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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 4,642,198 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Panama's population is 2.01 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.64M (37.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Panama
2100 4,713,717 5,947,731
2099 4,706,710 5,958,919
2098 4,700,179 5,969,676
2097 4,692,465 5,979,860
2096 4,683,547 5,989,615
2095 4,675,216 5,998,960
2094 4,663,709 6,007,655
2093 4,652,393 6,015,893
2092 4,640,186 6,023,482
2091 4,629,025 6,030,584
2090 4,617,372 6,037,116
2089 4,605,435 6,043,194
2088 4,592,696 6,048,506
2087 4,579,003 6,053,252
2086 4,563,387 6,057,347
2085 4,547,611 6,060,940
2084 4,530,795 6,063,735
2083 4,515,144 6,065,863
2082 4,498,757 6,067,171
2081 4,482,173 6,067,635
2080 4,462,572 6,067,317
2079 4,441,414 6,066,164
2078 4,419,851 6,064,127
2077 4,396,170 6,061,297
2076 4,371,588 6,057,645
2075 4,344,499 6,053,134
2074 4,319,080 6,047,620
2073 4,291,330 6,041,318
2072 4,263,400 6,034,065
2071 4,235,126 6,026,051
2070 4,206,800 6,017,288
2069 4,177,044 6,007,621
2068 4,145,996 5,997,109
2067 4,114,778 5,985,932
2066 4,083,481 5,973,853
2065 4,049,028 5,961,039
2064 4,014,305 5,947,320
2063 3,978,845 5,932,822
2062 3,942,144 5,917,367
2061 3,904,704 5,900,972
2060 3,868,649 5,883,654
2059 3,829,775 5,865,433
2058 3,790,102 5,846,037
2057 3,750,628 5,825,696
2056 3,711,479 5,804,369
2055 3,670,706 5,781,900
2054 3,627,775 5,758,339
2053 3,586,800 5,733,538
2052 3,544,101 5,707,562
2051 3,499,300 5,680,231
2050 3,453,604 5,651,617
2049 3,406,207 5,621,841
2048 3,359,168 5,590,701
2047 3,310,573 5,558,382
2046 3,263,932 5,524,843
2045 3,215,095 5,490,228
2044 3,167,811 5,454,371
2043 3,120,502 5,417,316
2042 3,073,261 5,379,169
2041 3,026,226 5,339,872
2040 2,978,546 5,299,492
2039 2,929,745 5,257,983
2038 2,881,381 5,215,284
2037 2,833,162 5,171,497
2036 2,783,763 5,126,814
2035 2,736,596 5,081,210
2034 2,688,639 5,034,708
2033 2,638,770 4,987,247
2032 2,589,298 4,938,646
2031 2,540,343 4,889,260
2030 2,492,311 4,838,970
2029 2,444,595 4,787,654
2028 2,396,565 4,735,214
2027 2,347,456 4,681,847
2026 2,298,738 4,627,497
2025 2,249,807 4,572,106
2024 2,201,352 4,515,577
2023 2,153,339 4,458,759
2022 2,105,529 4,400,773
2021 2,058,841 4,345,405
2020 2,013,255 4,293,261
2019 1,967,696 4,234,700
2018 1,922,168 4,167,860
2017 1,877,072 4,098,707
2016 1,831,893 4,029,086
2015 1,786,457 3,960,035
2014 1,741,122 3,892,101
2013 1,695,973 3,825,329
2012 1,651,417 3,759,256
2011 1,608,076 3,693,505
2010 1,566,347 3,628,535
2009 1,526,377 3,564,381
2008 1,488,054 3,500,648
2007 1,450,986 3,437,490
2006 1,415,303 3,375,024
2005 1,381,585 3,313,026
2004 1,349,563 3,251,155
2003 1,318,806 3,189,807
2002 1,289,307 3,129,344
2001 1,261,273 3,069,537
2000 1,234,741 3,010,369
1999 1,210,206 2,951,822
1998 1,187,473 2,893,914
1997 1,165,545 2,836,695
1996 1,143,535 2,780,227
1995 1,119,949 2,724,557
1994 1,092,031 2,669,546
1993 1,058,745 2,615,099
1992 1,024,356 2,561,336
1991 994,639 2,508,265
1990 973,669 2,455,583
1989 957,789 2,403,820
1988 942,061 2,352,848
1987 926,862 2,301,970
1986 912,126 2,251,325
1985 897,697 2,200,915
1984 883,519 2,150,782
1983 869,592 2,101,106
1982 855,891 2,052,271
1981 842,432 2,004,418
1980 829,303 1,957,534
1979 819,867 1,911,552
1978 791,694 1,866,311
1977 741,789 1,821,543
1976 694,191 1,776,935
1975 650,966 1,732,389
1974 613,338 1,687,926
1973 592,808 1,643,690
1972 586,620 1,599,723
1971 586,221 1,556,081
1970 584,403 1,513,070
1969 581,610 1,470,886
1968 578,170 1,429,447
1967 569,011 1,388,628
1966 566,908 1,348,388
1965 575,005 1,308,835
1964 588,543 1,270,065
1963 594,418 1,232,124
1962 589,474 1,195,301
1961 582,532 1,159,870
1960 577,633 1,126,005

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/panama | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Panama's population increased by 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 6.07M people in 2081 for Panama.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Panama
2100 0.15% -0.19%
2099 0.14% -0.18%
2098 0.16% -0.17%
2097 0.19% -0.16%
2096 0.18% -0.16%
2095 0.25% -0.14%
2094 0.24% -0.14%
2093 0.26% -0.13%
2092 0.24% -0.12%
2091 0.25% -0.11%
2090 0.26% -0.1%
2089 0.28% -0.09%
2088 0.3% -0.08%
2087 0.34% -0.07%
2086 0.35% -0.06%
2085 0.37% -0.05%
2084 0.35% -0.04%
2083 0.36% -0.02%
2082 0.37% -0.008%
2081 0.44% 0.005%
2080 0.48% 0.02%
2079 0.49% 0.03%
2078 0.54% 0.05%
2077 0.56% 0.06%
2076 0.62% 0.07%
2075 0.59% 0.09%
2074 0.65% 0.1%
2073 0.66% 0.12%
2072 0.67% 0.13%
2071 0.67% 0.15%
2070 0.71% 0.16%
2069 0.75% 0.18%
2068 0.76% 0.19%
2067 0.77% 0.2%
2066 0.85% 0.21%
2065 0.86% 0.23%
2064 0.89% 0.24%
2063 0.93% 0.26%
2062 0.96% 0.28%
2061 0.93% 0.29%
2060 1.02% 0.31%
2059 1.05% 0.33%
2058 1.05% 0.35%
2057 1.05% 0.37%
2056 1.11% 0.39%
2055 1.18% 0.41%
2054 1.14% 0.43%
2053 1.2% 0.46%
2052 1.28% 0.48%
2051 1.32% 0.51%
2050 1.39% 0.53%
2049 1.4% 0.56%
2048 1.47% 0.58%
2047 1.43% 0.61%
2046 1.52% 0.63%
2045 1.49% 0.66%
2044 1.52% 0.68%
2043 1.54% 0.71%
2042 1.55% 0.74%
2041 1.6% 0.76%
2040 1.67% 0.79%
2039 1.68% 0.82%
2038 1.7% 0.85%
2037 1.77% 0.87%
2036 1.72% 0.9%
2035 1.78% 0.92%
2034 1.89% 0.95%
2033 1.91% 0.98%
2032 1.93% 1.01%
2031 1.93% 1.04%
2030 1.95% 1.07%
2029 2% 1.11%
2028 2.09% 1.14%
2027 2.12% 1.17%
2026 2.17% 1.21%
2025 2.2% 1.25%
2024 2.23% 1.27%
2023 2.27% 1.32%
2022 2.27% 1.27%
2021 2.26% 1.21%
2020 2.32% 1.38%
2019 2.37% 1.6%
2018 2.4% 1.69%
2017 2.47% 1.73%
2016 2.54% 1.74%
2015 2.6% 1.75%
2014 2.66% 1.75%
2013 2.7% 1.76%
2012 2.7% 1.78%
2011 2.66% 1.79%
2010 2.62% 1.8%
2009 2.58% 1.82%
2008 2.55% 1.84%
2007 2.52% 1.85%
2006 2.44% 1.87%
2005 2.37% 1.9%
2004 2.33% 1.92%
2003 2.29% 1.93%
2002 2.22% 1.95%
2001 2.15% 1.97%
2000 2.03% 1.98%
1999 1.91% 2%
1998 1.88% 2.02%
1997 1.92% 2.03%
1996 2.11% 2.04%
1995 2.56% 2.06%
1994 3.14% 2.08%
1993 3.36% 2.1%
1992 2.99% 2.12%
1991 2.15% 2.15%
1990 1.66% 2.15%
1989 1.67% 2.17%
1988 1.64% 2.21%
1987 1.62% 2.25%
1986 1.61% 2.29%
1985 1.6% 2.33%
1984 1.6% 2.36%
1983 1.6% 2.38%
1982 1.6% 2.39%
1981 1.58% 2.4%
1980 1.15% 2.41%
1979 3.56% 2.42%
1978 6.73% 2.46%
1977 6.86% 2.51%
1976 6.64% 2.57%
1975 6.13% 2.63%
1974 3.46% 2.69%
1973 1.05% 2.75%
1972 0.07% 2.8%
1971 0.31% 2.84%
1970 0.48% 2.87%
1969 0.59% 2.9%
1968 1.61% 2.94%
1967 0.37% 2.98%
1966 -1.41% 3.02%
1965 -2.3% 3.05%
1964 -0.99% 3.08%
1963 0.84% 3.08%
1962 1.19% 3.05%
1961 0.85% 3.01%

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/panama | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Panama's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Panama
Current population
2311915
4642198
Population rank 146/197 128/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.06%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
9.25 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
7.35 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
24.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +156
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +56,818
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 83/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 +6,151
Net migration rank 96/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 6,151
2024 - -1,712 - 6,706
2023 49,498 -1,400 50,197 7,262
2022 48,920 -1,400 50,556 7,967
2021 47,242 -1,395 46,747 5,473
2020 46,718 -1,394 46,599 5,473
2019 47,196 -1,395 54,420 10,623
2018 46,659 -1,396 57,508 11,130
2017 46,318 -1,398 58,607 11,059
2016 46,814 -1,392 59,454 10,109
2015 46,846 -1,393 59,896 8,648
2014 46,615 -1,393 60,227 7,105
2013 46,472 -1,395 60,295 5,926
2012 45,480 -1,442 60,471 5,447
2011 44,405 -1,760 60,411 5,167
2010 43,067 -2,257 59,418 4,953
2009 41,950 -2,821 59,168 4,765
2008 40,841 -3,313 58,961 4,568
2007 40,288 -3,676 58,454 4,330
2006 38,886 -4,142 58,067 4,087
2005 37,347 -4,662 58,014 3,843
2004 36,495 -5,144 58,281 3,596
2003 35,649 -5,487 57,458 3,352
2002 34,561 -5,712 57,011 3,099
2001 33,461 -6,239 56,654 2,856
2000 32,816 -6,971 56,236 2,602
1999 30,916 -7,686 55,911 2,341
1998 30,390 -8,163 55,482 2,084
1997 29,792 -8,176 55,060 1,820
1996 29,778 -7,369 54,512 1,533
1995 29,142 -4,376 54,069 1,221
1994 27,895 3,174 53,845 899
1993 26,943 8,562 53,591 560
1992 25,747 7,531 53,186 182
1991 24,527 1,621 53,079 -305
1990 23,936 -8,151 53,451 -854
1989 24,286 -8,296 52,295 -1,368
1988 23,940 -8,473 52,767 -1,750
1987 23,549 -8,622 52,690 -1,953
1986 23,301 -8,748 52,681 -2,136
1985 23,116 -8,812 52,573 -2,297
1984 22,861 -8,812 52,436 -2,435
1983 22,542 -8,729 51,880 -2,518
1982 22,131 -8,539 50,858 -2,554
1981 21,611 -8,291 50,018 -2,620
1980 21,024 -8,086 49,077 -2,701
1979 19,736 -13,801 48,362 -2,772
1978 17,468 32,936 47,694 -2,811
1977 15,484 33,922 47,438 -2,792
1976 13,688 32,113 47,307 -2,727
1975 11,998 28,645 47,149 -2,635
1974 10,321 24,290 46,932 -2,531
1973 8,430 -1,985 46,540 -2,464
1972 7,911 -1,985 46,311 -2,448
1971 8,183 -13,302 45,867 -2,454
1970 7,632 1,123 45,075 -2,476
1969 7,857 -11,033 44,278 -2,510
1968 7,289 2,769 43,641 -2,528
1967 6,742 1,516 43,054 -2,528
1966 6,955 -11,006 42,457 -2,500
1965 7,789 -19,928 41,604 -2,454
1964 8,989 -23,936 40,806 -2,418
1963 9,190 -5,993 39,872 -2,380
1962 10,662 -3,960 38,537 -2,377
1961 10,756 -3,575 37,100 -2,394
1960 10,618 -8,007 35,431 -2,409

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/panama | 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 Panama 86.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Panama
City Population
Panama 410K
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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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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