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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 7,013,078 people in Paraguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 7,138,671 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 3.07 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +1.32% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.14M (29.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Paraguay
2100 4,713,104 9,112,687
2099 4,706,098 9,133,083
2098 4,699,568 9,151,984
2097 4,691,855 9,170,087
2096 4,682,938 9,187,135
2095 4,674,608 9,203,013
2094 4,663,103 9,218,194
2093 4,651,788 9,232,470
2092 4,639,582 9,245,852
2091 4,628,423 9,258,741
2090 4,616,772 9,270,641
2089 4,604,837 9,282,170
2088 4,592,099 9,291,959
2087 4,578,407 9,300,904
2086 4,562,793 9,309,688
2085 4,547,020 9,317,464
2084 4,530,206 9,323,625
2083 4,514,557 9,329,231
2082 4,498,172 9,334,021
2081 4,481,590 9,338,192
2080 4,461,992 9,340,792
2079 4,440,836 9,342,369
2078 4,419,277 9,342,577
2077 4,395,599 9,341,699
2076 4,371,019 9,339,777
2075 4,343,934 9,336,119
2074 4,318,519 9,331,059
2073 4,290,772 9,324,304
2072 4,262,846 9,315,864
2071 4,234,576 9,306,098
2070 4,206,253 9,294,400
2069 4,176,501 9,281,039
2068 4,145,457 9,266,275
2067 4,114,243 9,250,050
2066 4,082,951 9,231,342
2065 4,048,502 9,211,132
2064 4,013,784 9,188,572
2063 3,978,328 9,163,581
2062 3,941,631 9,136,419
2061 3,904,197 9,107,921
2060 3,868,146 9,077,798
2059 3,829,277 9,045,532
2058 3,789,609 9,010,196
2057 3,750,140 8,973,356
2056 3,710,996 8,934,666
2055 3,670,229 8,894,376
2054 3,627,303 8,852,244
2053 3,586,333 8,808,628
2052 3,543,640 8,763,131
2051 3,498,845 8,716,069
2050 3,453,155 8,667,821
2049 3,405,764 8,617,987
2048 3,358,731 8,566,482
2047 3,310,142 8,513,601
2046 3,263,507 8,458,430
2045 3,214,677 8,402,494
2044 3,167,400 8,345,365
2043 3,120,097 8,287,161
2042 3,072,862 8,227,296
2041 3,025,833 8,166,606
2040 2,978,159 8,104,911
2039 2,929,364 8,041,701
2038 2,881,007 7,976,905
2037 2,832,794 7,911,144
2036 2,783,401 7,843,935
2035 2,736,240 7,775,617
2034 2,688,290 7,706,326
2033 2,638,427 7,635,458
2032 2,588,961 7,563,007
2031 2,540,013 7,489,427
2030 2,491,987 7,414,080
2029 2,444,278 7,337,101
2028 2,396,253 7,258,394
2027 2,347,151 7,178,461
2026 2,298,439 7,096,647
2025 2,249,515 7,013,078
2024 2,201,352 6,929,153
2023 2,153,339 6,844,146
2022 2,105,529 6,760,464
2021 2,058,841 6,684,182
2020 2,013,255 6,603,739
2019 1,967,696 6,515,058
2018 1,922,168 6,427,382
2017 1,877,072 6,338,660
2016 1,831,893 6,249,126
2015 1,786,457 6,159,103
2014 1,741,122 6,069,811
2013 1,695,973 5,982,445
2012 1,651,417 5,897,008
2011 1,608,076 5,814,626
2010 1,566,347 5,737,971
2009 1,526,377 5,671,236
2008 1,488,054 5,613,574
2007 1,450,986 5,559,386
2006 1,415,303 5,505,148
2005 1,381,585 5,448,097
2004 1,349,563 5,388,175
2003 1,318,806 5,326,436
2002 1,289,307 5,261,328
2001 1,261,273 5,187,689
2000 1,234,741 5,100,868
1999 1,210,206 5,003,135
1998 1,187,473 4,900,025
1997 1,165,545 4,794,412
1996 1,143,535 4,687,543
1995 1,119,949 4,579,806
1994 1,092,031 4,471,417
1993 1,058,745 4,362,696
1992 1,024,356 4,253,600
1991 994,639 4,144,364
1990 973,669 4,035,747
1989 957,789 3,927,802
1988 942,061 3,820,546
1987 926,862 3,714,889
1986 912,126 3,611,474
1985 897,697 3,510,671
1984 883,519 3,412,936
1983 869,592 3,318,068
1982 855,891 3,226,189
1981 842,432 3,137,604
1980 829,303 3,053,235
1979 819,867 2,973,968
1978 791,694 2,899,269
1977 741,789 2,827,874
1976 694,191 2,758,836
1975 650,966 2,691,648
1974 613,338 2,625,621
1973 592,808 2,561,102
1972 586,620 2,499,881
1971 586,221 2,442,537
1970 584,403 2,388,028
1969 581,610 2,334,992
1968 578,170 2,282,391
1967 569,011 2,229,994
1966 566,908 2,177,584
1965 575,005 2,125,177
1964 588,543 2,073,119
1963 594,418 2,021,909
1962 589,474 1,973,130
1961 582,532 1,927,394
1960 577,633 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 889,545 people (a 14.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.4% to 8,667,821 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Paraguay
2100 0.15% -0.22%
2099 0.14% -0.21%
2098 0.16% -0.2%
2097 0.19% -0.19%
2096 0.18% -0.17%
2095 0.25% -0.16%
2094 0.24% -0.15%
2093 0.26% -0.14%
2092 0.24% -0.14%
2091 0.25% -0.13%
2090 0.26% -0.12%
2089 0.28% -0.11%
2088 0.3% -0.1%
2087 0.34% -0.09%
2086 0.35% -0.08%
2085 0.37% -0.07%
2084 0.35% -0.06%
2083 0.36% -0.05%
2082 0.37% -0.04%
2081 0.44% -0.03%
2080 0.48% -0.02%
2079 0.49% -0.002%
2078 0.54% 0.009%
2077 0.56% 0.02%
2076 0.62% 0.04%
2075 0.59% 0.05%
2074 0.65% 0.07%
2073 0.66% 0.09%
2072 0.67% 0.1%
2071 0.67% 0.13%
2070 0.71% 0.14%
2069 0.75% 0.16%
2068 0.76% 0.18%
2067 0.77% 0.2%
2066 0.85% 0.22%
2065 0.86% 0.25%
2064 0.89% 0.27%
2063 0.93% 0.3%
2062 0.96% 0.31%
2061 0.93% 0.33%
2060 1.02% 0.36%
2059 1.05% 0.39%
2058 1.05% 0.41%
2057 1.05% 0.43%
2056 1.11% 0.45%
2055 1.18% 0.48%
2054 1.14% 0.5%
2053 1.2% 0.52%
2052 1.28% 0.54%
2051 1.32% 0.56%
2050 1.39% 0.58%
2049 1.4% 0.6%
2048 1.47% 0.62%
2047 1.43% 0.65%
2046 1.52% 0.67%
2045 1.49% 0.68%
2044 1.52% 0.7%
2043 1.54% 0.73%
2042 1.55% 0.74%
2041 1.6% 0.76%
2040 1.67% 0.79%
2039 1.68% 0.81%
2038 1.7% 0.83%
2037 1.77% 0.86%
2036 1.72% 0.88%
2035 1.78% 0.9%
2034 1.89% 0.93%
2033 1.91% 0.96%
2032 1.93% 0.98%
2031 1.93% 1.02%
2030 1.95% 1.05%
2029 2% 1.08%
2028 2.09% 1.11%
2027 2.12% 1.15%
2026 2.17% 1.19%
2025 2.19% 1.21%
2024 2.23% 1.24%
2023 2.27% 1.24%
2022 2.27% 1.14%
2021 2.26% 1.22%
2020 2.32% 1.36%
2019 2.37% 1.36%
2018 2.4% 1.4%
2017 2.47% 1.43%
2016 2.54% 1.46%
2015 2.6% 1.47%
2014 2.66% 1.46%
2013 2.7% 1.45%
2012 2.7% 1.42%
2011 2.66% 1.34%
2010 2.62% 1.18%
2009 2.58% 1.03%
2008 2.55% 0.97%
2007 2.52% 0.99%
2006 2.44% 1.05%
2005 2.37% 1.11%
2004 2.33% 1.16%
2003 2.29% 1.24%
2002 2.22% 1.42%
2001 2.15% 1.7%
2000 2.03% 1.95%
1999 1.91% 2.1%
1998 1.88% 2.2%
1997 1.92% 2.28%
1996 2.11% 2.35%
1995 2.56% 2.42%
1994 3.14% 2.49%
1993 3.36% 2.56%
1992 2.99% 2.64%
1991 2.15% 2.69%
1990 1.66% 2.75%
1989 1.67% 2.81%
1988 1.64% 2.84%
1987 1.62% 2.86%
1986 1.61% 2.87%
1985 1.6% 2.86%
1984 1.6% 2.86%
1983 1.6% 2.85%
1982 1.6% 2.82%
1981 1.58% 2.76%
1980 1.15% 2.67%
1979 3.56% 2.58%
1978 6.73% 2.52%
1977 6.86% 2.5%
1976 6.64% 2.5%
1975 6.13% 2.51%
1974 3.46% 2.52%
1973 1.05% 2.45%
1972 0.07% 2.35%
1971 0.31% 2.28%
1970 0.48% 2.27%
1969 0.59% 2.3%
1968 1.61% 2.35%
1967 0.37% 2.41%
1966 -1.41% 2.47%
1965 -2.3% 2.51%
1964 -0.99% 2.53%
1963 0.84% 2.47%
1962 1.19% 2.37%
1961 0.85% 2.33%

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

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In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.21%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Paraguay
Current population
2323460
7138671
Population rank 146/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
6.28 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
13.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +230
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +83,925
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +1.21%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 86/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -12,423
Net migration rank 96/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -12,423
2024 49,642 -1,712 97,223 -12,451
2023 49,498 -1,400 97,748 -12,500
2022 48,920 -1,400 94,627 -12,500
2021 47,242 -1,395 78,667 -8,226
2020 46,718 -1,394 98,667 -8,226
2019 47,196 -1,395 103,179 -16,263
2018 46,659 -1,396 104,908 -16,472
2017 46,318 -1,398 105,634 -16,630
2016 46,814 -1,392 106,804 -16,737
2015 46,846 -1,393 106,817 -16,834
2014 46,615 -1,393 105,585 -16,989
2013 46,472 -1,395 103,383 -17,232
2012 45,480 -1,442 102,508 -17,763
2011 44,405 -1,760 100,442 -20,427
2010 43,067 -2,257 99,456 -26,169
2009 41,950 -2,821 100,296 -40,112
2008 40,841 -3,313 99,821 -44,679
2007 40,288 -3,676 99,141 -45,914
2006 38,886 -4,142 99,808 -44,568
2005 37,347 -4,662 101,035 -42,173
2004 36,495 -5,144 101,896 -40,907
2003 35,649 -5,487 102,427 -39,941
2002 34,561 -5,712 104,658 -36,918
2001 33,461 -6,239 107,225 -27,676
2000 32,816 -6,971 109,979 -15,884
1999 30,916 -7,686 112,726 -11,362
1998 30,390 -8,163 114,122 -9,276
1997 29,792 -8,176 115,095 -8,704
1996 29,778 -7,369 115,623 -8,273
1995 29,142 -4,376 115,777 -7,653
1994 27,895 3,174 115,662 -6,999
1993 26,943 8,562 115,211 -6,431
1992 25,747 7,531 115,442 -6,035
1991 24,527 1,621 114,472 -5,420
1990 23,936 -8,151 112,864 -4,685
1989 24,286 -8,296 111,727 -4,009
1988 23,940 -8,473 110,348 -3,557
1987 23,549 -8,622 107,962 -3,445
1986 23,301 -8,748 105,776 -3,460
1985 23,116 -8,812 102,859 -3,562
1984 22,861 -8,812 99,937 -3,769
1983 22,542 -8,729 96,406 -2,845
1982 22,131 -8,539 92,917 -2,725
1981 21,611 -8,291 89,456 -2,477
1980 21,024 -8,086 84,568 -2,808
1979 19,736 -13,801 80,345 -3,570
1978 17,468 32,936 76,691 -4,066
1977 15,484 33,922 74,359 -4,201
1976 13,688 32,113 71,973 -4,066
1975 11,998 28,645 70,285 -3,807
1974 10,321 24,290 69,059 -3,478
1973 8,430 -1,985 67,803 -4,346
1972 7,911 -1,985 66,625 -7,642
1971 8,183 -13,302 66,142 -10,446
1970 7,632 1,123 65,905 -12,579
1969 7,857 -11,033 65,616 -12,859
1968 7,289 2,769 65,575 -13,132
1967 6,742 1,516 65,695 -13,346
1966 6,955 -11,006 66,002 -13,538
1965 7,789 -19,928 66,063 -13,715
1964 8,989 -23,936 65,681 -13,915
1963 9,190 -5,993 64,741 -14,086
1962 10,662 -3,960 63,079 -16,175
1961 10,756 -3,575 61,536 -16,972
1960 10,618 -8,007 60,009 -16,811

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/paraguay | 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 Paraguay 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 994,274 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 136,839 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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