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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 8.87 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 +2.4% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Somalia
2100 4,713,717 68,384,185
2099 4,706,710 68,040,371
2098 4,700,179 67,702,230
2097 4,692,465 67,362,336
2096 4,683,547 66,972,933
2095 4,675,216 66,585,659
2094 4,663,709 66,179,819
2093 4,652,393 65,760,590
2092 4,640,186 65,324,261
2091 4,629,025 64,852,843
2090 4,617,372 64,362,727
2089 4,605,435 63,922,797
2088 4,592,696 63,464,036
2087 4,579,003 62,987,028
2086 4,563,387 62,447,029
2085 4,547,611 61,873,597
2084 4,530,795 61,318,916
2083 4,515,144 60,761,800
2082 4,498,757 60,187,980
2081 4,482,173 59,676,722
2080 4,462,572 59,100,915
2079 4,441,414 58,477,428
2078 4,419,851 57,852,528
2077 4,396,170 57,211,821
2076 4,371,588 56,602,463
2075 4,344,499 56,005,600
2074 4,319,080 55,330,165
2073 4,291,330 54,651,918
2072 4,263,400 53,978,548
2071 4,235,126 53,284,016
2070 4,206,800 52,573,210
2069 4,177,044 51,878,214
2068 4,145,996 51,197,653
2067 4,114,778 50,493,028
2066 4,083,481 49,779,172
2065 4,049,028 49,024,665
2064 4,014,305 48,265,876
2063 3,978,845 47,522,361
2062 3,942,144 46,785,920
2061 3,904,704 46,037,526
2060 3,868,649 45,220,507
2059 3,829,775 44,397,936
2058 3,790,102 43,659,021
2057 3,750,628 42,897,422
2056 3,711,479 42,121,542
2055 3,670,706 41,318,179
2054 3,627,775 40,513,141
2053 3,586,800 39,744,995
2052 3,544,101 38,992,177
2051 3,499,300 38,228,872
2050 3,453,604 37,471,735
2049 3,406,207 36,739,905
2048 3,359,168 35,984,999
2047 3,310,573 35,218,863
2046 3,263,932 34,462,403
2045 3,215,095 33,717,596
2044 3,167,811 32,977,674
2043 3,120,502 32,247,710
2042 3,073,261 31,537,272
2041 3,026,226 30,794,853
2040 2,978,546 30,032,324
2039 2,929,745 29,312,883
2038 2,881,381 28,583,386
2037 2,833,162 27,838,646
2036 2,783,763 27,114,453
2035 2,736,596 26,385,421
2034 2,688,639 25,687,629
2033 2,638,770 25,018,509
2032 2,589,298 24,338,597
2031 2,540,343 23,657,353
2030 2,492,311 22,965,742
2029 2,444,595 22,299,610
2028 2,396,565 21,651,582
2027 2,347,456 20,991,860
2026 2,298,738 20,322,668
2025 2,249,807 19,666,990
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% 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 49.4% to 3,453,604 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 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 68.4M 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 2.2% 3.46%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Somalia
Current population
2311915
20503678
Population rank 146/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 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 - -1,712 - 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 2026-04-06).

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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 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 (1960–2024, 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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