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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 7.9 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Netherlands
2100 4,713,717 17,359,081
2099 4,706,710 17,392,412
2098 4,700,179 17,425,508
2097 4,692,465 17,459,827
2096 4,683,547 17,495,124
2095 4,675,216 17,532,593
2094 4,663,709 17,571,051
2093 4,652,393 17,610,792
2092 4,640,186 17,649,611
2091 4,629,025 17,688,532
2090 4,617,372 17,730,570
2089 4,605,435 17,770,380
2088 4,592,696 17,809,825
2087 4,579,003 17,845,820
2086 4,563,387 17,885,001
2085 4,547,611 17,921,302
2084 4,530,795 17,957,639
2083 4,515,144 17,994,232
2082 4,498,757 18,029,404
2081 4,482,173 18,063,233
2080 4,462,572 18,093,703
2079 4,441,414 18,124,294
2078 4,419,851 18,152,738
2077 4,396,170 18,181,372
2076 4,371,588 18,206,864
2075 4,344,499 18,227,791
2074 4,319,080 18,245,652
2073 4,291,330 18,263,765
2072 4,263,400 18,280,443
2071 4,235,126 18,295,700
2070 4,206,800 18,311,141
2069 4,177,044 18,326,509
2068 4,145,996 18,341,711
2067 4,114,778 18,356,770
2066 4,083,481 18,374,904
2065 4,049,028 18,396,018
2064 4,014,305 18,417,894
2063 3,978,845 18,441,434
2062 3,942,144 18,464,922
2061 3,904,704 18,492,436
2060 3,868,649 18,520,315
2059 3,829,775 18,548,786
2058 3,790,102 18,577,700
2057 3,750,628 18,608,370
2056 3,711,479 18,638,918
2055 3,670,706 18,666,514
2054 3,627,775 18,692,598
2053 3,586,800 18,718,268
2052 3,544,101 18,741,740
2051 3,499,300 18,768,309
2050 3,453,604 18,789,481
2049 3,406,207 18,809,886
2048 3,359,168 18,827,655
2047 3,310,573 18,844,635
2046 3,263,932 18,855,920
2045 3,215,095 18,867,286
2044 3,167,811 18,877,101
2043 3,120,502 18,882,735
2042 3,073,261 18,885,839
2041 3,026,226 18,885,255
2040 2,978,546 18,879,571
2039 2,929,745 18,870,248
2038 2,881,381 18,855,512
2037 2,833,162 18,837,172
2036 2,783,763 18,811,873
2035 2,736,596 18,783,312
2034 2,688,639 18,750,125
2033 2,638,770 18,708,101
2032 2,589,298 18,662,054
2031 2,540,343 18,609,452
2030 2,492,311 18,549,634
2029 2,444,595 18,481,269
2028 2,396,565 18,404,195
2027 2,347,456 18,320,644
2026 2,298,738 18,227,403
2025 2,249,807 18,118,662
2024 2,201,352 17,993,485
2023 2,153,339 17,877,117
2022 2,105,529 17,700,982
2021 2,058,841 17,533,044
2020 2,013,255 17,441,500
2019 1,967,696 17,344,874
2018 1,922,168 17,231,624
2017 1,877,072 17,131,296
2016 1,831,893 17,030,314
2015 1,786,457 16,939,923
2014 1,741,122 16,865,008
2013 1,695,973 16,804,432
2012 1,651,417 16,754,962
2011 1,608,076 16,693,074
2010 1,566,347 16,615,394
2009 1,526,377 16,530,388
2008 1,488,054 16,445,593
2007 1,450,986 16,381,696
2006 1,415,303 16,346,101
2005 1,381,585 16,319,868
2004 1,349,563 16,281,779
2003 1,318,806 16,225,302
2002 1,289,307 16,148,929
2001 1,261,273 16,046,180
2000 1,234,741 15,925,513
1999 1,210,206 15,812,088
1998 1,187,473 15,707,209
1997 1,165,545 15,610,650
1996 1,143,535 15,530,498
1995 1,119,949 15,459,006
1994 1,092,031 15,382,838
1993 1,058,745 15,290,368
1992 1,024,356 15,184,166
1991 994,639 15,069,798
1990 973,669 14,951,510
1989 957,789 14,848,907
1988 942,061 14,760,094
1987 926,862 14,665,037
1986 912,126 14,572,278
1985 897,697 14,491,632
1984 883,519 14,424,211
1983 869,592 14,367,070
1982 855,891 14,312,690
1981 842,432 14,247,208
1980 829,303 14,149,800
1979 819,867 14,038,270
1978 791,694 13,941,700
1977 741,789 13,856,185
1976 694,191 13,774,037
1975 650,966 13,666,335
1974 613,338 13,545,056
1973 592,808 13,439,322
1972 586,620 13,328,593
1971 586,221 13,194,497
1970 584,403 13,038,526
1969 581,610 12,877,984
1968 578,170 12,729,721
1967 569,011 12,598,201
1966 566,908 12,456,251
1965 575,005 12,294,732
1964 588,543 12,127,120
1963 594,418 11,965,966
1962 589,474 11,805,689
1961 582,532 11,638,712
1960 577,633 11,486,631

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/netherlands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Netherlands
2100 0.15% -0.19%
2099 0.14% -0.19%
2098 0.16% -0.2%
2097 0.19% -0.2%
2096 0.18% -0.21%
2095 0.25% -0.22%
2094 0.24% -0.23%
2093 0.26% -0.22%
2092 0.24% -0.22%
2091 0.25% -0.24%
2090 0.26% -0.22%
2089 0.28% -0.22%
2088 0.3% -0.2%
2087 0.34% -0.22%
2086 0.35% -0.2%
2085 0.37% -0.2%
2084 0.35% -0.2%
2083 0.36% -0.2%
2082 0.37% -0.19%
2081 0.44% -0.17%
2080 0.48% -0.17%
2079 0.49% -0.16%
2078 0.54% -0.16%
2077 0.56% -0.14%
2076 0.62% -0.11%
2075 0.59% -0.1%
2074 0.65% -0.1%
2073 0.66% -0.09%
2072 0.67% -0.08%
2071 0.67% -0.08%
2070 0.71% -0.08%
2069 0.75% -0.08%
2068 0.76% -0.08%
2067 0.77% -0.1%
2066 0.85% -0.11%
2065 0.86% -0.12%
2064 0.89% -0.13%
2063 0.93% -0.13%
2062 0.96% -0.15%
2061 0.93% -0.15%
2060 1.02% -0.15%
2059 1.05% -0.16%
2058 1.05% -0.16%
2057 1.05% -0.16%
2056 1.11% -0.15%
2055 1.18% -0.14%
2054 1.14% -0.14%
2053 1.2% -0.13%
2052 1.28% -0.14%
2051 1.32% -0.11%
2050 1.39% -0.11%
2049 1.4% -0.09%
2048 1.47% -0.09%
2047 1.43% -0.06%
2046 1.52% -0.06%
2045 1.49% -0.05%
2044 1.52% -0.03%
2043 1.54% -0.02%
2042 1.55% 0.003%
2041 1.6% 0.03%
2040 1.67% 0.05%
2039 1.68% 0.08%
2038 1.7% 0.1%
2037 1.77% 0.13%
2036 1.72% 0.15%
2035 1.78% 0.18%
2034 1.89% 0.22%
2033 1.91% 0.25%
2032 1.93% 0.28%
2031 1.93% 0.32%
2030 1.95% 0.37%
2029 2% 0.42%
2028 2.09% 0.46%
2027 2.12% 0.51%
2026 2.17% 0.6%
2025 2.2% 0.7%
2024 2.23% 0.65%
2023 2.27% 1%
2022 2.27% 0.96%
2021 2.26% 0.52%
2020 2.32% 0.56%
2019 2.37% 0.66%
2018 2.4% 0.59%
2017 2.47% 0.59%
2016 2.54% 0.53%
2015 2.6% 0.44%
2014 2.66% 0.36%
2013 2.7% 0.3%
2012 2.7% 0.37%
2011 2.66% 0.47%
2010 2.62% 0.51%
2009 2.58% 0.52%
2008 2.55% 0.39%
2007 2.52% 0.22%
2006 2.44% 0.16%
2005 2.37% 0.23%
2004 2.33% 0.35%
2003 2.29% 0.47%
2002 2.22% 0.64%
2001 2.15% 0.76%
2000 2.03% 0.72%
1999 1.91% 0.67%
1998 1.88% 0.62%
1997 1.92% 0.52%
1996 2.11% 0.46%
1995 2.56% 0.5%
1994 3.14% 0.6%
1993 3.36% 0.7%
1992 2.99% 0.76%
1991 2.15% 0.79%
1990 1.66% 0.69%
1989 1.67% 0.6%
1988 1.64% 0.65%
1987 1.62% 0.64%
1986 1.61% 0.56%
1985 1.6% 0.47%
1984 1.6% 0.4%
1983 1.6% 0.38%
1982 1.6% 0.46%
1981 1.58% 0.69%
1980 1.15% 0.79%
1979 3.56% 0.69%
1978 6.73% 0.62%
1977 6.86% 0.6%
1976 6.64% 0.79%
1975 6.13% 0.9%
1974 3.46% 0.79%
1973 1.05% 0.83%
1972 0.07% 1.02%
1971 0.31% 1.2%
1970 0.48% 1.25%
1969 0.59% 1.16%
1968 1.61% 1.04%
1967 0.37% 1.14%
1966 -1.41% 1.31%
1965 -2.3% 1.38%
1964 -0.99% 1.35%
1963 0.84% 1.36%
1962 1.19% 1.43%
1961 0.85% 1.32%

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/netherlands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Netherlands
Current population
2311915
18252623
Population rank 146/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.22%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.52 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
3.2 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +319
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 121/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +104,681
Net migration rank 96/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 104,681
2024 - -1,712 - 121,628
2023 49,498 -1,400 -5,363 144,558
2022 48,920 -1,400 -1,770 224,472
2021 47,242 -1,395 7,014 106,416
2020 46,718 -1,394 0 67,598
2019 47,196 -1,395 17,345 109,003
2018 46,659 -1,396 15,508 87,197
2017 46,318 -1,398 18,844 86,332
2016 46,814 -1,392 23,843 88,743
2015 46,846 -1,393 23,716 55,585
2014 46,615 -1,393 35,417 36,591
2013 46,472 -1,395 30,248 19,973
2012 45,480 -1,442 35,186 14,861
2011 44,405 -1,760 45,072 31,224
2010 43,067 -2,257 48,184 33,703
2009 41,950 -2,821 51,244 39,832
2008 40,841 -3,313 49,337 32,406
2007 40,288 -3,676 49,145 -304
2006 38,886 -4,142 49,038 -25,401
2005 37,347 -4,662 50,592 -22,496
2004 36,495 -5,144 56,987 -9,230
2003 35,649 -5,487 58,411 7,937
2002 34,561 -5,712 59,751 28,824
2001 33,461 -6,239 62,580 56,096
2000 32,816 -6,971 66,887 59,308
1999 30,916 -7,686 60,086 47,179
1998 30,390 -8,163 61,258 52,058
1997 29,792 -8,176 56,198 31,302
1996 29,778 -7,369 51,251 21,792
1995 29,142 -4,376 54,106 15,056
1994 27,895 3,174 61,532 20,193
1993 26,943 8,562 58,103 44,514
1992 25,747 7,531 66,811 50,148
1991 24,527 1,621 69,321 51,670
1990 23,936 -8,151 68,777 53,564
1989 24,286 -8,296 59,396 31,165
1988 23,940 -8,473 61,993 31,026
1987 23,549 -8,622 64,526 39,559
1986 23,301 -8,748 59,746 30,380
1985 23,116 -8,812 55,069 27,356
1984 22,861 -8,812 54,812 12,902
1983 22,542 -8,729 51,722 11,007
1982 22,131 -8,539 54,388 7,644
1981 21,611 -8,291 62,688 17,643
1980 21,024 -8,086 66,504 54,010
1979 19,736 -13,801 63,172 42,772
1978 17,468 32,936 61,344 26,639
1977 15,484 33,922 63,739 19,809
1976 13,688 32,113 63,361 18,774
1975 11,998 28,645 64,232 68,569
1974 10,321 24,290 75,853 31,645
1973 8,430 -1,985 84,668 18,705
1972 7,911 -1,985 101,297 17,470
1971 8,183 -13,302 116,112 32,756
1970 7,632 1,123 129,082 32,438
1969 7,857 -11,033 139,082 21,850
1968 7,289 2,769 132,389 7,243
1967 6,742 1,516 138,580 -10,673
1966 6,955 -11,006 138,265 20,740
1965 7,789 -19,928 146,308 19,444
1964 8,989 -23,936 157,653 15,014
1963 9,190 -5,993 154,361 -21
1962 10,662 -3,960 153,474 18,024
1961 10,756 -3,575 159,450 8,258
1960 10,618 -8,007 151,623 -13,235

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/netherlands | 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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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