The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,288,306 people compared to 180,421 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Guinea-Bissau's population is 12.7 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2005, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.38M people to 2.29M (65.6% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 165K to 180K (9.05% growth).
- Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.67M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Guinea-Bissau vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
2288306
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180421
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| Population rank | 146/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
10.9 minutes
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
8.13 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
34.6 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.12 hours
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -1,712 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +132 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +48,013 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.23% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 44/197 | 152/197 |
Guinea-Bissau and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 577,633 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,532 | 93,490 | 0.85% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 589,474 | 94,505 | 1.19% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 594,418 | 95,519 | 0.84% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 588,543 | 96,505 | -0.99% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 575,005 | 97,493 | -2.3% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 566,908 | 98,463 | -1.41% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 569,011 | 99,504 | 0.37% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 578,170 | 100,675 | 1.61% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 581,610 | 101,879 | 0.59% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 584,403 | 103,165 | 0.48% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 586,221 | 104,564 | 0.31% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 586,620 | 106,002 | 0.07% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 592,808 | 107,498 | 1.05% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 613,338 | 109,076 | 3.46% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 650,966 | 110,725 | 6.13% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 694,191 | 112,425 | 6.64% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 741,789 | 114,135 | 6.86% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 791,694 | 115,834 | 6.73% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 819,867 | 117,528 | 3.56% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 829,303 | 119,290 | 1.15% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 842,432 | 121,166 | 1.58% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 855,891 | 123,087 | 1.6% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 869,592 | 125,044 | 1.6% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 883,519 | 127,067 | 1.6% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 897,697 | 129,159 | 1.6% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 912,126 | 131,239 | 1.61% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 926,862 | 133,227 | 1.62% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 942,061 | 135,000 | 1.64% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 957,789 | 136,512 | 1.67% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 973,669 | 137,857 | 1.66% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 994,639 | 139,520 | 2.15% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 1,024,356 | 141,617 | 2.99% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,058,745 | 143,726 | 3.36% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 1,092,031 | 145,890 | 3.14% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 1,119,949 | 148,208 | 2.56% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 1,143,535 | 150,436 | 2.11% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,165,545 | 152,569 | 1.92% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 1,187,473 | 154,677 | 1.88% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 1,210,206 | 156,702 | 1.91% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 1,234,741 | 158,616 | 2.03% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 1,261,273 | 160,237 | 2.15% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 1,289,307 | 161,641 | 2.22% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 1,318,806 | 162,976 | 2.29% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 1,349,563 | 164,239 | 2.33% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 1,381,585 | 165,450 | 2.37% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 1,415,303 | 166,639 | 2.44% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 1,450,986 | 167,758 | 2.52% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 1,488,054 | 168,808 | 2.55% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 1,526,377 | 169,869 | 2.58% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 1,566,347 | 170,906 | 2.62% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 1,608,076 | 171,801 | 2.66% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 1,651,417 | 172,587 | 2.7% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 1,695,973 | 173,369 | 2.7% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 1,741,122 | 174,138 | 2.66% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 1,786,457 | 174,905 | 2.6% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 1,831,893 | 175,646 | 2.54% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 1,877,072 | 176,342 | 2.47% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,922,168 | 177,017 | 2.4% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 1,967,696 | 177,661 | 2.37% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 2,013,255 | 178,250 | 2.32% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 2,058,841 | 178,522 | 2.26% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 2,105,529 | 178,781 | 2.27% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 2,153,339 | 179,285 | 2.27% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 2,201,352 | 179,744 | 2.23% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 2,249,512 | 180,148 | 2.19% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 2,297,807 | 180,489 | 2.15% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 2,346,190 | 180,771 | 2.11% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 2,394,226 | 181,003 | 2.05% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 2,441,574 | 181,198 | 1.98% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 2,488,931 | 181,360 | 1.94% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 2,536,893 | 181,463 | 1.93% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 2,585,565 | 181,495 | 1.92% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 2,634,701 | 181,458 | 1.9% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 2,683,078 | 181,354 | 1.84% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 2,730,136 | 181,177 | 1.75% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 2,777,887 | 180,948 | 1.75% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 2,826,159 | 180,636 | 1.74% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 2,873,929 | 180,230 | 1.69% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 2,921,973 | 179,781 | 1.67% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 2,969,699 | 179,296 | 1.63% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 3,016,537 | 178,760 | 1.58% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 3,063,161 | 178,187 | 1.55% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 3,109,927 | 177,593 | 1.53% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 3,156,704 | 176,937 | 1.5% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 3,204,242 | 176,243 | 1.51% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 3,251,465 | 175,520 | 1.47% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 3,298,563 | 174,726 | 1.45% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 3,345,853 | 173,877 | 1.43% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 3,392,557 | 172,991 | 1.4% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 3,438,597 | 172,081 | 1.36% | -0.53% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 404,872 people (a 29.3% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guinea-Bissau gained 501,849 (a 28.1% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).
Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2005 and is 146th in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 50.3% to 3,438,597 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Bissau | 492K |
| Bafata | 29.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Guinea-Bissau and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 64.4 years | 73 years |
| Average age | 24.2 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 20.2 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.84 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 202.8 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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