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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea-Bissau's population is 1.28 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

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

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau North Macedonia
2100 4,713,717 866,884
2099 4,706,710 877,788
2098 4,700,179 888,715
2097 4,692,465 899,716
2096 4,683,547 910,709
2095 4,675,216 921,559
2094 4,663,709 932,633
2093 4,652,393 943,984
2092 4,640,186 955,335
2091 4,629,025 966,773
2090 4,617,372 978,130
2089 4,605,435 989,666
2088 4,592,696 1,001,224
2087 4,579,003 1,012,831
2086 4,563,387 1,024,787
2085 4,547,611 1,036,668
2084 4,530,795 1,048,876
2083 4,515,144 1,061,031
2082 4,498,757 1,073,408
2081 4,482,173 1,085,823
2080 4,462,572 1,098,127
2079 4,441,414 1,110,614
2078 4,419,851 1,123,398
2077 4,396,170 1,136,448
2076 4,371,588 1,149,787
2075 4,344,499 1,163,080
2074 4,319,080 1,176,671
2073 4,291,330 1,190,351
2072 4,263,400 1,204,015
2071 4,235,126 1,217,691
2070 4,206,800 1,231,978
2069 4,177,044 1,246,408
2068 4,145,996 1,260,869
2067 4,114,778 1,275,289
2066 4,083,481 1,289,439
2065 4,049,028 1,303,917
2064 4,014,305 1,318,161
2063 3,978,845 1,332,807
2062 3,942,144 1,347,540
2061 3,904,704 1,362,299
2060 3,868,649 1,376,807
2059 3,829,775 1,390,921
2058 3,790,102 1,404,982
2057 3,750,628 1,419,185
2056 3,711,479 1,433,595
2055 3,670,706 1,447,857
2054 3,627,775 1,462,210
2053 3,586,800 1,476,351
2052 3,544,101 1,489,905
2051 3,499,300 1,503,526
2050 3,453,604 1,516,629
2049 3,406,207 1,529,608
2048 3,359,168 1,542,390
2047 3,310,573 1,555,085
2046 3,263,932 1,568,151
2045 3,215,095 1,581,115
2044 3,167,811 1,593,878
2043 3,120,502 1,606,930
2042 3,073,261 1,619,941
2041 3,026,226 1,632,704
2040 2,978,546 1,645,446
2039 2,929,745 1,658,034
2038 2,881,381 1,670,347
2037 2,833,162 1,682,850
2036 2,783,763 1,695,204
2035 2,736,596 1,707,302
2034 2,688,639 1,719,193
2033 2,638,770 1,730,723
2032 2,589,298 1,742,288
2031 2,540,343 1,753,729
2030 2,492,311 1,765,162
2029 2,444,595 1,775,815
2028 2,396,565 1,786,051
2027 2,347,456 1,795,945
2026 2,298,738 1,805,954
2025 2,249,807 1,815,368
2024 2,201,352 1,824,359
2023 2,153,339 1,827,816
2022 2,105,529 1,831,712
2021 2,058,841 1,837,114
2020 2,013,255 1,856,124
2019 1,967,696 1,876,262
2018 1,922,168 1,889,051
2017 1,877,072 1,898,657
2016 1,831,893 1,906,313
2015 1,786,457 1,912,430
2014 1,741,122 1,917,557
2013 1,695,973 1,922,716
2012 1,651,417 1,929,821
2011 1,608,076 1,937,398
2010 1,566,347 1,946,298
2009 1,526,377 1,958,782
2008 1,488,054 1,971,493
2007 1,450,986 1,982,933
2006 1,415,303 1,994,287
2005 1,381,585 2,005,330
2004 1,349,563 2,016,186
2003 1,318,806 2,022,725
2002 1,289,307 2,020,157
2001 1,261,273 2,034,882
2000 1,234,741 2,026,350
1999 1,210,206 2,017,142
1998 1,187,473 2,007,523
1997 1,165,545 1,996,869
1996 1,143,535 2,012,553
1995 1,119,949 1,998,534
1994 1,092,031 1,992,666
1993 1,058,745 2,006,854
1992 1,024,356 2,032,523
1991 994,639 2,055,994
1990 973,669 2,063,689
1989 957,789 2,055,649
1988 942,061 2,045,737
1987 926,862 2,035,157
1986 912,126 2,024,732
1985 897,697 2,014,331
1984 883,519 2,003,399
1983 869,592 1,991,901
1982 855,891 1,978,956
1981 842,432 1,959,065
1980 829,303 1,933,038
1979 819,867 1,906,523
1978 791,694 1,879,847
1977 741,789 1,853,138
1976 694,191 1,825,830
1975 650,966 1,797,972
1974 613,338 1,770,545
1973 592,808 1,743,816
1972 586,620 1,717,395
1971 586,221 1,691,216
1970 584,403 1,664,208
1969 581,610 1,636,345
1968 578,170 1,608,930
1967 569,011 1,582,492
1966 566,908 1,557,349
1965 575,005 1,533,466
1964 588,543 1,510,900
1963 594,418 1,488,737
1962 589,474 1,471,745
1961 582,532 1,455,171
1960 577,633 1,435,059

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-macedonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau North Macedonia
2100 0.15% -1.24%
2099 0.14% -1.23%
2098 0.16% -1.22%
2097 0.19% -1.21%
2096 0.18% -1.18%
2095 0.25% -1.19%
2094 0.24% -1.2%
2093 0.26% -1.19%
2092 0.24% -1.18%
2091 0.25% -1.16%
2090 0.26% -1.17%
2089 0.28% -1.15%
2088 0.3% -1.15%
2087 0.34% -1.17%
2086 0.35% -1.15%
2085 0.37% -1.16%
2084 0.35% -1.15%
2083 0.36% -1.15%
2082 0.37% -1.14%
2081 0.44% -1.12%
2080 0.48% -1.12%
2079 0.49% -1.14%
2078 0.54% -1.15%
2077 0.56% -1.16%
2076 0.62% -1.14%
2075 0.59% -1.15%
2074 0.65% -1.15%
2073 0.66% -1.13%
2072 0.67% -1.12%
2071 0.67% -1.16%
2070 0.71% -1.16%
2069 0.75% -1.15%
2068 0.76% -1.13%
2067 0.77% -1.1%
2066 0.85% -1.11%
2065 0.86% -1.08%
2064 0.89% -1.1%
2063 0.93% -1.09%
2062 0.96% -1.08%
2061 0.93% -1.05%
2060 1.02% -1.01%
2059 1.05% -1%
2058 1.05% -1%
2057 1.05% -1.01%
2056 1.11% -0.99%
2055 1.18% -0.98%
2054 1.14% -0.96%
2053 1.2% -0.91%
2052 1.28% -0.91%
2051 1.32% -0.86%
2050 1.39% -0.85%
2049 1.4% -0.83%
2048 1.47% -0.82%
2047 1.43% -0.83%
2046 1.52% -0.82%
2045 1.49% -0.8%
2044 1.52% -0.81%
2043 1.54% -0.8%
2042 1.55% -0.78%
2041 1.6% -0.77%
2040 1.67% -0.76%
2039 1.68% -0.74%
2038 1.7% -0.74%
2037 1.77% -0.73%
2036 1.72% -0.71%
2035 1.78% -0.69%
2034 1.89% -0.67%
2033 1.91% -0.66%
2032 1.93% -0.65%
2031 1.93% -0.65%
2030 1.95% -0.6%
2029 2% -0.57%
2028 2.09% -0.55%
2027 2.12% -0.55%
2026 2.17% -0.52%
2025 2.2% -0.49%
2024 2.23% -0.19%
2023 2.27% -0.21%
2022 2.27% -0.29%
2021 2.26% -1.02%
2020 2.32% -1.07%
2019 2.37% -0.68%
2018 2.4% -0.51%
2017 2.47% -0.4%
2016 2.54% -0.32%
2015 2.6% -0.27%
2014 2.66% -0.27%
2013 2.7% -0.37%
2012 2.7% -0.39%
2011 2.66% -0.46%
2010 2.62% -0.64%
2009 2.58% -0.64%
2008 2.55% -0.58%
2007 2.52% -0.57%
2006 2.44% -0.55%
2005 2.37% -0.54%
2004 2.33% -0.32%
2003 2.29% 0.13%
2002 2.22% -0.72%
2001 2.15% 0.42%
2000 2.03% 0.46%
1999 1.91% 0.48%
1998 1.88% 0.53%
1997 1.92% -0.78%
1996 2.11% 0.7%
1995 2.56% 0.29%
1994 3.14% -0.71%
1993 3.36% -1.26%
1992 2.99% -1.14%
1991 2.15% -0.37%
1990 1.66% 0.39%
1989 1.67% 0.48%
1988 1.64% 0.52%
1987 1.62% 0.51%
1986 1.61% 0.52%
1985 1.6% 0.55%
1984 1.6% 0.58%
1983 1.6% 0.65%
1982 1.6% 1.02%
1981 1.58% 1.35%
1980 1.15% 1.39%
1979 3.56% 1.42%
1978 6.73% 1.44%
1977 6.86% 1.5%
1976 6.64% 1.55%
1975 6.13% 1.55%
1974 3.46% 1.53%
1973 1.05% 1.54%
1972 0.07% 1.55%
1971 0.31% 1.62%
1970 0.48% 1.7%
1969 0.59% 1.7%
1968 1.61% 1.67%
1967 0.37% 1.61%
1966 -1.41% 1.56%
1965 -2.3% 1.49%
1964 -0.99% 1.49%
1963 0.84% 1.15%
1962 1.19% 1.14%
1961 0.85% 1.4%

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-macedonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau North Macedonia
Current population
2311915
1805954
Population rank 146/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.02%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.53 hours
One birth every
8.13 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -9
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 176/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 -5,645
Net migration rank 96/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -5,645
2024 - -1,712 - -5,728
2023 49,498 -1,400 -3,290 -5,597
2022 48,920 -1,400 -4,397 -5,296
2021 47,242 -1,395 -9,737 -5,483
2020 46,718 -1,394 -5,939 -23,458
2019 47,196 -1,395 -375 -24,204
2018 46,659 -1,396 1,512 -24,878
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,329 -24,227
2016 46,814 -1,392 2,374 -24,144
2015 46,846 -1,393 2,294 -23,010
2014 46,615 -1,393 3,644 -22,132
2013 46,472 -1,395 3,653 -20,297
2012 45,480 -1,442 3,087 -19,083
2011 44,405 -1,760 3,100 -17,871
2010 43,067 -2,257 4,866 -16,668
2009 41,950 -2,821 4,309 -15,455
2008 40,841 -3,313 3,746 -17,645
2007 40,288 -3,676 2,974 -15,705
2006 38,886 -4,142 3,988 -9,632
2005 37,347 -4,662 4,011 -2,244
2004 36,495 -5,144 5,444 -2,640
2003 35,649 -5,487 8,900 -2,880
2002 34,561 -5,712 9,697 -2,858
2001 33,461 -6,239 10,174 -922
2000 32,816 -6,971 12,159 -2,824
1999 30,916 -7,686 10,489 -1,261
1998 30,390 -8,163 12,446 -589
1997 29,792 -8,176 12,979 -477
1996 29,778 -7,369 14,806 -397
1995 29,142 -4,376 17,239 -3,603
1994 27,895 3,174 19,103 -21,006
1993 26,943 8,562 20,797 -47,273
1992 25,747 7,531 21,659 -46,509
1991 24,527 1,621 23,387 -45,484
1990 23,936 -8,151 22,868 -16,174
1989 24,286 -8,296 22,912 -13,528
1988 23,940 -8,473 24,064 -13,621
1987 23,549 -8,622 24,359 -13,635
1986 23,301 -8,748 23,720 -13,589
1985 23,116 -8,812 24,167 -13,492
1984 22,861 -8,812 24,436 -13,251
1983 22,542 -8,729 24,690 -12,884
1982 22,131 -8,539 25,810 -11,716
1981 21,611 -8,291 25,689 0
1980 21,024 -8,086 26,547 -189
1979 19,736 -13,801 27,096 -426
1978 17,468 32,936 27,150 -462
1977 15,484 33,922 27,410 -683
1976 13,688 32,113 28,799 -911
1975 11,998 28,645 28,983 -1,147
1974 10,321 24,290 28,400 -1,376
1973 8,430 -1,985 28,032 -1,600
1972 7,911 -1,985 28,236 -1,834
1971 8,183 -13,302 28,010 -2,064
1970 7,632 1,123 28,022 60
1969 7,857 -11,033 27,464 181
1968 7,289 2,769 28,378 -1,201
1967 6,742 1,516 28,401 -2,696
1966 6,955 -11,006 28,766 -4,176
1965 7,789 -19,928 28,564 -5,385
1964 8,989 -23,936 27,889 -5,938
1963 9,190 -5,993 28,124 -5,759
1962 10,662 -3,960 25,317 -13,702
1961 10,756 -3,575 27,846 -6,309
1960 10,618 -8,007 28,816 -10,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/north-macedonia | 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 Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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