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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 36,941,128 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 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% 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 +2.4% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Mozambique
2100 4,713,717 105,684,658
2099 4,706,710 105,291,198
2098 4,700,179 104,859,475
2097 4,692,465 104,428,679
2096 4,683,547 103,962,668
2095 4,675,216 103,480,514
2094 4,663,709 102,989,197
2093 4,652,393 102,464,565
2092 4,640,186 101,929,545
2091 4,629,025 101,410,418
2090 4,617,372 100,829,728
2089 4,605,435 100,211,758
2088 4,592,696 99,594,130
2087 4,579,003 98,943,096
2086 4,563,387 98,288,529
2085 4,547,611 97,609,760
2084 4,530,795 96,926,143
2083 4,515,144 96,193,441
2082 4,498,757 95,449,095
2081 4,482,173 94,708,064
2080 4,462,572 93,957,824
2079 4,441,414 93,171,561
2078 4,419,851 92,350,666
2077 4,396,170 91,530,198
2076 4,371,588 90,699,125
2075 4,344,499 89,848,943
2074 4,319,080 88,999,187
2073 4,291,330 88,113,398
2072 4,263,400 87,210,961
2071 4,235,126 86,283,286
2070 4,206,800 85,349,704
2069 4,177,044 84,361,565
2068 4,145,996 83,400,997
2067 4,114,778 82,437,397
2066 4,083,481 81,437,030
2065 4,049,028 80,446,244
2064 4,014,305 79,433,801
2063 3,978,845 78,430,632
2062 3,942,144 77,376,597
2061 3,904,704 76,274,806
2060 3,868,649 75,197,384
2059 3,829,775 74,082,771
2058 3,790,102 72,958,774
2057 3,750,628 71,828,186
2056 3,711,479 70,677,889
2055 3,670,706 69,542,373
2054 3,627,775 68,419,331
2053 3,586,800 67,306,817
2052 3,544,101 66,163,407
2051 3,499,300 65,032,770
2050 3,453,604 63,898,302
2049 3,406,207 62,731,532
2048 3,359,168 61,579,833
2047 3,310,573 60,424,101
2046 3,263,932 59,273,421
2045 3,215,095 58,132,244
2044 3,167,811 56,969,604
2043 3,120,502 55,814,906
2042 3,073,261 54,633,120
2041 3,026,226 53,476,191
2040 2,978,546 52,305,805
2039 2,929,745 51,136,087
2038 2,881,381 49,973,820
2037 2,833,162 48,827,661
2036 2,783,763 47,668,628
2035 2,736,596 46,520,419
2034 2,688,639 45,358,645
2033 2,638,770 44,229,218
2032 2,589,298 43,102,655
2031 2,540,343 41,993,535
2030 2,492,311 40,901,742
2029 2,444,595 39,818,379
2028 2,396,565 38,748,841
2027 2,347,456 37,696,739
2026 2,298,738 36,660,958
2025 2,249,807 35,650,681
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd 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 2.2% 2.94%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Mozambique
Current population
2311915
36941128
Population rank 146/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.45%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 16/197
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 - -1,712 - -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 2026-04-06).

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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 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 (1960–2024, 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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