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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • Oman's population is 2.49 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Oman: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Oman
2100 4,713,717 12,326,703
2099 4,706,710 12,244,321
2098 4,700,179 12,161,347
2097 4,692,465 12,077,858
2096 4,683,547 11,994,015
2095 4,675,216 11,909,754
2094 4,663,709 11,825,095
2093 4,652,393 11,740,085
2092 4,640,186 11,654,790
2091 4,629,025 11,569,356
2090 4,617,372 11,483,782
2089 4,605,435 11,398,109
2088 4,592,696 11,312,508
2087 4,579,003 11,227,223
2086 4,563,387 11,141,991
2085 4,547,611 11,056,984
2084 4,530,795 10,972,191
2083 4,515,144 10,887,525
2082 4,498,757 10,802,994
2081 4,482,173 10,718,800
2080 4,462,572 10,634,723
2079 4,441,414 10,550,794
2078 4,419,851 10,466,970
2077 4,396,170 10,383,169
2076 4,371,588 10,299,342
2075 4,344,499 10,215,493
2074 4,319,080 10,131,547
2073 4,291,330 10,047,318
2072 4,263,400 9,962,612
2071 4,235,126 9,877,378
2070 4,206,800 9,791,853
2069 4,177,044 9,705,815
2068 4,145,996 9,619,166
2067 4,114,778 9,531,936
2066 4,083,481 9,443,967
2065 4,049,028 9,355,538
2064 4,014,305 9,266,470
2063 3,978,845 9,176,798
2062 3,942,144 9,086,390
2061 3,904,704 8,995,287
2060 3,868,649 8,903,536
2059 3,829,775 8,810,958
2058 3,790,102 8,717,538
2057 3,750,628 8,623,514
2056 3,711,479 8,528,891
2055 3,670,706 8,433,708
2054 3,627,775 8,338,102
2053 3,586,800 8,242,274
2052 3,544,101 8,146,407
2051 3,499,300 8,050,917
2050 3,453,604 7,955,842
2049 3,406,207 7,861,436
2048 3,359,168 7,767,655
2047 3,310,573 7,674,619
2046 3,263,932 7,582,158
2045 3,215,095 7,490,461
2044 3,167,811 7,399,381
2043 3,120,502 7,309,208
2042 3,073,261 7,219,941
2041 3,026,226 7,131,715
2040 2,978,546 7,044,649
2039 2,929,745 6,958,711
2038 2,881,381 6,873,682
2037 2,833,162 6,789,514
2036 2,783,763 6,706,116
2035 2,736,596 6,623,241
2034 2,688,639 6,540,718
2033 2,638,770 6,458,252
2032 2,589,298 6,375,523
2031 2,540,343 6,292,383
2030 2,492,311 6,208,520
2029 2,444,595 6,115,428
2028 2,396,565 6,010,434
2027 2,347,456 5,881,073
2026 2,298,738 5,717,450
2025 2,249,807 5,519,571
2024 2,201,352 5,281,538
2023 2,153,339 5,049,269
2022 2,105,529 4,730,226
2021 2,058,841 4,500,424
2020 2,013,255 4,522,497
2019 1,967,696 4,591,241
2018 1,922,168 4,597,877
2017 1,877,072 4,537,396
2016 1,831,893 4,390,877
2015 1,786,457 4,184,895
2014 1,741,122 4,002,439
2013 1,695,973 3,833,913
2012 1,651,417 3,547,106
2011 1,608,076 3,076,763
2010 1,566,347 2,757,446
2009 1,526,377 2,684,659
2008 1,488,054 2,626,529
2007 1,450,986 2,570,174
2006 1,415,303 2,514,795
2005 1,381,585 2,459,802
2004 1,349,563 2,404,821
2003 1,318,806 2,363,796
2002 1,289,307 2,337,140
2001 1,261,273 2,310,217
2000 1,234,741 2,282,131
1999 1,210,206 2,252,909
1998 1,187,473 2,222,489
1997 1,165,545 2,190,720
1996 1,143,535 2,156,926
1995 1,119,949 2,120,528
1994 1,092,031 2,081,834
1993 1,058,745 2,021,675
1992 1,024,356 1,938,238
1991 994,639 1,851,473
1990 973,669 1,763,954
1989 957,789 1,676,228
1988 942,061 1,588,568
1987 926,862 1,500,996
1986 912,126 1,413,419
1985 897,697 1,325,480
1984 883,519 1,247,716
1983 869,592 1,181,459
1982 855,891 1,117,678
1981 842,432 1,057,320
1980 829,303 1,001,248
1979 819,867 949,116
1978 791,694 900,304
1977 741,789 855,314
1976 694,191 814,701
1975 650,966 778,864
1974 613,338 746,988
1973 592,808 721,179
1972 586,620 700,593
1971 586,221 681,119
1970 584,403 662,680
1969 581,610 645,255
1968 578,170 628,798
1967 569,011 613,318
1966 566,908 598,804
1965 575,005 585,236
1964 588,543 572,577
1963 594,418 560,827
1962 589,474 549,941
1961 582,532 539,854
1960 577,633 530,485

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/oman | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 12.3M people in 2100 for Oman.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Oman
2100 0.15% 0.67%
2099 0.14% 0.68%
2098 0.16% 0.69%
2097 0.19% 0.7%
2096 0.18% 0.71%
2095 0.25% 0.72%
2094 0.24% 0.72%
2093 0.26% 0.73%
2092 0.24% 0.74%
2091 0.25% 0.75%
2090 0.26% 0.75%
2089 0.28% 0.76%
2088 0.3% 0.76%
2087 0.34% 0.76%
2086 0.35% 0.77%
2085 0.37% 0.77%
2084 0.35% 0.78%
2083 0.36% 0.78%
2082 0.37% 0.79%
2081 0.44% 0.79%
2080 0.48% 0.8%
2079 0.49% 0.8%
2078 0.54% 0.81%
2077 0.56% 0.81%
2076 0.62% 0.82%
2075 0.59% 0.83%
2074 0.65% 0.84%
2073 0.66% 0.85%
2072 0.67% 0.86%
2071 0.67% 0.87%
2070 0.71% 0.89%
2069 0.75% 0.9%
2068 0.76% 0.92%
2067 0.77% 0.93%
2066 0.85% 0.95%
2065 0.86% 0.96%
2064 0.89% 0.98%
2063 0.93% 0.99%
2062 0.96% 1.01%
2061 0.93% 1.03%
2060 1.02% 1.05%
2059 1.05% 1.07%
2058 1.05% 1.09%
2057 1.05% 1.11%
2056 1.11% 1.13%
2055 1.18% 1.15%
2054 1.14% 1.16%
2053 1.2% 1.18%
2052 1.28% 1.19%
2051 1.32% 1.2%
2050 1.39% 1.2%
2049 1.4% 1.21%
2048 1.47% 1.21%
2047 1.43% 1.22%
2046 1.52% 1.22%
2045 1.49% 1.23%
2044 1.52% 1.23%
2043 1.54% 1.24%
2042 1.55% 1.24%
2041 1.6% 1.24%
2040 1.67% 1.23%
2039 1.68% 1.24%
2038 1.7% 1.24%
2037 1.77% 1.24%
2036 1.72% 1.25%
2035 1.78% 1.26%
2034 1.89% 1.28%
2033 1.91% 1.3%
2032 1.93% 1.32%
2031 1.93% 1.35%
2030 1.95% 1.52%
2029 2% 1.75%
2028 2.09% 2.2%
2027 2.12% 2.86%
2026 2.17% 3.59%
2025 2.2% 4.51%
2024 2.23% 4.6%
2023 2.27% 6.74%
2022 2.27% 5.11%
2021 2.26% -0.49%
2020 2.32% -1.5%
2019 2.37% -0.14%
2018 2.4% 1.33%
2017 2.47% 3.34%
2016 2.54% 4.92%
2015 2.6% 4.56%
2014 2.66% 4.4%
2013 2.7% 8.09%
2012 2.7% 15.3%
2011 2.66% 11.6%
2010 2.62% 2.71%
2009 2.58% 2.21%
2008 2.55% 2.19%
2007 2.52% 2.2%
2006 2.44% 2.24%
2005 2.37% 2.29%
2004 2.33% 1.74%
2003 2.29% 1.14%
2002 2.22% 1.17%
2001 2.15% 1.23%
2000 2.03% 1.3%
1999 1.91% 1.37%
1998 1.88% 1.45%
1997 1.92% 1.57%
1996 2.11% 1.72%
1995 2.56% 1.86%
1994 3.14% 2.98%
1993 3.36% 4.3%
1992 2.99% 4.69%
1991 2.15% 4.96%
1990 1.66% 5.23%
1989 1.67% 5.52%
1988 1.64% 5.83%
1987 1.62% 6.2%
1986 1.61% 6.63%
1985 1.6% 6.23%
1984 1.6% 5.61%
1983 1.6% 5.71%
1982 1.6% 5.71%
1981 1.58% 5.6%
1980 1.15% 5.49%
1979 3.56% 5.42%
1978 6.73% 5.26%
1977 6.86% 4.99%
1976 6.64% 4.6%
1975 6.13% 4.27%
1974 3.46% 3.58%
1973 1.05% 2.94%
1972 0.07% 2.86%
1971 0.31% 2.78%
1970 0.48% 2.7%
1969 0.59% 2.62%
1968 1.61% 2.52%
1967 0.37% 2.42%
1966 -1.41% 2.32%
1965 -2.3% 2.21%
1964 -0.99% 2.1%
1963 0.84% 1.98%
1962 1.19% 1.87%
1961 0.85% 1.77%

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/oman | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Oman
Current population
2311915
5761708
Population rank 146/197 117/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.07%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.26 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
6.18 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +636
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 5/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +113,734
Net migration rank 96/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 113,734
2024 - -1,712 - 154,219
2023 49,498 -1,400 75,467 156,285
2022 48,920 -1,400 67,278 339,063
2021 47,242 -1,395 69,991 -16,726
2020 46,718 -1,394 74,224 -171,635
2019 47,196 -1,395 77,394 -117,480
2018 46,659 -1,396 79,438 -52,630
2017 46,318 -1,398 82,408 11,751
2016 46,814 -1,392 81,350 117,538
2015 46,846 -1,393 79,241 133,842
2014 46,615 -1,393 76,258 75,557
2013 46,472 -1,395 71,905 113,335
2012 45,480 -1,442 65,572 322,812
2011 44,405 -1,760 59,689 492,609
2010 43,067 -2,257 57,619 28,717
2009 41,950 -2,821 52,007 7,226
2008 40,841 -3,313 47,146 9,877
2007 40,288 -3,676 44,207 11,478
2006 38,886 -4,142 43,969 11,103
2005 37,347 -4,662 44,688 10,231
2004 36,495 -5,144 45,651 9,394
2003 35,649 -5,487 46,273 -19,265
2002 34,561 -5,712 46,397 -20,098
2001 33,461 -6,239 46,651 -19,103
2000 32,816 -6,971 47,208 -18,588
1999 30,916 -7,686 48,053 -18,235
1998 30,390 -8,163 48,654 -17,626
1997 29,792 -8,176 49,510 -16,998
1996 29,778 -7,369 50,362 -15,286
1995 29,142 -4,376 51,139 -13,418
1994 27,895 3,174 52,337 -12,665
1993 26,943 8,562 53,439 27,204
1992 25,747 7,531 54,471 31,756
1991 24,527 1,621 55,382 31,927
1990 23,936 -8,151 56,000 31,722
1989 24,286 -8,296 56,202 31,528
1988 23,940 -8,473 56,142 31,456
1987 23,549 -8,622 55,933 31,608
1986 23,301 -8,748 55,324 32,289
1985 23,116 -8,812 54,609 33,666
1984 22,861 -8,812 52,253 14,993
1983 22,542 -8,729 49,646 15,617
1982 22,131 -8,539 46,939 15,359
1981 21,611 -8,291 44,176 14,239
1980 21,024 -8,086 41,109 12,626
1979 19,736 -13,801 38,022 12,511
1978 17,468 32,936 35,141 11,946
1977 15,484 33,922 32,342 10,554
1976 13,688 32,113 30,032 8,299
1975 11,998 28,645 27,699 5,632
1974 10,321 24,290 25,543 4,880
1973 8,430 -1,985 24,195 -2,996
1972 7,911 -1,985 22,968 -2,996
1971 8,183 -13,302 21,973 -2,996
1970 7,632 1,123 20,893 -2,996
1969 7,857 -11,033 19,949 -2,996
1968 7,289 2,769 18,962 -2,996
1967 6,742 1,516 17,990 -2,996
1966 6,955 -11,006 17,030 -2,996
1965 7,789 -19,928 16,103 -2,996
1964 8,989 -23,936 15,205 -2,996
1963 9,190 -5,993 14,283 -2,996
1962 10,662 -3,960 13,485 -2,996
1961 10,756 -3,575 12,690 -2,996
1960 10,618 -8,007 12,034 -2,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/oman | 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 Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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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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