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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 112.6 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 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Pakistan
2100 4,713,717 514,531,704
2099 4,706,710 513,655,674
2098 4,700,179 512,727,636
2097 4,692,465 511,735,790
2096 4,683,547 510,636,755
2095 4,675,216 509,437,875
2094 4,663,709 508,130,071
2093 4,652,393 506,765,644
2092 4,640,186 505,327,656
2091 4,629,025 503,824,444
2090 4,617,372 502,264,268
2089 4,605,435 500,660,501
2088 4,592,696 498,935,983
2087 4,579,003 497,190,466
2086 4,563,387 495,313,036
2085 4,547,611 493,366,305
2084 4,530,795 491,354,778
2083 4,515,144 489,225,193
2082 4,498,757 486,984,952
2081 4,482,173 484,673,501
2080 4,462,572 482,257,479
2079 4,441,414 479,813,404
2078 4,419,851 477,277,836
2077 4,396,170 474,593,860
2076 4,371,588 471,779,348
2075 4,344,499 468,855,468
2074 4,319,080 465,875,137
2073 4,291,330 462,811,079
2072 4,263,400 459,656,523
2071 4,235,126 456,423,506
2070 4,206,800 453,095,985
2069 4,177,044 449,655,599
2068 4,145,996 446,126,774
2067 4,114,778 442,540,629
2066 4,083,481 438,879,326
2065 4,049,028 435,169,856
2064 4,014,305 431,394,393
2063 3,978,845 427,575,887
2062 3,942,144 423,636,352
2061 3,904,704 419,672,017
2060 3,868,649 415,638,125
2059 3,829,775 411,576,344
2058 3,790,102 407,429,129
2057 3,750,628 403,233,874
2056 3,711,479 398,948,355
2055 3,670,706 394,645,693
2054 3,627,775 390,303,954
2053 3,586,800 385,922,748
2052 3,544,101 381,488,696
2051 3,499,300 377,018,239
2050 3,453,604 372,476,884
2049 3,406,207 367,909,407
2048 3,359,168 363,310,560
2047 3,310,573 358,659,474
2046 3,263,932 353,929,775
2045 3,215,095 349,156,085
2044 3,167,811 344,371,692
2043 3,120,502 339,561,029
2042 3,073,261 334,731,546
2041 3,026,226 329,875,686
2040 2,978,546 325,039,429
2039 2,929,745 320,137,108
2038 2,881,381 315,207,413
2037 2,833,162 310,312,684
2036 2,783,763 305,408,418
2035 2,736,596 300,541,523
2034 2,688,639 295,686,893
2033 2,638,770 290,851,174
2032 2,589,298 286,070,650
2031 2,540,343 281,351,929
2030 2,492,311 276,708,987
2029 2,444,595 272,189,955
2028 2,396,565 267,728,673
2027 2,347,456 263,390,059
2026 2,298,738 259,231,214
2025 2,249,807 255,166,301
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% 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 49.4% to 3,453,604 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 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 2.2% 1.55%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Pakistan
Current population
2311915
260356147
Population rank 146/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.14%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 70/197
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 - -1,712 - -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 2026-04-06).

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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 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 (1960–2024, 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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