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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 4.76 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea
2100 4,713,717 18,802,138
2099 4,706,710 18,790,040
2098 4,700,179 18,776,265
2097 4,692,465 18,758,897
2096 4,683,547 18,737,707
2095 4,675,216 18,714,219
2094 4,663,709 18,687,257
2093 4,652,393 18,658,233
2092 4,640,186 18,625,772
2091 4,629,025 18,590,001
2090 4,617,372 18,549,501
2089 4,605,435 18,510,463
2088 4,592,696 18,468,827
2087 4,579,003 18,424,378
2086 4,563,387 18,376,043
2085 4,547,611 18,325,641
2084 4,530,795 18,274,394
2083 4,515,144 18,218,709
2082 4,498,757 18,163,177
2081 4,482,173 18,104,285
2080 4,462,572 18,039,008
2079 4,441,414 17,975,778
2078 4,419,851 17,908,670
2077 4,396,170 17,840,781
2076 4,371,588 17,771,791
2075 4,344,499 17,699,428
2074 4,319,080 17,625,044
2073 4,291,330 17,548,128
2072 4,263,400 17,466,649
2071 4,235,126 17,381,598
2070 4,206,800 17,295,105
2069 4,177,044 17,205,503
2068 4,145,996 17,112,154
2067 4,114,778 17,015,090
2066 4,083,481 16,915,436
2065 4,049,028 16,812,946
2064 4,014,305 16,708,669
2063 3,978,845 16,604,296
2062 3,942,144 16,497,292
2061 3,904,704 16,386,905
2060 3,868,649 16,270,535
2059 3,829,775 16,152,614
2058 3,790,102 16,032,684
2057 3,750,628 15,909,649
2056 3,711,479 15,784,519
2055 3,670,706 15,656,542
2054 3,627,775 15,523,143
2053 3,586,800 15,389,244
2052 3,544,101 15,250,715
2051 3,499,300 15,110,389
2050 3,453,604 14,968,530
2049 3,406,207 14,821,865
2048 3,359,168 14,673,459
2047 3,310,573 14,522,926
2046 3,263,932 14,370,120
2045 3,215,095 14,213,585
2044 3,167,811 14,056,036
2043 3,120,502 13,897,765
2042 3,073,261 13,738,690
2041 3,026,226 13,577,382
2040 2,978,546 13,413,396
2039 2,929,745 13,247,486
2038 2,881,381 13,079,352
2037 2,833,162 12,909,735
2036 2,783,763 12,738,223
2035 2,736,596 12,566,543
2034 2,688,639 12,392,476
2033 2,638,770 12,218,246
2032 2,589,298 12,042,345
2031 2,540,343 11,865,316
2030 2,492,311 11,685,599
2029 2,444,595 11,504,890
2028 2,396,565 11,322,573
2027 2,347,456 11,138,409
2026 2,298,738 10,952,454
2025 2,249,807 10,765,048
2024 2,201,352 10,576,502
2023 2,153,339 10,389,635
2022 2,105,529 10,203,169
2021 2,058,841 10,012,896
2020 2,013,255 9,815,746
2019 1,967,696 9,609,010
2018 1,922,168 9,394,513
2017 1,877,072 9,178,714
2016 1,831,893 8,961,718
2015 1,786,457 8,743,246
2014 1,741,122 8,523,441
2013 1,695,973 8,302,698
2012 1,651,417 8,081,390
2011 1,608,076 7,859,346
2010 1,566,347 7,633,523
2009 1,526,377 7,406,438
2008 1,488,054 7,183,002
2007 1,450,986 6,963,345
2006 1,415,303 6,747,720
2005 1,381,585 6,535,905
2004 1,349,563 6,328,041
2003 1,318,806 6,123,997
2002 1,289,307 5,924,003
2001 1,261,273 5,728,435
2000 1,234,741 5,537,064
1999 1,210,206 5,349,333
1998 1,187,473 5,166,390
1997 1,165,545 4,987,883
1996 1,143,535 4,813,361
1995 1,119,949 4,644,278
1994 1,092,031 4,480,208
1993 1,058,745 4,320,872
1992 1,024,356 4,166,699
1991 994,639 4,021,837
1990 973,669 3,896,481
1989 957,789 3,796,078
1988 942,061 3,711,880
1987 926,862 3,632,543
1986 912,126 3,554,793
1985 897,697 3,478,936
1984 883,519 3,405,198
1983 869,592 3,333,633
1982 855,891 3,264,291
1981 842,432 3,197,019
1980 829,303 3,131,512
1979 819,867 3,067,341
1978 791,694 3,003,714
1977 741,789 2,940,327
1976 694,191 2,877,327
1975 650,966 2,814,820
1974 613,338 2,752,671
1973 592,808 2,690,629
1972 586,620 2,628,432
1971 586,221 2,566,421
1970 584,403 2,505,628
1969 581,610 2,446,927
1968 578,170 2,390,803
1967 569,011 2,337,532
1966 566,908 2,285,774
1965 575,005 2,235,820
1964 588,543 2,188,325
1963 594,418 2,141,376
1962 589,474 2,093,919
1961 582,532 2,046,127
1960 577,633 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea
2100 0.15% 0.06%
2099 0.14% 0.07%
2098 0.16% 0.09%
2097 0.19% 0.11%
2096 0.18% 0.13%
2095 0.25% 0.14%
2094 0.24% 0.16%
2093 0.26% 0.17%
2092 0.24% 0.19%
2091 0.25% 0.22%
2090 0.26% 0.21%
2089 0.28% 0.23%
2088 0.3% 0.24%
2087 0.34% 0.26%
2086 0.35% 0.28%
2085 0.37% 0.28%
2084 0.35% 0.31%
2083 0.36% 0.31%
2082 0.37% 0.33%
2081 0.44% 0.36%
2080 0.48% 0.35%
2079 0.49% 0.37%
2078 0.54% 0.38%
2077 0.56% 0.39%
2076 0.62% 0.41%
2075 0.59% 0.42%
2074 0.65% 0.44%
2073 0.66% 0.47%
2072 0.67% 0.49%
2071 0.67% 0.5%
2070 0.71% 0.52%
2069 0.75% 0.55%
2068 0.76% 0.57%
2067 0.77% 0.59%
2066 0.85% 0.61%
2065 0.86% 0.62%
2064 0.89% 0.63%
2063 0.93% 0.65%
2062 0.96% 0.67%
2061 0.93% 0.72%
2060 1.02% 0.73%
2059 1.05% 0.75%
2058 1.05% 0.77%
2057 1.05% 0.79%
2056 1.11% 0.82%
2055 1.18% 0.86%
2054 1.14% 0.87%
2053 1.2% 0.91%
2052 1.28% 0.93%
2051 1.32% 0.95%
2050 1.39% 0.99%
2049 1.4% 1.01%
2048 1.47% 1.04%
2047 1.43% 1.06%
2046 1.52% 1.1%
2045 1.49% 1.12%
2044 1.52% 1.14%
2043 1.54% 1.16%
2042 1.55% 1.19%
2041 1.6% 1.22%
2040 1.67% 1.25%
2039 1.68% 1.29%
2038 1.7% 1.31%
2037 1.77% 1.35%
2036 1.72% 1.37%
2035 1.78% 1.4%
2034 1.89% 1.43%
2033 1.91% 1.46%
2032 1.93% 1.49%
2031 1.93% 1.54%
2030 1.95% 1.57%
2029 2% 1.61%
2028 2.09% 1.65%
2027 2.12% 1.7%
2026 2.17% 1.74%
2025 2.2% 1.78%
2024 2.23% 1.8%
2023 2.27% 1.83%
2022 2.27% 1.9%
2021 2.26% 2.01%
2020 2.32% 2.15%
2019 2.37% 2.28%
2018 2.4% 2.35%
2017 2.47% 2.42%
2016 2.54% 2.5%
2015 2.6% 2.58%
2014 2.66% 2.66%
2013 2.7% 2.74%
2012 2.7% 2.83%
2011 2.66% 2.96%
2010 2.62% 3.07%
2009 2.58% 3.11%
2008 2.55% 3.15%
2007 2.52% 3.2%
2006 2.44% 3.24%
2005 2.37% 3.28%
2004 2.33% 3.33%
2003 2.29% 3.38%
2002 2.22% 3.41%
2001 2.15% 3.46%
2000 2.03% 3.51%
1999 1.91% 3.54%
1998 1.88% 3.58%
1997 1.92% 3.63%
1996 2.11% 3.64%
1995 2.56% 3.66%
1994 3.14% 3.69%
1993 3.36% 3.7%
1992 2.99% 3.6%
1991 2.15% 3.22%
1990 1.66% 2.64%
1989 1.67% 2.27%
1988 1.64% 2.18%
1987 1.62% 2.19%
1986 1.61% 2.18%
1985 1.6% 2.17%
1984 1.6% 2.15%
1983 1.6% 2.12%
1982 1.6% 2.1%
1981 1.58% 2.09%
1980 1.15% 2.09%
1979 3.56% 2.12%
1978 6.73% 2.16%
1977 6.86% 2.19%
1976 6.64% 2.22%
1975 6.13% 2.26%
1974 3.46% 2.31%
1973 1.05% 2.37%
1972 0.07% 2.42%
1971 0.31% 2.43%
1970 0.48% 2.4%
1969 0.59% 2.35%
1968 1.61% 2.28%
1967 0.37% 2.26%
1966 -1.41% 2.23%
1965 -2.3% 2.17%
1964 -0.99% 2.19%
1963 0.84% 2.27%
1962 1.19% 2.34%
1961 0.85% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea
Current population
2311915
11002753
Population rank 146/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +512
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 59/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change -1,373 -284
Net migration rank 96/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -284
2024 - -1,712 - -707
2023 49,498 -1,400 187,637 -787
2022 48,920 -1,400 186,861 -787
2021 47,242 -1,395 183,766 10,703
2020 46,718 -1,394 189,130 10,703
2019 47,196 -1,395 190,662 22,978
2018 46,659 -1,396 190,662 24,684
2017 46,318 -1,398 189,715 26,513
2016 46,814 -1,392 189,281 28,473
2015 46,846 -1,393 188,600 30,580
2014 46,615 -1,393 187,592 32,840
2013 46,472 -1,395 185,790 35,280
2012 45,480 -1,442 183,658 37,893
2011 44,405 -1,760 181,842 40,690
2010 43,067 -2,257 178,998 50,106
2009 41,950 -2,821 175,421 49,647
2008 40,841 -3,313 172,823 48,985
2007 40,288 -3,676 169,306 48,203
2006 38,886 -4,142 166,540 47,191
2005 37,347 -4,662 163,888 46,014
2004 36,495 -5,144 161,023 44,811
2003 35,649 -5,487 158,611 43,639
2002 34,561 -5,712 155,091 42,657
2001 33,461 -6,239 151,431 41,962
2000 32,816 -6,971 147,496 41,855
1999 30,916 -7,686 143,592 42,519
1998 30,390 -8,163 136,677 43,091
1997 29,792 -8,176 134,458 42,787
1996 29,778 -7,369 129,802 41,994
1995 29,142 -4,376 125,410 40,962
1994 27,895 3,174 122,113 39,669
1993 26,943 8,562 118,668 38,220
1992 25,747 7,531 114,818 36,622
1991 24,527 1,621 111,453 26,830
1990 23,936 -8,151 110,033 2,398
1989 24,286 -8,296 108,199 -19,824
1988 23,940 -8,473 106,256 -26,232
1987 23,549 -8,622 104,367 -25,720
1986 23,301 -8,748 102,346 -25,495
1985 23,116 -8,812 100,333 -25,470
1984 22,861 -8,812 98,103 -25,487
1983 22,542 -8,729 95,982 -25,465
1982 22,131 -8,539 93,522 -25,355
1981 21,611 -8,291 91,767 -25,383
1980 21,024 -8,086 90,266 -25,638
1979 19,736 -13,801 89,330 -25,618
1978 17,468 32,936 88,747 -25,208
1977 15,484 33,922 87,954 -24,722
1976 13,688 32,113 86,965 -24,198
1975 11,998 28,645 85,809 -23,562
1974 10,321 24,290 84,829 -22,771
1973 8,430 -1,985 83,821 -21,803
1972 7,911 -1,985 82,672 -20,303
1971 8,183 -13,302 80,599 -18,945
1970 7,632 1,123 78,712 -18,773
1969 7,857 -11,033 76,454 -18,994
1968 7,289 2,769 73,983 -19,188
1967 6,742 1,516 71,519 -19,767
1966 6,955 -11,006 69,206 -17,454
1965 7,789 -19,928 66,693 -18,532
1964 8,989 -23,936 64,558 -17,730
1963 9,190 -5,993 62,260 -15,189
1962 10,662 -3,960 59,974 -12,141
1961 10,756 -3,575 58,151 -10,409
1960 10,618 -8,007 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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