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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 50.9 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Philippines
2100 4,713,104 115,059,775
2099 4,706,098 115,816,309
2098 4,699,568 116,573,828
2097 4,691,855 117,333,883
2096 4,682,938 118,100,419
2095 4,674,608 118,866,742
2094 4,663,103 119,626,818
2093 4,651,788 120,388,122
2092 4,639,582 121,147,462
2091 4,628,423 121,904,917
2090 4,616,772 122,652,199
2089 4,604,837 123,391,846
2088 4,592,099 124,122,345
2087 4,578,407 124,843,149
2086 4,562,793 125,552,213
2085 4,547,020 126,246,777
2084 4,530,206 126,918,902
2083 4,514,557 127,566,644
2082 4,498,172 128,196,192
2081 4,481,590 128,799,883
2080 4,461,992 129,384,776
2079 4,440,836 129,937,788
2078 4,419,277 130,470,163
2077 4,395,599 130,981,766
2076 4,371,019 131,455,691
2075 4,343,934 131,899,779
2074 4,318,519 132,321,868
2073 4,290,772 132,712,554
2072 4,262,846 133,078,198
2071 4,234,576 133,413,261
2070 4,206,253 133,726,740
2069 4,176,501 134,013,962
2068 4,145,457 134,276,965
2067 4,114,243 134,521,893
2066 4,082,951 134,738,123
2065 4,048,502 134,943,069
2064 4,013,784 135,121,691
2063 3,978,328 135,278,856
2062 3,941,631 135,418,302
2061 3,904,197 135,533,003
2060 3,868,146 135,624,320
2059 3,829,277 135,691,307
2058 3,789,609 135,723,393
2057 3,750,140 135,729,299
2056 3,710,996 135,713,449
2055 3,670,229 135,658,483
2054 3,627,303 135,564,032
2053 3,586,333 135,433,969
2052 3,543,640 135,267,110
2051 3,498,845 135,047,521
2050 3,453,155 134,786,831
2049 3,405,764 134,476,341
2048 3,358,731 134,125,026
2047 3,310,142 133,725,025
2046 3,263,507 133,275,028
2045 3,214,677 132,781,283
2044 3,167,400 132,246,145
2043 3,120,097 131,672,273
2042 3,072,862 131,060,574
2041 3,025,833 130,412,807
2040 2,978,159 129,728,924
2039 2,929,364 129,013,931
2038 2,881,007 128,259,977
2037 2,832,794 127,475,872
2036 2,783,401 126,664,807
2035 2,736,240 125,834,749
2034 2,688,290 124,984,319
2033 2,638,427 124,117,657
2032 2,588,961 123,239,893
2031 2,540,013 122,353,079
2030 2,491,987 121,447,264
2029 2,444,278 120,532,209
2028 2,396,253 119,603,538
2027 2,347,151 118,669,567
2026 2,298,439 117,732,112
2025 2,249,515 116,786,962
2024 2,201,352 115,843,670
2023 2,153,339 114,891,199
2022 2,105,529 113,964,338
2021 2,058,841 113,100,950
2020 2,013,255 112,081,264
2019 1,967,696 110,804,683
2018 1,922,168 109,465,287
2017 1,877,072 108,119,693
2016 1,831,893 106,735,719
2015 1,786,457 105,312,992
2014 1,741,122 103,767,130
2013 1,695,973 102,076,336
2012 1,651,417 100,175,512
2011 1,608,076 98,248,614
2010 1,566,347 96,337,125
2009 1,526,377 94,384,250
2008 1,488,054 92,699,095
2007 1,450,986 91,075,184
2006 1,415,303 89,508,986
2005 1,381,585 88,015,962
2004 1,349,563 86,394,504
2003 1,318,806 84,731,835
2002 1,289,307 83,068,889
2001 1,261,273 81,401,488
2000 1,234,741 79,625,397
1999 1,210,206 77,753,257
1998 1,187,473 75,791,024
1997 1,165,545 73,908,810
1996 1,143,535 72,190,242
1995 1,119,949 70,546,246
1994 1,092,031 69,019,291
1993 1,058,745 67,530,621
1992 1,024,356 65,926,125
1991 994,639 64,382,249
1990 973,669 62,854,666
1989 957,789 61,265,260
1988 942,061 59,739,052
1987 926,862 58,157,496
1986 912,126 56,645,077
1985 897,697 55,213,006
1984 883,519 53,726,181
1983 869,592 52,194,620
1982 855,891 50,695,707
1981 842,432 49,311,727
1980 829,303 48,043,740
1979 819,867 46,807,103
1978 791,694 45,575,281
1977 741,789 44,367,962
1976 694,191 43,201,488
1975 650,966 42,120,826
1974 613,338 41,174,341
1973 592,808 40,294,130
1972 586,620 39,408,560
1971 586,221 38,518,659
1970 584,403 37,622,204
1969 581,610 36,660,799
1968 578,170 35,638,342
1967 569,011 34,621,320
1966 566,908 33,617,170
1965 575,005 32,625,316
1964 588,543 31,643,032
1963 594,418 30,674,731
1962 589,474 29,723,536
1961 582,532 28,792,621
1960 577,633 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Philippines
2100 0.15% -0.65%
2099 0.14% -0.65%
2098 0.16% -0.65%
2097 0.19% -0.65%
2096 0.18% -0.64%
2095 0.25% -0.64%
2094 0.24% -0.63%
2093 0.26% -0.63%
2092 0.24% -0.62%
2091 0.25% -0.61%
2090 0.26% -0.6%
2089 0.28% -0.59%
2088 0.3% -0.58%
2087 0.34% -0.56%
2086 0.35% -0.55%
2085 0.37% -0.53%
2084 0.35% -0.51%
2083 0.36% -0.49%
2082 0.37% -0.47%
2081 0.44% -0.45%
2080 0.48% -0.43%
2079 0.49% -0.41%
2078 0.54% -0.39%
2077 0.56% -0.36%
2076 0.62% -0.34%
2075 0.59% -0.32%
2074 0.65% -0.29%
2073 0.66% -0.27%
2072 0.67% -0.25%
2071 0.67% -0.23%
2070 0.71% -0.21%
2069 0.75% -0.2%
2068 0.76% -0.18%
2067 0.77% -0.16%
2066 0.85% -0.15%
2065 0.86% -0.13%
2064 0.89% -0.12%
2063 0.93% -0.1%
2062 0.96% -0.08%
2061 0.93% -0.07%
2060 1.02% -0.05%
2059 1.05% -0.02%
2058 1.05% -0.004%
2057 1.05% 0.01%
2056 1.11% 0.04%
2055 1.18% 0.07%
2054 1.14% 0.1%
2053 1.2% 0.12%
2052 1.28% 0.16%
2051 1.32% 0.19%
2050 1.39% 0.23%
2049 1.4% 0.26%
2048 1.47% 0.3%
2047 1.43% 0.34%
2046 1.52% 0.37%
2045 1.49% 0.4%
2044 1.52% 0.44%
2043 1.54% 0.47%
2042 1.55% 0.5%
2041 1.6% 0.53%
2040 1.67% 0.55%
2039 1.68% 0.59%
2038 1.7% 0.62%
2037 1.77% 0.64%
2036 1.72% 0.66%
2035 1.78% 0.68%
2034 1.89% 0.7%
2033 1.91% 0.71%
2032 1.93% 0.72%
2031 1.93% 0.75%
2030 1.95% 0.76%
2029 2% 0.78%
2028 2.09% 0.79%
2027 2.12% 0.8%
2026 2.17% 0.81%
2025 2.19% 0.81%
2024 2.23% 0.83%
2023 2.27% 0.81%
2022 2.27% 0.76%
2021 2.26% 0.91%
2020 2.32% 1.15%
2019 2.37% 1.22%
2018 2.4% 1.24%
2017 2.47% 1.3%
2016 2.54% 1.35%
2015 2.6% 1.49%
2014 2.66% 1.66%
2013 2.7% 1.9%
2012 2.7% 1.96%
2011 2.66% 1.98%
2010 2.62% 2.07%
2009 2.58% 1.82%
2008 2.55% 1.78%
2007 2.52% 1.75%
2006 2.44% 1.7%
2005 2.37% 1.88%
2004 2.33% 1.96%
2003 2.29% 2%
2002 2.22% 2.05%
2001 2.15% 2.23%
2000 2.03% 2.41%
1999 1.91% 2.59%
1998 1.88% 2.55%
1997 1.92% 2.38%
1996 2.11% 2.33%
1995 2.56% 2.21%
1994 3.14% 2.2%
1993 3.36% 2.43%
1992 2.99% 2.4%
1991 2.15% 2.43%
1990 1.66% 2.59%
1989 1.67% 2.55%
1988 1.64% 2.72%
1987 1.62% 2.67%
1986 1.61% 2.59%
1985 1.6% 2.77%
1984 1.6% 2.93%
1983 1.6% 2.96%
1982 1.6% 2.81%
1981 1.58% 2.64%
1980 1.15% 2.64%
1979 3.56% 2.7%
1978 6.73% 2.72%
1977 6.86% 2.7%
1976 6.64% 2.57%
1975 6.13% 2.3%
1974 3.46% 2.18%
1973 1.05% 2.25%
1972 0.07% 2.31%
1971 0.31% 2.38%
1970 0.48% 2.62%
1969 0.59% 2.87%
1968 1.61% 2.94%
1967 0.37% 2.99%
1966 -1.41% 3.04%
1965 -2.3% 3.1%
1964 -0.99% 3.16%
1963 0.84% 3.2%
1962 1.19% 3.23%
1961 0.85% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Philippines
Current population
2323460
118213646
Population rank 146/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.42%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
33.5 seconds
One birth every
8.08 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +2,584
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 110/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -149,315
Net migration rank 96/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -149,315
2024 49,642 -1,712 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 49,498 -1,400 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 48,920 -1,400 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 47,242 -1,395 917,928 -85,185
2020 46,718 -1,394 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 47,196 -1,395 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 46,659 -1,396 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 46,814 -1,392 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 46,846 -1,393 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 46,615 -1,393 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 46,472 -1,395 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 45,480 -1,442 1,979,568 95,702
2011 44,405 -1,760 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 43,067 -2,257 2,030,979 13,556
2009 41,950 -2,821 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 40,841 -3,313 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 40,288 -3,676 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 38,886 -4,142 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 37,347 -4,662 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 36,495 -5,144 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 35,649 -5,487 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 34,561 -5,712 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 33,461 -6,239 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 32,816 -6,971 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 30,916 -7,686 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 30,390 -8,163 1,870,371 178,274
1997 29,792 -8,176 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 29,778 -7,369 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 29,142 -4,376 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 27,895 3,174 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 26,943 8,562 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 25,747 7,531 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 24,527 1,621 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 23,936 -8,151 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 24,286 -8,296 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 23,940 -8,473 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 23,549 -8,622 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 23,301 -8,748 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 23,116 -8,812 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 22,861 -8,812 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 22,542 -8,729 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 22,131 -8,539 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 21,611 -8,291 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 21,024 -8,086 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 19,736 -13,801 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 17,468 32,936 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 15,484 33,922 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 13,688 32,113 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 11,998 28,645 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 10,321 24,290 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 8,430 -1,985 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 7,911 -1,985 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 8,183 -13,302 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 7,632 1,123 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 7,857 -11,033 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 7,289 2,769 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 6,742 1,516 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 6,955 -11,006 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 7,789 -19,928 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 8,989 -23,936 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 9,190 -5,993 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 10,662 -3,960 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 10,756 -3,575 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 10,618 -8,007 1,036,017 -155,354

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

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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 the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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