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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 23.9 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Myanmar
2100 4,713,717 49,949,080
2099 4,706,710 50,198,343
2098 4,700,179 50,447,153
2097 4,692,465 50,695,410
2096 4,683,547 50,944,916
2095 4,675,216 51,196,278
2094 4,663,709 51,446,607
2093 4,652,393 51,693,545
2092 4,640,186 51,939,182
2091 4,629,025 52,186,904
2090 4,617,372 52,430,723
2089 4,605,435 52,669,995
2088 4,592,696 52,907,277
2087 4,579,003 53,143,840
2086 4,563,387 53,378,681
2085 4,547,611 53,610,966
2084 4,530,795 53,838,657
2083 4,515,144 54,062,724
2082 4,498,757 54,285,392
2081 4,482,173 54,505,055
2080 4,462,572 54,722,128
2079 4,441,414 54,937,654
2078 4,419,851 55,150,792
2077 4,396,170 55,357,283
2076 4,371,588 55,562,845
2075 4,344,499 55,765,753
2074 4,319,080 55,964,774
2073 4,291,330 56,160,415
2072 4,263,400 56,349,733
2071 4,235,126 56,533,780
2070 4,206,800 56,713,930
2069 4,177,044 56,887,406
2068 4,145,996 57,055,818
2067 4,114,778 57,217,287
2066 4,083,481 57,373,788
2065 4,049,028 57,525,666
2064 4,014,305 57,671,683
2063 3,978,845 57,808,968
2062 3,942,144 57,938,764
2061 3,904,704 58,067,183
2060 3,868,649 58,186,565
2059 3,829,775 58,295,246
2058 3,790,102 58,392,324
2057 3,750,628 58,481,859
2056 3,711,479 58,565,952
2055 3,670,706 58,636,423
2054 3,627,775 58,697,613
2053 3,586,800 58,745,390
2052 3,544,101 58,783,172
2051 3,499,300 58,809,843
2050 3,453,604 58,824,293
2049 3,406,207 58,829,688
2048 3,359,168 58,823,499
2047 3,310,573 58,805,696
2046 3,263,932 58,775,337
2045 3,215,095 58,728,250
2044 3,167,811 58,671,458
2043 3,120,502 58,601,589
2042 3,073,261 58,516,227
2041 3,026,226 58,417,678
2040 2,978,546 58,306,713
2039 2,929,745 58,181,537
2038 2,881,381 58,041,212
2037 2,833,162 57,888,662
2036 2,783,763 57,724,649
2035 2,736,596 57,544,156
2034 2,688,639 57,348,842
2033 2,638,770 57,137,545
2032 2,589,298 56,910,400
2031 2,540,343 56,667,160
2030 2,492,311 56,407,549
2029 2,444,595 56,133,620
2028 2,396,565 55,840,949
2027 2,347,456 55,531,050
2026 2,298,738 55,203,523
2025 2,249,807 54,860,498
2024 2,201,352 54,500,091
2023 2,153,339 54,133,798
2022 2,105,529 53,756,787
2021 2,058,841 53,387,102
2020 2,013,255 53,016,522
2019 1,967,696 52,640,713
2018 1,922,168 52,272,247
2017 1,877,072 51,894,938
2016 1,831,893 51,495,696
2015 1,786,457 51,089,056
2014 1,741,122 50,681,634
2013 1,695,973 50,262,658
2012 1,651,417 49,837,446
2011 1,608,076 49,419,820
2010 1,566,347 49,024,382
2009 1,526,377 48,660,459
2008 1,488,054 48,390,793
2007 1,450,986 48,125,043
2006 1,415,303 47,785,135
2005 1,381,585 47,438,365
2004 1,349,563 47,068,772
2003 1,318,806 46,667,192
2002 1,289,307 46,232,653
2001 1,261,273 45,771,139
2000 1,234,741 45,290,841
1999 1,210,206 44,787,724
1998 1,187,473 44,257,793
1997 1,165,545 43,708,798
1996 1,143,535 43,154,860
1995 1,119,949 42,605,338
1994 1,092,031 42,055,143
1993 1,058,745 41,502,429
1992 1,024,356 40,950,342
1991 994,639 40,394,154
1990 973,669 39,817,251
1989 957,789 39,214,618
1988 942,061 38,600,927
1987 926,862 37,971,594
1986 912,126 37,314,878
1985 897,697 36,622,827
1984 883,519 35,899,313
1983 869,592 35,162,715
1982 855,891 34,482,965
1981 842,432 33,858,783
1980 829,303 33,227,204
1979 819,867 32,596,550
1978 791,694 31,972,976
1977 741,789 31,355,966
1976 694,191 30,758,811
1975 650,966 30,176,565
1974 613,338 29,598,167
1973 592,808 29,026,388
1972 586,620 28,428,324
1971 586,221 27,807,219
1970 584,403 27,193,016
1969 581,610 26,585,112
1968 578,170 25,989,662
1967 569,011 25,406,429
1966 566,908 24,836,496
1965 575,005 24,279,431
1964 588,543 23,737,315
1963 594,418 23,213,408
1962 589,474 22,704,719
1961 582,532 22,210,581
1960 577,633 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Myanmar
2100 0.15% -0.5%
2099 0.14% -0.49%
2098 0.16% -0.49%
2097 0.19% -0.49%
2096 0.18% -0.49%
2095 0.25% -0.49%
2094 0.24% -0.48%
2093 0.26% -0.47%
2092 0.24% -0.47%
2091 0.25% -0.47%
2090 0.26% -0.45%
2089 0.28% -0.45%
2088 0.3% -0.45%
2087 0.34% -0.44%
2086 0.35% -0.43%
2085 0.37% -0.42%
2084 0.35% -0.41%
2083 0.36% -0.41%
2082 0.37% -0.4%
2081 0.44% -0.4%
2080 0.48% -0.39%
2079 0.49% -0.39%
2078 0.54% -0.37%
2077 0.56% -0.37%
2076 0.62% -0.36%
2075 0.59% -0.36%
2074 0.65% -0.35%
2073 0.66% -0.34%
2072 0.67% -0.33%
2071 0.67% -0.32%
2070 0.71% -0.3%
2069 0.75% -0.3%
2068 0.76% -0.28%
2067 0.77% -0.27%
2066 0.85% -0.26%
2065 0.86% -0.25%
2064 0.89% -0.24%
2063 0.93% -0.22%
2062 0.96% -0.22%
2061 0.93% -0.21%
2060 1.02% -0.19%
2059 1.05% -0.17%
2058 1.05% -0.15%
2057 1.05% -0.14%
2056 1.11% -0.12%
2055 1.18% -0.1%
2054 1.14% -0.08%
2053 1.2% -0.06%
2052 1.28% -0.05%
2051 1.32% -0.02%
2050 1.39% -0.009%
2049 1.4% 0.01%
2048 1.47% 0.03%
2047 1.43% 0.05%
2046 1.52% 0.08%
2045 1.49% 0.1%
2044 1.52% 0.12%
2043 1.54% 0.15%
2042 1.55% 0.17%
2041 1.6% 0.19%
2040 1.67% 0.22%
2039 1.68% 0.24%
2038 1.7% 0.26%
2037 1.77% 0.28%
2036 1.72% 0.31%
2035 1.78% 0.34%
2034 1.89% 0.37%
2033 1.91% 0.4%
2032 1.93% 0.43%
2031 1.93% 0.46%
2030 1.95% 0.49%
2029 2% 0.52%
2028 2.09% 0.56%
2027 2.12% 0.59%
2026 2.17% 0.63%
2025 2.2% 0.66%
2024 2.23% 0.68%
2023 2.27% 0.7%
2022 2.27% 0.69%
2021 2.26% 0.7%
2020 2.32% 0.71%
2019 2.37% 0.7%
2018 2.4% 0.73%
2017 2.47% 0.78%
2016 2.54% 0.8%
2015 2.6% 0.8%
2014 2.66% 0.83%
2013 2.7% 0.85%
2012 2.7% 0.85%
2011 2.66% 0.81%
2010 2.62% 0.75%
2009 2.58% 0.56%
2008 2.55% 0.55%
2007 2.52% 0.71%
2006 2.44% 0.73%
2005 2.37% 0.79%
2004 2.33% 0.86%
2003 2.29% 0.94%
2002 2.22% 1.01%
2001 2.15% 1.06%
2000 2.03% 1.12%
1999 1.91% 1.2%
1998 1.88% 1.26%
1997 1.92% 1.28%
1996 2.11% 1.29%
1995 2.56% 1.31%
1994 3.14% 1.33%
1993 3.36% 1.35%
1992 2.99% 1.38%
1991 2.15% 1.45%
1990 1.66% 1.54%
1989 1.67% 1.59%
1988 1.64% 1.66%
1987 1.62% 1.76%
1986 1.61% 1.89%
1985 1.6% 2.02%
1984 1.6% 2.09%
1983 1.6% 1.97%
1982 1.6% 1.84%
1981 1.58% 1.9%
1980 1.15% 1.93%
1979 3.56% 1.95%
1978 6.73% 1.97%
1977 6.86% 1.94%
1976 6.64% 1.93%
1975 6.13% 1.95%
1974 3.46% 1.97%
1973 1.05% 2.1%
1972 0.07% 2.23%
1971 0.31% 2.26%
1970 0.48% 2.29%
1969 0.59% 2.29%
1968 1.61% 2.3%
1967 0.37% 2.29%
1966 -1.41% 2.29%
1965 -2.3% 2.28%
1964 -0.99% 2.26%
1963 0.84% 2.24%
1962 1.19% 2.22%
1961 0.85% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Myanmar
Current population
2311915
55292116
Population rank 146/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.67%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,004
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 118/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -39,661
Net migration rank 96/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -39,661
2024 - -1,712 - -37,979
2023 49,498 -1,400 408,331 -34,989
2022 48,920 -1,400 415,647 -34,988
2021 47,242 -1,395 394,104 -35,370
2020 46,718 -1,394 448,626 -66,213
2019 47,196 -1,395 469,924 -100,783
2018 46,659 -1,396 482,316 -114,598
2017 46,318 -1,398 492,276 -105,415
2016 46,814 -1,392 499,508 -87,907
2015 46,846 -1,393 495,769 -94,108
2014 46,615 -1,393 488,114 -74,901
2013 46,472 -1,395 487,648 -62,863
2012 45,480 -1,442 487,210 -61,536
2011 44,405 -1,760 492,271 -82,713
2010 43,067 -2,257 497,745 -116,481
2009 41,950 -2,821 505,144 -158,542
2008 40,841 -3,313 373,287 -180,533
2007 40,288 -3,676 523,745 -184,989
2006 38,886 -4,142 527,165 -186,098
2005 37,347 -4,662 537,429 -185,009
2004 36,495 -5,144 556,494 -169,736
2003 35,649 -5,487 582,173 -165,739
2002 34,561 -5,712 602,873 -150,232
2001 33,461 -6,239 601,524 -131,124
2000 32,816 -6,971 596,979 -106,772
1999 30,916 -7,686 597,916 -81,874
1998 30,390 -8,163 606,110 -62,281
1997 29,792 -8,176 613,103 -58,954
1996 29,778 -7,369 619,488 -65,766
1995 29,142 -4,376 620,376 -75,097
1994 27,895 3,174 626,411 -71,359
1993 26,943 8,562 633,576 -83,214
1992 25,747 7,531 634,484 -80,661
1991 24,527 1,621 637,622 -79,059
1990 23,936 -8,151 636,081 -40,859
1989 24,286 -8,296 636,610 -26,585
1988 23,940 -8,473 630,392 -13,046
1987 23,549 -8,622 652,960 -11,642
1986 23,301 -8,748 679,467 -7,351
1985 23,116 -8,812 705,905 6,074
1984 22,861 -8,812 723,623 11,433
1983 22,542 -8,729 719,710 18,427
1982 22,131 -8,539 701,212 -79,856
1981 21,611 -8,291 679,851 -52,839
1980 21,024 -8,086 673,815 -37,679
1979 19,736 -13,801 669,338 -44,174
1978 17,468 32,936 658,068 -36,055
1977 15,484 33,922 649,915 -37,879
1976 13,688 32,113 642,829 -60,561
1975 11,998 28,645 635,005 -52,763
1974 10,321 24,290 628,458 -53,875
1973 8,430 -1,985 624,619 -55,659
1972 7,911 -1,985 616,411 10,735
1971 8,183 -13,302 608,784 6,306
1970 7,632 1,123 595,337 17,997
1969 7,857 -11,033 584,979 17,491
1968 7,289 2,769 571,123 17,293
1967 6,742 1,516 559,577 18,470
1966 6,955 -11,006 546,378 15,453
1965 7,789 -19,928 533,443 18,847
1964 8,989 -23,936 516,334 15,600
1963 9,190 -5,993 501,548 14,350
1962 10,662 -3,960 487,925 13,546
1961 10,756 -3,575 474,818 11,972
1960 10,618 -8,007 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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