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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 22.3 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 +2.4% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% 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 4,713,717 22,012,503
2099 4,706,710 22,335,528
2098 4,700,179 22,668,719
2097 4,692,465 23,009,661
2096 4,683,547 23,360,151
2095 4,675,216 23,722,747
2094 4,663,709 24,093,391
2093 4,652,393 24,473,038
2092 4,640,186 24,860,975
2091 4,629,025 25,255,379
2090 4,617,372 25,655,577
2089 4,605,435 26,060,945
2088 4,592,696 26,470,073
2087 4,579,003 26,884,813
2086 4,563,387 27,301,913
2085 4,547,611 27,723,736
2084 4,530,795 28,147,480
2083 4,515,144 28,578,182
2082 4,498,757 29,012,953
2081 4,482,173 29,456,022
2080 4,462,572 29,901,880
2079 4,441,414 30,352,062
2078 4,419,851 30,809,176
2077 4,396,170 31,273,700
2076 4,371,588 31,744,480
2075 4,344,499 32,221,226
2074 4,319,080 32,706,020
2073 4,291,330 33,196,556
2072 4,263,400 33,696,490
2071 4,235,126 34,203,935
2070 4,206,800 34,719,324
2069 4,177,044 35,241,850
2068 4,145,996 35,762,799
2067 4,114,778 36,292,307
2066 4,083,481 36,826,655
2065 4,049,028 37,368,086
2064 4,014,305 37,916,439
2063 3,978,845 38,469,051
2062 3,942,144 39,028,473
2061 3,904,704 39,584,621
2060 3,868,649 40,149,830
2059 3,829,775 40,712,514
2058 3,790,102 41,277,134
2057 3,750,628 41,833,887
2056 3,711,479 42,377,427
2055 3,670,706 42,909,302
2054 3,627,775 43,427,254
2053 3,586,800 43,938,741
2052 3,544,101 44,441,106
2051 3,499,300 44,923,604
2050 3,453,604 45,385,311
2049 3,406,207 45,832,153
2048 3,359,168 46,258,529
2047 3,310,573 46,668,898
2046 3,263,932 47,056,404
2045 3,215,095 47,433,205
2044 3,167,811 47,797,411
2043 3,120,502 48,144,730
2042 3,073,261 48,478,991
2041 3,026,226 48,806,273
2040 2,978,546 49,115,658
2039 2,929,745 49,412,830
2038 2,881,381 49,694,340
2037 2,833,162 49,957,504
2036 2,783,763 50,200,702
2035 2,736,596 50,426,000
2034 2,688,639 50,632,962
2033 2,638,770 50,821,090
2032 2,589,298 50,987,020
2031 2,540,343 51,134,940
2030 2,492,311 51,267,908
2029 2,444,595 51,385,868
2028 2,396,565 51,486,791
2027 2,347,456 51,576,746
2026 2,298,738 51,649,918
2025 2,249,807 51,710,062
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% 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 49.4% to 3,453,604 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 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 2.2% -0.08%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/south-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau South Korea
Current population
2311915
51649918
Population rank 146/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.62%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +105
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 160/197
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 - -1,712 - 75,963
2023 49,498 -1,400 -77,569 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 2026-04-06).

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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 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 (1960–2024, 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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