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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 8.89 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Somalia
2100 4,713,104 68,341,587
2099 4,706,098 67,997,987
2098 4,699,568 67,660,056
2097 4,691,855 67,320,374
2096 4,682,938 66,931,214
2095 4,674,608 66,544,181
2094 4,663,103 66,138,594
2093 4,651,788 65,719,626
2092 4,639,582 65,283,569
2091 4,628,423 64,812,444
2090 4,616,772 64,322,633
2089 4,604,837 63,882,977
2088 4,592,099 63,424,502
2087 4,578,407 62,947,792
2086 4,562,793 62,408,129
2085 4,547,020 61,835,054
2084 4,530,206 61,280,718
2083 4,514,557 60,723,949
2082 4,498,172 60,150,487
2081 4,481,590 59,639,547
2080 4,461,992 59,064,099
2079 4,440,836 58,441,001
2078 4,419,277 57,816,490
2077 4,395,599 57,176,183
2076 4,371,019 56,567,204
2075 4,343,934 55,970,712
2074 4,318,519 55,295,699
2073 4,290,772 54,617,874
2072 4,262,846 53,944,923
2071 4,234,576 53,250,824
2070 4,206,253 52,540,460
2069 4,176,501 51,845,897
2068 4,145,457 51,165,760
2067 4,114,243 50,461,574
2066 4,082,951 49,748,163
2065 4,048,502 48,994,126
2064 4,013,784 48,235,809
2063 3,978,328 47,492,758
2062 3,941,631 46,756,776
2061 3,904,197 46,008,848
2060 3,868,146 45,192,338
2059 3,829,277 44,370,279
2058 3,789,609 43,631,825
2057 3,750,140 42,870,700
2056 3,710,996 42,095,303
2055 3,670,229 41,292,441
2054 3,627,303 40,487,904
2053 3,586,333 39,720,236
2052 3,543,640 38,967,888
2051 3,498,845 38,205,058
2050 3,453,155 37,448,393
2049 3,405,764 36,717,019
2048 3,358,731 35,962,583
2047 3,310,142 35,196,924
2046 3,263,507 34,440,935
2045 3,214,677 33,696,593
2044 3,167,400 32,957,131
2043 3,120,097 32,227,622
2042 3,072,862 31,517,627
2041 3,025,833 30,775,671
2040 2,978,159 30,013,616
2039 2,929,364 29,294,623
2038 2,881,007 28,565,580
2037 2,832,794 27,821,304
2036 2,783,401 27,097,563
2035 2,736,240 26,368,985
2034 2,688,290 25,671,628
2033 2,638,427 25,002,924
2032 2,588,961 24,323,435
2031 2,540,013 23,642,617
2030 2,491,987 22,951,436
2029 2,444,278 22,285,719
2028 2,396,253 21,638,095
2027 2,347,151 20,978,784
2026 2,298,439 20,310,008
2025 2,249,515 19,654,739
2024 2,201,352 19,009,151
2023 2,153,339 18,358,615
2022 2,105,529 17,801,897
2021 2,058,841 17,271,431
2020 2,013,255 16,651,191
2019 1,967,696 16,030,971
2018 1,922,168 15,452,487
2017 1,877,072 14,916,629
2016 1,831,893 14,348,740
2015 1,786,457 13,806,963
2014 1,741,122 13,339,491
2013 1,695,973 12,869,594
2012 1,651,417 12,461,160
2011 1,608,076 12,348,830
2010 1,566,347 12,261,756
2009 1,526,377 11,961,201
2008 1,488,054 11,663,084
2007 1,450,986 11,322,582
2006 1,415,303 10,975,502
2005 1,381,585 10,644,228
2004 1,349,563 10,280,998
2003 1,318,806 9,909,157
2002 1,289,307 9,550,063
2001 1,261,273 9,198,493
2000 1,234,741 8,838,713
1999 1,210,206 8,492,059
1998 1,187,473 8,155,417
1997 1,165,545 7,824,525
1996 1,143,535 7,554,474
1995 1,119,949 7,285,007
1994 1,092,031 7,026,797
1993 1,058,745 6,681,399
1992 1,024,356 6,495,107
1991 994,639 6,813,760
1990 973,669 7,082,811
1989 957,789 7,114,817
1988 942,061 7,235,360
1987 926,862 7,228,302
1986 912,126 6,974,788
1985 897,697 6,693,289
1984 883,519 6,428,389
1983 869,592 6,198,430
1982 855,891 6,003,840
1981 842,432 5,982,849
1980 829,303 5,936,154
1979 819,867 5,449,117
1978 791,694 4,814,892
1977 741,789 4,484,050
1976 694,191 4,365,812
1975 650,966 4,257,535
1974 613,338 4,151,842
1973 592,808 4,045,592
1972 586,620 3,939,436
1971 586,221 3,837,691
1970 584,403 3,738,448
1969 581,610 3,641,015
1968 578,170 3,546,590
1967 569,011 3,454,537
1966 566,908 3,365,106
1965 575,005 3,277,874
1964 588,543 3,192,796
1963 594,418 3,110,361
1962 589,474 3,030,091
1961 582,532 2,952,054
1960 577,633 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 48.6% to 3,453,155 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 68.3M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Somalia
2100 0.15% 0.51%
2099 0.14% 0.5%
2098 0.16% 0.5%
2097 0.19% 0.58%
2096 0.18% 0.58%
2095 0.25% 0.61%
2094 0.24% 0.64%
2093 0.26% 0.67%
2092 0.24% 0.73%
2091 0.25% 0.76%
2090 0.26% 0.69%
2089 0.28% 0.72%
2088 0.3% 0.76%
2087 0.34% 0.86%
2086 0.35% 0.93%
2085 0.37% 0.9%
2084 0.35% 0.92%
2083 0.36% 0.95%
2082 0.37% 0.86%
2081 0.44% 0.97%
2080 0.48% 1.07%
2079 0.49% 1.08%
2078 0.54% 1.12%
2077 0.56% 1.08%
2076 0.62% 1.07%
2075 0.59% 1.22%
2074 0.65% 1.24%
2073 0.66% 1.25%
2072 0.67% 1.3%
2071 0.67% 1.35%
2070 0.71% 1.34%
2069 0.75% 1.33%
2068 0.76% 1.4%
2067 0.77% 1.43%
2066 0.85% 1.54%
2065 0.86% 1.57%
2064 0.89% 1.56%
2063 0.93% 1.57%
2062 0.96% 1.63%
2061 0.93% 1.81%
2060 1.02% 1.85%
2059 1.05% 1.69%
2058 1.05% 1.78%
2057 1.05% 1.84%
2056 1.11% 1.94%
2055 1.18% 1.99%
2054 1.14% 1.93%
2053 1.2% 1.93%
2052 1.28% 2%
2051 1.32% 2.02%
2050 1.39% 1.99%
2049 1.4% 2.1%
2048 1.47% 2.18%
2047 1.43% 2.2%
2046 1.52% 2.21%
2045 1.49% 2.24%
2044 1.52% 2.26%
2043 1.54% 2.25%
2042 1.55% 2.41%
2041 1.6% 2.54%
2040 1.67% 2.45%
2039 1.68% 2.55%
2038 1.7% 2.68%
2037 1.77% 2.67%
2036 1.72% 2.76%
2035 1.78% 2.72%
2034 1.89% 2.67%
2033 1.91% 2.79%
2032 1.93% 2.88%
2031 1.93% 3.01%
2030 1.95% 2.99%
2029 2% 2.99%
2028 2.09% 3.14%
2027 2.12% 3.29%
2026 2.17% 3.33%
2025 2.19% 3.4%
2024 2.23% 3.54%
2023 2.27% 3.13%
2022 2.27% 3.07%
2021 2.26% 3.72%
2020 2.32% 3.87%
2019 2.37% 3.74%
2018 2.4% 3.59%
2017 2.47% 3.96%
2016 2.54% 3.92%
2015 2.6% 3.5%
2014 2.66% 3.65%
2013 2.7% 3.28%
2012 2.7% 0.91%
2011 2.66% 0.71%
2010 2.62% 2.51%
2009 2.58% 2.56%
2008 2.55% 3.01%
2007 2.52% 3.16%
2006 2.44% 3.11%
2005 2.37% 3.53%
2004 2.33% 3.75%
2003 2.29% 3.76%
2002 2.22% 3.82%
2001 2.15% 4.07%
2000 2.03% 4.08%
1999 1.91% 4.13%
1998 1.88% 4.23%
1997 1.92% 3.57%
1996 2.11% 3.7%
1995 2.56% 3.67%
1994 3.14% 5.17%
1993 3.36% 2.87%
1992 2.99% -4.68%
1991 2.15% -3.8%
1990 1.66% -0.45%
1989 1.67% -1.67%
1988 1.64% 0.1%
1987 1.62% 3.63%
1986 1.61% 4.21%
1985 1.6% 4.12%
1984 1.6% 3.71%
1983 1.6% 3.24%
1982 1.6% 0.35%
1981 1.58% 0.79%
1980 1.15% 8.94%
1979 3.56% 13.2%
1978 6.73% 7.38%
1977 6.86% 2.71%
1976 6.64% 2.54%
1975 6.13% 2.55%
1974 3.46% 2.63%
1973 1.05% 2.69%
1972 0.07% 2.65%
1971 0.31% 2.65%
1970 0.48% 2.68%
1969 0.59% 2.66%
1968 1.61% 2.66%
1967 0.37% 2.66%
1966 -1.41% 2.66%
1965 -2.3% 2.66%
1964 -0.99% 2.65%
1963 0.84% 2.65%
1962 1.19% 2.64%
1961 0.85% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/somalia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Somalia
Current population
2323460
20653532
Population rank 146/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
49 seconds
One birth every
8.08 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,769
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 8/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +12,077
Net migration rank 96/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 12,077
2024 49,642 -1,712 619,793 26,859
2023 49,498 -1,400 608,203 46,217
2022 48,920 -1,400 551,450 -92,434
2021 47,242 -1,395 566,399 35,506
2020 46,718 -1,394 561,311 77,259
2019 47,196 -1,395 548,756 53,124
2018 46,659 -1,396 514,244 40,844
2017 46,318 -1,398 478,556 38,067
2016 46,814 -1,392 495,132 124,017
2015 46,846 -1,393 481,573 -17,178
2014 46,615 -1,393 464,481 6,065
2013 46,472 -1,395 448,518 20,723
2012 45,480 -1,442 399,468 -51,833
2011 44,405 -1,760 203,213 -326,192
2010 43,067 -2,257 385,571 -88,448
2009 41,950 -2,821 405,784 -101,795
2008 40,841 -3,313 394,258 -102,035
2007 40,288 -3,676 380,303 8,476
2006 38,886 -4,142 372,597 -67,200
2005 37,347 -4,662 363,117 -5,955
2004 36,495 -5,144 351,959 17,353
2003 35,649 -5,487 341,192 33,174
2002 34,561 -5,712 331,215 12,603
2001 33,461 -6,239 319,059 40,274
2000 32,816 -6,971 306,651 53,580
1999 30,916 -7,686 295,523 37,548
1998 30,390 -8,163 284,779 55,426
1997 29,792 -8,176 271,894 49,692
1996 29,778 -7,369 264,807 -46,291
1995 29,142 -4,376 254,509 65,888
1994 27,895 3,174 246,950 -50,921
1993 26,943 8,562 232,960 261,815
1992 25,747 7,531 57,495 -179,675
1991 24,527 1,621 53,052 -568,166
1990 23,936 -8,151 225,162 -248,155
1989 24,286 -8,296 225,255 -266,281
1988 23,940 -8,473 215,599 -415,660
1987 23,549 -8,622 231,580 -17,391
1986 23,301 -8,748 218,416 74,424
1985 23,116 -8,812 207,960 62,183
1984 22,861 -8,812 199,017 60,630
1983 22,542 -8,729 190,775 9,505
1982 22,131 -8,539 182,793 6,115
1981 21,611 -8,291 185,211 -332,129
1980 21,024 -8,086 174,790 65,519
1979 19,736 -13,801 151,016 582,746
1978 17,468 32,936 132,689 402,005
1977 15,484 33,922 124,818 2,170
1976 13,688 32,113 113,319 -3,831
1975 11,998 28,645 108,998 -1,934
1974 10,321 24,290 104,813 -495
1973 8,430 -1,985 108,038 143
1972 7,911 -1,985 104,493 -351
1971 8,183 -13,302 101,196 -1,850
1970 7,632 1,123 98,025 1,104
1969 7,857 -11,033 95,045 690
1968 7,289 2,769 92,208 906
1967 6,742 1,516 89,497 1,498
1966 6,955 -11,006 86,930 941
1965 7,789 -19,928 84,448 2,142
1964 8,989 -23,936 82,042 1,518
1963 9,190 -5,993 79,859 1,449
1962 10,662 -3,960 77,737 1,496
1961 10,756 -3,575 75,513 1,336
1960 10,618 -8,007 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/somalia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.1% of the population change in Guinea-Bissau is from natural causes (a gain of 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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