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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 15.5 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Poland
2100 4,713,717 18,350,017
2099 4,706,710 18,541,227
2098 4,700,179 18,733,999
2097 4,692,465 18,928,169
2096 4,683,547 19,125,003
2095 4,675,216 19,323,203
2094 4,663,709 19,525,085
2093 4,652,393 19,730,030
2092 4,640,186 19,938,529
2091 4,629,025 20,151,135
2090 4,617,372 20,368,308
2089 4,605,435 20,589,970
2088 4,592,696 20,817,398
2087 4,579,003 21,050,137
2086 4,563,387 21,288,179
2085 4,547,611 21,531,674
2084 4,530,795 21,780,998
2083 4,515,144 22,036,816
2082 4,498,757 22,298,479
2081 4,482,173 22,565,373
2080 4,462,572 22,836,875
2079 4,441,414 23,113,773
2078 4,419,851 23,393,434
2077 4,396,170 23,679,569
2076 4,371,588 23,968,050
2075 4,344,499 24,259,763
2074 4,319,080 24,554,480
2073 4,291,330 24,852,006
2072 4,263,400 25,149,886
2071 4,235,126 25,447,869
2070 4,206,800 25,745,140
2069 4,177,044 26,042,079
2068 4,145,996 26,337,963
2067 4,114,778 26,632,110
2066 4,083,481 26,923,643
2065 4,049,028 27,211,946
2064 4,014,305 27,497,263
2063 3,978,845 27,778,871
2062 3,942,144 28,055,433
2061 3,904,704 28,328,948
2060 3,868,649 28,597,687
2059 3,829,775 28,864,377
2058 3,790,102 29,125,961
2057 3,750,628 29,384,759
2056 3,711,479 29,641,101
2055 3,670,706 29,893,868
2054 3,627,775 30,142,942
2053 3,586,800 30,389,214
2052 3,544,101 30,630,763
2051 3,499,300 30,871,146
2050 3,453,604 31,107,894
2049 3,406,207 31,341,718
2048 3,359,168 31,572,273
2047 3,310,573 31,800,868
2046 3,263,932 32,026,873
2045 3,215,095 32,250,757
2044 3,167,811 32,471,522
2043 3,120,502 32,690,423
2042 3,073,261 32,906,811
2041 3,026,226 33,118,473
2040 2,978,546 33,328,426
2039 2,929,745 33,535,096
2038 2,881,381 33,738,091
2037 2,833,162 33,936,906
2036 2,783,763 34,133,190
2035 2,736,596 34,323,827
2034 2,688,639 34,511,159
2033 2,638,770 34,693,880
2032 2,589,298 34,872,593
2031 2,540,343 35,046,775
2030 2,492,311 35,213,577
2029 2,444,595 35,374,919
2028 2,396,565 35,527,083
2027 2,347,456 35,671,012
2026 2,298,738 35,806,942
2025 2,249,807 36,233,346
2024 2,201,352 36,559,233
2023 2,153,339 36,687,353
2022 2,105,529 36,821,749
2021 2,058,841 36,981,559
2020 2,013,255 37,515,748
2019 1,967,696 37,965,475
2018 1,922,168 37,974,750
2017 1,877,072 37,974,826
2016 1,831,893 37,970,087
2015 1,786,457 37,986,412
2014 1,741,122 38,011,735
2013 1,695,973 38,040,196
2012 1,651,417 38,063,164
2011 1,608,076 38,063,255
2010 1,566,347 38,042,794
2009 1,526,377 38,151,603
2008 1,488,054 38,125,759
2007 1,450,986 38,120,560
2006 1,415,303 38,141,267
2005 1,381,585 38,165,445
2004 1,349,563 38,182,222
2003 1,318,806 38,204,570
2002 1,289,307 38,230,364
2001 1,261,273 38,248,076
2000 1,234,741 38,258,629
1999 1,210,206 38,660,271
1998 1,187,473 38,663,481
1997 1,165,545 38,649,660
1996 1,143,535 38,624,370
1995 1,119,949 38,594,998
1994 1,092,031 38,542,652
1993 1,058,745 38,461,408
1992 1,024,356 38,363,667
1991 994,639 38,246,193
1990 973,669 38,110,782
1989 957,789 37,961,529
1988 942,061 37,824,487
1987 926,862 37,668,045
1986 912,126 37,456,119
1985 897,697 37,201,885
1984 883,519 36,904,134
1983 869,592 36,571,808
1982 855,891 36,230,481
1981 842,432 35,898,587
1980 829,303 35,574,150
1979 819,867 35,247,217
1978 791,694 34,965,600
1977 741,789 34,689,050
1976 694,191 34,356,300
1975 650,966 34,015,199
1974 613,338 33,678,899
1973 592,808 33,357,200
1972 586,620 33,055,650
1971 586,221 32,783,500
1970 584,403 32,664,300
1969 581,610 32,548,300
1968 578,170 32,294,655
1967 569,011 31,987,155
1966 566,908 31,681,000
1965 575,005 31,444,950
1964 588,543 31,139,450
1963 594,418 30,712,000
1962 589,474 30,308,500
1961 582,532 29,964,000
1960 577,633 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Poland
2100 0.15% -1.03%
2099 0.14% -1.03%
2098 0.16% -1.03%
2097 0.19% -1.03%
2096 0.18% -1.03%
2095 0.25% -1.03%
2094 0.24% -1.04%
2093 0.26% -1.05%
2092 0.24% -1.06%
2091 0.25% -1.07%
2090 0.26% -1.08%
2089 0.28% -1.09%
2088 0.3% -1.11%
2087 0.34% -1.12%
2086 0.35% -1.13%
2085 0.37% -1.14%
2084 0.35% -1.16%
2083 0.36% -1.17%
2082 0.37% -1.18%
2081 0.44% -1.19%
2080 0.48% -1.2%
2079 0.49% -1.2%
2078 0.54% -1.21%
2077 0.56% -1.2%
2076 0.62% -1.2%
2075 0.59% -1.2%
2074 0.65% -1.2%
2073 0.66% -1.18%
2072 0.67% -1.17%
2071 0.67% -1.15%
2070 0.71% -1.14%
2069 0.75% -1.12%
2068 0.76% -1.1%
2067 0.77% -1.08%
2066 0.85% -1.06%
2065 0.86% -1.04%
2064 0.89% -1.01%
2063 0.93% -0.99%
2062 0.96% -0.97%
2061 0.93% -0.94%
2060 1.02% -0.92%
2059 1.05% -0.9%
2058 1.05% -0.88%
2057 1.05% -0.86%
2056 1.11% -0.85%
2055 1.18% -0.83%
2054 1.14% -0.81%
2053 1.2% -0.79%
2052 1.28% -0.78%
2051 1.32% -0.76%
2050 1.39% -0.75%
2049 1.4% -0.73%
2048 1.47% -0.72%
2047 1.43% -0.71%
2046 1.52% -0.69%
2045 1.49% -0.68%
2044 1.52% -0.67%
2043 1.54% -0.66%
2042 1.55% -0.64%
2041 1.6% -0.63%
2040 1.67% -0.62%
2039 1.68% -0.6%
2038 1.7% -0.59%
2037 1.77% -0.58%
2036 1.72% -0.56%
2035 1.78% -0.54%
2034 1.89% -0.53%
2033 1.91% -0.51%
2032 1.93% -0.5%
2031 1.93% -0.47%
2030 1.95% -0.46%
2029 2% -0.43%
2028 2.09% -0.4%
2027 2.12% -0.38%
2026 2.17% -1.18%
2025 2.2% -0.89%
2024 2.23% -0.35%
2023 2.27% -0.36%
2022 2.27% -0.43%
2021 2.26% -1.42%
2020 2.32% -1.18%
2019 2.37% -0.02%
2018 2.4% -0%
2017 2.47% 0.01%
2016 2.54% -0.04%
2015 2.6% -0.07%
2014 2.66% -0.07%
2013 2.7% -0.06%
2012 2.7% -0%
2011 2.66% 0.05%
2010 2.62% -0.29%
2009 2.58% 0.07%
2008 2.55% 0.01%
2007 2.52% -0.05%
2006 2.44% -0.06%
2005 2.37% -0.04%
2004 2.33% -0.06%
2003 2.29% -0.07%
2002 2.22% -0.05%
2001 2.15% -0.03%
2000 2.03% -1.04%
1999 1.91% -0.008%
1998 1.88% 0.04%
1997 1.92% 0.07%
1996 2.11% 0.08%
1995 2.56% 0.14%
1994 3.14% 0.21%
1993 3.36% 0.25%
1992 2.99% 0.31%
1991 2.15% 0.36%
1990 1.66% 0.39%
1989 1.67% 0.36%
1988 1.64% 0.42%
1987 1.62% 0.57%
1986 1.61% 0.68%
1985 1.6% 0.81%
1984 1.6% 0.91%
1983 1.6% 0.94%
1982 1.6% 0.92%
1981 1.58% 0.91%
1980 1.15% 0.93%
1979 3.56% 0.81%
1978 6.73% 0.8%
1977 6.86% 0.97%
1976 6.64% 1%
1975 6.13% 1%
1974 3.46% 0.96%
1973 1.05% 0.91%
1972 0.07% 0.83%
1971 0.31% 0.36%
1970 0.48% 0.36%
1969 0.59% 0.79%
1968 1.61% 0.96%
1967 0.37% 0.97%
1966 -1.41% 0.75%
1965 -2.3% 0.98%
1964 -0.99% 1.39%
1963 0.84% 1.33%
1962 1.19% 1.15%
1961 0.85% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Poland
Current population
2311915
35806942
Population rank 146/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.43%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -351
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 181/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -330,820
Net migration rank 96/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -330,820
2024 - -1,712 - -238,062
2023 49,498 -1,400 -135,743 -7,824
2022 48,920 -1,400 -143,605 967,744
2021 47,242 -1,395 -184,907 2,251
2020 46,718 -1,394 -120,050 3,920
2019 47,196 -1,395 -34,169 7,696
2018 46,659 -1,396 -26,582 -223
2017 46,318 -1,398 0 -21,535
2016 46,814 -1,392 -3,797 -5,675
2015 46,846 -1,393 -26,590 3,887
2014 46,615 -1,393 0 5,525
2013 46,472 -1,395 -19,020 12,402
2012 45,480 -1,442 0 4,635
2011 44,405 -1,760 11,419 45,951
2010 43,067 -2,257 38,043 119,623
2009 41,950 -2,821 30,521 -8,283
2008 40,841 -3,313 34,313 -42,288
2007 40,288 -3,676 11,436 -51,235
2006 38,886 -4,142 3,814 -68,882
2005 37,347 -4,662 -3,817 -41,942
2004 36,495 -5,144 -7,637 -38,216
2003 35,649 -5,487 -15,281 -19,039
2002 34,561 -5,712 -3,823 -16,462
2001 33,461 -6,239 3,825 -16,648
2000 32,816 -6,971 11,478 -15,921
1999 30,916 -7,686 0 -53,035
1998 30,390 -8,163 19,332 -39,509
1997 29,792 -8,176 34,785 -44,230
1996 29,778 -7,369 42,487 -45,349
1995 29,142 -4,376 46,314 -52,989
1994 27,895 3,174 96,357 -41,845
1993 26,943 8,562 103,846 -48,805
1992 25,747 7,531 118,928 -46,893
1991 24,527 1,621 141,511 -55,342
1990 23,936 -8,151 160,066 -50,339
1989 24,286 -8,296 182,215 -49,192
1988 23,940 -8,473 215,599 -101,671
1987 23,549 -8,622 226,008 -32,310
1986 23,301 -8,748 258,448 -22,520
1985 23,116 -8,812 297,615 -27,277
1984 22,861 -8,812 332,137 -18,402
1983 22,542 -8,729 373,032 -26,724
1982 22,131 -8,539 369,551 -34,980
1981 21,611 -8,291 351,806 -16,155
1980 21,024 -8,086 348,627 -42,420
1979 19,736 -13,801 366,571 -22,162
1978 17,468 32,936 339,166 -62,936
1977 15,484 33,922 353,828 -33,496
1976 13,688 32,113 367,612 -25,716
1975 11,998 28,645 350,356 -31,346
1974 10,321 24,290 346,893 -18,273
1973 8,430 -1,985 320,229 -29,335
1972 7,911 -1,985 314,028 -15,004
1971 8,183 -13,302 278,660 -31,767
1970 7,632 1,123 280,913 -66,859
1969 7,857 -11,033 270,151 -26,744
1968 7,289 2,769 280,963 -11,905
1967 6,742 1,516 275,089 -25,479
1966 6,955 -11,006 297,801 -17,158
1965 7,789 -19,928 314,450 -21,658
1964 8,989 -23,936 326,965 -23,273
1963 9,190 -5,993 359,330 -13,770
1962 10,662 -3,960 360,671 -31,021
1961 10,756 -3,575 398,521 -20,044
1960 10,618 -8,007 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/poland | 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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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