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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Namibia's population is 1.37 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Namibia
2100 4,713,717 5,958,153
2099 4,706,710 5,952,623
2098 4,700,179 5,947,142
2097 4,692,465 5,942,285
2096 4,683,547 5,938,162
2095 4,675,216 5,930,395
2094 4,663,709 5,922,248
2093 4,652,393 5,911,235
2092 4,640,186 5,899,026
2091 4,629,025 5,886,490
2090 4,617,372 5,871,938
2089 4,605,435 5,858,234
2088 4,592,696 5,842,720
2087 4,579,003 5,825,856
2086 4,563,387 5,806,643
2085 4,547,611 5,789,246
2084 4,530,795 5,771,050
2083 4,515,144 5,751,610
2082 4,498,757 5,730,648
2081 4,482,173 5,707,476
2080 4,462,572 5,682,842
2079 4,441,414 5,659,698
2078 4,419,851 5,634,313
2077 4,396,170 5,608,096
2076 4,371,588 5,580,829
2075 4,344,499 5,551,107
2074 4,319,080 5,522,025
2073 4,291,330 5,494,180
2072 4,263,400 5,464,749
2071 4,235,126 5,434,461
2070 4,206,800 5,403,822
2069 4,177,044 5,371,517
2068 4,145,996 5,336,950
2067 4,114,778 5,300,707
2066 4,083,481 5,263,191
2065 4,049,028 5,227,346
2064 4,014,305 5,190,323
2063 3,978,845 5,150,579
2062 3,942,144 5,109,760
2061 3,904,704 5,068,478
2060 3,868,649 5,023,587
2059 3,829,775 4,979,591
2058 3,790,102 4,933,964
2057 3,750,628 4,887,985
2056 3,711,479 4,840,537
2055 3,670,706 4,790,848
2054 3,627,775 4,741,942
2053 3,586,800 4,691,180
2052 3,544,101 4,639,835
2051 3,499,300 4,587,353
2050 3,453,604 4,533,502
2049 3,406,207 4,482,650
2048 3,359,168 4,430,309
2047 3,310,573 4,373,597
2046 3,263,932 4,318,050
2045 3,215,095 4,259,166
2044 3,167,811 4,202,338
2043 3,120,502 4,144,892
2042 3,073,261 4,088,713
2041 3,026,226 4,032,347
2040 2,978,546 3,976,987
2039 2,929,745 3,920,720
2038 2,881,381 3,862,015
2037 2,833,162 3,804,482
2036 2,783,763 3,747,072
2035 2,736,596 3,689,163
2034 2,688,639 3,631,737
2033 2,638,770 3,575,000
2032 2,589,298 3,516,310
2031 2,540,343 3,456,265
2030 2,492,311 3,395,964
2029 2,444,595 3,336,698
2028 2,396,565 3,277,428
2027 2,347,456 3,216,917
2026 2,298,738 3,156,839
2025 2,249,807 3,094,769
2024 2,201,352 3,030,131
2023 2,153,339 2,963,095
2022 2,105,529 2,889,662
2021 2,058,841 2,810,548
2020 2,013,255 2,728,762
2019 1,967,696 2,650,494
2018 1,922,168 2,577,327
2017 1,877,072 2,506,853
2016 1,831,893 2,439,213
2015 1,786,457 2,374,300
2014 1,741,122 2,312,139
2013 1,695,973 2,252,508
2012 1,651,417 2,194,654
2011 1,608,076 2,146,325
2010 1,566,347 2,109,811
2009 1,526,377 2,077,394
2008 1,488,054 2,047,056
2007 1,450,986 2,018,600
2006 1,415,303 1,991,888
2005 1,381,585 1,966,582
2004 1,349,563 1,942,082
2003 1,318,806 1,917,464
2002 1,289,307 1,889,970
2001 1,261,273 1,857,048
2000 1,234,741 1,818,647
1999 1,210,206 1,776,368
1998 1,187,473 1,732,745
1997 1,165,545 1,689,264
1996 1,143,535 1,646,103
1995 1,119,949 1,602,170
1994 1,092,031 1,556,304
1993 1,058,745 1,508,697
1992 1,024,356 1,461,322
1991 994,639 1,415,684
1990 973,669 1,369,303
1989 957,789 1,288,947
1988 942,061 1,209,696
1987 926,862 1,167,889
1986 912,126 1,131,081
1985 897,697 1,096,890
1984 883,519 1,065,989
1983 869,592 1,037,511
1982 855,891 1,010,308
1981 842,432 992,500
1980 829,303 981,434
1979 819,867 962,825
1978 791,694 947,269
1977 741,789 931,104
1976 694,191 906,566
1975 650,966 881,032
1974 613,338 854,320
1973 592,808 828,928
1972 586,620 804,399
1971 586,221 780,584
1970 584,403 757,868
1969 581,610 736,120
1968 578,170 715,542
1967 569,011 696,045
1966 566,908 677,655
1965 575,005 660,558
1964 588,543 644,530
1963 594,418 629,589
1962 589,474 615,759
1961 582,532 603,067
1960 577,633 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Namibia
2100 0.15% 0.09%
2099 0.14% 0.09%
2098 0.16% 0.08%
2097 0.19% 0.07%
2096 0.18% 0.13%
2095 0.25% 0.14%
2094 0.24% 0.19%
2093 0.26% 0.21%
2092 0.24% 0.21%
2091 0.25% 0.25%
2090 0.26% 0.23%
2089 0.28% 0.27%
2088 0.3% 0.29%
2087 0.34% 0.33%
2086 0.35% 0.3%
2085 0.37% 0.32%
2084 0.35% 0.34%
2083 0.36% 0.37%
2082 0.37% 0.41%
2081 0.44% 0.43%
2080 0.48% 0.41%
2079 0.49% 0.45%
2078 0.54% 0.47%
2077 0.56% 0.49%
2076 0.62% 0.54%
2075 0.59% 0.53%
2074 0.65% 0.51%
2073 0.66% 0.54%
2072 0.67% 0.56%
2071 0.67% 0.57%
2070 0.71% 0.6%
2069 0.75% 0.65%
2068 0.76% 0.68%
2067 0.77% 0.71%
2066 0.85% 0.69%
2065 0.86% 0.71%
2064 0.89% 0.77%
2063 0.93% 0.8%
2062 0.96% 0.81%
2061 0.93% 0.89%
2060 1.02% 0.88%
2059 1.05% 0.92%
2058 1.05% 0.94%
2057 1.05% 0.98%
2056 1.11% 1.04%
2055 1.18% 1.03%
2054 1.14% 1.08%
2053 1.2% 1.11%
2052 1.28% 1.14%
2051 1.32% 1.19%
2050 1.39% 1.13%
2049 1.4% 1.18%
2048 1.47% 1.3%
2047 1.43% 1.29%
2046 1.52% 1.38%
2045 1.49% 1.35%
2044 1.52% 1.39%
2043 1.54% 1.37%
2042 1.55% 1.4%
2041 1.6% 1.39%
2040 1.67% 1.44%
2039 1.68% 1.52%
2038 1.7% 1.51%
2037 1.77% 1.53%
2036 1.72% 1.57%
2035 1.78% 1.58%
2034 1.89% 1.59%
2033 1.91% 1.67%
2032 1.93% 1.74%
2031 1.93% 1.78%
2030 1.95% 1.78%
2029 2% 1.81%
2028 2.09% 1.88%
2027 2.12% 1.9%
2026 2.17% 2.01%
2025 2.2% 2.13%
2024 2.23% 2.26%
2023 2.27% 2.54%
2022 2.27% 2.81%
2021 2.26% 3%
2020 2.32% 2.95%
2019 2.37% 2.84%
2018 2.4% 2.81%
2017 2.47% 2.77%
2016 2.54% 2.73%
2015 2.6% 2.69%
2014 2.66% 2.65%
2013 2.7% 2.64%
2012 2.7% 2.25%
2011 2.66% 1.73%
2010 2.62% 1.56%
2009 2.58% 1.48%
2008 2.55% 1.41%
2007 2.52% 1.34%
2006 2.44% 1.29%
2005 2.37% 1.26%
2004 2.33% 1.28%
2003 2.29% 1.45%
2002 2.22% 1.77%
2001 2.15% 2.11%
2000 2.03% 2.38%
1999 1.91% 2.52%
1998 1.88% 2.57%
1997 1.92% 2.62%
1996 2.11% 2.74%
1995 2.56% 2.95%
1994 3.14% 3.16%
1993 3.36% 3.24%
1992 2.99% 3.22%
1991 2.15% 3.39%
1990 1.66% 6.23%
1989 1.67% 6.55%
1988 1.64% 3.58%
1987 1.62% 3.25%
1986 1.61% 3.12%
1985 1.6% 2.9%
1984 1.6% 2.74%
1983 1.6% 2.69%
1982 1.6% 1.79%
1981 1.58% 1.13%
1980 1.15% 1.93%
1979 3.56% 1.64%
1978 6.73% 1.74%
1977 6.86% 2.71%
1976 6.64% 2.9%
1975 6.13% 3.13%
1974 3.46% 3.06%
1973 1.05% 3.05%
1972 0.07% 3.05%
1971 0.31% 3%
1970 0.48% 2.95%
1969 0.59% 2.88%
1968 1.61% 2.8%
1967 0.37% 2.71%
1966 -1.41% 2.59%
1965 -2.3% 2.49%
1964 -0.99% 2.37%
1963 0.84% 2.25%
1962 1.19% 2.1%
1961 0.85% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Namibia
Current population
2311915
3173089
Population rank 146/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.04%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +184
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 41/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 +1,866
Net migration rank 96/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 1,866
2024 - -1,712 - 4,211
2023 49,498 -1,400 58,435 11,675
2022 48,920 -1,400 54,534 22,212
2021 47,242 -1,395 50,160 31,327
2020 46,718 -1,394 55,034 27,056
2019 47,196 -1,395 54,769 19,676
2018 46,659 -1,396 53,970 17,920
2017 46,318 -1,398 52,975 16,080
2016 46,814 -1,392 52,228 14,002
2015 46,846 -1,393 50,846 12,755
2014 46,615 -1,393 49,581 11,134
2013 46,472 -1,395 47,801 10,748
2012 45,480 -1,442 46,204 10,957
2011 44,405 -1,760 43,557 -4,067
2010 43,067 -2,257 42,046 -8,518
2009 41,950 -2,821 39,942 -8,626
2008 40,841 -3,313 38,147 -8,775
2007 40,288 -3,676 36,430 -8,905
2006 38,886 -4,142 34,690 -8,792
2005 37,347 -4,662 32,909 -8,195
2004 36,495 -5,144 31,478 -7,192
2003 35,649 -5,487 31,115 -6,153
2002 34,561 -5,712 31,947 -1,913
2001 33,461 -6,239 32,942 2,869
2000 32,816 -6,971 35,280 5,709
1999 30,916 -7,686 37,233 6,333
1998 30,390 -8,163 37,500 6,180
1997 29,792 -8,176 37,256 6,023
1996 29,778 -7,369 37,177 5,866
1995 29,142 -4,376 39,119 5,712
1994 27,895 3,174 41,316 5,578
1993 26,943 8,562 42,861 5,464
1992 25,747 7,531 43,945 2,487
1991 24,527 1,621 44,523 309
1990 23,936 -8,151 43,956 3,969
1989 24,286 -8,296 37,715 75,072
1988 23,940 -8,473 34,798 10,916
1987 23,549 -8,622 33,340 4,559
1986 23,301 -8,748 31,764 3,953
1985 23,116 -8,812 30,575 2,090
1984 22,861 -8,812 29,395 -267
1983 22,542 -8,729 28,307 -481
1982 22,131 -8,539 27,474 -889
1981 21,611 -8,291 27,938 -18,901
1980 21,024 -8,086 28,142 -15,041
1979 19,736 -13,801 28,930 -4,818
1978 17,468 32,936 29,821 -22,827
1977 15,484 33,922 29,241 -3,907
1976 13,688 32,113 28,785 -5,048
1975 11,998 28,645 27,882 -553
1974 10,321 24,290 26,844 -744
1973 8,430 -1,985 25,754 -1,066
1972 7,911 -1,985 24,606 -236
1971 8,183 -13,302 23,467 -208
1970 7,632 1,123 22,414 -244
1969 7,857 -11,033 21,387 -57
1968 7,289 2,769 20,470 -636
1967 6,742 1,516 19,498 -339
1966 6,955 -11,006 18,635 -1,023
1965 7,789 -19,928 17,902 -1,327
1964 8,989 -23,936 17,134 -1,660
1963 9,190 -5,993 16,430 -2,016
1962 10,662 -3,960 15,656 -2,403
1961 10,756 -3,575 14,936 -2,807
1960 10,618 -8,007 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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