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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 22.2 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau South Korea
2100 4,713,104 22,001,649
2099 4,706,098 22,324,514
2098 4,699,568 22,657,541
2097 4,691,855 22,998,315
2096 4,682,938 23,348,632
2095 4,674,608 23,711,049
2094 4,663,103 24,081,510
2093 4,651,788 24,460,970
2092 4,639,582 24,848,715
2091 4,628,423 25,242,926
2090 4,616,772 25,642,926
2089 4,604,837 26,048,094
2088 4,592,099 26,457,020
2087 4,578,407 26,871,556
2086 4,562,793 27,288,450
2085 4,547,020 27,710,065
2084 4,530,206 28,133,600
2083 4,514,557 28,564,090
2082 4,498,172 28,998,646
2081 4,481,590 29,441,497
2080 4,461,992 29,887,135
2079 4,440,836 30,337,095
2078 4,419,277 30,793,984
2077 4,395,599 31,258,278
2076 4,371,019 31,728,826
2075 4,343,934 32,205,338
2074 4,318,519 32,689,892
2073 4,290,772 33,180,187
2072 4,262,846 33,679,874
2071 4,234,576 34,187,068
2070 4,206,253 34,702,204
2069 4,176,501 35,224,472
2068 4,145,457 35,745,164
2067 4,114,243 36,274,411
2066 4,082,951 36,808,495
2065 4,048,502 37,349,660
2064 4,013,784 37,897,742
2063 3,978,328 38,450,082
2062 3,941,631 39,009,227
2061 3,904,197 39,565,102
2060 3,868,146 40,130,032
2059 3,829,277 40,692,438
2058 3,789,609 41,256,780
2057 3,750,140 41,813,259
2056 3,710,996 42,356,530
2055 3,670,229 42,888,143
2054 3,627,303 43,405,840
2053 3,586,333 43,917,075
2052 3,543,640 44,419,192
2051 3,498,845 44,901,452
2050 3,453,155 45,362,931
2049 3,405,764 45,809,553
2048 3,358,731 46,235,718
2047 3,310,142 46,645,885
2046 3,263,507 47,033,200
2045 3,214,677 47,409,815
2044 3,167,400 47,773,842
2043 3,120,097 48,120,989
2042 3,072,862 48,455,085
2041 3,025,833 48,782,206
2040 2,978,159 49,091,438
2039 2,929,364 49,388,464
2038 2,881,007 49,669,835
2037 2,832,794 49,932,869
2036 2,783,401 50,175,947
2035 2,736,240 50,401,135
2034 2,688,290 50,607,994
2033 2,638,427 50,796,030
2032 2,588,961 50,961,878
2031 2,540,013 51,109,725
2030 2,491,987 51,242,628
2029 2,444,278 51,360,529
2028 2,396,253 51,461,403
2027 2,347,151 51,551,313
2026 2,298,439 51,624,449
2025 2,249,515 51,684,564
2024 2,201,352 51,751,065
2023 2,153,339 51,712,619
2022 2,105,529 51,672,569
2021 2,058,841 51,769,539
2020 2,013,255 51,836,239
2019 1,967,696 51,764,822
2018 1,922,168 51,585,058
2017 1,877,072 51,361,911
2016 1,831,893 51,217,803
2015 1,786,457 51,014,947
2014 1,741,122 50,746,659
2013 1,695,973 50,428,893
2012 1,651,417 50,199,853
2011 1,608,076 49,936,638
2010 1,566,347 49,554,112
2009 1,526,377 49,307,835
2008 1,488,054 49,054,708
2007 1,450,986 48,683,638
2006 1,415,303 48,438,292
2005 1,381,585 48,184,561
2004 1,349,563 48,082,519
2003 1,318,806 47,892,330
2002 1,289,307 47,644,736
2001 1,261,273 47,370,164
2000 1,234,741 47,008,111
1999 1,210,206 46,616,677
1998 1,187,473 46,286,503
1997 1,165,545 45,953,580
1996 1,143,535 45,524,681
1995 1,119,949 45,092,991
1994 1,092,031 44,641,540
1993 1,058,745 44,194,628
1992 1,024,356 43,747,962
1991 994,639 43,295,704
1990 973,669 42,869,283
1989 957,789 42,449,038
1988 942,061 42,031,247
1987 926,862 41,621,690
1986 912,126 41,213,674
1985 897,697 40,805,744
1984 883,519 40,405,956
1983 869,592 39,910,403
1982 855,891 39,326,352
1981 842,432 38,723,248
1980 829,303 38,123,775
1979 819,867 37,534,236
1978 791,694 36,969,185
1977 741,789 36,411,795
1976 694,191 35,848,523
1975 650,966 35,280,725
1974 613,338 34,692,266
1973 592,808 34,103,149
1972 586,620 33,505,406
1971 586,221 32,882,704
1970 584,403 32,240,827
1969 581,610 31,544,266
1968 578,170 30,838,302
1967 569,011 30,130,983
1966 566,908 29,435,571
1965 575,005 28,704,674
1964 588,543 27,984,155
1963 594,418 27,261,747
1962 589,474 26,513,030
1961 582,532 25,765,673
1960 577,633 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau South Korea
2100 0.15% -1.45%
2099 0.14% -1.47%
2098 0.16% -1.48%
2097 0.19% -1.5%
2096 0.18% -1.53%
2095 0.25% -1.54%
2094 0.24% -1.55%
2093 0.26% -1.56%
2092 0.24% -1.56%
2091 0.25% -1.56%
2090 0.26% -1.56%
2089 0.28% -1.55%
2088 0.3% -1.54%
2087 0.34% -1.53%
2086 0.35% -1.52%
2085 0.37% -1.51%
2084 0.35% -1.51%
2083 0.36% -1.5%
2082 0.37% -1.5%
2081 0.44% -1.49%
2080 0.48% -1.48%
2079 0.49% -1.48%
2078 0.54% -1.49%
2077 0.56% -1.48%
2076 0.62% -1.48%
2075 0.59% -1.48%
2074 0.65% -1.48%
2073 0.66% -1.48%
2072 0.67% -1.48%
2071 0.67% -1.48%
2070 0.71% -1.48%
2069 0.75% -1.46%
2068 0.76% -1.46%
2067 0.77% -1.45%
2066 0.85% -1.45%
2065 0.86% -1.45%
2064 0.89% -1.44%
2063 0.93% -1.43%
2062 0.96% -1.4%
2061 0.93% -1.41%
2060 1.02% -1.38%
2059 1.05% -1.37%
2058 1.05% -1.33%
2057 1.05% -1.28%
2056 1.11% -1.24%
2055 1.18% -1.19%
2054 1.14% -1.16%
2053 1.2% -1.13%
2052 1.28% -1.07%
2051 1.32% -1.02%
2050 1.39% -0.97%
2049 1.4% -0.92%
2048 1.47% -0.88%
2047 1.43% -0.82%
2046 1.52% -0.79%
2045 1.49% -0.76%
2044 1.52% -0.72%
2043 1.54% -0.69%
2042 1.55% -0.67%
2041 1.6% -0.63%
2040 1.67% -0.6%
2039 1.68% -0.57%
2038 1.7% -0.53%
2037 1.77% -0.48%
2036 1.72% -0.45%
2035 1.78% -0.41%
2034 1.89% -0.37%
2033 1.91% -0.33%
2032 1.93% -0.29%
2031 1.93% -0.26%
2030 1.95% -0.23%
2029 2% -0.2%
2028 2.09% -0.17%
2027 2.12% -0.14%
2026 2.17% -0.12%
2025 2.19% -0.13%
2024 2.23% 0.07%
2023 2.27% 0.08%
2022 2.27% -0.19%
2021 2.26% -0.13%
2020 2.32% 0.14%
2019 2.37% 0.35%
2018 2.4% 0.43%
2017 2.47% 0.28%
2016 2.54% 0.4%
2015 2.6% 0.53%
2014 2.66% 0.63%
2013 2.7% 0.46%
2012 2.7% 0.53%
2011 2.66% 0.77%
2010 2.62% 0.5%
2009 2.58% 0.52%
2008 2.55% 0.76%
2007 2.52% 0.51%
2006 2.44% 0.53%
2005 2.37% 0.21%
2004 2.33% 0.4%
2003 2.29% 0.52%
2002 2.22% 0.58%
2001 2.15% 0.77%
2000 2.03% 0.84%
1999 1.91% 0.71%
1998 1.88% 0.72%
1997 1.92% 0.94%
1996 2.11% 0.96%
1995 2.56% 1.01%
1994 3.14% 1.01%
1993 3.36% 1.02%
1992 2.99% 1.04%
1991 2.15% 0.99%
1990 1.66% 0.99%
1989 1.67% 0.99%
1988 1.64% 0.98%
1987 1.62% 0.99%
1986 1.61% 1%
1985 1.6% 0.99%
1984 1.6% 1.24%
1983 1.6% 1.49%
1982 1.6% 1.56%
1981 1.58% 1.57%
1980 1.15% 1.57%
1979 3.56% 1.53%
1978 6.73% 1.53%
1977 6.86% 1.57%
1976 6.64% 1.61%
1975 6.13% 1.7%
1974 3.46% 1.73%
1973 1.05% 1.78%
1972 0.07% 1.89%
1971 0.31% 1.99%
1970 0.48% 2.21%
1969 0.59% 2.29%
1968 1.61% 2.35%
1967 0.37% 2.36%
1966 -1.41% 2.55%
1965 -2.3% 2.57%
1964 -0.99% 2.65%
1963 0.84% 2.82%
1962 1.19% 2.9%
1961 0.85% 3.01%

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/south-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau South Korea
Current population
2323460
51624449
Population rank 146/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.62%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
7.93 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
2.16 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -182
Annual growth/decline +48,163 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 169/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +65,731
Net migration rank 96/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 65,731
2024 49,642 -1,712 -119,027 75,963
2023 49,498 -1,400 -124,111 87,800
2022 48,920 -1,400 -124,014 87,800
2021 47,242 -1,395 -56,947 -16,778
2020 46,718 -1,394 -31,101 112,631
2019 47,196 -1,395 10,353 128,622
2018 46,659 -1,396 30,951 118,220
2017 46,318 -1,398 71,907 104,029
2016 46,814 -1,392 122,923 91,568
2015 46,846 -1,393 163,248 276,427
2014 46,615 -1,393 167,464 308,037
2013 46,472 -1,395 166,415 301,926
2012 45,480 -1,442 215,859 281,866
2011 44,405 -1,760 214,728 269,958
2010 43,067 -2,257 213,083 52,042
2009 41,950 -2,821 197,231 5,308
2008 40,841 -3,313 215,841 -19,630
2007 40,288 -3,676 248,286 -42,293
2006 38,886 -4,142 203,441 -28,434
2005 37,347 -4,662 187,920 -47,821
2004 36,495 -5,144 225,988 -42,549
2003 35,649 -5,487 244,251 -31,994
2002 34,561 -5,712 247,752 -18,105
2001 33,461 -6,239 312,643 -28,006
2000 32,816 -6,971 390,167 -84,960
1999 30,916 -7,686 368,272 -107,448
1998 30,390 -8,163 393,436 -98,044
1997 29,792 -8,176 422,773 -109,130
1996 29,778 -7,369 446,142 -115,705
1995 29,142 -4,376 468,967 -208,491
1994 27,895 3,174 473,200 -208,309
1993 26,943 8,562 477,302 -222,802
1992 25,747 7,531 494,352 -265,849
1991 24,527 1,621 467,594 -270,754
1990 23,936 -8,151 411,546 79,294
1989 24,286 -8,296 403,266 186,120
1988 23,940 -8,473 399,297 192,534
1987 23,549 -8,622 378,758 198,057
1986 23,301 -8,748 395,651 189,782
1985 23,116 -8,812 416,219 97,949
1984 22,861 -8,812 436,384 101,394
1983 22,542 -8,729 514,844 102,167
1982 22,131 -8,539 605,626 48,638
1981 21,611 -8,291 631,189 18,442
1980 21,024 -8,086 583,294 -148,341
1979 19,736 -13,801 623,068 -139,566
1978 17,468 32,936 499,084 -85,721
1977 15,484 33,922 578,947 -90,737
1976 13,688 32,113 530,558 -92,314
1975 11,998 28,645 603,300 -52,332
1974 10,321 24,290 673,030 27,005
1973 8,430 -1,985 699,115 35,779
1972 7,911 -1,985 740,469 25,382
1971 8,183 -13,302 789,185 -6,326
1970 7,632 1,123 747,987 -27,999
1969 7,857 -11,033 694,227 -21,175
1968 7,289 2,769 684,487 -16,868
1967 6,742 1,516 692,169 -16,484
1966 6,955 -11,006 623,534 -16,688
1965 7,789 -19,928 641,090 -146,386
1964 8,989 -23,936 655,501 -102,284
1963 9,190 -5,993 685,824 -80,226
1962 10,662 -3,960 712,590 -94,606
1961 10,756 -3,575 730,173 -93,179
1960 10,618 -8,007 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/south-korea | 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 South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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