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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 61.4 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Russia
2100 4,713,104 125,631,984
2099 4,706,098 125,735,285
2098 4,699,568 125,835,990
2097 4,691,855 125,914,480
2096 4,682,938 126,004,709
2095 4,674,608 126,072,890
2094 4,663,103 126,125,529
2093 4,651,788 126,181,074
2092 4,639,582 126,256,091
2091 4,628,423 126,304,823
2090 4,616,772 126,360,262
2089 4,604,837 126,412,664
2088 4,592,099 126,463,022
2087 4,578,407 126,511,263
2086 4,562,793 126,579,534
2085 4,547,020 126,655,806
2084 4,530,206 126,730,694
2083 4,514,557 126,805,713
2082 4,498,172 126,889,471
2081 4,481,590 126,973,300
2080 4,461,992 127,070,546
2079 4,440,836 127,191,346
2078 4,419,277 127,331,975
2077 4,395,599 127,489,152
2076 4,371,019 127,641,749
2075 4,343,934 127,825,235
2074 4,318,519 128,023,096
2073 4,290,772 128,238,922
2072 4,262,846 128,465,870
2071 4,234,576 128,745,681
2070 4,206,253 129,020,076
2069 4,176,501 129,309,803
2068 4,145,457 129,589,275
2067 4,114,243 129,873,991
2066 4,082,951 130,184,092
2065 4,048,502 130,515,828
2064 4,013,784 130,852,649
2063 3,978,328 131,199,458
2062 3,941,631 131,530,725
2061 3,904,197 131,881,030
2060 3,868,146 132,209,377
2059 3,829,277 132,568,882
2058 3,789,609 132,933,515
2057 3,750,140 133,272,997
2056 3,710,996 133,615,325
2055 3,670,229 133,963,055
2054 3,627,303 134,288,366
2053 3,586,333 134,609,198
2052 3,543,640 134,876,558
2051 3,498,845 135,141,211
2050 3,453,155 135,386,454
2049 3,405,764 135,609,441
2048 3,358,731 135,818,840
2047 3,310,142 136,013,698
2046 3,263,507 136,185,098
2045 3,214,677 136,368,416
2044 3,167,400 136,568,234
2043 3,120,097 136,791,498
2042 3,072,862 137,015,033
2041 3,025,833 137,266,491
2040 2,978,159 137,531,851
2039 2,929,364 137,833,822
2038 2,881,007 138,146,863
2037 2,832,794 138,485,780
2036 2,783,401 138,835,731
2035 2,736,240 139,197,452
2034 2,688,290 139,573,272
2033 2,638,427 139,960,175
2032 2,588,961 140,359,785
2031 2,540,013 140,785,026
2030 2,491,987 141,182,418
2029 2,444,278 141,571,268
2028 2,396,253 141,946,979
2027 2,347,151 142,315,155
2026 2,298,439 142,643,173
2025 2,249,515 143,513,328
2024 2,201,352 143,669,648
2023 2,153,339 143,826,130
2022 2,105,529 144,236,933
2021 2,058,841 144,746,762
2020 2,013,255 145,245,148
2019 1,967,696 145,453,291
2018 1,922,168 145,398,106
2017 1,877,072 145,293,260
2016 1,831,893 145,015,460
2015 1,786,457 144,640,716
2014 1,741,122 144,237,223
2013 1,695,973 143,805,638
2012 1,651,417 143,378,447
2011 1,608,076 143,018,195
2010 1,566,347 142,849,468
2009 1,526,377 142,785,348
2008 1,488,054 142,742,366
2007 1,450,986 142,805,114
2006 1,415,303 143,049,637
2005 1,381,585 143,518,814
2004 1,349,563 144,067,316
2003 1,318,806 144,648,618
2002 1,289,307 145,306,497
2001 1,261,273 145,976,482
2000 1,234,741 146,596,869
1999 1,210,206 147,214,776
1998 1,187,473 147,670,784
1997 1,165,545 147,915,361
1996 1,143,535 148,160,129
1995 1,119,949 148,375,787
1994 1,092,031 148,407,912
1993 1,058,745 148,458,777
1992 1,024,356 148,538,197
1991 994,639 148,394,216
1990 973,669 147,969,406
1989 957,789 147,721,000
1988 942,061 146,857,000
1987 926,862 145,908,000
1986 912,126 144,894,000
1985 897,697 143,858,000
1984 883,519 142,745,000
1983 869,592 141,668,000
1982 855,891 140,823,000
1981 842,432 139,941,000
1980 829,303 139,010,000
1979 819,867 138,027,000
1978 791,694 137,060,000
1977 741,789 136,100,000
1976 694,191 135,147,000
1975 650,966 134,200,000
1974 613,338 133,432,000
1973 592,808 132,669,000
1972 586,620 131,909,000
1971 586,221 131,155,000
1970 584,403 130,404,000
1969 581,610 129,664,000
1968 578,170 128,928,000
1967 569,011 128,196,000
1966 566,908 127,468,000
1965 575,005 126,745,000
1964 588,543 125,345,000
1963 594,418 123,960,000
1962 589,474 122,591,000
1961 582,532 121,236,000
1960 577,633 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Russia
2100 0.15% -0.08%
2099 0.14% -0.08%
2098 0.16% -0.06%
2097 0.19% -0.07%
2096 0.18% -0.05%
2095 0.25% -0.04%
2094 0.24% -0.04%
2093 0.26% -0.06%
2092 0.24% -0.04%
2091 0.25% -0.04%
2090 0.26% -0.04%
2089 0.28% -0.04%
2088 0.3% -0.04%
2087 0.34% -0.05%
2086 0.35% -0.06%
2085 0.37% -0.06%
2084 0.35% -0.06%
2083 0.36% -0.07%
2082 0.37% -0.07%
2081 0.44% -0.08%
2080 0.48% -0.09%
2079 0.49% -0.11%
2078 0.54% -0.12%
2077 0.56% -0.12%
2076 0.62% -0.14%
2075 0.59% -0.15%
2074 0.65% -0.17%
2073 0.66% -0.18%
2072 0.67% -0.22%
2071 0.67% -0.21%
2070 0.71% -0.22%
2069 0.75% -0.22%
2068 0.76% -0.22%
2067 0.77% -0.24%
2066 0.85% -0.25%
2065 0.86% -0.26%
2064 0.89% -0.26%
2063 0.93% -0.25%
2062 0.96% -0.27%
2061 0.93% -0.25%
2060 1.02% -0.27%
2059 1.05% -0.27%
2058 1.05% -0.25%
2057 1.05% -0.26%
2056 1.11% -0.26%
2055 1.18% -0.24%
2054 1.14% -0.24%
2053 1.2% -0.2%
2052 1.28% -0.2%
2051 1.32% -0.18%
2050 1.39% -0.16%
2049 1.4% -0.15%
2048 1.47% -0.14%
2047 1.43% -0.13%
2046 1.52% -0.13%
2045 1.49% -0.15%
2044 1.52% -0.16%
2043 1.54% -0.16%
2042 1.55% -0.18%
2041 1.6% -0.19%
2040 1.67% -0.22%
2039 1.68% -0.23%
2038 1.7% -0.24%
2037 1.77% -0.25%
2036 1.72% -0.26%
2035 1.78% -0.27%
2034 1.89% -0.28%
2033 1.91% -0.28%
2032 1.93% -0.3%
2031 1.93% -0.28%
2030 1.95% -0.27%
2029 2% -0.26%
2028 2.09% -0.26%
2027 2.12% -0.23%
2026 2.17% -0.61%
2025 2.19% -0.11%
2024 2.23% -0.11%
2023 2.27% -0.28%
2022 2.27% -0.35%
2021 2.26% -0.34%
2020 2.32% -0.14%
2019 2.37% 0.04%
2018 2.4% 0.07%
2017 2.47% 0.19%
2016 2.54% 0.26%
2015 2.6% 0.28%
2014 2.66% 0.3%
2013 2.7% 0.3%
2012 2.7% 0.25%
2011 2.66% 0.12%
2010 2.62% 0.04%
2009 2.58% 0.03%
2008 2.55% -0.04%
2007 2.52% -0.17%
2006 2.44% -0.33%
2005 2.37% -0.38%
2004 2.33% -0.4%
2003 2.29% -0.45%
2002 2.22% -0.46%
2001 2.15% -0.42%
2000 2.03% -0.42%
1999 1.91% -0.31%
1998 1.88% -0.17%
1997 1.92% -0.17%
1996 2.11% -0.15%
1995 2.56% -0.02%
1994 3.14% -0.03%
1993 3.36% -0.05%
1992 2.99% 0.1%
1991 2.15% 0.29%
1990 1.66% 0.17%
1989 1.67% 0.59%
1988 1.64% 0.65%
1987 1.62% 0.7%
1986 1.61% 0.72%
1985 1.6% 0.78%
1984 1.6% 0.76%
1983 1.6% 0.6%
1982 1.6% 0.63%
1981 1.58% 0.67%
1980 1.15% 0.71%
1979 3.56% 0.71%
1978 6.73% 0.71%
1977 6.86% 0.71%
1976 6.64% 0.71%
1975 6.13% 0.58%
1974 3.46% 0.58%
1973 1.05% 0.58%
1972 0.07% 0.57%
1971 0.31% 0.58%
1970 0.48% 0.57%
1969 0.59% 0.57%
1968 1.61% 0.57%
1967 0.37% 0.57%
1966 -1.41% 0.57%
1965 -2.3% 1.12%
1964 -0.99% 1.12%
1963 0.84% 1.12%
1962 1.19% 1.12%
1961 0.85% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Russia
Current population
2323460
142643173
Population rank 146/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.72%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 -428
Annual growth/decline +48,163 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 166/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -251,822
Net migration rank 96/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -251,822
2024 49,642 -1,712 -574,678 -178,042
2023 49,498 -1,400 -503,392 27,807
2022 48,920 -1,400 -576,948 765,629
2021 47,242 -1,395 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 46,718 -1,394 -697,177 334,094
2019 47,196 -1,395 -319,997 336,494
2018 46,659 -1,396 -232,637 339,972
2017 46,318 -1,398 -130,764 396,619
2016 46,814 -1,392 0 447,645
2015 46,846 -1,393 43,392 384,756
2014 46,615 -1,393 28,848 264,698
2013 46,472 -1,395 28,761 289,872
2012 45,480 -1,442 0 285,977
2011 44,405 -1,760 -128,716 309,377
2010 43,067 -2,257 -242,844 307,555
2009 41,950 -2,821 -257,014 350,206
2008 40,841 -3,313 -356,856 360,840
2007 40,288 -3,676 -471,257 365,717
2006 38,886 -4,142 -686,638 308,370
2005 37,347 -4,662 -846,761 263,541
2004 36,495 -5,144 -792,370 261,519
2003 35,649 -5,487 -896,822 256,804
2002 34,561 -5,712 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 33,461 -6,239 -963,445 259,614
2000 32,816 -6,971 -967,540 550,401
1999 30,916 -7,686 -927,453 375,468
1998 30,390 -8,163 -694,053 528,135
1997 29,792 -8,176 -769,159 541,387
1996 29,778 -7,369 -785,248 587,171
1995 29,142 -4,376 -845,742 723,875
1994 27,895 3,174 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 26,943 8,562 -757,140 507,229
1992 25,747 7,531 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 24,527 1,621 103,876 125,505
1990 23,936 -8,151 325,533 299,863
1989 24,286 -8,296 576,112 89,400
1988 23,940 -8,473 778,343 269,862
1987 23,549 -8,622 977,583 275,611
1986 23,301 -8,748 985,279 283,553
1985 23,116 -8,812 762,447 280,614
1984 22,861 -8,812 756,548 247,026
1983 22,542 -8,729 906,676 200,159
1982 22,131 -8,539 830,855 107,520
1981 21,611 -8,291 713,700 36,686
1980 21,024 -8,086 681,149 10,440
1979 19,736 -13,801 690,135 -5,791
1978 17,468 32,936 812,766 108,882
1977 15,484 33,922 832,932 122,316
1976 13,688 32,113 852,237 113,851
1975 11,998 28,645 843,850 80,069
1974 10,321 24,290 883,186 -51,759
1973 8,430 -1,985 846,561 -107,568
1972 7,911 -1,985 872,050 -111,168
1971 8,183 -13,302 854,999 -134,968
1970 7,632 1,123 785,554 -264,464
1969 7,857 -11,033 753,088 -64,643
1968 7,289 2,769 787,621 -83,221
1967 6,742 1,516 854,554 -116,029
1966 6,955 -11,006 989,279 -111,360
1965 7,789 -19,928 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 8,989 -23,936 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 9,190 -5,993 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 10,662 -3,960 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 10,756 -3,575 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 10,618 -8,007 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/russia | CC BY

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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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