1.6% 2.22%
1981 1.58% 2.05%
1980 1.15% 2.79%
1979 3.56% 3.87%
1978 6.73% 3.85%
1977 6.86% 3.63%
1976 6.64% 3.42%
1975 6.13% 3.3%
1974 3.46% 3.15%
1973 1.05% 3.01%
1972 0.07% 2.8%
1971 0.31% 2.49%
1970 0.48% 2.28%
1969 0.59% 2.21%
1968 1.61% 2.18%
1967 0.37% 2.14%
1966 -1.41% 2.11%
1965 -2.3% 2.09%
1964 -0.99% 2.04%
1963 0.84% 2.02%
1962 1.19% 1.97%
1961 0.85% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Mozambique
Current population
2323460
37173146
Population rank 146/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.45%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
8.08 minutes
24.6 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 17/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -65,573
Net migration rank 96/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -65,573
2024 49,642 -1,712 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 49,498 -1,400 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 48,920 -1,400 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 47,242 -1,395 951,234 -23,103
2020 46,718 -1,394 945,952 -25,864
2019 47,196 -1,395 927,581 -49,080
2018 46,659 -1,396 903,176 -50,224
2017 46,318 -1,398 876,594 -25,043
2016 46,814 -1,392 850,430 -43,398
2015 46,846 -1,393 824,435 -52,374
2014 46,615 -1,393 799,778 -53,625
2013 46,472 -1,395 784,641 -57,067
2012 45,480 -1,442 763,088 -63,131
2011 44,405 -1,760 741,303 -63,638
2010 43,067 -2,257 719,025 -97,079
2009 41,950 -2,821 693,673 -100,625
2008 40,841 -3,313 654,920 -102,534
2007 40,288 -3,676 610,913 -100,490
2006 38,886 -4,142 586,009 -95,333
2005 37,347 -4,662 570,132 -95,770
2004 36,495 -5,144 554,973 -100,824
2003 35,649 -5,487 540,992 -99,484
2002 34,561 -5,712 529,867 -103,102
2001 33,461 -6,239 519,594 -105,130
2000 32,816 -6,971 506,162 -104,476
1999 30,916 -7,686 491,814 -103,223
1998 30,390 -8,163 474,453 -74,952
1997 29,792 -8,176 461,209 -79,732
1996 29,778 -7,369 442,559 90,975
1995 29,142 -4,376 421,630 108,751
1994 27,895 3,174 384,821 938,163
1993 26,943 8,562 369,518 272,829
1992 25,747 7,531 362,373 -128,960
1991 24,527 1,621 357,676 -68,644
1990 23,936 -8,151 353,290 -127,215
1989 24,286 -8,296 348,833 -199,509
1988 23,940 -8,473 349,480 -286,247
1987 23,549 -8,622 334,438 -441,710
1986 23,301 -8,748 332,609 -121,350
1985 23,116 -8,812 307,625 -75,642
1984 22,861 -8,812 304,524 -70,532
1983 22,542 -8,729 324,158 -73,899
1982 22,131 -8,539 321,493 -72,852
1981 21,611 -8,291 322,207 -58,347
1980 21,024 -8,086 349,586 -149,650
1979 19,736 -13,801 331,162 83,699
1978 17,468 32,936 310,403 95,859
1977 15,484 33,922 289,193 91,082
1976 13,688 32,113 273,924 61,326
1975 11,998 28,645 257,984 59,562
1974 10,321 24,290 240,665 51,238
1973 8,430 -1,985 226,847 44,951
1972 7,911 -1,985 215,793 35,023
1971 8,183 -13,302 211,137 11,297
1970 7,632 1,123 207,385 -18,197
1969 7,857 -11,033 202,174 -24,251
1968 7,289 2,769 197,623 -26,872
1967 6,742 1,516 193,044 -27,672
1966 6,955 -11,006 189,218 -31,462
1965 7,789 -19,928 185,931 -30,538
1964 8,989 -23,936 182,334 -35,005
1963 9,190 -5,993 180,867 -37,738
1962 10,662 -3,960 176,297 -38,504
1961 10,756 -3,575 171,236 -40,181
1960 10,618 -8,007 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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