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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 15.2 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Peru
2100 4,713,717 38,452,509
2099 4,706,710 38,619,608
2098 4,700,179 38,784,430
2097 4,692,465 38,947,717
2096 4,683,547 39,108,849
2095 4,675,216 39,267,786
2094 4,663,709 39,423,479
2093 4,652,393 39,578,294
2092 4,640,186 39,729,309
2091 4,629,025 39,877,488
2090 4,617,372 40,022,659
2089 4,605,435 40,164,228
2088 4,592,696 40,303,304
2087 4,579,003 40,438,644
2086 4,563,387 40,569,419
2085 4,547,611 40,695,935
2084 4,530,795 40,817,705
2083 4,515,144 40,933,831
2082 4,498,757 41,045,559
2081 4,482,173 41,151,529
2080 4,462,572 41,252,019
2079 4,441,414 41,345,682
2078 4,419,851 41,433,298
2077 4,396,170 41,514,392
2076 4,371,588 41,589,064
2075 4,344,499 41,656,726
2074 4,319,080 41,717,426
2073 4,291,330 41,770,225
2072 4,263,400 41,815,673
2071 4,235,126 41,853,504
2070 4,206,800 41,883,997
2069 4,177,044 41,906,365
2068 4,145,996 41,920,235
2067 4,114,778 41,925,717
2066 4,083,481 41,923,100
2065 4,049,028 41,912,338
2064 4,014,305 41,893,671
2063 3,978,845 41,866,010
2062 3,942,144 41,830,096
2061 3,904,704 41,785,364
2060 3,868,649 41,732,163
2059 3,829,775 41,670,843
2058 3,790,102 41,601,084
2057 3,750,628 41,522,014
2056 3,711,479 41,434,774
2055 3,670,706 41,338,448
2054 3,627,775 41,233,873
2053 3,586,800 41,120,477
2052 3,544,101 40,999,698
2051 3,499,300 40,870,773
2050 3,453,604 40,733,304
2049 3,406,207 40,588,072
2048 3,359,168 40,434,856
2047 3,310,573 40,272,431
2046 3,263,932 40,100,751
2045 3,215,095 39,920,558
2044 3,167,811 39,731,027
2043 3,120,502 39,534,093
2042 3,073,261 39,328,332
2041 3,026,226 39,114,174
2040 2,978,546 38,892,211
2039 2,929,745 38,662,243
2038 2,881,381 38,424,592
2037 2,833,162 38,178,789
2036 2,783,763 37,924,438
2035 2,736,596 37,662,565
2034 2,688,639 37,392,354
2033 2,638,770 37,114,776
2032 2,589,298 36,830,488
2031 2,540,343 36,538,688
2030 2,492,311 36,238,199
2029 2,444,595 35,929,085
2028 2,396,565 35,609,999
2027 2,347,456 35,280,410
2026 2,298,738 34,939,340
2025 2,249,807 34,585,730
2024 2,201,352 34,217,848
2023 2,153,339 33,845,617
2022 2,105,529 33,475,438
2021 2,058,841 33,155,882
2020 2,013,255 32,838,579
2019 1,967,696 32,449,303
2018 1,922,168 31,897,584
2017 1,877,072 31,324,637
2016 1,831,893 30,866,494
2015 1,786,457 30,457,600
2014 1,741,122 30,115,826
2013 1,695,973 29,817,919
2012 1,651,417 29,550,366
2011 1,608,076 29,304,086
2010 1,566,347 29,086,019
2009 1,526,377 28,896,811
2008 1,488,054 28,719,041
2007 1,450,986 28,530,699
2006 1,415,303 28,324,491
2005 1,381,585 28,101,180
2004 1,349,563 27,852,190
2003 1,318,806 27,580,490
2002 1,289,307 27,288,217
2001 1,261,273 26,964,601
2000 1,234,741 26,598,331
1999 1,210,206 26,186,504
1998 1,187,473 25,738,095
1997 1,165,545 25,274,147
1996 1,143,535 24,811,171
1995 1,119,949 24,348,919
1994 1,092,031 23,881,493
1993 1,058,745 23,413,783
1992 1,024,356 22,946,340
1991 994,639 22,483,775
1990 973,669 22,014,771
1989 957,789 21,532,589
1988 942,061 21,054,702
1987 926,862 20,582,320
1986 912,126 20,117,122
1985 897,697 19,648,204
1984 883,519 19,174,716
1983 869,592 18,705,957
1982 855,891 18,246,503
1981 842,432 17,798,805
1980 829,303 17,360,949
1979 819,867 16,933,139
1978 791,694 16,516,059
1977 741,789 16,109,806
1976 694,191 15,716,809
1975 650,966 15,333,957
1974 613,338 14,956,552
1973 592,808 14,582,867
1972 586,620 14,210,147
1971 586,221 13,838,067
1970 584,403 13,501,237
1969 581,610 13,166,767
1968 578,170 12,803,993
1967 569,011 12,448,814
1966 566,908 12,101,297
1965 575,005 11,761,085
1964 588,543 11,427,978
1963 594,418 11,102,099
1962 589,474 10,784,612
1961 582,532 10,475,123
1960 577,633 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Peru
2100 0.15% -0.43%
2099 0.14% -0.42%
2098 0.16% -0.42%
2097 0.19% -0.41%
2096 0.18% -0.4%
2095 0.25% -0.39%
2094 0.24% -0.39%
2093 0.26% -0.38%
2092 0.24% -0.37%
2091 0.25% -0.36%
2090 0.26% -0.35%
2089 0.28% -0.35%
2088 0.3% -0.33%
2087 0.34% -0.32%
2086 0.35% -0.31%
2085 0.37% -0.3%
2084 0.35% -0.28%
2083 0.36% -0.27%
2082 0.37% -0.26%
2081 0.44% -0.24%
2080 0.48% -0.23%
2079 0.49% -0.21%
2078 0.54% -0.2%
2077 0.56% -0.18%
2076 0.62% -0.16%
2075 0.59% -0.15%
2074 0.65% -0.13%
2073 0.66% -0.11%
2072 0.67% -0.09%
2071 0.67% -0.07%
2070 0.71% -0.05%
2069 0.75% -0.03%
2068 0.76% -0.01%
2067 0.77% 0.006%
2066 0.85% 0.03%
2065 0.86% 0.04%
2064 0.89% 0.07%
2063 0.93% 0.09%
2062 0.96% 0.11%
2061 0.93% 0.13%
2060 1.02% 0.15%
2059 1.05% 0.17%
2058 1.05% 0.19%
2057 1.05% 0.21%
2056 1.11% 0.23%
2055 1.18% 0.25%
2054 1.14% 0.28%
2053 1.2% 0.29%
2052 1.28% 0.32%
2051 1.32% 0.34%
2050 1.39% 0.36%
2049 1.4% 0.38%
2048 1.47% 0.4%
2047 1.43% 0.43%
2046 1.52% 0.45%
2045 1.49% 0.48%
2044 1.52% 0.5%
2043 1.54% 0.52%
2042 1.55% 0.55%
2041 1.6% 0.57%
2040 1.67% 0.59%
2039 1.68% 0.62%
2038 1.7% 0.64%
2037 1.77% 0.67%
2036 1.72% 0.7%
2035 1.78% 0.72%
2034 1.89% 0.75%
2033 1.91% 0.77%
2032 1.93% 0.8%
2031 1.93% 0.83%
2030 1.95% 0.86%
2029 2% 0.9%
2028 2.09% 0.93%
2027 2.12% 0.98%
2026 2.17% 1.02%
2025 2.2% 1.08%
2024 2.23% 1.1%
2023 2.27% 1.11%
2022 2.27% 0.96%
2021 2.26% 0.97%
2020 2.32% 1.2%
2019 2.37% 1.73%
2018 2.4% 1.83%
2017 2.47% 1.48%
2016 2.54% 1.34%
2015 2.6% 1.13%
2014 2.66% 1%
2013 2.7% 0.91%
2012 2.7% 0.84%
2011 2.66% 0.75%
2010 2.62% 0.65%
2009 2.58% 0.62%
2008 2.55% 0.66%
2007 2.52% 0.73%
2006 2.44% 0.79%
2005 2.37% 0.89%
2004 2.33% 0.99%
2003 2.29% 1.07%
2002 2.22% 1.2%
2001 2.15% 1.38%
2000 2.03% 1.57%
1999 1.91% 1.74%
1998 1.88% 1.84%
1997 1.92% 1.87%
1996 2.11% 1.9%
1995 2.56% 1.96%
1994 3.14% 2%
1993 3.36% 2.04%
1992 2.99% 2.06%
1991 2.15% 2.13%
1990 1.66% 2.24%
1989 1.67% 2.27%
1988 1.64% 2.3%
1987 1.62% 2.31%
1986 1.61% 2.39%
1985 1.6% 2.47%
1984 1.6% 2.51%
1983 1.6% 2.52%
1982 1.6% 2.52%
1981 1.58% 2.52%
1980 1.15% 2.53%
1979 3.56% 2.53%
1978 6.73% 2.52%
1977 6.86% 2.5%
1976 6.64% 2.5%
1975 6.13% 2.52%
1974 3.46% 2.56%
1973 1.05% 2.62%
1972 0.07% 2.69%
1971 0.31% 2.49%
1970 0.48% 2.54%
1969 0.59% 2.83%
1968 1.61% 2.85%
1967 0.37% 2.87%
1966 -1.41% 2.89%
1965 -2.3% 2.91%
1964 -0.99% 2.94%
1963 0.84% 2.94%
1962 1.19% 2.95%
1961 0.85% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Peru
Current population
2311915
35031596
Population rank 146/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.42%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 95/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +11,931
Net migration rank 96/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 11,931
2024 - -1,712 - 18,406
2023 49,498 -1,400 353,788 24,783
2022 48,920 -1,400 327,859 33,982
2021 47,242 -1,395 235,440 41,868
2020 46,718 -1,394 301,950 55,375
2019 47,196 -1,395 346,981 74,270
2018 46,659 -1,396 343,123 339,067
2017 46,318 -1,398 349,333 114,382
2016 46,814 -1,392 355,859 96,740
2015 46,846 -1,393 362,781 2,421
2014 46,615 -1,393 368,708 -50,383
2013 46,472 -1,395 372,694 -95,214
2012 45,480 -1,442 376,501 -118,863
2011 44,405 -1,760 383,268 -148,339
2010 43,067 -2,257 382,510 -181,302
2009 41,950 -2,821 396,522 -219,314
2008 40,841 -3,313 413,640 -235,307
2007 40,288 -3,676 435,122 -236,745
2006 38,886 -4,142 445,884 -231,851
2005 37,347 -4,662 454,199 -221,652
2004 36,495 -5,144 459,617 -194,171
2003 35,649 -5,487 459,243 -181,276
2002 34,561 -5,712 463,709 -157,158
2001 33,461 -6,239 470,154 -129,481
2000 32,816 -6,971 484,222 -92,353
1999 30,916 -7,686 487,095 -55,325
1998 30,390 -8,163 489,436 -24,388
1997 29,792 -8,176 495,348 -32,515
1996 29,778 -7,369 501,855 -38,749
1995 29,142 -4,376 507,894 -46,499
1994 27,895 3,174 512,735 -39,299
1993 26,943 8,562 513,769 -51,775
1992 25,747 7,531 514,618 -41,702
1991 24,527 1,621 513,867 -61,645
1990 23,936 -8,151 515,233 -29,437
1989 24,286 -8,296 512,152 -33,569
1988 23,940 -8,473 508,429 -31,238
1987 23,549 -8,622 502,229 -34,651
1986 23,301 -8,748 496,712 -33,891
1985 23,116 -8,812 488,887 -13,887
1984 22,861 -8,812 477,968 -6,007
1983 22,542 -8,729 469,781 -4,243
1982 22,131 -8,539 461,107 -7,748
1981 21,611 -8,291 453,158 -11,123
1980 21,024 -8,086 445,100 -11,446
1979 19,736 -13,801 439,110 -17,148
1978 17,468 32,936 432,127 -19,939
1977 15,484 33,922 425,428 -25,117
1976 13,688 32,113 420,284 -34,602
1975 11,998 28,645 414,400 -34,382
1974 10,321 24,290 408,299 -33,493
1973 8,430 -1,985 400,752 -28,191
1972 7,911 -1,985 396,960 -24,100
1971 8,183 -13,302 391,506 -20,209
1970 7,632 1,123 318,022 -15,653
1969 7,857 -11,033 379,347 -12,776
1968 7,289 2,769 372,379 -13,389
1967 6,742 1,516 365,224 -13,837
1966 6,955 -11,006 356,819 -13,166
1965 7,789 -19,928 349,245 -12,470
1964 8,989 -23,936 341,570 -12,129
1963 9,190 -5,993 332,352 -10,040
1962 10,662 -3,960 321,716 -9,051
1961 10,756 -3,575 313,385 -7,063
1960 10,618 -8,007 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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