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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea-Bissau's population is 1.09 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Slovenia
2100 4,713,717 1,640,541
2099 4,706,710 1,644,752
2098 4,700,179 1,648,834
2097 4,692,465 1,653,196
2096 4,683,547 1,657,434
2095 4,675,216 1,661,656
2094 4,663,709 1,665,825
2093 4,652,393 1,670,076
2092 4,640,186 1,674,280
2091 4,629,025 1,678,462
2090 4,617,372 1,682,998
2089 4,605,435 1,687,376
2088 4,592,696 1,691,788
2087 4,579,003 1,696,409
2086 4,563,387 1,701,325
2085 4,547,611 1,706,189
2084 4,530,795 1,711,157
2083 4,515,144 1,716,396
2082 4,498,757 1,721,709
2081 4,482,173 1,727,302
2080 4,462,572 1,733,405
2079 4,441,414 1,739,518
2078 4,419,851 1,746,152
2077 4,396,170 1,752,783
2076 4,371,588 1,759,639
2075 4,344,499 1,766,867
2074 4,319,080 1,774,528
2073 4,291,330 1,782,697
2072 4,263,400 1,790,658
2071 4,235,126 1,798,960
2070 4,206,800 1,807,483
2069 4,177,044 1,816,607
2068 4,145,996 1,825,849
2067 4,114,778 1,834,865
2066 4,083,481 1,844,034
2065 4,049,028 1,853,651
2064 4,014,305 1,863,550
2063 3,978,845 1,873,173
2062 3,942,144 1,882,832
2061 3,904,704 1,892,739
2060 3,868,649 1,902,939
2059 3,829,775 1,912,861
2058 3,790,102 1,922,175
2057 3,750,628 1,932,119
2056 3,711,479 1,941,469
2055 3,670,706 1,950,861
2054 3,627,775 1,959,953
2053 3,586,800 1,968,641
2052 3,544,101 1,977,227
2051 3,499,300 1,985,279
2050 3,453,604 1,993,115
2049 3,406,207 2,000,477
2048 3,359,168 2,007,283
2047 3,310,573 2,014,140
2046 3,263,932 2,020,756
2045 3,215,095 2,027,366
2044 3,167,811 2,033,871
2043 3,120,502 2,040,173
2042 3,073,261 2,046,339
2041 3,026,226 2,052,041
2040 2,978,546 2,057,278
2039 2,929,745 2,062,718
2038 2,881,381 2,067,922
2037 2,833,162 2,073,705
2036 2,783,763 2,079,201
2035 2,736,596 2,084,471
2034 2,688,639 2,089,430
2033 2,638,770 2,094,601
2032 2,589,298 2,099,622
2031 2,540,343 2,104,690
2030 2,492,311 2,109,416
2029 2,444,595 2,113,874
2028 2,396,565 2,118,053
2027 2,347,456 2,121,324
2026 2,298,738 2,124,138
2025 2,249,807 2,126,340
2024 2,201,352 2,127,400
2023 2,153,339 2,120,461
2022 2,105,529 2,112,076
2021 2,058,841 2,108,079
2020 2,013,255 2,102,419
2019 1,967,696 2,088,385
2018 1,922,168 2,073,894
2017 1,877,072 2,066,388
2016 1,831,893 2,065,042
2015 1,786,457 2,063,531
2014 1,741,122 2,061,980
2013 1,695,973 2,059,953
2012 1,651,417 2,057,159
2011 1,608,076 2,052,843
2010 1,566,347 2,048,583
2009 1,526,377 2,039,669
2008 1,488,054 2,021,316
2007 1,450,986 2,018,122
2006 1,415,303 2,006,868
2005 1,381,585 2,000,474
2004 1,349,563 1,997,012
2003 1,318,806 1,995,733
2002 1,289,307 1,994,530
2001 1,261,273 1,992,060
2000 1,234,741 1,988,925
1999 1,210,206 1,983,045
1998 1,187,473 1,981,629
1997 1,165,545 1,985,956
1996 1,143,535 1,988,628
1995 1,119,949 1,989,872
1994 1,092,031 1,989,443
1993 1,058,745 1,991,746
1992 1,024,356 1,996,498
1991 994,639 1,999,429
1990 973,669 1,998,161
1989 957,789 1,996,351
1988 942,061 1,995,196
1987 926,862 1,989,776
1986 912,126 1,965,964
1985 897,697 1,941,641
1984 883,519 1,932,154
1983 869,592 1,922,321
1982 855,891 1,910,334
1981 842,432 1,906,531
1980 829,303 1,901,315
1979 819,867 1,882,599
1978 791,694 1,862,548
1977 741,789 1,842,377
1976 694,191 1,820,249
1975 650,966 1,793,581
1974 613,338 1,776,132
1973 592,808 1,766,697
1972 586,620 1,752,233
1971 586,221 1,738,335
1970 584,403 1,724,891
1969 581,610 1,713,874
1968 578,170 1,704,546
1967 569,011 1,689,528
1966 566,908 1,669,905
1965 575,005 1,649,160
1964 588,543 1,632,114
1963 594,418 1,616,971
1962 589,474 1,603,649
1961 582,532 1,594,131
1960 577,633 1,584,720

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/slovenia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Slovenia
2100 0.15% -0.26%
2099 0.14% -0.25%
2098 0.16% -0.26%
2097 0.19% -0.26%
2096 0.18% -0.25%
2095 0.25% -0.25%
2094 0.24% -0.25%
2093 0.26% -0.25%
2092 0.24% -0.25%
2091 0.25% -0.27%
2090 0.26% -0.26%
2089 0.28% -0.26%
2088 0.3% -0.27%
2087 0.34% -0.29%
2086 0.35% -0.29%
2085 0.37% -0.29%
2084 0.35% -0.31%
2083 0.36% -0.31%
2082 0.37% -0.32%
2081 0.44% -0.35%
2080 0.48% -0.35%
2079 0.49% -0.38%
2078 0.54% -0.38%
2077 0.56% -0.39%
2076 0.62% -0.41%
2075 0.59% -0.43%
2074 0.65% -0.46%
2073 0.66% -0.44%
2072 0.67% -0.46%
2071 0.67% -0.47%
2070 0.71% -0.5%
2069 0.75% -0.51%
2068 0.76% -0.49%
2067 0.77% -0.5%
2066 0.85% -0.52%
2065 0.86% -0.53%
2064 0.89% -0.51%
2063 0.93% -0.51%
2062 0.96% -0.52%
2061 0.93% -0.54%
2060 1.02% -0.52%
2059 1.05% -0.48%
2058 1.05% -0.51%
2057 1.05% -0.48%
2056 1.11% -0.48%
2055 1.18% -0.46%
2054 1.14% -0.44%
2053 1.2% -0.43%
2052 1.28% -0.41%
2051 1.32% -0.39%
2050 1.39% -0.37%
2049 1.4% -0.34%
2048 1.47% -0.34%
2047 1.43% -0.33%
2046 1.52% -0.33%
2045 1.49% -0.32%
2044 1.52% -0.31%
2043 1.54% -0.3%
2042 1.55% -0.28%
2041 1.6% -0.25%
2040 1.67% -0.26%
2039 1.68% -0.25%
2038 1.7% -0.28%
2037 1.77% -0.26%
2036 1.72% -0.25%
2035 1.78% -0.24%
2034 1.89% -0.25%
2033 1.91% -0.24%
2032 1.93% -0.24%
2031 1.93% -0.22%
2030 1.95% -0.21%
2029 2% -0.2%
2028 2.09% -0.15%
2027 2.12% -0.13%
2026 2.17% -0.1%
2025 2.2% -0.05%
2024 2.23% 0.33%
2023 2.27% 0.4%
2022 2.27% 0.19%
2021 2.26% 0.27%
2020 2.32% 0.67%
2019 2.37% 0.7%
2018 2.4% 0.36%
2017 2.47% 0.07%
2016 2.54% 0.07%
2015 2.6% 0.08%
2014 2.66% 0.1%
2013 2.7% 0.14%
2012 2.7% 0.21%
2011 2.66% 0.21%
2010 2.62% 0.44%
2009 2.58% 0.91%
2008 2.55% 0.16%
2007 2.52% 0.56%
2006 2.44% 0.32%
2005 2.37% 0.17%
2004 2.33% 0.06%
2003 2.29% 0.06%
2002 2.22% 0.12%
2001 2.15% 0.16%
2000 2.03% 0.3%
1999 1.91% 0.07%
1998 1.88% -0.22%
1997 1.92% -0.13%
1996 2.11% -0.06%
1995 2.56% 0.02%
1994 3.14% -0.12%
1993 3.36% -0.24%
1992 2.99% -0.15%
1991 2.15% 0.06%
1990 1.66% 0.09%
1989 1.67% 0.06%
1988 1.64% 0.27%
1987 1.62% 1.21%
1986 1.61% 1.25%
1985 1.6% 0.49%
1984 1.6% 0.51%
1983 1.6% 0.63%
1982 1.6% 0.2%
1981 1.58% 0.27%
1980 1.15% 0.99%
1979 3.56% 1.08%
1978 6.73% 1.09%
1977 6.86% 1.22%
1976 6.64% 1.49%
1975 6.13% 0.98%
1974 3.46% 0.53%
1973 1.05% 0.83%
1972 0.07% 0.8%
1971 0.31% 0.78%
1970 0.48% 0.64%
1969 0.59% 0.55%
1968 1.61% 0.89%
1967 0.37% 1.18%
1966 -1.41% 1.26%
1965 -2.3% 1.04%
1964 -0.99% 0.94%
1963 0.84% 0.83%
1962 1.19% 0.6%
1961 0.85% 0.59%

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/slovenia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Slovenia
Current population
2311915
2124138
Population rank 146/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.03%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
8.13 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +19
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 148/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 +2,711
Net migration rank 96/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 2,711
2024 - -1,712 - 3,319
2023 49,498 -1,400 -4,665 5,339
2022 48,920 -1,400 -4,858 9,014
2021 47,242 -1,395 -4,216 2,477
2020 46,718 -1,394 -5,256 28,514
2019 47,196 -1,395 -1,254 16,352
2018 46,659 -1,396 -1,037 14,640
2017 46,318 -1,398 -207 1,359
2016 46,814 -1,392 826 1,195
2015 46,846 -1,393 826 712
2014 46,615 -1,393 2,268 -70
2013 46,472 -1,395 1,648 639
2012 45,480 -1,442 2,674 1,117
2011 44,405 -1,760 3,285 2,190
2010 43,067 -2,257 3,687 -410
2009 41,950 -2,821 3,060 11,594
2008 40,841 -3,313 3,437 2,971
2007 40,288 -3,676 1,211 14,191
2006 38,886 -4,142 602 6,081
2005 37,347 -4,662 -600 6,317
2004 36,495 -5,144 -599 1,759
2003 35,649 -5,487 -1,996 3,218
2002 34,561 -5,712 -1,197 1,975
2001 33,461 -6,239 -996 4,527
2000 32,816 -6,971 -398 3,124
1999 30,916 -7,686 -1,388 10,291
1998 30,390 -8,163 -1,189 -5,280
1997 29,792 -8,176 -794 -1,298
1996 29,778 -7,369 0 -2,456
1995 29,142 -4,376 0 356
1994 27,895 3,174 199 -153
1993 26,943 8,562 -199 -4,641
1992 25,747 7,531 598 -5,547
1991 24,527 1,621 2,199 -3,325
1990 23,936 -8,151 3,797 618
1989 24,286 -8,296 4,592 -2,718
1988 23,940 -8,473 5,986 -3,023
1987 23,549 -8,622 5,771 2,972
1986 23,301 -8,748 6,094 32,700
1985 23,116 -8,812 6,213 3,404
1984 22,861 -8,812 5,990 3,280
1983 22,542 -8,729 6,343 3,613
1982 22,131 -8,539 9,170 -8,695
1981 21,611 -8,291 10,485 -5,016
1980 21,024 -8,086 11,027 3,128
1979 19,736 -13,801 12,614 2,107
1978 17,468 32,936 11,920 2,113
1977 15,484 33,922 12,160 2,584
1976 13,688 32,113 12,196 2,226
1975 11,998 28,645 11,658 2,421
1974 10,321 24,290 11,367 3,145
1973 8,430 -1,985 11,837 2,175
1972 7,911 -1,985 10,513 2,924
1971 8,183 -13,302 10,951 2,286
1970 7,632 1,123 10,004 260
1969 7,857 -11,033 9,427 685
1968 7,289 2,769 11,250 438
1967 6,742 1,516 13,516 -192
1966 6,955 -11,006 15,697 -1,262
1965 7,789 -19,928 14,513 -1,421
1964 8,989 -23,936 12,567 -349
1963 9,190 -5,993 14,068 -180
1962 10,662 -3,960 13,150 148
1961 10,756 -3,575 14,985 -306
1960 10,618 -8,007 12,678 -929

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/slovenia | 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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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