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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 141,906,741 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 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Russia
2100 4,713,717 124,983,377
2099 4,706,710 125,086,144
2098 4,700,179 125,186,329
2097 4,692,465 125,264,415
2096 4,683,547 125,354,177
2095 4,675,216 125,422,006
2094 4,663,709 125,474,373
2093 4,652,393 125,529,632
2092 4,640,186 125,604,261
2091 4,629,025 125,652,742
2090 4,617,372 125,707,894
2089 4,605,435 125,760,026
2088 4,592,696 125,810,124
2087 4,579,003 125,858,116
2086 4,563,387 125,926,035
2085 4,547,611 126,001,913
2084 4,530,795 126,076,414
2083 4,515,144 126,151,046
2082 4,498,757 126,234,371
2081 4,482,173 126,317,768
2080 4,462,572 126,414,511
2079 4,441,414 126,534,688
2078 4,419,851 126,674,591
2077 4,396,170 126,830,956
2076 4,371,588 126,982,766
2075 4,344,499 127,165,304
2074 4,319,080 127,362,143
2073 4,291,330 127,576,856
2072 4,263,400 127,802,632
2071 4,235,126 128,080,998
2070 4,206,800 128,353,977
2069 4,177,044 128,642,208
2068 4,145,996 128,920,237
2067 4,114,778 129,203,483
2066 4,083,481 129,511,983
2065 4,049,028 129,842,007
2064 4,014,305 130,177,089
2063 3,978,845 130,522,107
2062 3,942,144 130,851,664
2061 3,904,704 131,200,160
2060 3,868,649 131,526,812
2059 3,829,775 131,884,461
2058 3,790,102 132,247,211
2057 3,750,628 132,584,941
2056 3,711,479 132,925,501
2055 3,670,706 133,271,436
2054 3,627,775 133,595,068
2053 3,586,800 133,914,243
2052 3,544,101 134,180,223
2051 3,499,300 134,443,510
2050 3,453,604 134,687,487
2049 3,406,207 134,909,323
2048 3,359,168 135,117,641
2047 3,310,573 135,311,492
2046 3,263,932 135,482,008
2045 3,215,095 135,664,379
2044 3,167,811 135,863,165
2043 3,120,502 136,085,277
2042 3,073,261 136,307,658
2041 3,026,226 136,557,818
2040 2,978,546 136,821,807
2039 2,929,745 137,122,219
2038 2,881,381 137,433,644
2037 2,833,162 137,770,811
2036 2,783,763 138,118,955
2035 2,736,596 138,478,809
2034 2,688,639 138,852,689
2033 2,638,770 139,237,595
2032 2,589,298 139,635,142
2031 2,540,343 140,058,187
2030 2,492,311 140,453,528
2029 2,444,595 140,840,370
2028 2,396,565 141,214,141
2027 2,347,456 141,580,416
2026 2,298,738 141,906,741
2025 2,249,807 142,772,403
2024 2,201,352 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 49.4% to 3,453,604 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 125M 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 2.2% -0.53%
2024 2.23% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Russia
Current population
2311915
141906741
Population rank 146/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.71%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 -801
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 177/197
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 - -1,712 - -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 2026-04-06).

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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, 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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