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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 51 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • 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 +2.4% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Philippines
2100 4,713,717 115,065,514
2099 4,706,710 115,822,085
2098 4,700,179 116,579,642
2097 4,692,465 117,339,735
2096 4,683,547 118,106,310
2095 4,675,216 118,872,671
2094 4,663,709 119,632,784
2093 4,652,393 120,394,127
2092 4,640,186 121,153,505
2091 4,629,025 121,910,997
2090 4,617,372 122,658,317
2089 4,605,435 123,398,001
2088 4,592,696 124,128,536
2087 4,579,003 124,849,376
2086 4,563,387 125,558,475
2085 4,547,611 126,253,074
2084 4,530,795 126,925,232
2083 4,515,144 127,573,007
2082 4,498,757 128,202,586
2081 4,482,173 128,806,308
2080 4,462,572 129,391,229
2079 4,441,414 129,944,270
2078 4,419,851 130,476,671
2077 4,396,170 130,988,299
2076 4,371,588 131,462,248
2075 4,344,499 131,906,358
2074 4,319,080 132,328,468
2073 4,291,330 132,719,174
2072 4,263,400 133,084,836
2071 4,235,126 133,419,916
2070 4,206,800 133,733,411
2069 4,177,044 134,020,647
2068 4,145,996 134,283,663
2067 4,114,778 134,528,603
2066 4,083,481 134,744,843
2065 4,049,028 134,949,800
2064 4,014,305 135,128,431
2063 3,978,845 135,285,603
2062 3,942,144 135,425,056
2061 3,904,704 135,539,763
2060 3,868,649 135,631,085
2059 3,829,775 135,698,075
2058 3,790,102 135,730,163
2057 3,750,628 135,736,069
2056 3,711,479 135,720,219
2055 3,670,706 135,665,249
2054 3,627,775 135,570,794
2053 3,586,800 135,440,724
2052 3,544,101 135,273,857
2051 3,499,300 135,054,258
2050 3,453,604 134,793,554
2049 3,406,207 134,483,048
2048 3,359,168 134,131,716
2047 3,310,573 133,731,695
2046 3,263,932 133,281,676
2045 3,215,095 132,787,906
2044 3,167,811 132,252,742
2043 3,120,502 131,678,840
2042 3,073,261 131,067,112
2041 3,026,226 130,419,312
2040 2,978,546 129,735,394
2039 2,929,745 129,020,366
2038 2,881,381 128,266,374
2037 2,833,162 127,482,230
2036 2,783,763 126,671,125
2035 2,736,596 125,841,025
2034 2,688,639 124,990,553
2033 2,638,770 124,123,848
2032 2,589,298 123,246,040
2031 2,540,343 122,359,182
2030 2,492,311 121,453,322
2029 2,444,595 120,538,221
2028 2,396,565 119,609,503
2027 2,347,456 118,675,486
2026 2,298,738 117,737,984
2025 2,249,807 116,792,787
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% 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 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

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 2.2% 0.82%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Philippines
Current population
2311915
117991570
Population rank 146/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.42%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
33.1 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 113/197
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 - -1,712 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 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 (1960–2024, 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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