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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 2.32 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
2100 4,713,717 5,918,837
2099 4,706,710 5,923,132
2098 4,700,179 5,927,206
2097 4,692,465 5,930,263
2096 4,683,547 5,932,907
2095 4,675,216 5,934,847
2094 4,663,709 5,936,183
2093 4,652,393 5,938,804
2092 4,640,186 5,939,085
2091 4,629,025 5,940,665
2090 4,617,372 5,941,752
2089 4,605,435 5,944,871
2088 4,592,696 5,945,635
2087 4,579,003 5,948,586
2086 4,563,387 5,951,745
2085 4,547,611 5,955,275
2084 4,530,795 5,959,115
2083 4,515,144 5,963,613
2082 4,498,757 5,966,943
2081 4,482,173 5,968,511
2080 4,462,572 5,971,082
2079 4,441,414 5,972,331
2078 4,419,851 5,972,928
2077 4,396,170 5,971,804
2076 4,371,588 5,971,386
2075 4,344,499 5,970,985
2074 4,319,080 5,969,834
2073 4,291,330 5,968,506
2072 4,263,400 5,964,548
2071 4,235,126 5,964,493
2070 4,206,800 5,963,811
2069 4,177,044 5,962,551
2068 4,145,996 5,960,918
2067 4,114,778 5,958,438
2066 4,083,481 5,954,539
2065 4,049,028 5,950,378
2064 4,014,305 5,946,851
2063 3,978,845 5,944,910
2062 3,942,144 5,940,838
2061 3,904,704 5,939,601
2060 3,868,649 5,936,094
2059 3,829,775 5,931,426
2058 3,790,102 5,925,816
2057 3,750,628 5,919,823
2056 3,711,479 5,913,287
2055 3,670,706 5,904,352
2054 3,627,775 5,894,795
2053 3,586,800 5,884,875
2052 3,544,101 5,876,162
2051 3,499,300 5,864,176
2050 3,453,604 5,852,896
2049 3,406,207 5,844,165
2048 3,359,168 5,833,178
2047 3,310,573 5,822,035
2046 3,263,932 5,809,860
2045 3,215,095 5,795,785
2044 3,167,811 5,780,884
2043 3,120,502 5,764,579
2042 3,073,261 5,746,528
2041 3,026,226 5,727,253
2040 2,978,546 5,708,874
2039 2,929,745 5,690,018
2038 2,881,381 5,669,959
2037 2,833,162 5,650,253
2036 2,783,763 5,630,126
2035 2,736,596 5,609,155
2034 2,688,639 5,588,315
2033 2,638,770 5,565,507
2032 2,589,298 5,542,488
2031 2,540,343 5,517,391
2030 2,492,311 5,491,320
2029 2,444,595 5,462,926
2028 2,396,565 5,432,752
2027 2,347,456 5,399,898
2026 2,298,738 5,364,771
2025 2,249,807 5,327,462
2024 2,201,352 5,287,500
2023 2,153,339 5,200,000
2022 2,105,529 5,081,700
2021 2,058,841 5,084,600
2020 2,013,255 5,072,400
2019 1,967,696 4,970,300
2018 1,922,168 4,900,600
2017 1,877,072 4,813,600
2016 1,831,893 4,714,100
2015 1,786,457 4,609,400
2014 1,741,122 4,516,500
2013 1,695,973 4,442,100
2012 1,651,417 4,408,100
2011 1,608,076 4,384,000
2010 1,566,347 4,350,700
2009 1,526,377 4,302,600
2008 1,488,054 4,259,800
2007 1,450,986 4,223,800
2006 1,415,303 4,184,600
2005 1,381,585 4,133,900
2004 1,349,563 4,087,500
2003 1,318,806 4,027,200
2002 1,289,307 3,948,500
2001 1,261,273 3,880,500
2000 1,234,741 3,857,700
1999 1,210,206 3,835,100
1998 1,187,473 3,815,000
1997 1,165,545 3,781,300
1996 1,143,535 3,732,000
1995 1,119,949 3,673,400
1994 1,092,031 3,620,000
1993 1,058,745 3,572,200
1992 1,024,356 3,531,700
1991 994,639 3,495,100
1990 973,669 3,329,800
1989 957,789 3,299,200
1988 942,061 3,283,400
1987 926,862 3,274,400
1986 912,126 3,246,300
1985 897,697 3,247,100
1984 883,519 3,227,100
1983 869,592 3,199,300
1982 855,891 3,156,100
1981 842,432 3,124,900
1980 829,303 3,112,900
1979 819,867 3,109,000
1978 791,694 3,121,200
1977 741,789 3,120,200
1976 694,191 3,110,500
1975 650,966 3,083,100
1974 613,338 3,023,700
1973 592,808 2,961,300
1972 586,620 2,903,900
1971 586,221 2,853,000
1970 584,403 2,810,700
1969 581,610 2,772,800
1968 578,170 2,748,100
1967 569,011 2,724,100
1966 566,908 2,675,900
1965 575,005 2,628,400
1964 588,543 2,585,400
1963 594,418 2,531,800
1962 589,474 2,482,000
1961 582,532 2,419,700
1960 577,633 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
2100 0.15% -0.07%
2099 0.14% -0.07%
2098 0.16% -0.05%
2097 0.19% -0.04%
2096 0.18% -0.03%
2095 0.25% -0.02%
2094 0.24% -0.04%
2093 0.26% -0.005%
2092 0.24% -0.03%
2091 0.25% -0.02%
2090 0.26% -0.05%
2089 0.28% -0.01%
2088 0.3% -0.05%
2087 0.34% -0.05%
2086 0.35% -0.06%
2085 0.37% -0.06%
2084 0.35% -0.08%
2083 0.36% -0.06%
2082 0.37% -0.03%
2081 0.44% -0.04%
2080 0.48% -0.02%
2079 0.49% -0.01%
2078 0.54% 0.02%
2077 0.56% 0.007%
2076 0.62% 0.007%
2075 0.59% 0.02%
2074 0.65% 0.02%
2073 0.66% 0.07%
2072 0.67% 0.001%
2071 0.67% 0.01%
2070 0.71% 0.02%
2069 0.75% 0.03%
2068 0.76% 0.04%
2067 0.77% 0.07%
2066 0.85% 0.07%
2065 0.86% 0.06%
2064 0.89% 0.03%
2063 0.93% 0.07%
2062 0.96% 0.02%
2061 0.93% 0.06%
2060 1.02% 0.08%
2059 1.05% 0.09%
2058 1.05% 0.1%
2057 1.05% 0.11%
2056 1.11% 0.15%
2055 1.18% 0.16%
2054 1.14% 0.17%
2053 1.2% 0.15%
2052 1.28% 0.2%
2051 1.32% 0.19%
2050 1.39% 0.15%
2049 1.4% 0.19%
2048 1.47% 0.19%
2047 1.43% 0.21%
2046 1.52% 0.24%
2045 1.49% 0.26%
2044 1.52% 0.28%
2043 1.54% 0.31%
2042 1.55% 0.34%
2041 1.6% 0.32%
2040 1.67% 0.33%
2039 1.68% 0.35%
2038 1.7% 0.35%
2037 1.77% 0.36%
2036 1.72% 0.37%
2035 1.78% 0.37%
2034 1.89% 0.41%
2033 1.91% 0.42%
2032 1.93% 0.45%
2031 1.93% 0.47%
2030 1.95% 0.52%
2029 2% 0.56%
2028 2.09% 0.61%
2027 2.12% 0.65%
2026 2.17% 0.7%
2025 2.2% 0.76%
2024 2.23% 1.68%
2023 2.27% 2.33%
2022 2.27% -0.06%
2021 2.26% 0.24%
2020 2.32% 2.05%
2019 2.37% 1.42%
2018 2.4% 1.81%
2017 2.47% 2.11%
2016 2.54% 2.27%
2015 2.6% 2.06%
2014 2.66% 1.67%
2013 2.7% 0.77%
2012 2.7% 0.55%
2011 2.66% 0.77%
2010 2.62% 1.12%
2009 2.58% 1%
2008 2.55% 0.85%
2007 2.52% 0.94%
2006 2.44% 1.23%
2005 2.37% 1.14%
2004 2.33% 1.5%
2003 2.29% 1.99%
2002 2.22% 1.75%
2001 2.15% 0.59%
2000 2.03% 0.59%
1999 1.91% 0.53%
1998 1.88% 0.89%
1997 1.92% 1.32%
1996 2.11% 1.6%
1995 2.56% 1.48%
1994 3.14% 1.34%
1993 3.36% 1.15%
1992 2.99% 1.05%
1991 2.15% 4.96%
1990 1.66% 0.93%
1989 1.67% 0.48%
1988 1.64% 0.27%
1987 1.62% 0.87%
1986 1.61% -0.02%
1985 1.6% 0.62%
1984 1.6% 0.87%
1983 1.6% 1.37%
1982 1.6% 1%
1981 1.58% 0.39%
1980 1.15% 0.13%
1979 3.56% -0.39%
1978 6.73% 0.03%
1977 6.86% 0.31%
1976 6.64% 0.89%
1975 6.13% 1.96%
1974 3.46% 2.11%
1973 1.05% 1.98%
1972 0.07% 1.78%
1971 0.31% 1.5%
1970 0.48% 1.37%
1969 0.59% 0.9%
1968 1.61% 0.88%
1967 0.37% 1.8%
1966 -1.41% 1.81%
1965 -2.3% 1.66%
1964 -0.99% 2.12%
1963 0.84% 2.01%
1962 1.19% 2.57%
1961 0.85% 2.02%

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/new-zealand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
Current population
2311915
5374272
Population rank 146/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.06%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
6.01 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
9.31 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +240
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 65/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +17,403
Net migration rank 96/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 17,403
2024 - -1,712 - 18,766
2023 49,498 -1,400 18,876 21,404
2022 48,920 -1,400 20,123 21,404
2021 47,242 -1,395 23,644 -14,944
2020 46,718 -1,394 24,905 42,124
2019 47,196 -1,395 25,299 69,770
2018 46,659 -1,396 24,797 59,139
2017 46,318 -1,398 26,282 68,349
2016 46,814 -1,392 28,237 75,512
2015 46,846 -1,393 29,408 70,870
2014 46,615 -1,393 26,196 57,974
2013 46,472 -1,395 29,096 26,385
2012 45,480 -1,442 31,077 -1,015
2011 44,405 -1,760 31,302 -2,196
2010 43,067 -2,257 35,458 6,722
2009 41,950 -2,821 33,560 12,700
2008 40,841 -3,313 35,143 4,804
2007 40,288 -3,676 35,480 3,053
2006 38,886 -4,142 30,924 14,542
2005 37,347 -4,662 30,674 19,212
2004 36,495 -5,144 29,634 24,521
2003 35,649 -5,487 28,150 42,456
2002 34,561 -5,712 25,941 48,195
2001 33,461 -6,239 27,939 17,793
2000 32,816 -6,971 29,897 -6,604
1999 30,916 -7,686 28,916 -7,634
1998 30,390 -8,163 29,146 -1,387
1997 29,792 -8,176 30,137 12,040
1996 29,778 -7,369 28,997 25,169
1995 29,142 -4,376 29,828 26,743
1994 27,895 3,174 30,372 20,420
1993 26,943 8,562 31,685 12,638
1992 25,747 7,531 32,067 6,460
1991 24,527 1,621 33,518 31,156
1990 23,936 -8,151 33,298 70,432
1989 24,286 -8,296 30,749 -8,818
1988 23,940 -8,473 29,846 -17,005
1987 23,549 -8,622 27,603 -7,631
1986 23,301 -8,748 25,549 -10,234
1985 23,116 -8,812 24,126 -13,462
1984 22,861 -8,812 26,043 -901
1983 22,542 -8,729 24,315 11,464
1982 22,131 -8,539 24,207 7,982
1981 21,611 -8,291 25,374 -7,606
1980 21,024 -8,086 23,658 -15,423
1979 19,736 -13,801 26,675 -26,694
1978 17,468 32,936 26,156 -28,783
1977 15,484 33,922 28,020 -22,697
1976 13,688 32,113 29,456 -9,138
1975 11,998 28,645 31,355 13,196
1974 10,321 24,290 33,896 27,580
1973 8,430 -1,985 35,239 28,261
1972 7,911 -1,985 38,244 17,779
1971 8,183 -13,302 40,000 7,547
1970 7,632 1,123 37,101 4,511
1969 7,857 -11,033 38,098 -5,212
1968 7,289 2,769 37,594 -11,853
1967 6,742 1,516 37,974 -2,289
1966 6,955 -11,006 36,151 9,161
1965 7,789 -19,928 36,982 9,245
1964 8,989 -23,936 39,375 9,806
1963 9,190 -5,993 42,027 10,226
1962 10,662 -3,960 42,865 12,697
1961 10,756 -3,575 43,482 10,689
1960 10,618 -8,007 41,791 3,846

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/new-zealand | 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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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