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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 23.1 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
2100 4,713,717 137,695,876
2099 4,706,710 137,114,644
2098 4,700,179 136,500,499
2097 4,692,465 135,860,701
2096 4,683,547 135,222,218
2095 4,675,216 134,553,615
2094 4,663,709 133,902,112
2093 4,652,393 133,186,791
2092 4,640,186 132,427,642
2091 4,629,025 131,674,049
2090 4,617,372 130,893,042
2089 4,605,435 130,075,970
2088 4,592,696 129,234,968
2087 4,579,003 128,358,981
2086 4,563,387 127,463,823
2085 4,547,611 126,555,673
2084 4,530,795 125,612,419
2083 4,515,144 124,663,868
2082 4,498,757 123,716,124
2081 4,482,173 122,772,016
2080 4,462,572 121,805,246
2079 4,441,414 120,822,781
2078 4,419,851 119,802,944
2077 4,396,170 118,776,597
2076 4,371,588 117,748,457
2075 4,344,499 116,688,549
2074 4,319,080 115,601,159
2073 4,291,330 114,499,847
2072 4,263,400 113,374,089
2071 4,235,126 112,235,978
2070 4,206,800 111,102,687
2069 4,177,044 109,945,533
2068 4,145,996 108,791,037
2067 4,114,778 107,581,192
2066 4,083,481 106,357,353
2065 4,049,028 105,145,307
2064 4,014,305 103,903,801
2063 3,978,845 102,642,643
2062 3,942,144 101,354,095
2061 3,904,704 100,067,335
2060 3,868,649 98,765,585
2059 3,829,775 97,461,067
2058 3,790,102 96,135,716
2057 3,750,628 94,800,344
2056 3,711,479 93,458,640
2055 3,670,706 92,089,717
2054 3,627,775 90,711,253
2053 3,586,800 89,342,122
2052 3,544,101 87,962,125
2051 3,499,300 86,581,277
2050 3,453,604 85,194,794
2049 3,406,207 83,803,171
2048 3,359,168 82,442,635
2047 3,310,573 81,085,689
2046 3,263,932 79,725,126
2045 3,215,095 78,359,927
2044 3,167,811 77,006,049
2043 3,120,502 75,652,858
2042 3,073,261 74,312,465
2041 3,026,226 72,968,877
2040 2,978,546 71,640,015
2039 2,929,745 70,319,906
2038 2,881,381 69,001,239
2037 2,833,162 67,665,904
2036 2,783,763 66,337,650
2035 2,736,596 65,001,359
2034 2,688,639 63,664,516
2033 2,638,770 62,329,849
2032 2,589,298 61,007,985
2031 2,540,343 59,695,860
2030 2,492,311 58,384,521
2029 2,444,595 57,082,767
2028 2,396,565 55,800,806
2027 2,347,456 54,523,219
2026 2,298,738 52,894,744
2025 2,249,807 51,256,148
2024 2,201,352 50,448,963
2023 2,153,339 50,042,791
2022 2,105,529 49,383,346
2021 2,058,841 48,066,924
2020 2,013,255 46,789,231
2019 1,967,696 45,548,175
2018 1,922,168 44,230,596
2017 1,877,072 42,714,306
2016 1,831,893 41,259,892
2015 1,786,457 40,024,431
2014 1,741,122 38,823,318
2013 1,695,973 37,785,849
2012 1,651,417 36,923,178
2011 1,608,076 36,140,806
2010 1,566,347 35,414,399
2009 1,526,377 34,569,113
2008 1,488,054 33,623,980
2007 1,450,986 32,764,135
2006 1,415,303 31,992,435
2005 1,381,585 31,262,444
2004 1,349,563 30,556,637
2003 1,318,806 29,896,035
2002 1,289,307 29,228,727
2001 1,261,273 28,516,770
2000 1,234,741 27,816,745
1999 1,210,206 27,130,613
1998 1,187,473 26,458,999
1997 1,165,545 25,799,821
1996 1,143,535 25,231,528
1995 1,119,949 24,672,143
1994 1,092,031 24,043,948
1993 1,058,745 23,445,592
1992 1,024,356 22,927,355
1991 994,639 22,470,676
1990 973,669 22,021,481
1989 957,789 21,578,022
1988 942,061 21,138,431
1987 926,862 20,704,904
1986 912,126 20,288,238
1985 897,697 19,905,872
1984 883,519 19,546,528
1983 869,592 19,109,770
1982 855,891 18,486,645
1981 842,432 17,780,572
1980 829,303 17,058,905
1979 819,867 16,355,352
1978 791,694 15,695,003
1977 741,789 15,086,614
1976 694,191 14,569,716
1975 650,966 14,064,798
1974 613,338 13,580,723
1973 592,808 13,049,315
1972 586,620 12,527,856
1971 586,221 12,105,539
1970 584,403 11,695,771
1969 581,610 11,298,936
1968 578,170 10,917,999
1967 569,011 10,550,597
1966 566,908 10,197,578
1965 575,005 9,858,030
1964 588,543 9,531,109
1963 594,418 9,218,077
1962 589,474 8,919,028
1961 582,532 8,634,941
1960 577,633 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
2100 0.15% 0.42%
2099 0.14% 0.45%
2098 0.16% 0.47%
2097 0.19% 0.47%
2096 0.18% 0.5%
2095 0.25% 0.49%
2094 0.24% 0.54%
2093 0.26% 0.57%
2092 0.24% 0.57%
2091 0.25% 0.6%
2090 0.26% 0.63%
2089 0.28% 0.65%
2088 0.3% 0.68%
2087 0.34% 0.7%
2086 0.35% 0.72%
2085 0.37% 0.75%
2084 0.35% 0.76%
2083 0.36% 0.77%
2082 0.37% 0.77%
2081 0.44% 0.79%
2080 0.48% 0.81%
2079 0.49% 0.85%
2078 0.54% 0.86%
2077 0.56% 0.87%
2076 0.62% 0.91%
2075 0.59% 0.94%
2074 0.65% 0.96%
2073 0.66% 0.99%
2072 0.67% 1.01%
2071 0.67% 1.02%
2070 0.71% 1.05%
2069 0.75% 1.06%
2068 0.76% 1.12%
2067 0.77% 1.15%
2066 0.85% 1.15%
2065 0.86% 1.19%
2064 0.89% 1.23%
2063 0.93% 1.27%
2062 0.96% 1.29%
2061 0.93% 1.32%
2060 1.02% 1.34%
2059 1.05% 1.38%
2058 1.05% 1.41%
2057 1.05% 1.44%
2056 1.11% 1.49%
2055 1.18% 1.52%
2054 1.14% 1.53%
2053 1.2% 1.57%
2052 1.28% 1.59%
2051 1.32% 1.63%
2050 1.39% 1.66%
2049 1.4% 1.65%
2048 1.47% 1.67%
2047 1.43% 1.71%
2046 1.52% 1.74%
2045 1.49% 1.76%
2044 1.52% 1.79%
2043 1.54% 1.8%
2042 1.55% 1.84%
2041 1.6% 1.85%
2040 1.67% 1.88%
2039 1.68% 1.91%
2038 1.7% 1.97%
2037 1.77% 2%
2036 1.72% 2.06%
2035 1.78% 2.1%
2034 1.89% 2.14%
2033 1.91% 2.17%
2032 1.93% 2.2%
2031 1.93% 2.25%
2030 1.95% 2.28%
2029 2% 2.3%
2028 2.09% 2.34%
2027 2.12% 3.08%
2026 2.17% 3.2%
2025 2.2% 1.6%
2024 2.23% 0.81%
2023 2.27% 1.34%
2022 2.27% 2.74%
2021 2.26% 2.73%
2020 2.32% 2.72%
2019 2.37% 2.98%
2018 2.4% 3.55%
2017 2.47% 3.53%
2016 2.54% 3.09%
2015 2.6% 3.09%
2014 2.66% 2.75%
2013 2.7% 2.34%
2012 2.7% 2.16%
2011 2.66% 2.05%
2010 2.62% 2.45%
2009 2.58% 2.81%
2008 2.55% 2.62%
2007 2.52% 2.41%
2006 2.44% 2.34%
2005 2.37% 2.31%
2004 2.33% 2.21%
2003 2.29% 2.28%
2002 2.22% 2.5%
2001 2.15% 2.52%
2000 2.03% 2.53%
1999 1.91% 2.54%
1998 1.88% 2.55%
1997 1.92% 2.25%
1996 2.11% 2.27%
1995 2.56% 2.61%
1994 3.14% 2.55%
1993 3.36% 2.26%
1992 2.99% 2.03%
1991 2.15% 2.04%
1990 1.66% 2.06%
1989 1.67% 2.08%
1988 1.64% 2.09%
1987 1.62% 2.05%
1986 1.61% 1.92%
1985 1.6% 1.84%
1984 1.6% 2.29%
1983 1.6% 3.37%
1982 1.6% 3.97%
1981 1.58% 4.23%
1980 1.15% 4.3%
1979 3.56% 4.21%
1978 6.73% 4.03%
1977 6.86% 3.55%
1976 6.64% 3.59%
1975 6.13% 3.56%
1974 3.46% 4.07%
1973 1.05% 4.16%
1972 0.07% 3.49%
1971 0.31% 3.5%
1970 0.48% 3.51%
1969 0.59% 3.49%
1968 1.61% 3.48%
1967 0.37% 3.46%
1966 -1.41% 3.44%
1965 -2.3% 3.43%
1964 -0.99% 3.4%
1963 0.84% 3.35%
1962 1.19% 3.29%
1961 0.85% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Sudan
Current population
2311915
53335233
Population rank 146/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 116/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +291,469
Net migration rank 96/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 291,469
2024 - -1,712 - -544,257
2023 49,498 -1,400 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 48,920 -1,400 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 47,242 -1,395 1,293,817 31,664
2020 46,718 -1,394 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 47,196 -1,395 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 46,659 -1,396 1,257,387 125,499
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,208,046 441,623
2016 46,814 -1,392 1,174,422 84,728
2015 46,846 -1,393 1,145,259 66,476
2014 46,615 -1,393 1,097,962 92,504
2013 46,472 -1,395 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 45,480 -1,442 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 44,405 -1,760 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 43,067 -2,257 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 41,950 -2,821 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 40,841 -3,313 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 40,288 -3,676 992,819 -201,769
2006 38,886 -4,142 963,740 -211,387
2005 37,347 -4,662 907,017 -199,378
2004 36,495 -5,144 889,382 -185,392
2003 35,649 -5,487 898,226 -281,001
2002 34,561 -5,712 897,965 -180,603
2001 33,461 -6,239 880,284 -173,745
2000 32,816 -6,971 858,536 -165,030
1999 30,916 -7,686 835,840 -157,090
1998 30,390 -8,163 814,752 -150,271
1997 29,792 -8,176 802,245 -148,368
1996 29,778 -7,369 792,926 -310,221
1995 29,142 -4,376 780,700 -144,670
1994 27,895 3,174 764,645 -144,324
1993 26,943 8,562 743,249 -166,861
1992 25,747 7,531 731,177 -271,093
1991 24,527 1,621 714,612 -261,341
1990 23,936 -8,151 699,953 -254,825
1989 24,286 -8,296 683,743 -241,979
1988 23,940 -8,473 672,604 -235,213
1987 23,549 -8,622 658,416 -228,756
1986 23,301 -8,748 649,649 -245,968
1985 23,116 -8,812 583,382 -222,315
1984 22,861 -8,812 577,405 -219,755
1983 22,542 -8,729 570,198 -54,325
1982 22,131 -8,539 606,362 124,007
1981 21,611 -8,291 585,087 96,697
1980 21,024 -8,086 552,930 208,602
1979 19,736 -13,801 524,942 120,613
1978 17,468 32,936 497,987 177,153
1977 15,484 33,922 483,089 58,540
1976 13,688 32,113 470,019 22,147
1975 11,998 28,645 454,813 62,843
1974 10,321 24,290 444,456 6,023
1973 8,430 -1,985 439,201 173,143
1972 7,911 -1,985 428,340 2,238
1971 8,183 -13,302 417,641 -3,577
1970 7,632 1,123 401,013 4,479
1969 7,857 -11,033 385,712 2,476
1968 7,289 2,769 370,917 2,776
1967 6,742 1,516 356,599 4,508
1966 6,955 -11,006 342,118 2,813
1965 7,789 -19,928 327,799 6,367
1964 8,989 -23,936 315,166 4,505
1963 9,190 -5,993 302,132 4,263
1962 10,662 -3,960 287,317 4,387
1961 10,756 -3,575 272,562 3,904
1960 10,618 -8,007 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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