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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 2,999,260 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Qatar's population is 1.3 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 136th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3M (208.3% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Qatar
2100 4,713,717 6,864,512
2099 4,706,710 6,795,697
2098 4,700,179 6,726,889
2097 4,692,465 6,658,115
2096 4,683,547 6,589,399
2095 4,675,216 6,520,903
2094 4,663,709 6,452,670
2093 4,652,393 6,384,792
2092 4,640,186 6,317,235
2091 4,629,025 6,249,912
2090 4,617,372 6,182,993
2089 4,605,435 6,116,439
2088 4,592,696 6,050,282
2087 4,579,003 5,984,646
2086 4,563,387 5,919,506
2085 4,547,611 5,854,810
2084 4,530,795 5,790,733
2083 4,515,144 5,727,107
2082 4,498,757 5,663,726
2081 4,482,173 5,600,872
2080 4,462,572 5,538,952
2079 4,441,414 5,477,309
2078 4,419,851 5,416,092
2077 4,396,170 5,355,430
2076 4,371,588 5,295,298
2075 4,344,499 5,235,611
2074 4,319,080 5,176,349
2073 4,291,330 5,117,758
2072 4,263,400 5,059,696
2071 4,235,126 5,002,249
2070 4,206,800 4,945,273
2069 4,177,044 4,888,911
2068 4,145,996 4,833,090
2067 4,114,778 4,777,814
2066 4,083,481 4,723,056
2065 4,049,028 4,668,810
2064 4,014,305 4,614,957
2063 3,978,845 4,561,622
2062 3,942,144 4,509,442
2061 3,904,704 4,457,910
2060 3,868,649 4,406,963
2059 3,829,775 4,356,604
2058 3,790,102 4,306,842
2057 3,750,628 4,257,533
2056 3,711,479 4,208,980
2055 3,670,706 4,160,635
2054 3,627,775 4,113,078
2053 3,586,800 4,065,870
2052 3,544,101 4,019,393
2051 3,499,300 3,973,445
2050 3,453,604 3,927,949
2049 3,406,207 3,882,963
2048 3,359,168 3,838,380
2047 3,310,573 3,794,282
2046 3,263,932 3,750,671
2045 3,215,095 3,707,573
2044 3,167,811 3,665,008
2043 3,120,502 3,623,031
2042 3,073,261 3,581,673
2041 3,026,226 3,540,989
2040 2,978,546 3,500,991
2039 2,929,745 3,461,758
2038 2,881,381 3,423,310
2037 2,833,162 3,385,696
2036 2,783,763 3,348,948
2035 2,736,596 3,313,100
2034 2,688,639 3,278,067
2033 2,638,770 3,243,892
2032 2,589,298 3,210,644
2031 2,540,343 3,178,257
2030 2,492,311 3,146,733
2029 2,444,595 3,112,748
2028 2,396,565 3,075,676
2027 2,347,456 3,035,492
2026 2,298,738 2,985,826
2025 2,249,807 2,926,071
2024 2,201,352 2,857,822
2023 2,153,339 2,656,032
2022 2,105,529 2,657,333
2021 2,058,841 2,504,910
2020 2,013,255 2,794,148
2019 1,967,696 2,638,657
2018 1,922,168 2,580,734
2017 1,877,072 2,545,820
2016 1,831,893 2,477,113
2015 1,786,457 2,344,557
2014 1,741,122 2,151,745
2013 1,695,973 1,916,426
2012 1,651,417 1,722,438
2011 1,608,076 1,624,761
2010 1,566,347 1,616,832
2009 1,526,377 1,608,903
2008 1,488,054 1,426,938
2007 1,450,986 1,208,595
2006 1,415,303 972,831
2005 1,381,585 825,408
2004 1,349,563 773,332
2003 1,318,806 744,682
2002 1,289,307 711,205
2001 1,261,273 677,925
2000 1,234,741 644,989
1999 1,210,206 612,500
1998 1,187,473 580,540
1997 1,165,545 550,500
1996 1,143,535 529,019
1995 1,119,949 514,325
1994 1,092,031 499,459
1993 1,058,745 484,545
1992 1,024,356 469,657
1991 994,639 454,853
1990 973,669 440,175
1989 957,789 425,646
1988 942,061 411,264
1987 926,862 397,005
1986 912,126 382,422
1985 897,697 365,940
1984 883,519 347,878
1983 869,592 329,709
1982 855,891 311,537
1981 842,432 293,553
1980 829,303 275,913
1979 819,867 258,670
1978 791,694 241,808
1977 741,789 225,285
1976 694,191 209,052
1975 650,966 193,087
1974 613,338 177,362
1973 592,808 161,841
1972 586,620 146,506
1971 586,221 131,346
1970 584,403 116,350
1969 581,610 103,025
1968 578,170 91,749
1967 569,011 81,439
1966 566,908 72,192
1965 575,005 64,065
1964 588,543 56,867
1963 594,418 50,380
1962 589,474 44,630
1961 582,532 39,680
1960 577,633 36,010

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/qatar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 136th 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 Qatar will increase by 31% to 3,927,949 people and rank change from 136th to 134th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 6.86M people in 2100 for Qatar.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Qatar
2100 0.15% 1.01%
2099 0.14% 1.02%
2098 0.16% 1.03%
2097 0.19% 1.04%
2096 0.18% 1.05%
2095 0.25% 1.06%
2094 0.24% 1.06%
2093 0.26% 1.07%
2092 0.24% 1.08%
2091 0.25% 1.08%
2090 0.26% 1.09%
2089 0.28% 1.09%
2088 0.3% 1.1%
2087 0.34% 1.1%
2086 0.35% 1.11%
2085 0.37% 1.11%
2084 0.35% 1.11%
2083 0.36% 1.12%
2082 0.37% 1.12%
2081 0.44% 1.12%
2080 0.48% 1.13%
2079 0.49% 1.13%
2078 0.54% 1.13%
2077 0.56% 1.14%
2076 0.62% 1.14%
2075 0.59% 1.14%
2074 0.65% 1.14%
2073 0.66% 1.15%
2072 0.67% 1.15%
2071 0.67% 1.15%
2070 0.71% 1.15%
2069 0.75% 1.15%
2068 0.76% 1.16%
2067 0.77% 1.16%
2066 0.85% 1.16%
2065 0.86% 1.17%
2064 0.89% 1.17%
2063 0.93% 1.16%
2062 0.96% 1.16%
2061 0.93% 1.16%
2060 1.02% 1.16%
2059 1.05% 1.16%
2058 1.05% 1.16%
2057 1.05% 1.15%
2056 1.11% 1.16%
2055 1.18% 1.16%
2054 1.14% 1.16%
2053 1.2% 1.16%
2052 1.28% 1.16%
2051 1.32% 1.16%
2050 1.39% 1.16%
2049 1.4% 1.16%
2048 1.47% 1.16%
2047 1.43% 1.16%
2046 1.52% 1.16%
2045 1.49% 1.16%
2044 1.52% 1.16%
2043 1.54% 1.15%
2042 1.55% 1.15%
2041 1.6% 1.14%
2040 1.67% 1.13%
2039 1.68% 1.12%
2038 1.7% 1.11%
2037 1.77% 1.1%
2036 1.72% 1.08%
2035 1.78% 1.07%
2034 1.89% 1.05%
2033 1.91% 1.04%
2032 1.93% 1.02%
2031 1.93% 1%
2030 1.95% 1.09%
2029 2% 1.21%
2028 2.09% 1.32%
2027 2.12% 1.66%
2026 2.17% 2.04%
2025 2.2% 2.39%
2024 2.23% 7.6%
2023 2.27% -0.05%
2022 2.27% 6.08%
2021 2.26% -10.4%
2020 2.32% 5.89%
2019 2.37% 2.24%
2018 2.4% 1.37%
2017 2.47% 2.77%
2016 2.54% 5.65%
2015 2.6% 8.96%
2014 2.66% 12.3%
2013 2.7% 11.3%
2012 2.7% 6.01%
2011 2.66% 0.49%
2010 2.62% 0.49%
2009 2.58% 12.8%
2008 2.55% 18.1%
2007 2.52% 24.2%
2006 2.44% 17.9%
2005 2.37% 6.73%
2004 2.33% 3.85%
2003 2.29% 4.71%
2002 2.22% 4.91%
2001 2.15% 5.11%
2000 2.03% 5.3%
1999 1.91% 5.51%
1998 1.88% 5.46%
1997 1.92% 4.06%
1996 2.11% 2.86%
1995 2.56% 2.98%
1994 3.14% 3.08%
1993 3.36% 3.17%
1992 2.99% 3.25%
1991 2.15% 3.33%
1990 1.66% 3.41%
1989 1.67% 3.5%
1988 1.64% 3.59%
1987 1.62% 3.81%
1986 1.61% 4.5%
1985 1.6% 5.19%
1984 1.6% 5.51%
1983 1.6% 5.83%
1982 1.6% 6.13%
1981 1.58% 6.39%
1980 1.15% 6.67%
1979 3.56% 6.97%
1978 6.73% 7.33%
1977 6.86% 7.77%
1976 6.64% 8.27%
1975 6.13% 8.87%
1974 3.46% 9.59%
1973 1.05% 10.5%
1972 0.07% 11.5%
1971 0.31% 12.9%
1970 0.48% 12.9%
1969 0.59% 12.3%
1968 1.61% 12.7%
1967 0.37% 12.8%
1966 -1.41% 12.7%
1965 -2.3% 12.7%
1964 -0.99% 12.9%
1963 0.84% 12.9%
1962 1.19% 12.5%
1961 0.85% 10.2%

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/qatar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Qatar's population grew by 7.6%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Qatar
Current population
2311915
2999260
Population rank 146/197 136/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.04%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.6 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
20 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline +132 +553
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +201,790
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +7.6%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 1/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +36,288
Net migration rank 96/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 36,288
2024 - -1,712 - 46,105
2023 49,498 -1,400 23,845 39,995
2022 48,920 -1,400 24,360 80,004
2021 47,242 -1,395 21,297 24,501
2020 46,718 -1,394 25,128 -50,433
2019 47,196 -1,395 24,112 10,557
2018 46,659 -1,396 23,340 12,465
2017 46,318 -1,398 23,244 46,719
2016 46,814 -1,392 22,416 119,725
2015 46,846 -1,393 22,568 177,467
2014 46,615 -1,393 21,699 194,712
2013 46,472 -1,395 19,669 133,520
2012 45,480 -1,442 17,681 77,091
2011 44,405 -1,760 16,543 77,228
2010 43,067 -2,257 16,225 90,620
2009 41,950 -2,821 15,595 123,217
2008 40,841 -3,313 14,062 165,572
2007 40,288 -3,676 11,351 245,703
2006 38,886 -4,142 10,225 204,236
2005 37,347 -4,662 11,392 68,993
2004 36,495 -5,144 11,242 12,531
2003 35,649 -5,487 11,291 22,234
2002 34,561 -5,712 11,062 22,356
2001 33,461 -6,239 10,683 22,456
2000 32,816 -6,971 9,974 22,769
1999 30,916 -7,686 9,431 22,815
1998 30,390 -8,163 9,055 22,618
1997 29,792 -8,176 8,846 19,547
1996 29,778 -7,369 9,049 5,517
1995 29,142 -4,376 9,186 5,634
1994 27,895 3,174 9,257 5,660
1993 26,943 8,562 9,250 5,670
1992 25,747 7,531 9,189 5,670
1991 24,527 1,621 9,182 5,562
1990 23,936 -8,151 9,388 5,216
1989 24,286 -8,296 9,407 5,045
1988 23,940 -8,473 9,198 5,118
1987 23,549 -8,622 8,806 5,405
1986 23,301 -8,748 8,439 6,512
1985 23,116 -8,812 8,212 9,797
1984 22,861 -8,812 7,997 10,113
1983 22,542 -8,729 7,765 10,462
1982 22,131 -8,539 7,489 10,634
1981 21,611 -8,291 7,202 10,644
1980 21,024 -8,086 6,894 10,540
1979 19,736 -13,801 6,579 10,466
1978 17,468 32,936 6,246 10,434
1977 15,484 33,922 5,925 10,445
1976 13,688 32,113 5,598 10,494
1975 11,998 28,645 5,289 10,549
1974 10,321 24,290 5,015 10,603
1973 8,430 -1,985 4,780 10,641
1972 7,911 -1,985 4,581 10,663
1971 8,183 -13,302 4,433 10,644
1970 7,632 1,123 4,346 10,579
1969 7,857 -11,033 3,941 7,790
1968 7,289 2,769 3,547 7,266
1967 6,742 1,516 3,167 6,637
1966 6,955 -11,006 2,811 5,880
1965 7,789 -19,928 2,472 5,083
1964 8,989 -23,936 2,150 4,686
1963 9,190 -5,993 1,854 4,283
1962 10,662 -3,960 1,589 3,773
1961 10,756 -3,575 1,357 3,186
1960 10,618 -8,007 1,220 1,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/qatar | 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 Qatar 26.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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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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