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

Guinea-Bissau and Senegal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal
1960	577,633	3,340,907	-	-
1961	582,532	3,436,375	0.85%	2.86%
1962	589,474	3,534,686	1.19%	2.86%
1963	594,418	3,635,876	0.84%	2.86%
1964	588,543	3,740,535	-0.99%	2.88%
1965	575,005	3,849,788	-2.3%	2.92%
1966	566,908	3,964,299	-1.41%	2.97%
1967	569,011	4,083,870	0.37%	3.02%
1968	578,170	4,207,587	1.61%	3.03%
1969	581,610	4,334,974	0.59%	3.03%
1970	584,403	4,466,328	0.48%	3.03%
1971	586,221	4,601,864	0.31%	3.03%
1972	586,620	4,741,631	0.07%	3.04%
1973	592,808	4,885,181	1.05%	3.03%
1974	613,338	5,029,437	3.46%	2.95%
1975	650,966	5,170,810	6.13%	2.81%
1976	694,191	5,308,564	6.64%	2.66%
1977	741,789	5,439,549	6.86%	2.47%
1978	791,694	5,568,096	6.73%	2.36%
1979	819,867	5,702,895	3.56%	2.42%
1980	829,303	5,845,638	1.15%	2.5%
1981	842,432	5,997,160	1.58%	2.59%
1982	855,891	6,156,961	1.6%	2.66%
1983	869,592	6,324,504	1.6%	2.72%
1984	883,519	6,499,364	1.6%	2.76%
1985	897,697	6,683,287	1.6%	2.83%
1986	912,126	6,878,192	1.61%	2.92%
1987	926,862	7,081,530	1.62%	2.96%
1988	942,061	7,289,618	1.64%	2.94%
1989	957,789	7,502,207	1.67%	2.92%
1990	973,669	7,720,523	1.66%	2.91%
1991	994,639	7,943,085	2.15%	2.88%
1992	1,024,356	8,168,395	2.99%	2.84%
1993	1,058,745	8,396,288	3.36%	2.79%
1994	1,092,031	8,624,078	3.14%	2.71%
1995	1,119,949	8,848,101	2.56%	2.6%
1996	1,143,535	9,067,014	2.11%	2.47%
1997	1,165,545	9,283,495	1.92%	2.39%
1998	1,187,473	9,502,952	1.88%	2.36%
1999	1,210,206	9,730,887	1.91%	2.4%
2000	1,234,741	9,968,260	2.03%	2.44%
2001	1,261,273	10,212,942	2.15%	2.45%
2002	1,289,307	10,466,214	2.22%	2.48%
2003	1,318,806	10,721,176	2.29%	2.44%
2004	1,349,563	10,975,704	2.33%	2.37%
2005	1,381,585	11,235,472	2.37%	2.37%
2006	1,415,303	11,500,094	2.44%	2.36%
2007	1,450,986	11,770,344	2.52%	2.35%
2008	1,488,054	12,048,959	2.55%	2.37%
2009	1,526,377	12,337,389	2.58%	2.39%
2010	1,566,347	12,635,413	2.62%	2.42%
2011	1,608,076	12,958,897	2.66%	2.56%
2012	1,651,417	13,310,495	2.7%	2.71%
2013	1,695,973	13,710,849	2.7%	3.01%
2014	1,741,122	14,152,102	2.66%	3.22%
2015	1,786,457	14,593,331	2.6%	3.12%
2016	1,831,893	15,034,521	2.54%	3.02%
2017	1,877,072	15,475,002	2.47%	2.93%
2018	1,922,168	15,914,498	2.4%	2.84%
2019	1,967,696	16,352,922	2.37%	2.75%
2020	2,013,255	16,789,219	2.32%	2.67%
2021	2,058,841	17,220,867	2.26%	2.57%
2022	2,105,529	17,651,103	2.27%	2.5%
2023	2,153,339	18,077,573	2.27%	2.42%
2024	2,201,352	18,501,984	2.23%	2.35%
2025	2,249,512	18,931,964	2.19%	2.32%
2026	2,297,807	19,366,546	2.15%	2.3%
2027	2,346,190	19,807,242	2.11%	2.28%
2028	2,394,226	20,254,562	2.05%	2.26%
2029	2,441,574	20,706,628	1.98%	2.23%
2030	2,488,931	21,163,189	1.94%	2.2%
2031	2,536,893	21,623,709	1.93%	2.18%
2032	2,585,565	22,085,928	1.92%	2.14%
2033	2,634,701	22,548,831	1.9%	2.1%
2034	2,683,078	23,012,018	1.84%	2.05%
2035	2,730,136	23,476,591	1.75%	2.02%
2036	2,777,887	23,942,221	1.75%	1.98%
2037	2,826,159	24,407,574	1.74%	1.94%
2038	2,873,929	24,872,512	1.69%	1.9%
2039	2,921,973	25,335,991	1.67%	1.86%
2040	2,969,699	25,797,506	1.63%	1.82%
2041	3,016,537	26,257,464	1.58%	1.78%
2042	3,063,161	26,716,424	1.55%	1.75%
2043	3,109,927	27,174,896	1.53%	1.72%
2044	3,156,704	27,632,997	1.5%	1.69%
2045	3,204,242	28,089,695	1.51%	1.65%
2046	3,251,465	28,546,280	1.47%	1.63%
2047	3,298,563	29,002,001	1.45%	1.6%
2048	3,345,853	29,457,233	1.43%	1.57%
2049	3,392,557	29,911,840	1.4%	1.54%
2050	3,438,597	30,364,944	1.36%	1.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 466,442 (a 25.5% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,336,841 (a 28.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 49.6% to 3,438,597 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Senegal will increase by 56.8% to 30,364,944 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.