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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovakia's population is 2.32 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Slovakia
2100 4,713,717 3,377,764
2099 4,706,710 3,399,869
2098 4,700,179 3,422,010
2097 4,692,465 3,444,161
2096 4,683,547 3,466,284
2095 4,675,216 3,488,595
2094 4,663,709 3,511,062
2093 4,652,393 3,533,742
2092 4,640,186 3,556,708
2091 4,629,025 3,580,021
2090 4,617,372 3,603,675
2089 4,605,435 3,627,811
2088 4,592,696 3,652,354
2087 4,579,003 3,677,451
2086 4,563,387 3,703,217
2085 4,547,611 3,729,670
2084 4,530,795 3,756,777
2083 4,515,144 3,784,617
2082 4,498,757 3,813,170
2081 4,482,173 3,842,528
2080 4,462,572 3,872,714
2079 4,441,414 3,903,653
2078 4,419,851 3,935,351
2077 4,396,170 3,967,981
2076 4,371,588 4,001,363
2075 4,344,499 4,035,465
2074 4,319,080 4,070,159
2073 4,291,330 4,105,475
2072 4,263,400 4,141,396
2071 4,235,126 4,177,582
2070 4,206,800 4,214,086
2069 4,177,044 4,250,775
2068 4,145,996 4,287,566
2067 4,114,778 4,324,173
2066 4,083,481 4,360,463
2065 4,049,028 4,396,562
2064 4,014,305 4,432,349
2063 3,978,845 4,467,634
2062 3,942,144 4,502,390
2061 3,904,704 4,536,423
2060 3,868,649 4,569,861
2059 3,829,775 4,602,562
2058 3,790,102 4,634,484
2057 3,750,628 4,665,491
2056 3,711,479 4,695,744
2055 3,670,706 4,725,147
2054 3,627,775 4,753,640
2053 3,586,800 4,781,680
2052 3,544,101 4,809,152
2051 3,499,300 4,836,056
2050 3,453,604 4,862,512
2049 3,406,207 4,888,649
2048 3,359,168 4,914,306
2047 3,310,573 4,939,719
2046 3,263,932 4,964,917
2045 3,215,095 4,989,905
2044 3,167,811 5,014,849
2043 3,120,502 5,039,628
2042 3,073,261 5,064,051
2041 3,026,226 5,088,319
2040 2,978,546 5,112,265
2039 2,929,745 5,135,696
2038 2,881,381 5,158,725
2037 2,833,162 5,181,188
2036 2,783,763 5,203,033
2035 2,736,596 5,224,142
2034 2,688,639 5,244,168
2033 2,638,770 5,263,308
2032 2,589,298 5,281,327
2031 2,540,343 5,298,206
2030 2,492,311 5,313,745
2029 2,444,595 5,327,761
2028 2,396,565 5,339,993
2027 2,347,456 5,350,648
2026 2,298,738 5,359,438
2025 2,249,807 5,396,894
2024 2,201,352 5,422,069
2023 2,153,339 5,426,740
2022 2,105,529 5,431,752
2021 2,058,841 5,447,247
2020 2,013,255 5,458,827
2019 1,967,696 5,454,147
2018 1,922,168 5,446,771
2017 1,877,072 5,439,232
2016 1,831,893 5,430,798
2015 1,786,457 5,423,801
2014 1,741,122 5,418,649
2013 1,695,973 5,413,393
2012 1,651,417 5,407,579
2011 1,608,076 5,398,384
2010 1,566,347 5,391,428
2009 1,526,377 5,386,406
2008 1,488,054 5,379,233
2007 1,450,986 5,374,622
2006 1,415,303 5,373,054
2005 1,381,585 5,372,807
2004 1,349,563 5,372,280
2003 1,318,806 5,373,374
2002 1,289,307 5,376,912
2001 1,261,273 5,378,867
2000 1,234,741 5,388,720
1999 1,210,206 5,396,020
1998 1,187,473 5,390,516
1997 1,165,545 5,383,291
1996 1,143,535 5,373,361
1995 1,119,949 5,361,999
1994 1,092,031 5,346,331
1993 1,058,745 5,325,305
1992 1,024,356 5,305,016
1991 994,639 5,303,294
1990 973,669 5,299,187
1989 957,789 5,275,942
1988 942,061 5,250,596
1987 926,862 5,222,840
1986 912,126 5,193,838
1985 897,697 5,161,768
1984 883,519 5,127,097
1983 869,592 5,091,971
1982 855,891 5,055,099
1981 842,432 5,016,105
1980 829,303 4,979,815
1979 819,867 4,938,973
1978 791,694 4,890,125
1977 741,789 4,840,501
1976 694,191 4,789,507
1975 650,966 4,739,105
1974 613,338 4,689,623
1973 592,808 4,641,445
1972 586,620 4,596,622
1971 586,221 4,557,449
1970 584,403 4,538,223
1969 581,610 4,518,607
1968 578,170 4,483,915
1967 569,011 4,449,367
1966 566,908 4,411,666
1965 575,005 4,370,983
1964 588,543 4,327,341
1963 594,418 4,282,017
1962 589,474 4,238,188
1961 582,532 4,191,667
1960 577,633 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Slovakia
2100 0.15% -0.65%
2099 0.14% -0.65%
2098 0.16% -0.64%
2097 0.19% -0.64%
2096 0.18% -0.64%
2095 0.25% -0.64%
2094 0.24% -0.64%
2093 0.26% -0.65%
2092 0.24% -0.65%
2091 0.25% -0.66%
2090 0.26% -0.67%
2089 0.28% -0.67%
2088 0.3% -0.68%
2087 0.34% -0.7%
2086 0.35% -0.71%
2085 0.37% -0.72%
2084 0.35% -0.74%
2083 0.36% -0.75%
2082 0.37% -0.76%
2081 0.44% -0.78%
2080 0.48% -0.79%
2079 0.49% -0.81%
2078 0.54% -0.82%
2077 0.56% -0.83%
2076 0.62% -0.85%
2075 0.59% -0.85%
2074 0.65% -0.86%
2073 0.66% -0.87%
2072 0.67% -0.87%
2071 0.67% -0.87%
2070 0.71% -0.86%
2069 0.75% -0.86%
2068 0.76% -0.85%
2067 0.77% -0.83%
2066 0.85% -0.82%
2065 0.86% -0.81%
2064 0.89% -0.79%
2063 0.93% -0.77%
2062 0.96% -0.75%
2061 0.93% -0.73%
2060 1.02% -0.71%
2059 1.05% -0.69%
2058 1.05% -0.66%
2057 1.05% -0.64%
2056 1.11% -0.62%
2055 1.18% -0.6%
2054 1.14% -0.59%
2053 1.2% -0.57%
2052 1.28% -0.56%
2051 1.32% -0.54%
2050 1.39% -0.53%
2049 1.4% -0.52%
2048 1.47% -0.51%
2047 1.43% -0.51%
2046 1.52% -0.5%
2045 1.49% -0.5%
2044 1.52% -0.49%
2043 1.54% -0.48%
2042 1.55% -0.48%
2041 1.6% -0.47%
2040 1.67% -0.46%
2039 1.68% -0.45%
2038 1.7% -0.43%
2037 1.77% -0.42%
2036 1.72% -0.4%
2035 1.78% -0.38%
2034 1.89% -0.36%
2033 1.91% -0.34%
2032 1.93% -0.32%
2031 1.93% -0.29%
2030 1.95% -0.26%
2029 2% -0.23%
2028 2.09% -0.2%
2027 2.12% -0.16%
2026 2.17% -0.69%
2025 2.2% -0.46%
2024 2.23% -0.09%
2023 2.27% -0.09%
2022 2.27% -0.28%
2021 2.26% -0.21%
2020 2.32% 0.09%
2019 2.37% 0.14%
2018 2.4% 0.14%
2017 2.47% 0.16%
2016 2.54% 0.13%
2015 2.6% 0.1%
2014 2.66% 0.1%
2013 2.7% 0.11%
2012 2.7% 0.17%
2011 2.66% 0.13%
2010 2.62% 0.09%
2009 2.58% 0.13%
2008 2.55% 0.09%
2007 2.52% 0.03%
2006 2.44% 0.005%
2005 2.37% 0.01%
2004 2.33% -0.02%
2003 2.29% -0.07%
2002 2.22% -0.04%
2001 2.15% -0.18%
2000 2.03% -0.14%
1999 1.91% 0.1%
1998 1.88% 0.13%
1997 1.92% 0.18%
1996 2.11% 0.21%
1995 2.56% 0.29%
1994 3.14% 0.39%
1993 3.36% 0.38%
1992 2.99% 0.03%
1991 2.15% 0.08%
1990 1.66% 0.44%
1989 1.67% 0.48%
1988 1.64% 0.53%
1987 1.62% 0.56%
1986 1.61% 0.62%
1985 1.6% 0.68%
1984 1.6% 0.69%
1983 1.6% 0.73%
1982 1.6% 0.78%
1981 1.58% 0.73%
1980 1.15% 0.83%
1979 3.56% 1%
1978 6.73% 1.03%
1977 6.86% 1.06%
1976 6.64% 1.06%
1975 6.13% 1.06%
1974 3.46% 1.04%
1973 1.05% 0.98%
1972 0.07% 0.86%
1971 0.31% 0.42%
1970 0.48% 0.43%
1969 0.59% 0.77%
1968 1.61% 0.78%
1967 0.37% 0.85%
1966 -1.41% 0.93%
1965 -2.3% 1.01%
1964 -0.99% 1.06%
1963 0.84% 1.03%
1962 1.19% 1.11%
1961 0.85% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Slovakia
Current population
2311915
5359438
Population rank 146/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.06%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
8.13 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -13
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 172/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -31,377
Net migration rank 96/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -31,377
2024 - -1,712 - -21,027
2023 49,498 -1,400 -5,427 4,933
2022 48,920 -1,400 -7,062 92,314
2021 47,242 -1,395 -16,886 -8,172
2020 46,718 -1,394 -2,184 4,350
2019 47,196 -1,395 3,818 3,128
2018 46,659 -1,396 3,268 3,446
2017 46,318 -1,398 4,351 3,279
2016 46,814 -1,392 5,431 3,487
2015 46,846 -1,393 2,170 2,549
2014 46,615 -1,393 3,793 -1,158
2013 46,472 -1,395 2,707 -1,181
2012 45,480 -1,442 3,245 871
2011 44,405 -1,760 9,177 -2,392
2010 43,067 -2,257 7,008 -1,814
2009 41,950 -2,821 8,619 -542
2008 40,841 -3,313 4,303 -495
2007 40,288 -3,676 537 -571
2006 38,886 -4,142 537 -549
2005 37,347 -4,662 537 -561
2004 36,495 -5,144 1,611 -522
2003 35,649 -5,487 -537 -646
2002 34,561 -5,712 -538 -580
2001 33,461 -6,239 -1,076 -860
2000 32,816 -6,971 2,155 -831
1999 30,916 -7,686 3,777 -119
1998 30,390 -8,163 4,312 -12
1997 29,792 -8,176 6,999 247
1996 29,778 -7,369 9,135 246
1995 29,142 -4,376 9,115 -30
1994 27,895 3,174 14,970 -109
1993 26,943 8,562 20,769 72
1992 25,747 7,531 21,220 -201
1991 24,527 1,621 23,865 174
1990 23,936 -8,151 25,436 -9,402
1989 24,286 -8,296 26,380 -7,254
1988 23,940 -8,473 30,979 -6,500
1987 23,549 -8,622 31,859 -6,401
1986 23,301 -8,748 34,279 -6,143
1985 23,116 -8,812 37,680 -6,068
1984 22,861 -8,812 38,966 -6,276
1983 22,542 -8,729 39,717 -6,361
1982 22,131 -8,539 41,958 -6,088
1981 21,611 -8,291 43,640 -5,821
1980 21,024 -8,086 44,320 -5,522
1979 19,736 -13,801 52,353 -4,712
1978 17,468 32,936 52,324 -4,689
1977 15,484 33,922 52,762 -4,621
1976 13,688 32,113 54,121 -4,432
1975 11,998 28,645 52,604 -4,652
1974 10,321 24,290 52,524 -4,190
1973 8,430 -1,985 49,199 -3,854
1972 7,911 -1,985 46,426 -3,516
1971 8,183 -13,302 40,105 -3,495
1970 7,632 1,123 38,575 -4,919
1969 7,857 -11,033 39,312 -8,998
1968 7,289 2,769 38,113 -8,881
1967 6,742 1,516 41,824 -8,876
1966 6,955 -11,006 45,440 -8,817
1965 7,789 -19,928 48,517 -8,707
1964 8,989 -23,936 54,092 -8,608
1963 9,190 -5,993 54,382 -8,548
1962 10,662 -3,960 49,587 -9,019
1961 10,756 -3,575 55,749 4,812
1960 10,618 -8,007 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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