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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 14,569,341 people in Rwanda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 15,062,056 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 6.48 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +2.28% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15.1M (62% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Rwanda
2100 4,713,104 33,113,283
2099 4,706,098 33,008,545
2098 4,699,568 32,927,982
2097 4,691,855 32,853,307
2096 4,682,938 32,768,037
2095 4,674,608 32,635,508
2094 4,663,103 32,550,001
2093 4,651,788 32,416,870
2092 4,639,582 32,294,333
2091 4,628,423 32,191,262
2090 4,616,772 32,088,747
2089 4,604,837 31,892,591
2088 4,592,099 31,746,789
2087 4,578,407 31,553,150
2086 4,562,793 31,399,004
2085 4,547,020 31,254,597
2084 4,530,206 31,112,448
2083 4,514,557 30,937,106
2082 4,498,172 30,752,861
2081 4,481,590 30,576,992
2080 4,461,992 30,386,351
2079 4,440,836 30,195,560
2078 4,419,277 30,016,688
2077 4,395,599 29,819,259
2076 4,371,019 29,645,610
2075 4,343,934 29,441,964
2074 4,318,519 29,243,980
2073 4,290,772 29,025,977
2072 4,262,846 28,798,822
2071 4,234,576 28,578,302
2070 4,206,253 28,334,300
2069 4,176,501 28,121,174
2068 4,145,457 27,872,383
2067 4,114,243 27,609,059
2066 4,082,951 27,372,823
2065 4,048,502 27,101,698
2064 4,013,784 26,838,144
2063 3,978,328 26,559,838
2062 3,941,631 26,312,631
2061 3,904,197 26,001,660
2060 3,868,146 25,729,037
2059 3,829,277 25,453,407
2058 3,789,609 25,121,995
2057 3,750,140 24,853,512
2056 3,710,996 24,582,198
2055 3,670,229 24,281,895
2054 3,627,303 23,991,958
2053 3,586,333 23,705,290
2052 3,543,640 23,421,032
2051 3,498,845 23,113,700
2050 3,453,155 22,814,556
2049 3,405,764 22,498,806
2048 3,358,731 22,171,841
2047 3,310,142 21,848,486
2046 3,263,507 21,554,082
2045 3,214,677 21,228,573
2044 3,167,400 20,915,810
2043 3,120,097 20,548,490
2042 3,072,862 20,214,283
2041 3,025,833 19,845,021
2040 2,978,159 19,475,227
2039 2,929,364 19,108,842
2038 2,881,007 18,773,398
2037 2,832,794 18,433,422
2036 2,783,401 18,128,058
2035 2,736,240 17,765,049
2034 2,688,290 17,432,165
2033 2,638,427 17,100,072
2032 2,588,961 16,822,053
2031 2,540,013 16,495,903
2030 2,491,987 16,178,061
2029 2,444,278 15,868,812
2028 2,396,253 15,554,713
2027 2,347,151 15,217,275
2026 2,298,439 14,898,118
2025 2,249,515 14,569,341
2024 2,201,352 14,256,567
2023 2,153,339 13,954,471
2022 2,105,529 13,651,030
2021 2,058,841 13,355,260
2020 2,013,255 13,065,837
2019 1,967,696 12,776,103
2018 1,922,168 12,487,996
2017 1,877,072 12,202,060
2016 1,831,893 11,919,183
2015 1,786,457 11,640,022
2014 1,741,122 11,364,757
2013 1,695,973 11,093,340
2012 1,651,417 10,829,901
2011 1,608,076 10,573,733
2010 1,566,347 10,317,553
2009 1,526,377 10,060,432
2008 1,488,054 9,804,269
2007 1,450,986 9,549,933
2006 1,415,303 9,299,246
2005 1,381,585 9,054,528
2004 1,349,563 8,816,844
2003 1,318,806 8,586,875
2002 1,289,307 8,400,180
2001 1,261,273 8,287,094
2000 1,234,741 8,213,931
1999 1,210,206 8,147,912
1998 1,187,473 8,081,681
1997 1,165,545 7,755,238
1996 1,143,535 6,708,764
1995 1,119,949 5,674,118
1994 1,092,031 6,792,352
1993 1,058,745 7,981,132
1992 1,024,356 7,683,266
1991 994,639 7,526,966
1990 973,669 7,375,307
1989 957,789 7,184,706
1988 942,061 6,968,071
1987 926,862 6,749,493
1986 912,126 6,531,881
1985 897,697 6,317,228
1984 883,519 6,107,627
1983 869,592 5,905,311
1982 855,891 5,711,549
1981 842,432 5,527,230
1980 829,303 5,353,259
1979 819,867 5,189,541
1978 791,694 5,035,171
1977 741,789 4,888,240
1976 694,191 4,745,954
1975 650,966 4,607,728
1974 613,338 4,474,228
1973 592,808 4,345,047
1972 586,620 4,220,335
1971 586,221 4,100,044
1970 584,403 3,980,669
1969 581,610 3,861,271
1968 578,170 3,744,010
1967 569,011 3,629,577
1966 566,908 3,521,626
1965 575,005 3,423,210
1964 588,543 3,334,834
1963 594,418 3,258,890
1962 589,474 3,186,025
1961 582,532 3,106,779
1960 577,633 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,142,873 people (a 26.4% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 51.5% to 22,814,556 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Rwanda
2100 0.15% 0.32%
2099 0.14% 0.24%
2098 0.16% 0.23%
2097 0.19% 0.26%
2096 0.18% 0.41%
2095 0.25% 0.26%
2094 0.24% 0.41%
2093 0.26% 0.38%
2092 0.24% 0.32%
2091 0.25% 0.32%
2090 0.26% 0.62%
2089 0.28% 0.46%
2088 0.3% 0.61%
2087 0.34% 0.49%
2086 0.35% 0.46%
2085 0.37% 0.46%
2084 0.35% 0.57%
2083 0.36% 0.6%
2082 0.37% 0.58%
2081 0.44% 0.63%
2080 0.48% 0.63%
2079 0.49% 0.6%
2078 0.54% 0.66%
2077 0.56% 0.59%
2076 0.62% 0.69%
2075 0.59% 0.68%
2074 0.65% 0.75%
2073 0.66% 0.79%
2072 0.67% 0.77%
2071 0.67% 0.86%
2070 0.71% 0.76%
2069 0.75% 0.89%
2068 0.76% 0.95%
2067 0.77% 0.86%
2066 0.85% 1%
2065 0.86% 0.98%
2064 0.89% 1.05%
2063 0.93% 0.94%
2062 0.96% 1.2%
2061 0.93% 1.06%
2060 1.02% 1.08%
2059 1.05% 1.32%
2058 1.05% 1.08%
2057 1.05% 1.1%
2056 1.11% 1.24%
2055 1.18% 1.21%
2054 1.14% 1.21%
2053 1.2% 1.21%
2052 1.28% 1.33%
2051 1.32% 1.31%
2050 1.39% 1.4%
2049 1.4% 1.47%
2048 1.47% 1.48%
2047 1.43% 1.37%
2046 1.52% 1.53%
2045 1.49% 1.5%
2044 1.52% 1.79%
2043 1.54% 1.65%
2042 1.55% 1.86%
2041 1.6% 1.9%
2040 1.67% 1.92%
2039 1.68% 1.79%
2038 1.7% 1.84%
2037 1.77% 1.68%
2036 1.72% 2.04%
2035 1.78% 1.91%
2034 1.89% 1.94%
2033 1.91% 1.65%
2032 1.93% 1.98%
2031 1.93% 1.96%
2030 1.95% 1.95%
2029 2% 2.02%
2028 2.09% 2.22%
2027 2.12% 2.14%
2026 2.17% 2.26%
2025 2.19% 2.19%
2024 2.23% 2.16%
2023 2.27% 2.22%
2022 2.27% 2.21%
2021 2.26% 2.22%
2020 2.32% 2.27%
2019 2.37% 2.31%
2018 2.4% 2.34%
2017 2.47% 2.37%
2016 2.54% 2.4%
2015 2.6% 2.42%
2014 2.66% 2.45%
2013 2.7% 2.43%
2012 2.7% 2.42%
2011 2.66% 2.48%
2010 2.62% 2.56%
2009 2.58% 2.61%
2008 2.55% 2.66%
2007 2.52% 2.7%
2006 2.44% 2.7%
2005 2.37% 2.7%
2004 2.33% 2.68%
2003 2.29% 2.22%
2002 2.22% 1.36%
2001 2.15% 0.89%
2000 2.03% 0.81%
1999 1.91% 0.82%
1998 1.88% 4.21%
1997 1.92% 15.6%
1996 2.11% 18.2%
1995 2.56% -16.5%
1994 3.14% -14.9%
1993 3.36% 3.88%
1992 2.99% 2.08%
1991 2.15% 2.06%
1990 1.66% 2.65%
1989 1.67% 3.11%
1988 1.64% 3.24%
1987 1.62% 3.33%
1986 1.61% 3.4%
1985 1.6% 3.43%
1984 1.6% 3.43%
1983 1.6% 3.39%
1982 1.6% 3.33%
1981 1.58% 3.25%
1980 1.15% 3.15%
1979 3.56% 3.07%
1978 6.73% 3.01%
1977 6.86% 3%
1976 6.64% 3%
1975 6.13% 2.98%
1974 3.46% 2.97%
1973 1.05% 2.96%
1972 0.07% 2.93%
1971 0.31% 3%
1970 0.48% 3.09%
1969 0.59% 3.13%
1968 1.61% 3.15%
1967 0.37% 3.07%
1966 -1.41% 2.87%
1965 -2.3% 2.65%
1964 -0.99% 2.33%
1963 0.84% 2.29%
1962 1.19% 2.55%
1961 0.85% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Rwanda
Current population
2323460
15062056
Population rank 146/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.18%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.69 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
6.25 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +857
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +312,774
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 40/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 +6,282
Net migration rank 96/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 6,282
2024 49,642 -1,712 316,025 -15,582
2023 49,498 -1,400 312,762 -9,001
2022 48,920 -1,400 312,145 -9,001
2021 47,242 -1,395 309,895 -21,492
2020 46,718 -1,394 312,692 -22,251
2019 47,196 -1,395 313,525 -24,492
2018 46,659 -1,396 312,512 -25,323
2017 46,318 -1,398 310,323 -25,634
2016 46,814 -1,392 305,549 -24,474
2015 46,846 -1,393 299,114 -21,862
2014 46,615 -1,393 292,779 -19,505
2013 46,472 -1,395 286,331 -16,779
2012 45,480 -1,442 282,584 -25,260
2011 44,405 -1,760 282,922 -27,915
2010 43,067 -2,257 286,848 -29,501
2009 41,950 -2,821 287,034 -30,128
2008 40,841 -3,313 287,334 -31,913
2007 40,288 -3,676 285,791 -32,537
2006 38,886 -4,142 282,149 -34,008
2005 37,347 -4,662 275,121 -33,830
2004 36,495 -5,144 265,273 -31,214
2003 35,649 -5,487 251,243 -25,355
2002 34,561 -5,712 239,036 -91,518
2001 33,461 -6,239 230,845 -152,197
2000 32,816 -6,971 221,276 -153,588
1999 30,916 -7,686 210,518 -146,162
1998 30,390 -8,163 197,185 -129,089
1997 29,792 -8,176 174,687 410,106
1996 29,778 -7,369 140,455 1,367,700
1995 29,142 -4,376 121,137 439,995
1994 27,895 3,174 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 26,943 8,562 183,926 236,110
1992 25,747 7,531 188,025 -12,334
1991 24,527 1,621 196,431 -59,519
1990 23,936 -8,151 207,895 -41,483
1989 24,286 -8,296 217,632 -2,826
1988 23,940 -8,473 223,759 -5,285
1987 23,549 -8,622 225,744 -7,062
1986 23,301 -8,748 225,526 -8,982
1985 23,116 -8,812 223,794 -11,031
1984 22,861 -8,812 219,337 -12,899
1983 22,542 -8,729 212,750 -14,560
1982 22,131 -8,539 205,147 -15,818
1981 21,611 -8,291 195,769 -16,453
1980 21,024 -8,086 184,988 -16,359
1979 19,736 -13,801 174,477 -15,669
1978 17,468 32,936 163,779 -13,838
1977 15,484 33,922 155,011 -11,084
1976 13,688 32,113 147,665 -7,027
1975 11,998 28,645 140,596 -4,791
1974 10,321 24,290 135,743 -4,535
1973 8,430 -1,985 131,021 -3,862
1972 7,911 -1,985 126,403 -4,156
1971 8,183 -13,302 122,567 -4,230
1970 7,632 1,123 119,273 1,149
1969 7,857 -11,033 115,394 2,983
1968 7,289 2,769 111,422 4,728
1967 6,742 1,516 108,053 4,655
1966 6,955 -11,006 105,128 -1,930
1965 7,789 -19,928 103,422 -9,774
1964 8,989 -23,936 102,562 -19,458
1963 9,190 -5,993 94,296 -25,524
1962 10,662 -3,960 102,548 -25,594
1961 10,756 -3,575 102,051 -20,508
1960 10,618 -8,007 100,627 -13,198

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,104,542 people) and 6.03% is from migration (a loss of 199,112 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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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