The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 47,017 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population statistics:
- Guinea-Bissau's population is 49.2 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.6K to 47K (0.96% growth).
Guinea-Bissau vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
| 2100 | 4,713,717 | 30,378 |
| 2099 | 4,706,710 | 30,623 |
| 2098 | 4,700,179 | 30,867 |
| 2097 | 4,692,465 | 31,107 |
| 2096 | 4,683,547 | 31,357 |
| 2095 | 4,675,216 | 31,609 |
| 2094 | 4,663,709 | 31,862 |
| 2093 | 4,652,393 | 32,117 |
| 2092 | 4,640,186 | 32,384 |
| 2091 | 4,629,025 | 32,643 |
| 2090 | 4,617,372 | 32,909 |
| 2089 | 4,605,435 | 33,176 |
| 2088 | 4,592,696 | 33,460 |
| 2087 | 4,579,003 | 33,730 |
| 2086 | 4,563,387 | 34,023 |
| 2085 | 4,547,611 | 34,300 |
| 2084 | 4,530,795 | 34,589 |
| 2083 | 4,515,144 | 34,885 |
| 2082 | 4,498,757 | 35,174 |
| 2081 | 4,482,173 | 35,474 |
| 2080 | 4,462,572 | 35,769 |
| 2079 | 4,441,414 | 36,073 |
| 2078 | 4,419,851 | 36,385 |
| 2077 | 4,396,170 | 36,689 |
| 2076 | 4,371,588 | 37,002 |
| 2075 | 4,344,499 | 37,312 |
| 2074 | 4,319,080 | 37,631 |
| 2073 | 4,291,330 | 37,927 |
| 2072 | 4,263,400 | 38,237 |
| 2071 | 4,235,126 | 38,544 |
| 2070 | 4,206,800 | 38,855 |
| 2069 | 4,177,044 | 39,151 |
| 2068 | 4,145,996 | 39,455 |
| 2067 | 4,114,778 | 39,756 |
| 2066 | 4,083,481 | 40,050 |
| 2065 | 4,049,028 | 40,346 |
| 2064 | 4,014,305 | 40,631 |
| 2063 | 3,978,845 | 40,905 |
| 2062 | 3,942,144 | 41,180 |
| 2061 | 3,904,704 | 41,445 |
| 2060 | 3,868,649 | 41,707 |
| 2059 | 3,829,775 | 41,987 |
| 2058 | 3,790,102 | 42,278 |
| 2057 | 3,750,628 | 42,562 |
| 2056 | 3,711,479 | 42,826 |
| 2055 | 3,670,706 | 43,110 |
| 2054 | 3,627,775 | 43,378 |
| 2053 | 3,586,800 | 43,647 |
| 2052 | 3,544,101 | 43,906 |
| 2051 | 3,499,300 | 44,163 |
| 2050 | 3,453,604 | 44,410 |
| 2049 | 3,406,207 | 44,628 |
| 2048 | 3,359,168 | 44,846 |
| 2047 | 3,310,573 | 45,080 |
| 2046 | 3,263,932 | 45,297 |
| 2045 | 3,215,095 | 45,514 |
| 2044 | 3,167,811 | 45,716 |
| 2043 | 3,120,502 | 45,931 |
| 2042 | 3,073,261 | 46,113 |
| 2041 | 3,026,226 | 46,276 |
| 2040 | 2,978,546 | 46,428 |
| 2039 | 2,929,745 | 46,576 |
| 2038 | 2,881,381 | 46,699 |
| 2037 | 2,833,162 | 46,809 |
| 2036 | 2,783,763 | 46,920 |
| 2035 | 2,736,596 | 47,017 |
| 2034 | 2,688,639 | 47,089 |
| 2033 | 2,638,770 | 47,128 |
| 2032 | 2,589,298 | 47,163 |
| 2031 | 2,540,343 | 47,179 |
| 2030 | 2,492,311 | 47,169 |
| 2029 | 2,444,595 | 47,144 |
| 2028 | 2,396,565 | 47,124 |
| 2027 | 2,347,456 | 47,063 |
| 2026 | 2,298,738 | 47,000 |
| 2025 | 2,249,807 | 46,923 |
| 2024 | 2,201,352 | 46,843 |
| 2023 | 2,153,339 | 46,758 |
| 2022 | 2,105,529 | 46,709 |
| 2021 | 2,058,841 | 46,763 |
| 2020 | 2,013,255 | 46,870 |
| 2019 | 1,967,696 | 46,952 |
| 2018 | 1,922,168 | 47,008 |
| 2017 | 1,877,072 | 47,050 |
| 2016 | 1,831,893 | 47,075 |
| 2015 | 1,786,457 | 47,087 |
| 2014 | 1,741,122 | 47,089 |
| 2013 | 1,695,973 | 47,069 |
| 2012 | 1,651,417 | 47,033 |
| 2011 | 1,608,076 | 46,886 |
| 2010 | 1,566,347 | 46,846 |
| 2009 | 1,526,377 | 46,916 |
| 2008 | 1,488,054 | 46,835 |
| 2007 | 1,450,986 | 46,706 |
| 2006 | 1,415,303 | 46,569 |
| 2005 | 1,381,585 | 46,437 |
| 2004 | 1,349,563 | 46,315 |
| 2003 | 1,318,806 | 46,176 |
| 2002 | 1,289,307 | 46,020 |
| 2001 | 1,261,273 | 45,761 |
| 2000 | 1,234,741 | 45,248 |
| 1999 | 1,210,206 | 44,601 |
| 1998 | 1,187,473 | 43,998 |
| 1997 | 1,165,545 | 43,428 |
| 1996 | 1,143,535 | 42,877 |
| 1995 | 1,119,949 | 42,326 |
| 1994 | 1,092,031 | 41,776 |
| 1993 | 1,058,745 | 41,242 |
| 1992 | 1,024,356 | 40,715 |
| 1991 | 994,639 | 40,358 |
| 1990 | 973,669 | 40,432 |
| 1989 | 957,789 | 40,758 |
| 1988 | 942,061 | 41,062 |
| 1987 | 926,862 | 41,348 |
| 1986 | 912,126 | 41,618 |
| 1985 | 897,697 | 41,874 |
| 1984 | 883,519 | 42,113 |
| 1983 | 869,592 | 42,334 |
| 1982 | 855,891 | 42,532 |
| 1981 | 842,432 | 42,698 |
| 1980 | 829,303 | 42,850 |
| 1979 | 819,867 | 43,033 |
| 1978 | 791,694 | 43,217 |
| 1977 | 741,789 | 43,358 |
| 1976 | 694,191 | 43,482 |
| 1975 | 650,966 | 43,606 |
| 1974 | 613,338 | 43,738 |
| 1973 | 592,808 | 43,880 |
| 1972 | 586,620 | 44,033 |
| 1971 | 586,221 | 44,206 |
| 1970 | 584,403 | 44,606 |
| 1969 | 581,610 | 45,731 |
| 1968 | 578,170 | 47,245 |
| 1967 | 569,011 | 48,605 |
| 1966 | 566,908 | 49,898 |
| 1965 | 575,005 | 51,139 |
| 1964 | 588,543 | 52,326 |
| 1963 | 594,418 | 53,441 |
| 1962 | 589,474 | 54,461 |
| 1961 | 582,532 | 55,334 |
| 1960 | 577,633 | 55,810 |
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/saint-kitts-and-nevis | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 506 people (a 1.09% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by 58 people (a 0.12% decline).
Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2006 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.54% to 44,410 people and will still be ranked 189th.
Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.4K people by 2100.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
| 2100 | 0.15% | -0.8% |
| 2099 | 0.14% | -0.79% |
| 2098 | 0.16% | -0.77% |
| 2097 | 0.19% | -0.8% |
| 2096 | 0.18% | -0.8% |
| 2095 | 0.25% | -0.79% |
| 2094 | 0.24% | -0.79% |
| 2093 | 0.26% | -0.83% |
| 2092 | 0.24% | -0.79% |
| 2091 | 0.25% | -0.81% |
| 2090 | 0.26% | -0.81% |
| 2089 | 0.28% | -0.85% |
| 2088 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2087 | 0.34% | -0.86% |
| 2086 | 0.35% | -0.81% |
| 2085 | 0.37% | -0.84% |
| 2084 | 0.35% | -0.85% |
| 2083 | 0.36% | -0.82% |
| 2082 | 0.37% | -0.85% |
| 2081 | 0.44% | -0.83% |
| 2080 | 0.48% | -0.84% |
| 2079 | 0.49% | -0.86% |
| 2078 | 0.54% | -0.83% |
| 2077 | 0.56% | -0.85% |
| 2076 | 0.62% | -0.83% |
| 2075 | 0.59% | -0.85% |
| 2074 | 0.65% | -0.78% |
| 2073 | 0.66% | -0.81% |
| 2072 | 0.67% | -0.8% |
| 2071 | 0.67% | -0.8% |
| 2070 | 0.71% | -0.76% |
| 2069 | 0.75% | -0.77% |
| 2068 | 0.76% | -0.76% |
| 2067 | 0.77% | -0.73% |
| 2066 | 0.85% | -0.73% |
| 2065 | 0.86% | -0.7% |
| 2064 | 0.89% | -0.67% |
| 2063 | 0.93% | -0.67% |
| 2062 | 0.96% | -0.64% |
| 2061 | 0.93% | -0.63% |
| 2060 | 1.02% | -0.67% |
| 2059 | 1.05% | -0.69% |
| 2058 | 1.05% | -0.67% |
| 2057 | 1.05% | -0.62% |
| 2056 | 1.11% | -0.66% |
| 2055 | 1.18% | -0.62% |
| 2054 | 1.14% | -0.62% |
| 2053 | 1.2% | -0.59% |
| 2052 | 1.28% | -0.58% |
| 2051 | 1.32% | -0.56% |
| 2050 | 1.39% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 1.4% | -0.49% |
| 2048 | 1.47% | -0.52% |
| 2047 | 1.43% | -0.48% |
| 2046 | 1.52% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 1.49% | -0.44% |
| 2044 | 1.52% | -0.47% |
| 2043 | 1.54% | -0.4% |
| 2042 | 1.55% | -0.35% |
| 2041 | 1.6% | -0.33% |
| 2040 | 1.67% | -0.32% |
| 2039 | 1.68% | -0.26% |
| 2038 | 1.7% | -0.24% |
| 2037 | 1.77% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 1.72% | -0.21% |
| 2035 | 1.78% | -0.15% |
| 2034 | 1.89% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 1.91% | -0.07% |
| 2032 | 1.93% | -0.03% |
| 2031 | 1.93% | 0.02% |
| 2030 | 1.95% | 0.05% |
| 2029 | 2% | 0.04% |
| 2028 | 2.09% | 0.13% |
| 2027 | 2.12% | 0.13% |
| 2026 | 2.17% | 0.16% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | 0.17% |
| 2024 | 2.23% | 0.18% |
| 2023 | 2.27% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.27% | -0.12% |
| 2021 | 2.26% | -0.23% |
| 2020 | 2.32% | -0.17% |
| 2019 | 2.37% | -0.12% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -0.09% |
| 2017 | 2.47% | -0.05% |
| 2016 | 2.54% | -0.03% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.004% |
| 2014 | 2.66% | 0.04% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | 0.31% |
| 2011 | 2.66% | 0.09% |
| 2010 | 2.62% | -0.15% |
| 2009 | 2.58% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 2.55% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | 2.52% | 0.29% |
| 2006 | 2.44% | 0.28% |
| 2005 | 2.37% | 0.26% |
| 2004 | 2.33% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.29% | 0.34% |
| 2002 | 2.22% | 0.57% |
| 2001 | 2.15% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 2.03% | 1.45% |
| 1999 | 1.91% | 1.37% |
| 1998 | 1.88% | 1.31% |
| 1997 | 1.92% | 1.29% |
| 1996 | 2.11% | 1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.56% | 1.32% |
| 1994 | 3.14% | 1.29% |
| 1993 | 3.36% | 1.29% |
| 1992 | 2.99% | 0.88% |
| 1991 | 2.15% | -0.18% |
| 1990 | 1.66% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.67% | -0.74% |
| 1988 | 1.64% | -0.69% |
| 1987 | 1.62% | -0.65% |
| 1986 | 1.61% | -0.61% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -0.57% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -0.52% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -0.47% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -0.39% |
| 1981 | 1.58% | -0.35% |
| 1980 | 1.15% | -0.43% |
| 1979 | 3.56% | -0.43% |
| 1978 | 6.73% | -0.33% |
| 1977 | 6.86% | -0.29% |
| 1976 | 6.64% | -0.28% |
| 1975 | 6.13% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.46% | -0.32% |
| 1973 | 1.05% | -0.35% |
| 1972 | 0.07% | -0.39% |
| 1971 | 0.31% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.48% | -2.46% |
| 1969 | 0.59% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.61% | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.37% | -2.59% |
| 1966 | -1.41% | -2.43% |
| 1965 | -2.3% | -2.27% |
| 1964 | -0.99% | -2.09% |
| 1963 | 0.84% | -1.87% |
| 1962 | 1.19% | -1.58% |
| 1961 | 0.85% | -0.85% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population grew by 0.18%.
Live population counters
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2311915
|
47017
|
| Population rank | 146/197 | 189/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.0006% |
| One net population change |
10.9 minutes
|
4.29 days
|
| One birth every |
8.13 minutes
|
16 hours
|
| One death every |
34.6 minutes
|
18.8 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +132 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +48,013 | +85 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.23% | +0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 42/197 | 156/197 |
| One migration net change every |
6.4 hours
|
2.9 weeks
|
| Annual migration change | -1,373 | +18 |
| Net migration rank | 96/196 | 75/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 15,064 | 7,958 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 172/195 | 181/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 0.7% | 17% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 165/195 | 37/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Kitts
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -1,373 | - | 18 |
| 2024 | - | -1,712 | - | -7 |
| 2023 | 49,498 | -1,400 | 84 | 0 |
| 2022 | 48,920 | -1,400 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 47,242 | -1,395 | -20 | -92 |
| 2020 | 46,718 | -1,394 | 98 | -202 |
| 2019 | 47,196 | -1,395 | 135 | -202 |
| 2018 | 46,659 | -1,396 | 150 | -202 |
| 2017 | 46,318 | -1,398 | 169 | -202 |
| 2016 | 46,814 | -1,392 | 185 | -202 |
| 2015 | 46,846 | -1,393 | 197 | -202 |
| 2014 | 46,615 | -1,393 | 213 | -202 |
| 2013 | 46,472 | -1,395 | 227 | -202 |
| 2012 | 45,480 | -1,442 | 246 | -202 |
| 2011 | 44,405 | -1,760 | 250 | 0 |
| 2010 | 43,067 | -2,257 | 274 | -449 |
| 2009 | 41,950 | -2,821 | 300 | -263 |
| 2008 | 40,841 | -3,313 | 322 | -197 |
| 2007 | 40,288 | -3,676 | 341 | -200 |
| 2006 | 38,886 | -4,142 | 355 | -221 |
| 2005 | 37,347 | -4,662 | 361 | -234 |
| 2004 | 36,495 | -5,144 | 365 | -237 |
| 2003 | 35,649 | -5,487 | 369 | -224 |
| 2002 | 34,561 | -5,712 | 365 | -210 |
| 2001 | 33,461 | -6,239 | 369 | -7 |
| 2000 | 32,816 | -6,971 | 376 | 291 |
| 1999 | 30,916 | -7,686 | 413 | 213 |
| 1998 | 30,390 | -8,163 | 415 | 170 |
| 1997 | 29,792 | -8,176 | 405 | 157 |
| 1996 | 29,778 | -7,369 | 379 | 168 |
| 1995 | 29,142 | -4,376 | 382 | 162 |
| 1994 | 27,895 | 3,174 | 370 | 170 |
| 1993 | 26,943 | 8,562 | 373 | 160 |
| 1992 | 25,747 | 7,531 | 369 | 158 |
| 1991 | 24,527 | 1,621 | 411 | -217 |
| 1990 | 23,936 | -8,151 | 471 | -812 |
| 1989 | 24,286 | -8,296 | 476 | -788 |
| 1988 | 23,940 | -8,473 | 471 | -766 |
| 1987 | 23,549 | -8,622 | 486 | -767 |
| 1986 | 23,301 | -8,748 | 520 | -783 |
| 1985 | 23,116 | -8,812 | 574 | -821 |
| 1984 | 22,861 | -8,812 | 598 | -828 |
| 1983 | 22,542 | -8,729 | 664 | -880 |
| 1982 | 22,131 | -8,539 | 672 | -858 |
| 1981 | 21,611 | -8,291 | 684 | -832 |
| 1980 | 21,024 | -8,086 | 652 | -798 |
| 1979 | 19,736 | -13,801 | 643 | -856 |
| 1978 | 17,468 | 32,936 | 654 | -817 |
| 1977 | 15,484 | 33,922 | 697 | -820 |
| 1976 | 13,688 | 32,113 | 703 | -823 |
| 1975 | 11,998 | 28,645 | 688 | -813 |
| 1974 | 10,321 | 24,290 | 670 | -810 |
| 1973 | 8,430 | -1,985 | 646 | -794 |
| 1972 | 7,911 | -1,985 | 619 | -782 |
| 1971 | 8,183 | -13,302 | 615 | -797 |
| 1970 | 7,632 | 1,123 | 611 | -1,227 |
| 1969 | 7,857 | -11,033 | 708 | -2,340 |
| 1968 | 7,289 | 2,769 | 812 | -2,208 |
| 1967 | 6,742 | 1,516 | 951 | -2,270 |
| 1966 | 6,955 | -11,006 | 1,103 | -2,366 |
| 1965 | 7,789 | -19,928 | 1,228 | -2,447 |
| 1964 | 8,989 | -23,936 | 1,305 | -2,465 |
| 1963 | 9,190 | -5,993 | 1,360 | -2,435 |
| 1962 | 10,662 | -3,960 | 1,373 | -2,331 |
| 1961 | 10,756 | -3,575 | 1,466 | -2,256 |
| 1960 | 10,618 | -8,007 | 1,562 | -1,725 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/saint-kitts-and-nevis | 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis 44.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225 people) and 55.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,506 people).
As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 7,958 people or 17% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Biggest cities by population
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Bissau | 492K |
| Bafata | 29.6K |
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 12.9K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between Guinea-Bissau and Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.6 years | 72.6 years |
| Average age | 24.2 years | 37.2 years |
| Median age | 20.2 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.84 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 211.7 ppl/mi² | 468 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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