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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 112.5 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.17% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Pakistan
2100 4,713,104 514,639,086
2099 4,706,098 513,762,873
2098 4,699,568 512,834,641
2097 4,691,855 511,842,588
2096 4,682,938 510,743,323
2095 4,674,608 509,544,194
2094 4,663,103 508,236,117
2093 4,651,788 506,871,405
2092 4,639,582 505,433,117
2091 4,628,423 503,929,591
2090 4,616,772 502,369,089
2089 4,604,837 500,764,988
2088 4,592,099 499,040,109
2087 4,578,407 497,294,229
2086 4,562,793 495,416,407
2085 4,547,020 493,469,269
2084 4,530,206 491,457,322
2083 4,514,557 489,327,293
2082 4,498,172 487,086,584
2081 4,481,590 484,774,651
2080 4,461,992 482,358,125
2079 4,440,836 479,913,540
2078 4,419,277 477,377,443
2077 4,395,599 474,692,907
2076 4,371,019 471,877,807
2075 4,343,934 468,953,317
2074 4,318,519 465,972,364
2073 4,290,772 462,907,667
2072 4,262,846 459,752,452
2071 4,234,576 456,518,761
2070 4,206,253 453,190,545
2069 4,176,501 449,749,441
2068 4,145,457 446,219,879
2067 4,114,243 442,632,987
2066 4,082,951 438,970,919
2065 4,048,502 435,260,675
2064 4,013,784 431,484,424
2063 3,978,328 427,665,121
2062 3,941,631 423,724,764
2061 3,904,197 419,759,602
2060 3,868,146 415,724,868
2059 3,829,277 411,662,239
2058 3,789,609 407,514,159
2057 3,750,140 403,318,028
2056 3,710,996 399,031,614
2055 3,670,229 394,728,055
2054 3,627,303 390,385,410
2053 3,586,333 386,003,289
2052 3,543,640 381,568,312
2051 3,498,845 377,096,921
2050 3,453,155 372,554,619
2049 3,405,764 367,986,189
2048 3,358,731 363,386,382
2047 3,310,142 358,734,325
2046 3,263,507 354,003,639
2045 3,214,677 349,228,953
2044 3,167,400 344,443,561
2043 3,120,097 339,631,894
2042 3,072,862 334,801,403
2041 3,025,833 329,944,530
2040 2,978,159 325,107,264
2039 2,929,364 320,203,920
2038 2,881,007 315,273,196
2037 2,832,794 310,377,446
2036 2,783,401 305,472,156
2035 2,736,240 300,604,245
2034 2,688,290 295,748,602
2033 2,638,427 290,911,874
2032 2,588,961 286,130,352
2031 2,540,013 281,410,647
2030 2,491,987 276,766,735
2029 2,444,278 272,246,760
2028 2,396,253 267,784,548
2027 2,347,151 263,445,027
2026 2,298,439 259,285,315
2025 2,249,515 255,219,554
2024 2,201,352 251,269,164
2023 2,153,339 247,504,495
2022 2,105,529 243,700,667
2021 2,058,841 239,477,801
2020 2,013,255 235,001,746
2019 1,967,696 230,800,899
2018 1,922,168 226,928,892
2017 1,877,072 223,273,967
2016 1,831,893 220,138,869
2015 1,786,457 217,290,883
2014 1,741,122 214,264,647
2013 1,695,973 211,073,978
2012 1,651,417 207,667,125
2011 1,608,076 203,746,065
2010 1,566,347 199,239,047
2009 1,526,377 194,376,534
2008 1,488,054 189,499,113
2007 1,450,986 184,493,231
2006 1,415,303 179,682,690
2005 1,381,585 175,453,212
2004 1,349,563 171,286,000
2003 1,318,806 167,110,248
2002 1,289,307 163,222,549
2001 1,261,273 159,270,907
2000 1,234,741 154,879,127
1999 1,210,206 150,565,377
1998 1,187,473 146,522,356
1997 1,165,545 142,531,804
1996 1,143,535 138,557,092
1995 1,119,949 134,582,253
1994 1,092,031 130,748,083
1993 1,058,745 127,020,117
1992 1,024,356 123,546,848
1991 994,639 120,060,406
1990 973,669 116,155,576
1989 957,789 112,336,629
1988 942,061 108,724,739
1987 926,862 105,130,717
1986 912,126 101,606,764
1985 897,697 98,229,285
1984 883,519 95,164,936
1983 869,592 92,227,711
1982 855,891 89,089,246
1981 842,432 85,802,049
1980 829,303 82,291,010
1979 819,867 78,997,039
1978 791,694 76,307,379
1977 741,789 73,901,827
1976 694,191 71,620,254
1975 650,966 69,461,175
1974 613,338 67,415,487
1973 592,808 65,461,912
1972 586,620 63,583,194
1971 586,221 61,847,899
1970 584,403 60,166,719
1969 581,610 58,460,939
1968 578,170 56,810,507
1967 569,011 55,214,768
1966 566,908 53,678,667
1965 575,005 52,209,010
1964 588,543 50,799,999
1963 594,418 49,447,776
1962 589,474 48,156,128
1961 582,532 46,921,277
1960 577,633 45,709,310

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 48.6% to 3,453,155 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Pakistan
2100 0.15% 0.17%
2099 0.14% 0.18%
2098 0.16% 0.19%
2097 0.19% 0.22%
2096 0.18% 0.24%
2095 0.25% 0.26%
2094 0.24% 0.27%
2093 0.26% 0.28%
2092 0.24% 0.3%
2091 0.25% 0.31%
2090 0.26% 0.32%
2089 0.28% 0.35%
2088 0.3% 0.35%
2087 0.34% 0.38%
2086 0.35% 0.39%
2085 0.37% 0.41%
2084 0.35% 0.44%
2083 0.36% 0.46%
2082 0.37% 0.48%
2081 0.44% 0.5%
2080 0.48% 0.51%
2079 0.49% 0.53%
2078 0.54% 0.57%
2077 0.56% 0.6%
2076 0.62% 0.62%
2075 0.59% 0.64%
2074 0.65% 0.66%
2073 0.66% 0.69%
2072 0.67% 0.71%
2071 0.67% 0.73%
2070 0.71% 0.77%
2069 0.75% 0.79%
2068 0.76% 0.81%
2067 0.77% 0.83%
2066 0.85% 0.85%
2065 0.86% 0.88%
2064 0.89% 0.89%
2063 0.93% 0.93%
2062 0.96% 0.94%
2061 0.93% 0.97%
2060 1.02% 0.99%
2059 1.05% 1.02%
2058 1.05% 1.04%
2057 1.05% 1.07%
2056 1.11% 1.09%
2055 1.18% 1.11%
2054 1.14% 1.14%
2053 1.2% 1.16%
2052 1.28% 1.19%
2051 1.32% 1.22%
2050 1.39% 1.24%
2049 1.4% 1.27%
2048 1.47% 1.3%
2047 1.43% 1.34%
2046 1.52% 1.37%
2045 1.49% 1.39%
2044 1.52% 1.42%
2043 1.54% 1.44%
2042 1.55% 1.47%
2041 1.6% 1.49%
2040 1.67% 1.53%
2039 1.68% 1.56%
2038 1.7% 1.58%
2037 1.77% 1.61%
2036 1.72% 1.62%
2035 1.78% 1.64%
2034 1.89% 1.66%
2033 1.91% 1.67%
2032 1.93% 1.68%
2031 1.93% 1.68%
2030 1.95% 1.66%
2029 2% 1.67%
2028 2.09% 1.65%
2027 2.12% 1.6%
2026 2.17% 1.59%
2025 2.19% 1.57%
2024 2.23% 1.52%
2023 2.27% 1.56%
2022 2.27% 1.76%
2021 2.26% 1.9%
2020 2.32% 1.82%
2019 2.37% 1.71%
2018 2.4% 1.64%
2017 2.47% 1.42%
2016 2.54% 1.31%
2015 2.6% 1.41%
2014 2.66% 1.51%
2013 2.7% 1.64%
2012 2.7% 1.92%
2011 2.66% 2.26%
2010 2.62% 2.5%
2009 2.58% 2.57%
2008 2.55% 2.71%
2007 2.52% 2.68%
2006 2.44% 2.41%
2005 2.37% 2.43%
2004 2.33% 2.5%
2003 2.29% 2.38%
2002 2.22% 2.48%
2001 2.15% 2.84%
2000 2.03% 2.87%
1999 1.91% 2.76%
1998 1.88% 2.8%
1997 1.92% 2.87%
1996 2.11% 2.95%
1995 2.56% 2.93%
1994 3.14% 2.93%
1993 3.36% 2.81%
1992 2.99% 2.9%
1991 2.15% 3.36%
1990 1.66% 3.4%
1989 1.67% 3.32%
1988 1.64% 3.42%
1987 1.62% 3.47%
1986 1.61% 3.44%
1985 1.6% 3.22%
1984 1.6% 3.18%
1983 1.6% 3.52%
1982 1.6% 3.83%
1981 1.58% 4.27%
1980 1.15% 4.17%
1979 3.56% 3.52%
1978 6.73% 3.26%
1977 6.86% 3.19%
1976 6.64% 3.11%
1975 6.13% 3.03%
1974 3.46% 2.98%
1973 1.05% 2.95%
1972 0.07% 2.81%
1971 0.31% 2.79%
1970 0.48% 2.92%
1969 0.59% 2.91%
1968 1.61% 2.89%
1967 0.37% 2.86%
1966 -1.41% 2.81%
1965 -2.3% 2.77%
1964 -0.99% 2.73%
1963 0.84% 2.68%
1962 1.19% 2.63%
1961 0.85% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/pakistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Pakistan
Current population
2323460
261421997
Population rank 146/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.15%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
8.08 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 66/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -1,373 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 96/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -1,235,336
2024 49,642 -1,712 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 49,498 -1,400 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 48,920 -1,400 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 47,242 -1,395 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 46,718 -1,394 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 47,196 -1,395 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 46,659 -1,396 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 46,318 -1,398 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 46,814 -1,392 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 46,846 -1,393 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 46,615 -1,393 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 46,472 -1,395 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 45,480 -1,442 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 44,405 -1,760 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 43,067 -2,257 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 41,950 -2,821 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 40,841 -3,313 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 40,288 -3,676 4,690,187 576,349
2006 38,886 -4,142 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 37,347 -4,662 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 36,495 -5,144 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 35,649 -5,487 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 34,561 -5,712 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 33,461 -6,239 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 32,816 -6,971 4,281,169 252,869
1999 30,916 -7,686 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 30,390 -8,163 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 29,792 -8,176 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 29,778 -7,369 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 29,142 -4,376 3,977,175 11,534
1994 27,895 3,174 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 26,943 8,562 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 25,747 7,531 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 24,527 1,621 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 23,936 -8,151 3,731,730 275,242
1989 24,286 -8,296 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 23,940 -8,473 3,554,755 38,139
1987 23,549 -8,622 3,448,813 146,364
1986 23,301 -8,748 3,341,643 111,045
1985 23,116 -8,812 3,233,315 68,860
1984 22,861 -8,812 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 22,542 -8,729 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 22,131 -8,539 2,934,689 294,252
1981 21,611 -8,291 2,790,454 555,032
1980 21,024 -8,086 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 19,736 -13,801 2,461,311 450,003
1978 17,468 32,936 2,356,601 111,386
1977 15,484 33,922 2,257,849 85,250
1976 13,688 32,113 2,171,812 48,238
1975 11,998 28,645 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 10,321 24,290 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 8,430 -1,985 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 7,911 -1,985 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 8,183 -13,302 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 7,632 1,123 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 7,857 -11,033 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 7,289 2,769 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 6,742 1,516 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 6,955 -11,006 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 7,789 -19,928 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 8,989 -23,936 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 9,190 -5,993 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 10,662 -3,960 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 10,756 -3,575 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 10,618 -8,007 1,217,147 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/pakistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.1% of the population change in Guinea-Bissau is from natural causes (a gain of 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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