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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 26,659,144 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 11.5 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau North Korea
2100 4,713,717 19,604,631
2099 4,706,710 19,733,548
2098 4,700,179 19,862,949
2097 4,692,465 19,993,288
2096 4,683,547 20,124,518
2095 4,675,216 20,256,401
2094 4,663,709 20,388,156
2093 4,652,393 20,520,253
2092 4,640,186 20,652,961
2091 4,629,025 20,785,785
2090 4,617,372 20,918,305
2089 4,605,435 21,050,580
2088 4,592,696 21,182,325
2087 4,579,003 21,314,047
2086 4,563,387 21,445,329
2085 4,547,611 21,575,835
2084 4,530,795 21,705,777
2083 4,515,144 21,835,029
2082 4,498,757 21,964,199
2081 4,482,173 22,092,862
2080 4,462,572 22,220,948
2079 4,441,414 22,348,577
2078 4,419,851 22,475,755
2077 4,396,170 22,602,817
2076 4,371,588 22,729,499
2075 4,344,499 22,856,369
2074 4,319,080 22,983,784
2073 4,291,330 23,111,441
2072 4,263,400 23,239,261
2071 4,235,126 23,367,583
2070 4,206,800 23,496,136
2069 4,177,044 23,625,538
2068 4,145,996 23,755,136
2067 4,114,778 23,884,879
2066 4,083,481 24,015,027
2065 4,049,028 24,144,985
2064 4,014,305 24,274,257
2063 3,978,845 24,402,439
2062 3,942,144 24,529,941
2061 3,904,704 24,656,350
2060 3,868,649 24,780,911
2059 3,829,775 24,903,037
2058 3,790,102 25,023,260
2057 3,750,628 25,140,523
2056 3,711,479 25,255,342
2055 3,670,706 25,366,397
2054 3,627,775 25,474,292
2053 3,586,800 25,578,870
2052 3,544,101 25,679,963
2051 3,499,300 25,777,639
2050 3,453,604 25,871,673
2049 3,406,207 25,962,167
2048 3,359,168 26,048,593
2047 3,310,573 26,131,429
2046 3,263,932 26,210,487
2045 3,215,095 26,286,208
2044 3,167,811 26,358,331
2043 3,120,502 26,427,062
2042 3,073,261 26,491,482
2041 3,026,226 26,552,564
2040 2,978,546 26,609,557
2039 2,929,745 26,661,815
2038 2,881,381 26,708,400
2037 2,833,162 26,749,134
2036 2,783,763 26,783,304
2035 2,736,596 26,810,026
2034 2,688,639 26,828,912
2033 2,638,770 26,839,229
2032 2,589,298 26,840,944
2031 2,540,343 26,832,957
2030 2,492,311 26,814,812
2029 2,444,595 26,787,117
2028 2,396,565 26,749,227
2027 2,347,456 26,701,444
2026 2,298,738 26,643,460
2025 2,249,807 26,575,953
2024 2,201,352 26,498,823
2023 2,153,339 26,418,204
2022 2,105,529 26,328,845
2021 2,058,841 26,232,534
2020 2,013,255 26,136,312
2019 1,967,696 26,037,632
2018 1,922,168 25,931,147
2017 1,877,072 25,817,709
2016 1,831,893 25,698,326
2015 1,786,457 25,575,350
2014 1,741,122 25,451,262
2013 1,695,973 25,329,451
2012 1,651,417 25,211,728
2011 1,608,076 25,097,874
2010 1,566,347 24,987,258
2009 1,526,377 24,878,332
2008 1,488,054 24,764,618
2007 1,450,986 24,646,383
2006 1,415,303 24,524,507
2005 1,381,585 24,396,433
2004 1,349,563 24,254,943
2003 1,318,806 24,090,380
2002 1,289,307 23,943,973
2001 1,261,273 23,815,358
2000 1,234,741 23,665,910
1999 1,210,206 23,497,599
1998 1,187,473 23,311,564
1997 1,165,545 23,110,830
1996 1,143,535 22,895,746
1995 1,119,949 22,669,304
1994 1,092,031 22,393,975
1993 1,058,745 22,073,352
1992 1,024,356 21,750,911
1991 994,639 21,428,638
1990 973,669 21,112,137
1989 957,789 20,804,367
1988 942,061 20,503,161
1987 926,862 20,205,483
1986 912,126 19,910,855
1985 897,697 19,620,388
1984 883,519 19,335,043
1983 869,592 19,054,034
1982 855,891 18,776,357
1981 842,432 18,501,295
1980 829,303 18,236,786
1979 819,867 17,983,470
1978 791,694 17,735,995
1977 741,789 17,492,798
1976 694,191 17,243,450
1975 650,966 16,971,055
1974 613,338 16,673,121
1973 592,808 16,350,367
1972 586,620 15,975,069
1971 586,221 15,572,457
1970 584,403 15,172,775
1969 581,610 14,767,615
1968 578,170 14,365,596
1967 569,011 13,958,350
1966 566,908 13,569,094
1965 575,005 13,219,369
1964 588,543 12,889,770
1963 594,418 12,567,057
1962 589,474 12,262,882
1961 582,532 11,990,713
1960 577,633 11,722,953

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/north-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 2.95% to 25,871,673 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau North Korea
2100 0.15% -0.65%
2099 0.14% -0.65%
2098 0.16% -0.65%
2097 0.19% -0.65%
2096 0.18% -0.65%
2095 0.25% -0.65%
2094 0.24% -0.64%
2093 0.26% -0.64%
2092 0.24% -0.64%
2091 0.25% -0.63%
2090 0.26% -0.63%
2089 0.28% -0.62%
2088 0.3% -0.62%
2087 0.34% -0.61%
2086 0.35% -0.6%
2085 0.37% -0.6%
2084 0.35% -0.59%
2083 0.36% -0.59%
2082 0.37% -0.58%
2081 0.44% -0.58%
2080 0.48% -0.57%
2079 0.49% -0.57%
2078 0.54% -0.56%
2077 0.56% -0.56%
2076 0.62% -0.56%
2075 0.59% -0.55%
2074 0.65% -0.55%
2073 0.66% -0.55%
2072 0.67% -0.55%
2071 0.67% -0.55%
2070 0.71% -0.55%
2069 0.75% -0.55%
2068 0.76% -0.54%
2067 0.77% -0.54%
2066 0.85% -0.54%
2065 0.86% -0.53%
2064 0.89% -0.53%
2063 0.93% -0.52%
2062 0.96% -0.51%
2061 0.93% -0.5%
2060 1.02% -0.49%
2059 1.05% -0.48%
2058 1.05% -0.47%
2057 1.05% -0.45%
2056 1.11% -0.44%
2055 1.18% -0.42%
2054 1.14% -0.41%
2053 1.2% -0.39%
2052 1.28% -0.38%
2051 1.32% -0.36%
2050 1.39% -0.35%
2049 1.4% -0.33%
2048 1.47% -0.32%
2047 1.43% -0.3%
2046 1.52% -0.29%
2045 1.49% -0.27%
2044 1.52% -0.26%
2043 1.54% -0.24%
2042 1.55% -0.23%
2041 1.6% -0.21%
2040 1.67% -0.2%
2039 1.68% -0.17%
2038 1.7% -0.15%
2037 1.77% -0.13%
2036 1.72% -0.1%
2035 1.78% -0.07%
2034 1.89% -0.04%
2033 1.91% -0.006%
2032 1.93% 0.03%
2031 1.93% 0.07%
2030 1.95% 0.1%
2029 2% 0.14%
2028 2.09% 0.18%
2027 2.12% 0.22%
2026 2.17% 0.25%
2025 2.2% 0.29%
2024 2.23% 0.31%
2023 2.27% 0.34%
2022 2.27% 0.37%
2021 2.26% 0.37%
2020 2.32% 0.38%
2019 2.37% 0.41%
2018 2.4% 0.44%
2017 2.47% 0.46%
2016 2.54% 0.48%
2015 2.6% 0.49%
2014 2.66% 0.48%
2013 2.7% 0.47%
2012 2.7% 0.45%
2011 2.66% 0.44%
2010 2.62% 0.44%
2009 2.58% 0.46%
2008 2.55% 0.48%
2007 2.52% 0.5%
2006 2.44% 0.52%
2005 2.37% 0.58%
2004 2.33% 0.68%
2003 2.29% 0.61%
2002 2.22% 0.54%
2001 2.15% 0.63%
2000 2.03% 0.72%
1999 1.91% 0.8%
1998 1.88% 0.87%
1997 1.92% 0.94%
1996 2.11% 1%
1995 2.56% 1.23%
1994 3.14% 1.45%
1993 3.36% 1.48%
1992 2.99% 1.5%
1991 2.15% 1.5%
1990 1.66% 1.48%
1989 1.67% 1.47%
1988 1.64% 1.47%
1987 1.62% 1.48%
1986 1.61% 1.48%
1985 1.6% 1.48%
1984 1.6% 1.47%
1983 1.6% 1.48%
1982 1.6% 1.49%
1981 1.58% 1.45%
1980 1.15% 1.41%
1979 3.56% 1.4%
1978 6.73% 1.39%
1977 6.86% 1.45%
1976 6.64% 1.61%
1975 6.13% 1.79%
1974 3.46% 1.97%
1973 1.05% 2.35%
1972 0.07% 2.59%
1971 0.31% 2.63%
1970 0.48% 2.74%
1969 0.59% 2.8%
1968 1.61% 2.92%
1967 0.37% 2.87%
1966 -1.41% 2.65%
1965 -2.3% 2.56%
1964 -0.99% 2.57%
1963 0.84% 2.48%
1962 1.19% 2.27%
1961 0.85% 2.28%

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/north-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau North Korea
Current population
2311915
26659144
Population rank 146/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
6.52 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +221
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +80,619
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 150/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 -2,787
Net migration rank 96/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -2,787
2024 - -1,712 - -2,473
2023 49,498 -1,400 86,203 -1,997
2022 48,920 -1,400 96,495 -1,997
2021 47,242 -1,395 99,710 -1,585
2020 46,718 -1,394 95,920 -1,585
2019 47,196 -1,395 106,208 -3,142
2018 46,659 -1,396 113,164 -3,225
2017 46,318 -1,398 120,181 -3,224
2016 46,814 -1,392 125,048 -3,222
2015 46,846 -1,393 127,365 -3,208
2014 46,615 -1,393 127,078 -3,042
2013 46,472 -1,395 122,519 -2,933
2012 45,480 -1,442 118,773 -2,919
2011 44,405 -1,760 114,798 -2,957
2010 43,067 -2,257 112,443 -3,053
2009 41,950 -2,821 111,530 -3,058
2008 40,841 -3,313 122,015 -3,051
2007 40,288 -3,676 120,521 -3,021
2006 38,886 -4,142 129,171 -2,948
2005 37,347 -4,662 132,765 -2,861
2004 36,495 -5,144 155,838 -2,758
2003 35,649 -5,487 178,775 -2,717
2002 34,561 -5,712 119,504 -2,763
2001 33,461 -6,239 143,321 -2,884
2000 32,816 -6,971 161,591 -3,142
1999 30,916 -7,686 181,613 -3,443
1998 30,390 -8,163 197,589 -3,706
1997 29,792 -8,176 211,325 -3,745
1996 29,778 -7,369 226,095 -3,512
1995 29,142 -4,376 233,381 -3,094
1994 27,895 3,174 320,861 -517
1993 26,943 8,562 320,880 0
1992 25,747 7,531 324,002 0
1991 24,527 1,621 320,551 0
1990 23,936 -8,151 312,460 0
1989 24,286 -8,296 303,078 0
1988 23,940 -8,473 299,305 0
1987 23,549 -8,622 296,030 0
1986 23,301 -8,748 293,227 0
1985 23,116 -8,812 287,714 0
1984 22,861 -8,812 282,987 0
1983 22,542 -8,729 279,046 0
1982 22,131 -8,539 276,332 0
1981 21,611 -8,291 273,800 0
1980 21,024 -8,086 255,206 0
1979 19,736 -13,801 251,409 0
1978 17,468 32,936 243,533 0
1977 15,484 33,922 242,870 0
1976 13,688 32,113 255,841 0
1975 11,998 28,645 288,966 0
1974 10,321 24,290 306,902 0
1973 8,430 -1,985 338,600 0
1972 7,911 -1,985 411,997 0
1971 8,183 -13,302 393,220 0
1970 7,632 1,123 406,129 0
1969 7,857 -11,033 404,189 0
1968 7,289 2,769 399,837 0
1967 6,742 1,516 414,632 0
1966 6,955 -11,006 363,882 0
1965 7,789 -19,928 335,587 0
1964 8,989 -23,936 323,623 0
1963 9,190 -5,993 321,805 0
1962 10,662 -3,960 286,534 0
1961 10,756 -3,575 257,788 0
1960 10,618 -8,007 277,717 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/north-korea | 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 North Korea 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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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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