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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 12.8 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Nepal
2100 4,713,717 31,902,377
2099 4,706,710 32,090,762
2098 4,700,179 32,277,789
2097 4,692,465 32,464,318
2096 4,683,547 32,647,891
2095 4,675,216 32,828,594
2094 4,663,709 33,009,460
2093 4,652,393 33,186,290
2092 4,640,186 33,361,327
2091 4,629,025 33,532,505
2090 4,617,372 33,699,660
2089 4,605,435 33,863,636
2088 4,592,696 34,022,597
2087 4,579,003 34,175,457
2086 4,563,387 34,322,945
2085 4,547,611 34,468,441
2084 4,530,795 34,605,513
2083 4,515,144 34,735,114
2082 4,498,757 34,856,938
2081 4,482,173 34,972,075
2080 4,462,572 35,080,783
2079 4,441,414 35,183,584
2078 4,419,851 35,277,254
2077 4,396,170 35,362,658
2076 4,371,588 35,440,746
2075 4,344,499 35,510,291
2074 4,319,080 35,573,094
2073 4,291,330 35,627,375
2072 4,263,400 35,670,886
2071 4,235,126 35,709,979
2070 4,206,800 35,739,580
2069 4,177,044 35,759,193
2068 4,145,996 35,770,405
2067 4,114,778 35,774,081
2066 4,083,481 35,770,220
2065 4,049,028 35,758,824
2064 4,014,305 35,737,661
2063 3,978,845 35,709,945
2062 3,942,144 35,669,839
2061 3,904,704 35,623,365
2060 3,868,649 35,567,728
2059 3,829,775 35,503,043
2058 3,790,102 35,427,419
2057 3,750,628 35,345,633
2056 3,711,479 35,253,644
2055 3,670,706 35,155,433
2054 3,627,775 35,050,330
2053 3,586,800 34,936,594
2052 3,544,101 34,816,009
2051 3,499,300 34,684,328
2050 3,453,604 34,546,267
2049 3,406,207 34,400,898
2048 3,359,168 34,250,249
2047 3,310,573 34,091,495
2046 3,263,932 33,921,975
2045 3,215,095 33,747,892
2044 3,167,811 33,566,784
2043 3,120,502 33,380,395
2042 3,073,261 33,186,321
2041 3,026,226 32,987,097
2040 2,978,546 32,781,189
2039 2,929,745 32,569,731
2038 2,881,381 32,349,742
2037 2,833,162 32,125,036
2036 2,783,763 31,892,962
2035 2,736,596 31,653,976
2034 2,688,639 31,407,460
2033 2,638,770 31,152,292
2032 2,589,298 30,890,627
2031 2,540,343 30,623,706
2030 2,492,311 30,349,201
2029 2,444,595 30,068,368
2028 2,396,565 29,780,585
2027 2,347,456 29,627,864
2026 2,298,738 29,585,230
2025 2,249,807 29,605,298
2024 2,201,352 29,651,054
2023 2,153,339 29,694,614
2022 2,105,529 29,715,436
2021 2,058,841 29,475,010
2020 2,013,255 28,966,574
2019 1,967,696 28,414,064
2018 1,922,168 28,079,689
2017 1,877,072 28,011,258
2016 1,831,893 27,955,462
2015 1,786,457 27,823,629
2014 1,741,122 27,672,370
2013 1,695,973 27,589,996
2012 1,651,417 27,534,915
2011 1,608,076 27,464,494
2010 1,566,347 27,341,952
2009 1,526,377 27,173,035
2008 1,488,054 26,990,037
2007 1,450,986 26,788,492
2006 1,415,303 26,565,425
2005 1,381,585 26,309,458
2004 1,349,563 26,016,656
2003 1,318,806 25,688,758
2002 1,289,307 25,328,981
2001 1,261,273 24,946,748
2000 1,234,741 24,546,509
1999 1,210,206 24,125,199
1998 1,187,473 23,680,357
1997 1,165,545 23,219,463
1996 1,143,535 22,741,862
1995 1,119,949 22,245,439
1994 1,092,031 21,717,479
1993 1,058,745 21,180,159
1992 1,024,356 20,609,707
1991 994,639 20,036,500
1990 973,669 19,524,573
1989 957,789 19,057,807
1988 942,061 18,638,661
1987 926,862 18,250,505
1986 912,126 17,868,124
1985 897,697 17,477,692
1984 883,519 17,085,242
1983 869,592 16,689,119
1982 855,891 16,297,987
1981 842,432 15,922,423
1980 829,303 15,553,105
1979 819,867 15,190,590
1978 791,694 14,839,695
1977 741,789 14,499,175
1976 694,191 14,177,649
1975 650,966 13,870,695
1974 613,338 13,568,435
1973 592,808 13,275,239
1972 586,620 12,989,099
1971 586,221 12,710,061
1970 584,403 12,436,190
1969 581,610 12,167,036
1968 578,170 11,906,266
1967 569,011 11,652,716
1966 566,908 11,408,710
1965 575,005 11,173,411
1964 588,543 10,946,392
1963 594,418 10,729,818
1962 589,474 10,521,116
1961 582,532 10,318,396
1960 577,633 10,123,658

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/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Nepal
2100 0.15% -0.59%
2099 0.14% -0.58%
2098 0.16% -0.57%
2097 0.19% -0.56%
2096 0.18% -0.55%
2095 0.25% -0.55%
2094 0.24% -0.53%
2093 0.26% -0.52%
2092 0.24% -0.51%
2091 0.25% -0.5%
2090 0.26% -0.48%
2089 0.28% -0.47%
2088 0.3% -0.45%
2087 0.34% -0.43%
2086 0.35% -0.42%
2085 0.37% -0.4%
2084 0.35% -0.37%
2083 0.36% -0.35%
2082 0.37% -0.33%
2081 0.44% -0.31%
2080 0.48% -0.29%
2079 0.49% -0.27%
2078 0.54% -0.24%
2077 0.56% -0.22%
2076 0.62% -0.2%
2075 0.59% -0.18%
2074 0.65% -0.15%
2073 0.66% -0.12%
2072 0.67% -0.11%
2071 0.67% -0.08%
2070 0.71% -0.05%
2069 0.75% -0.03%
2068 0.76% -0.01%
2067 0.77% 0.01%
2066 0.85% 0.03%
2065 0.86% 0.06%
2064 0.89% 0.08%
2063 0.93% 0.11%
2062 0.96% 0.13%
2061 0.93% 0.16%
2060 1.02% 0.18%
2059 1.05% 0.21%
2058 1.05% 0.23%
2057 1.05% 0.26%
2056 1.11% 0.28%
2055 1.18% 0.3%
2054 1.14% 0.33%
2053 1.2% 0.35%
2052 1.28% 0.38%
2051 1.32% 0.4%
2050 1.39% 0.42%
2049 1.4% 0.44%
2048 1.47% 0.47%
2047 1.43% 0.5%
2046 1.52% 0.52%
2045 1.49% 0.54%
2044 1.52% 0.56%
2043 1.54% 0.58%
2042 1.55% 0.6%
2041 1.6% 0.63%
2040 1.67% 0.65%
2039 1.68% 0.68%
2038 1.7% 0.7%
2037 1.77% 0.73%
2036 1.72% 0.75%
2035 1.78% 0.78%
2034 1.89% 0.82%
2033 1.91% 0.85%
2032 1.93% 0.87%
2031 1.93% 0.9%
2030 1.95% 0.93%
2029 2% 0.97%
2028 2.09% 0.52%
2027 2.12% 0.14%
2026 2.17% -0.07%
2025 2.2% -0.15%
2024 2.23% -0.15%
2023 2.27% -0.07%
2022 2.27% 0.82%
2021 2.26% 1.76%
2020 2.32% 1.94%
2019 2.37% 1.19%
2018 2.4% 0.24%
2017 2.47% 0.2%
2016 2.54% 0.47%
2015 2.6% 0.55%
2014 2.66% 0.3%
2013 2.7% 0.2%
2012 2.7% 0.26%
2011 2.66% 0.45%
2010 2.62% 0.62%
2009 2.58% 0.68%
2008 2.55% 0.75%
2007 2.52% 0.84%
2006 2.44% 0.97%
2005 2.37% 1.13%
2004 2.33% 1.28%
2003 2.29% 1.42%
2002 2.22% 1.53%
2001 2.15% 1.63%
2000 2.03% 1.75%
1999 1.91% 1.88%
1998 1.88% 1.98%
1997 1.92% 2.1%
1996 2.11% 2.23%
1995 2.56% 2.43%
1994 3.14% 2.54%
1993 3.36% 2.77%
1992 2.99% 2.86%
1991 2.15% 2.62%
1990 1.66% 2.45%
1989 1.67% 2.25%
1988 1.64% 2.13%
1987 1.62% 2.14%
1986 1.61% 2.23%
1985 1.6% 2.3%
1984 1.6% 2.37%
1983 1.6% 2.4%
1982 1.6% 2.36%
1981 1.58% 2.37%
1980 1.15% 2.39%
1979 3.56% 2.36%
1978 6.73% 2.35%
1977 6.86% 2.27%
1976 6.64% 2.21%
1975 6.13% 2.23%
1974 3.46% 2.21%
1973 1.05% 2.2%
1972 0.07% 2.2%
1971 0.31% 2.2%
1970 0.48% 2.21%
1969 0.59% 2.19%
1968 1.61% 2.18%
1967 0.37% 2.14%
1966 -1.41% 2.11%
1965 -2.3% 2.07%
1964 -0.99% 2.02%
1963 0.84% 1.98%
1962 1.19% 1.96%
1961 0.85% 1.92%

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/nepal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Nepal
Current population
2311915
29596762
Population rank 146/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.36%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -119
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 174/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -364,699
Net migration rank 96/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -364,699
2024 - -1,712 - -401,282
2023 49,498 -1,400 368,450 -409,782
2022 48,920 -1,400 379,021 -379,321
2021 47,242 -1,395 351,165 130,001
2020 46,718 -1,394 373,553 162,139
2019 47,196 -1,395 387,113 182,203
2018 46,659 -1,396 394,576 -295,151
2017 46,318 -1,398 406,219 -368,787
2016 46,814 -1,392 415,921 -341,748
2015 46,846 -1,393 410,565 -221,062
2014 46,615 -1,393 423,166 -310,156
2013 46,472 -1,395 424,804 -373,064
2012 45,480 -1,442 430,151 -371,707
2011 44,405 -1,760 429,957 -347,552
2010 43,067 -2,257 432,631 -269,963
2009 41,950 -2,821 441,290 -266,144
2008 40,841 -3,313 452,353 -261,540
2007 40,288 -3,676 464,780 -252,526
2006 38,886 -4,142 475,335 -241,455
2005 37,347 -4,662 489,093 -211,024
2004 36,495 -5,144 504,853 -197,336
2003 35,649 -5,487 516,575 -168,314
2002 34,561 -5,712 525,045 -153,730
2001 33,461 -6,239 542,118 -148,973
2000 32,816 -6,971 554,506 -147,193
1999 30,916 -7,686 557,847 -122,551
1998 30,390 -8,163 562,787 -108,400
1997 29,792 -8,176 565,882 -98,454
1996 29,778 -7,369 580,099 -92,307
1995 29,142 -4,376 591,283 -86,232
1994 27,895 3,174 578,293 -27,415
1993 26,943 8,562 561,549 -37,782
1992 25,747 7,531 533,029 84,113
1991 24,527 1,621 512,233 17,056
1990 23,936 -8,151 495,202 -640
1989 24,286 -8,296 478,771 -39,808
1988 23,940 -8,473 463,581 -64,246
1987 23,549 -8,622 449,400 -72,437
1986 23,301 -8,748 434,802 -47,017
1985 23,116 -8,812 423,240 -30,154
1984 22,861 -8,812 411,122 -19,300
1983 22,542 -8,729 399,103 1,304
1982 22,131 -8,539 385,741 -3,898
1981 21,611 -8,291 374,145 -4,855
1980 21,024 -8,086 364,254 5,084
1979 19,736 -13,801 355,597 88
1978 17,468 32,936 345,765 346
1977 15,484 33,922 332,843 2,108
1976 13,688 32,113 323,222 -15,119
1975 11,998 28,645 312,479 -6,686
1974 10,321 24,290 303,078 -4,361
1973 8,430 -1,985 288,750 -1,076
1972 7,911 -1,985 286,708 -2,107
1971 8,183 -13,302 280,752 -7,284
1970 7,632 1,123 272,439 1,847
1969 7,857 -11,033 264,560 -527
1968 7,289 2,769 258,259 -746
1967 6,742 1,516 249,240 347
1966 6,955 -11,006 241,716 -3,306
1965 7,789 -19,928 233,726 -1,551
1964 8,989 -23,936 227,948 -6,087
1963 9,190 -5,993 219,586 -8,303
1962 10,662 -3,960 215,368 -9,249
1961 10,756 -3,575 209,917 -10,601
1960 10,618 -8,007 203,374 -13,223

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/nepal | 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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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