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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 15.9 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Saudi Arabia
2100 4,713,717 74,230,118
2099 4,706,710 73,760,045
2098 4,700,179 73,287,526
2097 4,692,465 72,813,125
2096 4,683,547 72,336,039
2095 4,675,216 71,858,206
2094 4,663,709 71,379,928
2093 4,652,393 70,900,460
2092 4,640,186 70,420,464
2091 4,629,025 69,940,749
2090 4,617,372 69,462,214
2089 4,605,435 68,985,976
2088 4,592,696 68,510,277
2087 4,579,003 68,035,545
2086 4,563,387 67,562,521
2085 4,547,611 67,091,615
2084 4,530,795 66,621,667
2083 4,515,144 66,152,653
2082 4,498,757 65,684,321
2081 4,482,173 65,216,102
2080 4,462,572 64,749,128
2079 4,441,414 64,282,393
2078 4,419,851 63,815,918
2077 4,396,170 63,348,712
2076 4,371,588 62,880,120
2075 4,344,499 62,409,793
2074 4,319,080 61,937,628
2073 4,291,330 61,462,662
2072 4,263,400 60,984,202
2071 4,235,126 60,502,791
2070 4,206,800 60,018,216
2069 4,177,044 59,529,456
2068 4,145,996 59,036,086
2067 4,114,778 58,539,487
2066 4,083,481 58,039,687
2065 4,049,028 57,537,106
2064 4,014,305 57,032,172
2063 3,978,845 56,524,331
2062 3,942,144 56,014,549
2061 3,904,704 55,501,467
2060 3,868,649 54,986,901
2059 3,829,775 54,469,809
2058 3,790,102 53,950,469
2057 3,750,628 53,430,639
2056 3,711,479 52,909,061
2055 3,670,706 52,386,571
2054 3,627,775 51,862,312
2053 3,586,800 51,336,335
2052 3,544,101 50,809,100
2051 3,499,300 50,280,719
2050 3,453,604 49,751,739
2049 3,406,207 49,221,828
2048 3,359,168 48,690,143
2047 3,310,573 48,157,605
2046 3,263,932 47,623,246
2045 3,215,095 47,087,215
2044 3,167,811 46,550,306
2043 3,120,502 46,013,232
2042 3,073,261 45,475,200
2041 3,026,226 44,936,131
2040 2,978,546 44,396,093
2039 2,929,745 43,856,006
2038 2,881,381 43,314,707
2037 2,833,162 42,773,375
2036 2,783,763 42,231,639
2035 2,736,596 41,690,245
2034 2,688,639 41,150,029
2033 2,638,770 40,611,021
2032 2,589,298 40,073,144
2031 2,540,343 39,535,357
2030 2,492,311 38,998,581
2029 2,444,595 38,417,447
2028 2,396,565 37,810,902
2027 2,347,456 37,189,969
2026 2,298,738 36,566,201
2025 2,249,807 35,932,673
2024 2,201,352 35,300,280
2023 2,153,339 33,702,731
2022 2,105,529 32,175,224
2021 2,058,841 30,784,383
2020 2,013,255 31,552,510
2019 1,967,696 30,063,799
2018 1,922,168 30,196,281
2017 1,877,072 30,977,355
2016 1,831,893 30,954,198
2015 1,786,457 29,816,382
2014 1,741,122 28,309,273
2013 1,695,973 27,624,004
2012 1,651,417 26,168,861
2011 1,608,076 25,091,867
2010 1,566,347 23,978,487
2009 1,526,377 24,217,654
2008 1,488,054 23,287,877
2007 1,450,986 22,368,313
2006 1,415,303 21,459,144
2005 1,381,585 20,559,890
2004 1,349,563 19,669,480
2003 1,318,806 18,786,767
2002 1,289,307 17,910,910
2001 1,261,273 17,041,397
2000 1,234,741 16,177,722
1999 1,210,206 15,472,075
1998 1,187,473 14,922,185
1997 1,165,545 14,374,943
1996 1,143,535 13,831,009
1995 1,119,949 13,289,245
1994 1,092,031 12,750,040
1993 1,058,745 12,215,862
1992 1,024,356 11,686,676
1991 994,639 11,160,744
1990 973,669 10,640,691
1989 957,789 10,128,394
1988 942,061 9,629,165
1987 926,862 9,130,194
1986 912,126 8,628,639
1985 897,697 8,151,779
1984 883,519 7,697,307
1983 869,592 7,252,941
1982 855,891 6,824,486
1981 842,432 6,420,551
1980 829,303 6,047,997
1979 819,867 5,703,698
1978 791,694 5,381,902
1977 741,789 5,083,048
1976 694,191 4,807,933
1975 650,966 4,556,287
1974 613,338 4,323,632
1973 592,808 4,106,344
1972 586,620 3,905,722
1971 586,221 3,724,031
1970 584,403 3,562,470
1969 581,610 3,417,114
1968 578,170 3,282,711
1967 569,011 3,157,242
1966 566,908 3,039,887
1965 575,005 2,928,771
1964 588,543 2,821,968
1963 594,418 2,719,341
1962 589,474 2,620,910
1961 582,532 2,526,347
1960 577,633 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 74.2M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Saudi Arabia
2100 0.15% 0.64%
2099 0.14% 0.64%
2098 0.16% 0.65%
2097 0.19% 0.66%
2096 0.18% 0.66%
2095 0.25% 0.67%
2094 0.24% 0.68%
2093 0.26% 0.68%
2092 0.24% 0.69%
2091 0.25% 0.69%
2090 0.26% 0.69%
2089 0.28% 0.69%
2088 0.3% 0.7%
2087 0.34% 0.7%
2086 0.35% 0.7%
2085 0.37% 0.71%
2084 0.35% 0.71%
2083 0.36% 0.71%
2082 0.37% 0.72%
2081 0.44% 0.72%
2080 0.48% 0.73%
2079 0.49% 0.73%
2078 0.54% 0.74%
2077 0.56% 0.75%
2076 0.62% 0.75%
2075 0.59% 0.76%
2074 0.65% 0.77%
2073 0.66% 0.78%
2072 0.67% 0.8%
2071 0.67% 0.81%
2070 0.71% 0.82%
2069 0.75% 0.84%
2068 0.76% 0.85%
2067 0.77% 0.86%
2066 0.85% 0.87%
2065 0.86% 0.89%
2064 0.89% 0.9%
2063 0.93% 0.91%
2062 0.96% 0.92%
2061 0.93% 0.94%
2060 1.02% 0.95%
2059 1.05% 0.96%
2058 1.05% 0.97%
2057 1.05% 0.99%
2056 1.11% 1%
2055 1.18% 1.01%
2054 1.14% 1.02%
2053 1.2% 1.04%
2052 1.28% 1.05%
2051 1.32% 1.06%
2050 1.39% 1.08%
2049 1.4% 1.09%
2048 1.47% 1.11%
2047 1.43% 1.12%
2046 1.52% 1.14%
2045 1.49% 1.15%
2044 1.52% 1.17%
2043 1.54% 1.18%
2042 1.55% 1.2%
2041 1.6% 1.22%
2040 1.67% 1.23%
2039 1.68% 1.25%
2038 1.7% 1.27%
2037 1.77% 1.28%
2036 1.72% 1.3%
2035 1.78% 1.31%
2034 1.89% 1.33%
2033 1.91% 1.34%
2032 1.93% 1.36%
2031 1.93% 1.38%
2030 1.95% 1.51%
2029 2% 1.6%
2028 2.09% 1.67%
2027 2.12% 1.71%
2026 2.17% 1.76%
2025 2.2% 1.79%
2024 2.23% 4.74%
2023 2.27% 4.75%
2022 2.27% 4.52%
2021 2.26% -2.43%
2020 2.32% 4.95%
2019 2.37% -0.44%
2018 2.4% -2.52%
2017 2.47% 0.07%
2016 2.54% 3.82%
2015 2.6% 5.32%
2014 2.66% 2.48%
2013 2.7% 5.56%
2012 2.7% 4.29%
2011 2.66% 4.64%
2010 2.62% -0.99%
2009 2.58% 3.99%
2008 2.55% 4.11%
2007 2.52% 4.24%
2006 2.44% 4.37%
2005 2.37% 4.53%
2004 2.33% 4.7%
2003 2.29% 4.89%
2002 2.22% 5.1%
2001 2.15% 5.34%
2000 2.03% 4.56%
1999 1.91% 3.69%
1998 1.88% 3.81%
1997 1.92% 3.93%
1996 2.11% 4.08%
1995 2.56% 4.23%
1994 3.14% 4.37%
1993 3.36% 4.53%
1992 2.99% 4.71%
1991 2.15% 4.89%
1990 1.66% 5.06%
1989 1.67% 5.18%
1988 1.64% 5.47%
1987 1.62% 5.81%
1986 1.61% 5.85%
1985 1.6% 5.9%
1984 1.6% 6.13%
1983 1.6% 6.28%
1982 1.6% 6.29%
1981 1.58% 6.16%
1980 1.15% 6.04%
1979 3.56% 5.98%
1978 6.73% 5.88%
1977 6.86% 5.72%
1976 6.64% 5.52%
1975 6.13% 5.38%
1974 3.46% 5.29%
1973 1.05% 5.14%
1972 0.07% 4.88%
1971 0.31% 4.54%
1970 0.48% 4.25%
1969 0.59% 4.09%
1968 1.61% 3.97%
1967 0.37% 3.86%
1966 -1.41% 3.79%
1965 -2.3% 3.78%
1964 -0.99% 3.77%
1963 0.84% 3.76%
1962 1.19% 3.74%
1961 0.85% 3.73%

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Saudi Arabia
Current population
2311915
36734925
Population rank 146/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.44%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 4/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +119,738
Net migration rank 96/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 119,738
2024 - -1,712 - 122,170
2023 49,498 -1,400 474,366 325,691
2022 48,920 -1,400 406,920 977,072
2021 47,242 -1,395 409,032 -106,287
2020 46,718 -1,394 447,036 -74,725
2019 47,196 -1,395 474,407 191,582
2018 46,659 -1,396 528,767 -988,751
2017 46,318 -1,398 546,751 -920,812
2016 46,814 -1,392 537,829 -26,997
2015 46,846 -1,393 511,023 465,292
2014 46,615 -1,393 493,431 469,144
2013 46,472 -1,395 475,299 485,794
2012 45,480 -1,442 465,649 479,206
2011 44,405 -1,760 443,675 491,253
2010 43,067 -2,257 418,641 504,955
2009 41,950 -2,821 438,557 496,229
2008 40,841 -3,313 433,457 491,337
2007 40,288 -3,676 425,199 489,136
2006 38,886 -4,142 399,333 504,661
2005 37,347 -4,662 375,938 518,565
2004 36,495 -5,144 362,843 523,472
2003 35,649 -5,487 364,520 514,606
2002 34,561 -5,712 372,099 500,508
2001 33,461 -6,239 382,153 484,252
2000 32,816 -6,971 392,407 468,515
1999 30,916 -7,686 390,112 160,263
1998 30,390 -8,163 389,499 159,898
1997 29,792 -8,176 385,033 160,066
1996 29,778 -7,369 382,248 160,532
1995 29,142 -4,376 380,231 160,512
1994 27,895 3,174 377,351 160,306
1993 26,943 8,562 372,621 158,074
1992 25,747 7,531 366,763 160,908
1991 24,527 1,621 361,329 162,857
1990 23,936 -8,151 355,495 160,416
1989 24,286 -8,296 349,399 159,273
1988 23,940 -8,473 342,865 146,918
1987 23,549 -8,622 333,088 175,075
1986 23,301 -8,748 322,340 172,606
1985 23,116 -8,812 310,558 148,208
1984 22,861 -8,812 296,615 153,562
1983 22,542 -8,729 280,616 157,930
1982 22,131 -8,539 264,831 153,528
1981 21,611 -8,291 249,156 140,355
1980 21,024 -8,086 234,372 121,220
1979 19,736 -13,801 220,186 112,826
1978 17,468 32,936 205,331 105,263
1977 15,484 33,922 191,103 96,015
1976 13,688 32,113 178,024 85,083
1975 11,998 28,645 166,223 73,960
1974 10,321 24,290 155,478 69,653
1973 8,430 -1,985 145,450 63,995
1972 7,911 -1,985 136,360 55,439
1971 8,183 -13,302 127,600 43,989
1970 7,632 1,123 120,440 31,097
1969 7,857 -11,033 113,859 25,312
1968 7,289 2,769 108,281 21,366
1967 6,742 1,516 103,343 17,947
1966 6,955 -11,006 98,361 15,054
1965 7,789 -19,928 93,820 15,000
1964 8,989 -23,936 89,776 15,000
1963 9,190 -5,993 85,480 15,000
1962 10,662 -3,960 81,393 15,000
1961 10,756 -3,575 77,743 15,000
1960 10,618 -8,007 74,143 15,000

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/saudi-arabia | 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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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