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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 4.62 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Sweden
2100 4,713,717 11,357,586
2099 4,706,710 11,361,443
2098 4,700,179 11,365,725
2097 4,692,465 11,366,889
2096 4,683,547 11,368,572
2095 4,675,216 11,371,525
2094 4,663,709 11,374,169
2093 4,652,393 11,376,054
2092 4,640,186 11,378,099
2091 4,629,025 11,379,549
2090 4,617,372 11,381,475
2089 4,605,435 11,384,408
2088 4,592,696 11,387,073
2087 4,579,003 11,390,874
2086 4,563,387 11,398,223
2085 4,547,611 11,403,279
2084 4,530,795 11,408,050
2083 4,515,144 11,411,588
2082 4,498,757 11,416,796
2081 4,482,173 11,418,438
2080 4,462,572 11,420,629
2079 4,441,414 11,420,158
2078 4,419,851 11,418,032
2077 4,396,170 11,415,948
2076 4,371,588 11,412,112
2075 4,344,499 11,407,978
2074 4,319,080 11,404,682
2073 4,291,330 11,401,754
2072 4,263,400 11,398,056
2071 4,235,126 11,393,134
2070 4,206,800 11,389,416
2069 4,177,044 11,385,560
2068 4,145,996 11,384,165
2067 4,114,778 11,383,331
2066 4,083,481 11,383,335
2065 4,049,028 11,382,611
2064 4,014,305 11,381,643
2063 3,978,845 11,381,489
2062 3,942,144 11,382,109
2061 3,904,704 11,379,849
2060 3,868,649 11,378,661
2059 3,829,775 11,376,317
2058 3,790,102 11,372,527
2057 3,750,628 11,367,109
2056 3,711,479 11,361,843
2055 3,670,706 11,354,884
2054 3,627,775 11,347,343
2053 3,586,800 11,336,678
2052 3,544,101 11,322,876
2051 3,499,300 11,306,983
2050 3,453,604 11,287,973
2049 3,406,207 11,268,461
2048 3,359,168 11,247,615
2047 3,310,573 11,225,655
2046 3,263,932 11,202,749
2045 3,215,095 11,178,920
2044 3,167,811 11,153,887
2043 3,120,502 11,128,417
2042 3,073,261 11,102,505
2041 3,026,226 11,078,898
2040 2,978,546 11,054,498
2039 2,929,745 11,031,322
2038 2,881,381 11,008,943
2037 2,833,162 10,987,323
2036 2,783,763 10,964,438
2035 2,736,596 10,941,953
2034 2,688,639 10,919,289
2033 2,638,770 10,895,104
2032 2,589,298 10,869,796
2031 2,540,343 10,844,434
2030 2,492,311 10,815,888
2029 2,444,595 10,784,274
2028 2,396,565 10,749,191
2027 2,347,456 10,710,226
2026 2,298,738 10,668,870
2025 2,249,807 10,621,495
2024 2,201,352 10,569,709
2023 2,153,339 10,536,632
2022 2,105,529 10,486,941
2021 2,058,841 10,415,811
2020 2,013,255 10,353,442
2019 1,967,696 10,278,887
2018 1,922,168 10,175,214
2017 1,877,072 10,057,698
2016 1,831,893 9,923,085
2015 1,786,457 9,799,186
2014 1,741,122 9,696,110
2013 1,695,973 9,600,379
2012 1,651,417 9,519,374
2011 1,608,076 9,449,213
2010 1,566,347 9,378,126
2009 1,526,377 9,298,515
2008 1,488,054 9,219,637
2007 1,450,986 9,148,092
2006 1,415,303 9,080,505
2005 1,381,585 9,029,572
2004 1,349,563 8,993,531
2003 1,318,806 8,958,229
2002 1,289,307 8,924,958
2001 1,261,273 8,895,960
2000 1,234,741 8,872,109
1999 1,210,206 8,857,874
1998 1,187,473 8,850,974
1997 1,165,545 8,846,062
1996 1,143,535 8,840,998
1995 1,119,949 8,826,939
1994 1,092,031 8,780,745
1993 1,058,745 8,718,561
1992 1,024,356 8,668,067
1991 994,639 8,617,375
1990 973,669 8,558,835
1989 957,789 8,492,964
1988 942,061 8,436,489
1987 926,862 8,397,804
1986 912,126 8,369,829
1985 897,697 8,350,386
1984 883,519 8,336,605
1983 869,592 8,329,033
1982 855,891 8,325,263
1981 842,432 8,320,503
1980 829,303 8,310,531
1979 819,867 8,293,678
1978 791,694 8,275,599
1977 741,789 8,251,540
1976 694,191 8,222,286
1975 650,966 8,192,437
1974 613,338 8,159,955
1973 592,808 8,136,312
1972 586,620 8,122,300
1971 586,221 8,098,334
1970 584,403 8,042,801
1969 581,610 7,968,072
1968 578,170 7,912,273
1967 569,011 7,867,931
1966 566,908 7,807,797
1965 575,005 7,733,853
1964 588,543 7,661,354
1963 594,418 7,604,328
1962 589,474 7,561,588
1961 582,532 7,519,998
1960 577,633 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Sweden
2100 0.15% -0.03%
2099 0.14% -0.04%
2098 0.16% -0.01%
2097 0.19% -0.01%
2096 0.18% -0.03%
2095 0.25% -0.02%
2094 0.24% -0.02%
2093 0.26% -0.02%
2092 0.24% -0.01%
2091 0.25% -0.02%
2090 0.26% -0.03%
2089 0.28% -0.02%
2088 0.3% -0.03%
2087 0.34% -0.06%
2086 0.35% -0.04%
2085 0.37% -0.04%
2084 0.35% -0.03%
2083 0.36% -0.05%
2082 0.37% -0.01%
2081 0.44% -0.02%
2080 0.48% 0.004%
2079 0.49% 0.02%
2078 0.54% 0.02%
2077 0.56% 0.03%
2076 0.62% 0.04%
2075 0.59% 0.03%
2074 0.65% 0.03%
2073 0.66% 0.03%
2072 0.67% 0.04%
2071 0.67% 0.03%
2070 0.71% 0.03%
2069 0.75% 0.01%
2068 0.76% 0.007%
2067 0.77% -0%
2066 0.85% 0.006%
2065 0.86% 0.009%
2064 0.89% 0.001%
2063 0.93% -0.005%
2062 0.96% 0.02%
2061 0.93% 0.01%
2060 1.02% 0.02%
2059 1.05% 0.03%
2058 1.05% 0.05%
2057 1.05% 0.05%
2056 1.11% 0.06%
2055 1.18% 0.07%
2054 1.14% 0.09%
2053 1.2% 0.12%
2052 1.28% 0.14%
2051 1.32% 0.17%
2050 1.39% 0.17%
2049 1.4% 0.19%
2048 1.47% 0.2%
2047 1.43% 0.2%
2046 1.52% 0.21%
2045 1.49% 0.22%
2044 1.52% 0.23%
2043 1.54% 0.23%
2042 1.55% 0.21%
2041 1.6% 0.22%
2040 1.67% 0.21%
2039 1.68% 0.2%
2038 1.7% 0.2%
2037 1.77% 0.21%
2036 1.72% 0.21%
2035 1.78% 0.21%
2034 1.89% 0.22%
2033 1.91% 0.23%
2032 1.93% 0.23%
2031 1.93% 0.26%
2030 1.95% 0.29%
2029 2% 0.33%
2028 2.09% 0.36%
2027 2.12% 0.39%
2026 2.17% 0.45%
2025 2.2% 0.49%
2024 2.23% 0.31%
2023 2.27% 0.47%
2022 2.27% 0.68%
2021 2.26% 0.6%
2020 2.32% 0.73%
2019 2.37% 1.02%
2018 2.4% 1.17%
2017 2.47% 1.36%
2016 2.54% 1.26%
2015 2.6% 1.06%
2014 2.66% 1%
2013 2.7% 0.85%
2012 2.7% 0.74%
2011 2.66% 0.76%
2010 2.62% 0.86%
2009 2.58% 0.86%
2008 2.55% 0.78%
2007 2.52% 0.74%
2006 2.44% 0.56%
2005 2.37% 0.4%
2004 2.33% 0.39%
2003 2.29% 0.37%
2002 2.22% 0.33%
2001 2.15% 0.27%
2000 2.03% 0.16%
1999 1.91% 0.08%
1998 1.88% 0.06%
1997 1.92% 0.06%
1996 2.11% 0.16%
1995 2.56% 0.53%
1994 3.14% 0.71%
1993 3.36% 0.58%
1992 2.99% 0.59%
1991 2.15% 0.68%
1990 1.66% 0.78%
1989 1.67% 0.67%
1988 1.64% 0.46%
1987 1.62% 0.33%
1986 1.61% 0.23%
1985 1.6% 0.17%
1984 1.6% 0.09%
1983 1.6% 0.05%
1982 1.6% 0.06%
1981 1.58% 0.12%
1980 1.15% 0.2%
1979 3.56% 0.22%
1978 6.73% 0.29%
1977 6.86% 0.36%
1976 6.64% 0.36%
1975 6.13% 0.4%
1974 3.46% 0.29%
1973 1.05% 0.17%
1972 0.07% 0.3%
1971 0.31% 0.69%
1970 0.48% 0.94%
1969 0.59% 0.71%
1968 1.61% 0.56%
1967 0.37% 0.77%
1966 -1.41% 0.96%
1965 -2.3% 0.95%
1964 -0.99% 0.75%
1963 0.84% 0.57%
1962 1.19% 0.55%
1961 0.85% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Sweden
Current population
2311915
10680056
Population rank 146/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +91
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 149/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +47,079
Net migration rank 96/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 47,079
2024 - -1,712 - 50,115
2023 49,498 -1,400 5,269 55,209
2022 48,920 -1,400 10,487 58,955
2021 47,242 -1,395 22,914 51,947
2020 46,718 -1,394 14,495 37,302
2019 47,196 -1,395 25,697 72,619
2018 46,659 -1,396 23,403 87,517
2017 46,318 -1,398 24,138 102,671
2016 46,814 -1,392 25,800 119,234
2015 46,846 -1,393 23,518 80,534
2014 46,615 -1,393 26,179 77,654
2013 46,472 -1,395 23,041 66,760
2012 45,480 -1,442 20,943 52,879
2011 44,405 -1,760 21,733 46,049
2010 43,067 -2,257 25,320 51,175
2009 41,950 -2,821 21,387 63,638
2008 40,841 -3,313 18,439 56,452
2007 40,288 -3,676 15,552 54,907
2006 38,886 -4,142 15,436 51,675
2005 37,347 -4,662 9,030 27,030
2004 36,495 -5,144 9,893 25,842
2003 35,649 -5,487 6,271 29,161
2002 34,561 -5,712 893 31,364
2001 33,461 -6,239 -1,779 28,856
2000 32,816 -6,971 -2,662 24,900
1999 30,916 -7,686 -6,201 13,940
1998 30,390 -8,163 -3,541 11,325
1997 29,792 -8,176 -3,539 6,047
1996 29,778 -7,369 1,768 5,773
1995 29,142 -4,376 9,710 11,621
1994 27,895 3,174 20,196 51,545
1993 26,943 8,562 20,924 32,725
1992 25,747 7,531 28,605 20,507
1991 24,527 1,621 29,299 25,314
1990 23,936 -8,151 29,100 35,668
1989 24,286 -8,296 24,629 44,565
1988 23,940 -8,473 15,186 30,064
1987 23,549 -8,622 11,757 21,335
1986 23,301 -8,748 9,206 15,211
1985 23,116 -8,812 4,175 11,464
1984 22,861 -8,812 3,335 8,668
1983 22,542 -8,729 833 2,105
1982 22,131 -8,539 1,665 2,524
1981 21,611 -8,291 1,664 3,209
1980 21,024 -8,086 5,818 10,040
1979 19,736 -13,801 4,976 13,895
1978 17,468 32,936 4,138 13,807
1977 15,484 33,922 7,426 23,528
1976 13,688 32,113 8,222 20,324
1975 11,998 28,645 14,746 16,564
1974 10,321 24,290 23,664 9,217
1973 8,430 -1,985 24,409 -9,551
1972 7,911 -1,985 28,428 -13,519
1971 8,183 -13,302 31,583 2,334
1970 7,632 1,123 30,563 47,242
1969 7,857 -11,033 23,904 48,824
1968 7,289 2,769 30,858 8,545
1967 6,742 1,516 41,700 11,075
1966 6,955 -11,006 45,286 24,920
1965 7,789 -19,928 44,857 32,444
1964 8,989 -23,936 45,968 23,581
1963 9,190 -5,993 35,741 11,009
1962 10,662 -3,960 30,246 9,627
1961 10,756 -3,575 30,832 14,401
1960 10,618 -8,007 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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