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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 21.1 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Spain
2100 4,713,717 33,862,981
2099 4,706,710 34,039,965
2098 4,700,179 34,215,187
2097 4,692,465 34,387,116
2096 4,683,547 34,552,002
2095 4,675,216 34,719,411
2094 4,663,709 34,882,039
2093 4,652,393 35,044,043
2092 4,640,186 35,204,657
2091 4,629,025 35,366,895
2090 4,617,372 35,535,838
2089 4,605,435 35,707,942
2088 4,592,696 35,877,681
2087 4,579,003 36,043,209
2086 4,563,387 36,210,710
2085 4,547,611 36,386,207
2084 4,530,795 36,564,622
2083 4,515,144 36,749,680
2082 4,498,757 36,936,644
2081 4,482,173 37,133,976
2080 4,462,572 37,337,517
2079 4,441,414 37,551,557
2078 4,419,851 37,771,135
2077 4,396,170 38,002,963
2076 4,371,588 38,249,247
2075 4,344,499 38,506,040
2074 4,319,080 38,777,715
2073 4,291,330 39,056,249
2072 4,263,400 39,348,447
2071 4,235,126 39,642,346
2070 4,206,800 39,949,413
2069 4,177,044 40,256,590
2068 4,145,996 40,575,543
2067 4,114,778 40,893,798
2066 4,083,481 41,218,263
2065 4,049,028 41,543,254
2064 4,014,305 41,878,338
2063 3,978,845 42,208,320
2062 3,942,144 42,542,893
2061 3,904,704 42,874,096
2060 3,868,649 43,191,452
2059 3,829,775 43,506,737
2058 3,790,102 43,809,907
2057 3,750,628 44,112,668
2056 3,711,479 44,415,689
2055 3,670,706 44,691,749
2054 3,627,775 44,958,971
2053 3,586,800 45,223,225
2052 3,544,101 45,470,541
2051 3,499,300 45,695,307
2050 3,453,604 45,911,520
2049 3,406,207 46,127,777
2048 3,359,168 46,322,244
2047 3,310,573 46,510,152
2046 3,263,932 46,687,914
2045 3,215,095 46,858,778
2044 3,167,811 47,016,278
2043 3,120,502 47,158,325
2042 3,073,261 47,301,091
2041 3,026,226 47,434,593
2040 2,978,546 47,563,236
2039 2,929,745 47,685,343
2038 2,881,381 47,798,797
2037 2,833,162 47,910,899
2036 2,783,763 48,020,350
2035 2,736,596 48,124,430
2034 2,688,639 48,220,051
2033 2,638,770 48,311,842
2032 2,589,298 48,402,470
2031 2,540,343 48,495,278
2030 2,492,311 48,579,920
2029 2,444,595 48,648,699
2028 2,396,565 48,707,969
2027 2,347,456 48,758,200
2026 2,298,738 48,806,901
2025 2,249,807 48,838,057
2024 2,201,352 48,848,840
2023 2,153,339 48,352,528
2022 2,105,529 47,786,102
2021 2,058,841 47,443,821
2020 2,013,255 47,359,424
2019 1,967,696 47,118,501
2018 1,922,168 46,782,011
2017 1,877,072 46,571,232
2016 1,831,893 46,458,139
2015 1,786,457 46,422,303
2014 1,741,122 46,460,733
2013 1,695,973 46,604,197
2012 1,651,417 46,773,055
2011 1,608,076 46,742,697
2010 1,566,347 46,576,897
2009 1,526,377 46,362,946
2008 1,488,054 45,954,106
2007 1,450,986 45,226,803
2006 1,415,303 44,397,319
2005 1,381,585 43,653,155
2004 1,349,563 42,921,895
2003 1,318,806 42,187,645
2002 1,289,307 41,431,558
2001 1,261,273 40,850,412
2000 1,234,741 40,567,864
1999 1,210,206 40,386,875
1998 1,187,473 40,223,509
1997 1,165,545 40,057,389
1996 1,143,535 39,889,852
1995 1,119,949 39,724,050
1994 1,092,031 39,549,108
1993 1,058,745 39,361,262
1992 1,024,356 39,157,685
1991 994,639 38,966,376
1990 973,669 38,867,322
1989 957,789 38,827,764
1988 942,061 38,766,939
1987 926,862 38,684,815
1986 912,126 38,584,624
1985 897,697 38,469,512
1984 883,519 38,330,364
1983 869,592 38,171,525
1982 855,891 37,986,012
1981 842,432 37,758,631
1980 829,303 37,491,165
1979 819,867 37,191,330
1978 791,694 36,864,898
1977 741,789 36,511,638
1976 694,191 36,137,812
1975 650,966 35,757,900
1974 613,338 35,373,335
1973 592,808 34,988,947
1972 586,620 34,604,469
1971 586,221 34,224,490
1970 584,403 33,814,531
1969 581,610 33,441,054
1968 578,170 33,113,134
1967 569,011 32,682,947
1966 566,908 32,283,194
1965 575,005 31,954,292
1964 588,543 31,609,195
1963 594,418 31,296,651
1962 589,474 31,023,366
1961 582,532 30,739,250
1960 577,633 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Spain
2100 0.15% -0.52%
2099 0.14% -0.51%
2098 0.16% -0.5%
2097 0.19% -0.48%
2096 0.18% -0.48%
2095 0.25% -0.47%
2094 0.24% -0.46%
2093 0.26% -0.46%
2092 0.24% -0.46%
2091 0.25% -0.48%
2090 0.26% -0.48%
2089 0.28% -0.47%
2088 0.3% -0.46%
2087 0.34% -0.46%
2086 0.35% -0.48%
2085 0.37% -0.49%
2084 0.35% -0.5%
2083 0.36% -0.51%
2082 0.37% -0.53%
2081 0.44% -0.55%
2080 0.48% -0.57%
2079 0.49% -0.58%
2078 0.54% -0.61%
2077 0.56% -0.64%
2076 0.62% -0.67%
2075 0.59% -0.7%
2074 0.65% -0.71%
2073 0.66% -0.74%
2072 0.67% -0.74%
2071 0.67% -0.77%
2070 0.71% -0.76%
2069 0.75% -0.79%
2068 0.76% -0.78%
2067 0.77% -0.79%
2066 0.85% -0.78%
2065 0.86% -0.8%
2064 0.89% -0.78%
2063 0.93% -0.79%
2062 0.96% -0.77%
2061 0.93% -0.73%
2060 1.02% -0.72%
2059 1.05% -0.69%
2058 1.05% -0.69%
2057 1.05% -0.68%
2056 1.11% -0.62%
2055 1.18% -0.59%
2054 1.14% -0.58%
2053 1.2% -0.54%
2052 1.28% -0.49%
2051 1.32% -0.47%
2050 1.39% -0.47%
2049 1.4% -0.42%
2048 1.47% -0.4%
2047 1.43% -0.38%
2046 1.52% -0.36%
2045 1.49% -0.33%
2044 1.52% -0.3%
2043 1.54% -0.3%
2042 1.55% -0.28%
2041 1.6% -0.27%
2040 1.67% -0.26%
2039 1.68% -0.24%
2038 1.7% -0.23%
2037 1.77% -0.23%
2036 1.72% -0.22%
2035 1.78% -0.2%
2034 1.89% -0.19%
2033 1.91% -0.19%
2032 1.93% -0.19%
2031 1.93% -0.17%
2030 1.95% -0.14%
2029 2% -0.12%
2028 2.09% -0.1%
2027 2.12% -0.1%
2026 2.17% -0.06%
2025 2.2% -0.02%
2024 2.23% 1.03%
2023 2.27% 1.19%
2022 2.27% 0.72%
2021 2.26% 0.18%
2020 2.32% 0.51%
2019 2.37% 0.72%
2018 2.4% 0.45%
2017 2.47% 0.24%
2016 2.54% 0.08%
2015 2.6% -0.08%
2014 2.66% -0.31%
2013 2.7% -0.36%
2012 2.7% 0.06%
2011 2.66% 0.36%
2010 2.62% 0.46%
2009 2.58% 0.89%
2008 2.55% 1.61%
2007 2.52% 1.87%
2006 2.44% 1.7%
2005 2.37% 1.7%
2004 2.33% 1.74%
2003 2.29% 1.82%
2002 2.22% 1.42%
2001 2.15% 0.7%
2000 2.03% 0.45%
1999 1.91% 0.41%
1998 1.88% 0.41%
1997 1.92% 0.42%
1996 2.11% 0.42%
1995 2.56% 0.44%
1994 3.14% 0.48%
1993 3.36% 0.52%
1992 2.99% 0.49%
1991 2.15% 0.25%
1990 1.66% 0.1%
1989 1.67% 0.16%
1988 1.64% 0.21%
1987 1.62% 0.26%
1986 1.61% 0.3%
1985 1.6% 0.36%
1984 1.6% 0.42%
1983 1.6% 0.49%
1982 1.6% 0.6%
1981 1.58% 0.71%
1980 1.15% 0.81%
1979 3.56% 0.89%
1978 6.73% 0.97%
1977 6.86% 1.03%
1976 6.64% 1.06%
1975 6.13% 1.09%
1974 3.46% 1.1%
1973 1.05% 1.11%
1972 0.07% 1.11%
1971 0.31% 1.21%
1970 0.48% 1.12%
1969 0.59% 0.99%
1968 1.61% 1.32%
1967 0.37% 1.24%
1966 -1.41% 1.03%
1965 -2.3% 1.09%
1964 -0.99% 1%
1963 0.84% 0.88%
1962 1.19% 0.92%
1961 0.85% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Spain
Current population
2311915
48806901
Population rank 146/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.59%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 100/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +96,630
Net migration rank 96/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 96,630
2024 - -1,712 - 111,674
2023 49,498 -1,400 -111,211 119,099
2022 48,920 -1,400 -133,801 299,779
2021 47,242 -1,395 -113,865 144,385
2020 46,718 -1,394 -151,551 236,854
2019 47,196 -1,395 -56,542 464,783
2018 46,659 -1,396 -56,139 337,467
2017 46,318 -1,398 -32,600 201,135
2016 46,814 -1,392 0 106,474
2015 46,846 -1,393 -4,642 -1,979
2014 46,615 -1,393 32,522 -97,870
2013 46,472 -1,395 37,284 -250,741
2012 45,480 -1,442 51,450 -153,486
2011 44,405 -1,760 84,137 60,761
2010 43,067 -2,257 102,469 69,406
2009 41,950 -2,821 106,635 129,557
2008 40,841 -3,313 133,267 434,135
2007 40,288 -3,676 108,545 772,317
2006 38,886 -4,142 110,994 659,720
2005 37,347 -4,662 78,576 629,803
2004 36,495 -5,144 85,844 661,158
2003 35,649 -5,487 54,844 658,428
2002 34,561 -5,712 53,861 737,880
2001 33,461 -6,239 44,936 181,307
2000 32,816 -6,971 36,512 176,269
1999 30,916 -7,686 8,077 178,559
1998 30,390 -8,163 4,022 182,926
1997 29,792 -8,176 20,028 165,345
1996 29,778 -7,369 11,967 162,704
1995 29,142 -4,376 15,889 162,434
1994 27,895 3,174 31,639 160,407
1993 26,943 8,562 47,234 160,907
1992 25,747 7,531 62,652 177,544
1991 24,527 1,621 58,450 122,841
1990 23,936 -8,151 66,075 -30,684
1989 24,286 -8,296 81,538 -25,892
1988 23,940 -8,473 100,794 -17,663
1987 23,549 -8,622 116,054 -12,681
1986 23,301 -8,748 131,188 -13,540
1985 23,116 -8,812 146,184 -589
1984 22,861 -8,812 172,487 2,754
1983 22,542 -8,729 183,223 1,241
1982 22,131 -8,539 231,714 -7,384
1981 21,611 -8,291 237,879 2,563
1980 21,024 -8,086 281,184 20,166
1979 19,736 -13,801 312,407 -5,929
1978 17,468 32,936 339,157 -2,504
1977 15,484 33,922 361,465 -1,332
1976 13,688 32,113 375,834 2,804
1975 11,998 28,645 371,882 -218
1974 10,321 24,290 396,182 105,838
1973 8,430 -1,985 374,381 8,624
1972 7,911 -1,985 391,030 7,935
1971 8,183 -13,302 369,625 7,363
1970 7,632 1,123 378,723 -60,580
1969 7,857 -11,033 367,851 -49,956
1968 7,289 2,769 387,423 -46,088
1967 6,742 1,516 402,001 -42,344
1966 6,955 -11,006 397,084 -41,467
1965 7,789 -19,928 405,819 -42,476
1964 8,989 -23,936 429,885 -41,461
1963 9,190 -5,993 394,338 -44,446
1962 10,662 -3,960 384,690 -45,211
1961 10,756 -3,575 396,537 -46,517
1960 10,618 -8,007 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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