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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Switzerland's population is 3.94 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Switzerland
2100 4,713,717 9,234,296
2099 4,706,710 9,226,472
2098 4,700,179 9,220,109
2097 4,692,465 9,212,728
2096 4,683,547 9,208,997
2095 4,675,216 9,203,477
2094 4,663,709 9,199,095
2093 4,652,393 9,196,672
2092 4,640,186 9,194,082
2091 4,629,025 9,191,145
2090 4,617,372 9,189,122
2089 4,605,435 9,188,754
2088 4,592,696 9,190,102
2087 4,579,003 9,189,763
2086 4,563,387 9,191,494
2085 4,547,611 9,195,728
2084 4,530,795 9,199,983
2083 4,515,144 9,204,908
2082 4,498,757 9,210,695
2081 4,482,173 9,217,065
2080 4,462,572 9,223,475
2079 4,441,414 9,230,920
2078 4,419,851 9,237,649
2077 4,396,170 9,245,300
2076 4,371,588 9,250,248
2075 4,344,499 9,255,753
2074 4,319,080 9,266,455
2073 4,291,330 9,275,439
2072 4,263,400 9,283,185
2071 4,235,126 9,292,913
2070 4,206,800 9,303,843
2069 4,177,044 9,311,935
2068 4,145,996 9,320,335
2067 4,114,778 9,327,741
2066 4,083,481 9,339,455
2065 4,049,028 9,351,481
2064 4,014,305 9,362,413
2063 3,978,845 9,372,441
2062 3,942,144 9,383,258
2061 3,904,704 9,395,036
2060 3,868,649 9,403,920
2059 3,829,775 9,414,241
2058 3,790,102 9,422,560
2057 3,750,628 9,428,212
2056 3,711,479 9,435,441
2055 3,670,706 9,443,890
2054 3,627,775 9,451,268
2053 3,586,800 9,456,389
2052 3,544,101 9,456,418
2051 3,499,300 9,456,395
2050 3,453,604 9,454,544
2049 3,406,207 9,451,083
2048 3,359,168 9,444,091
2047 3,310,573 9,437,061
2046 3,263,932 9,430,954
2045 3,215,095 9,425,155
2044 3,167,811 9,418,152
2043 3,120,502 9,410,763
2042 3,073,261 9,400,808
2041 3,026,226 9,393,857
2040 2,978,546 9,382,662
2039 2,929,745 9,373,984
2038 2,881,381 9,365,030
2037 2,833,162 9,354,254
2036 2,783,763 9,342,450
2035 2,736,596 9,328,907
2034 2,688,639 9,312,054
2033 2,638,770 9,294,881
2032 2,589,298 9,276,221
2031 2,540,343 9,253,034
2030 2,492,311 9,228,188
2029 2,444,595 9,201,743
2028 2,396,565 9,170,620
2027 2,347,456 9,135,740
2026 2,298,738 9,097,532
2025 2,249,807 9,053,983
2024 2,201,352 9,005,582
2023 2,153,339 8,888,822
2022 2,105,529 8,777,088
2021 2,058,841 8,704,546
2020 2,013,255 8,638,167
2019 1,967,696 8,575,280
2018 1,922,168 8,514,329
2017 1,877,072 8,451,840
2016 1,831,893 8,373,338
2015 1,786,457 8,282,396
2014 1,741,122 8,188,649
2013 1,695,973 8,089,346
2012 1,651,417 7,996,861
2011 1,608,076 7,912,398
2010 1,566,347 7,824,909
2009 1,526,377 7,743,831
2008 1,488,054 7,647,675
2007 1,450,986 7,551,117
2006 1,415,303 7,483,934
2005 1,381,585 7,437,115
2004 1,349,563 7,389,625
2003 1,318,806 7,339,001
2002 1,289,307 7,284,753
2001 1,261,273 7,229,854
2000 1,234,741 7,184,250
1999 1,210,206 7,143,991
1998 1,187,473 7,110,001
1997 1,165,545 7,088,906
1996 1,143,535 7,071,850
1995 1,119,949 7,040,687
1994 1,092,031 6,993,795
1993 1,058,745 6,938,265
1992 1,024,356 6,875,364
1991 994,639 6,799,978
1990 973,669 6,715,519
1989 957,789 6,646,912
1988 942,061 6,593,386
1987 926,862 6,545,106
1986 912,126 6,504,124
1985 897,697 6,470,365
1984 883,519 6,441,865
1983 869,592 6,418,773
1982 855,891 6,391,309
1981 842,432 6,354,074
1980 829,303 6,319,408
1979 819,867 6,294,365
1978 791,694 6,281,738
1977 741,789 6,281,174
1976 694,191 6,302,504
1975 650,966 6,338,632
1974 613,338 6,341,405
1973 592,808 6,307,347
1972 586,620 6,260,956
1971 586,221 6,213,399
1970 584,403 6,180,877
1969 581,610 6,136,387
1968 578,170 6,067,714
1967 569,011 5,991,785
1966 566,908 5,918,002
1965 575,005 5,856,472
1964 588,543 5,789,228
1963 594,418 5,694,247
1962 589,474 5,573,815
1961 582,532 5,434,294
1960 577,633 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Switzerland
2100 0.15% 0.08%
2099 0.14% 0.07%
2098 0.16% 0.08%
2097 0.19% 0.04%
2096 0.18% 0.06%
2095 0.25% 0.05%
2094 0.24% 0.03%
2093 0.26% 0.03%
2092 0.24% 0.03%
2091 0.25% 0.02%
2090 0.26% 0.004%
2089 0.28% -0.01%
2088 0.3% 0.004%
2087 0.34% -0.02%
2086 0.35% -0.05%
2085 0.37% -0.05%
2084 0.35% -0.05%
2083 0.36% -0.06%
2082 0.37% -0.07%
2081 0.44% -0.07%
2080 0.48% -0.08%
2079 0.49% -0.07%
2078 0.54% -0.08%
2077 0.56% -0.05%
2076 0.62% -0.06%
2075 0.59% -0.12%
2074 0.65% -0.1%
2073 0.66% -0.08%
2072 0.67% -0.1%
2071 0.67% -0.12%
2070 0.71% -0.09%
2069 0.75% -0.09%
2068 0.76% -0.08%
2067 0.77% -0.13%
2066 0.85% -0.13%
2065 0.86% -0.12%
2064 0.89% -0.11%
2063 0.93% -0.12%
2062 0.96% -0.13%
2061 0.93% -0.09%
2060 1.02% -0.11%
2059 1.05% -0.09%
2058 1.05% -0.06%
2057 1.05% -0.08%
2056 1.11% -0.09%
2055 1.18% -0.08%
2054 1.14% -0.05%
2053 1.2% -0%
2052 1.28% 0%
2051 1.32% 0.02%
2050 1.39% 0.04%
2049 1.4% 0.07%
2048 1.47% 0.07%
2047 1.43% 0.06%
2046 1.52% 0.06%
2045 1.49% 0.07%
2044 1.52% 0.08%
2043 1.54% 0.11%
2042 1.55% 0.07%
2041 1.6% 0.12%
2040 1.67% 0.09%
2039 1.68% 0.1%
2038 1.7% 0.12%
2037 1.77% 0.13%
2036 1.72% 0.15%
2035 1.78% 0.18%
2034 1.89% 0.18%
2033 1.91% 0.2%
2032 1.93% 0.25%
2031 1.93% 0.27%
2030 1.95% 0.29%
2029 2% 0.34%
2028 2.09% 0.38%
2027 2.12% 0.42%
2026 2.17% 0.48%
2025 2.2% 0.54%
2024 2.23% 1.31%
2023 2.27% 1.27%
2022 2.27% 0.83%
2021 2.26% 0.77%
2020 2.32% 0.73%
2019 2.37% 0.72%
2018 2.4% 0.74%
2017 2.47% 0.94%
2016 2.54% 1.1%
2015 2.6% 1.14%
2014 2.66% 1.23%
2013 2.7% 1.16%
2012 2.7% 1.07%
2011 2.66% 1.12%
2010 2.62% 1.05%
2009 2.58% 1.26%
2008 2.55% 1.28%
2007 2.52% 0.9%
2006 2.44% 0.63%
2005 2.37% 0.64%
2004 2.33% 0.69%
2003 2.29% 0.74%
2002 2.22% 0.76%
2001 2.15% 0.63%
2000 2.03% 0.56%
1999 1.91% 0.48%
1998 1.88% 0.3%
1997 1.92% 0.24%
1996 2.11% 0.44%
1995 2.56% 0.67%
1994 3.14% 0.8%
1993 3.36% 0.91%
1992 2.99% 1.11%
1991 2.15% 1.26%
1990 1.66% 1.03%
1989 1.67% 0.81%
1988 1.64% 0.74%
1987 1.62% 0.63%
1986 1.61% 0.52%
1985 1.6% 0.44%
1984 1.6% 0.36%
1983 1.6% 0.43%
1982 1.6% 0.59%
1981 1.58% 0.55%
1980 1.15% 0.4%
1979 3.56% 0.2%
1978 6.73% 0.009%
1977 6.86% -0.34%
1976 6.64% -0.57%
1975 6.13% -0.04%
1974 3.46% 0.54%
1973 1.05% 0.74%
1972 0.07% 0.77%
1971 0.31% 0.53%
1970 0.48% 0.73%
1969 0.59% 1.13%
1968 1.61% 1.27%
1967 0.37% 1.25%
1966 -1.41% 1.05%
1965 -2.3% 1.16%
1964 -0.99% 1.67%
1963 0.84% 2.16%
1962 1.19% 2.57%
1961 0.85% 2%

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/switzerland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Switzerland
Current population
2311915
9107866
Population rank 146/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.11%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.5 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
6.57 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +320
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 81/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +37,253
Net migration rank 96/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 37,253
2024 - -1,712 - 40,099
2023 49,498 -1,400 8,000 45,098
2022 48,920 -1,400 7,899 96,424
2021 47,242 -1,395 18,279 50,665
2020 46,718 -1,394 9,502 55,523
2019 47,196 -1,395 18,008 44,517
2018 46,659 -1,396 20,434 41,253
2017 46,318 -1,398 20,284 45,658
2016 46,814 -1,392 22,608 71,009
2015 46,846 -1,393 19,050 71,876
2014 46,615 -1,393 21,290 78,122
2013 46,472 -1,395 17,797 83,823
2012 45,480 -1,442 18,393 67,840
2011 44,405 -1,760 18,990 67,194
2010 43,067 -2,257 17,997 76,388
2009 41,950 -2,821 15,487 69,324
2008 40,841 -3,313 15,295 94,430
2007 40,288 -3,676 13,592 72,475
2006 38,886 -4,142 12,723 37,308
2005 37,347 -4,662 11,899 33,203
2004 36,495 -5,144 13,302 39,484
2003 35,649 -5,487 8,807 42,567
2002 34,561 -5,712 10,199 49,650
2001 33,461 -6,239 10,845 35,420
2000 32,816 -6,971 15,806 24,463
1999 30,916 -7,686 16,431 25,599
1998 30,390 -8,163 16,353 11,325
1997 29,792 -8,176 17,722 -1,939
1996 29,778 -7,369 19,801 -131
1995 29,142 -4,376 19,010 25,343
1994 27,895 3,174 20,982 30,274
1993 26,943 8,562 21,509 40,267
1992 25,747 7,531 24,064 42,014
1991 24,527 1,621 23,800 69,738
1990 23,936 -8,151 20,146 58,428
1989 24,286 -8,296 19,941 34,432
1988 23,940 -8,473 21,099 34,602
1987 23,549 -8,622 15,708 27,081
1986 23,301 -8,748 16,261 23,242
1985 23,116 -8,812 14,882 14,402
1984 22,861 -8,812 16,105 12,532
1983 22,542 -8,729 12,837 5,663
1982 22,131 -8,539 15,339 21,929
1981 21,611 -8,291 13,979 24,229
1980 21,024 -8,086 14,535 17,841
1979 19,736 -13,801 14,477 4,262
1978 17,468 32,936 13,820 -6,552
1977 15,484 33,922 16,959 -22,516
1976 13,688 32,113 17,017 -54,255
1975 11,998 28,645 22,820 -58,187
1974 10,321 24,290 27,902 2,008
1973 8,430 -1,985 30,906 8,158
1972 7,911 -1,985 35,061 19,991
1971 8,183 -13,302 38,523 2,636
1970 7,632 1,123 42,648 -18,326
1969 7,857 -11,033 44,182 20,754
1968 7,289 2,769 47,328 25,828
1967 6,742 1,516 52,128 27,697
1966 6,955 -11,006 53,854 14,979
1965 7,789 -19,928 56,222 -1,351
1964 8,989 -23,936 59,050 21,455
1963 9,190 -5,993 52,956 58,415
1962 10,662 -3,960 49,050 82,798
1961 10,756 -3,575 48,365 101,278
1960 10,618 -8,007 42,090 22,313

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/switzerland | 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 Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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