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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 11.6 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Syria
2100 4,713,717 44,620,090
2099 4,706,710 44,690,260
2098 4,700,179 44,750,249
2097 4,692,465 44,813,148
2096 4,683,547 44,867,740
2095 4,675,216 44,895,489
2094 4,663,709 44,945,231
2093 4,652,393 44,974,311
2092 4,640,186 45,003,795
2091 4,629,025 45,016,478
2090 4,617,372 45,048,083
2089 4,605,435 45,047,102
2088 4,592,696 45,041,864
2087 4,579,003 45,049,516
2086 4,563,387 45,068,928
2085 4,547,611 45,034,847
2084 4,530,795 44,999,929
2083 4,515,144 44,971,600
2082 4,498,757 44,910,859
2081 4,482,173 44,843,908
2080 4,462,572 44,744,718
2079 4,441,414 44,687,371
2078 4,419,851 44,649,760
2077 4,396,170 44,604,175
2076 4,371,588 44,520,132
2075 4,344,499 44,426,423
2074 4,319,080 44,328,795
2073 4,291,330 44,221,016
2072 4,263,400 44,084,262
2071 4,235,126 43,939,848
2070 4,206,800 43,795,999
2069 4,177,044 43,648,130
2068 4,145,996 43,465,442
2067 4,114,778 43,271,173
2066 4,083,481 43,060,752
2065 4,049,028 42,810,442
2064 4,014,305 42,559,554
2063 3,978,845 42,311,907
2062 3,942,144 42,062,193
2061 3,904,704 41,808,082
2060 3,868,649 41,522,274
2059 3,829,775 41,208,825
2058 3,790,102 40,925,728
2057 3,750,628 40,643,453
2056 3,711,479 40,332,578
2055 3,670,706 40,026,632
2054 3,627,775 39,691,425
2053 3,586,800 39,348,020
2052 3,544,101 39,045,268
2051 3,499,300 38,733,827
2050 3,453,604 38,410,423
2049 3,406,207 38,089,455
2048 3,359,168 37,784,449
2047 3,310,573 37,492,636
2046 3,263,932 37,181,526
2045 3,215,095 36,843,579
2044 3,167,811 36,526,509
2043 3,120,502 36,188,225
2042 3,073,261 35,825,419
2041 3,026,226 35,447,414
2040 2,978,546 35,042,107
2039 2,929,745 34,626,945
2038 2,881,381 34,183,740
2037 2,833,162 33,703,682
2036 2,783,763 33,223,843
2035 2,736,596 32,696,648
2034 2,688,639 32,148,814
2033 2,638,770 31,562,427
2032 2,589,298 30,967,322
2031 2,540,343 30,329,874
2030 2,492,311 29,672,629
2029 2,444,595 28,949,535
2028 2,396,565 28,217,748
2027 2,347,456 27,428,807
2026 2,298,738 26,607,148
2025 2,249,807 25,689,551
2024 2,201,352 24,672,760
2023 2,153,339 23,594,623
2022 2,105,529 22,462,173
2021 2,058,841 21,628,839
2020 2,013,255 21,049,429
2019 1,967,696 20,353,534
2018 1,922,168 19,577,845
2017 1,877,072 19,224,668
2016 1,831,893 19,193,834
2015 1,786,457 19,424,618
2014 1,741,122 20,273,659
2013 1,695,973 21,666,917
2012 1,651,417 22,759,763
2011 1,608,076 22,878,098
2010 1,566,347 22,482,421
2009 1,526,377 21,976,969
2008 1,488,054 21,636,564
2007 1,450,986 20,884,125
2006 1,415,303 19,637,022
2005 1,381,585 18,814,091
2004 1,349,563 18,336,875
2003 1,318,806 17,889,296
2002 1,289,307 17,468,332
2001 1,261,273 17,051,338
2000 1,234,741 16,637,888
1999 1,210,206 16,228,061
1998 1,187,473 15,820,413
1997 1,165,545 15,417,542
1996 1,143,535 15,018,104
1995 1,119,949 14,616,801
1994 1,092,031 14,208,583
1993 1,058,745 13,795,686
1992 1,024,356 13,385,571
1991 994,639 12,980,821
1990 973,669 12,579,208
1989 957,789 12,179,060
1988 942,061 11,782,264
1987 926,862 11,388,923
1986 912,126 11,002,844
1985 897,697 10,625,672
1984 883,519 10,258,398
1983 869,592 9,904,809
1982 855,891 9,572,511
1981 842,432 9,260,189
1980 829,303 8,957,663
1979 819,867 8,661,909
1978 791,694 8,372,759
1977 741,789 8,090,501
1976 694,191 7,817,320
1975 650,966 7,554,364
1974 613,338 7,302,160
1973 592,808 7,060,321
1972 586,620 6,826,024
1971 586,221 6,598,094
1970 584,403 6,380,609
1969 581,610 6,175,166
1968 578,170 5,978,742
1967 569,011 5,790,198
1966 566,908 5,609,047
1965 575,005 5,435,267
1964 588,543 5,269,087
1963 594,418 5,110,467
1962 589,474 4,959,340
1961 582,532 4,815,466
1960 577,633 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Syria
2100 0.15% -0.16%
2099 0.14% -0.13%
2098 0.16% -0.14%
2097 0.19% -0.12%
2096 0.18% -0.06%
2095 0.25% -0.11%
2094 0.24% -0.06%
2093 0.26% -0.07%
2092 0.24% -0.03%
2091 0.25% -0.07%
2090 0.26% 0.002%
2089 0.28% 0.01%
2088 0.3% -0.02%
2087 0.34% -0.04%
2086 0.35% 0.08%
2085 0.37% 0.08%
2084 0.35% 0.06%
2083 0.36% 0.14%
2082 0.37% 0.15%
2081 0.44% 0.22%
2080 0.48% 0.13%
2079 0.49% 0.08%
2078 0.54% 0.1%
2077 0.56% 0.19%
2076 0.62% 0.21%
2075 0.59% 0.22%
2074 0.65% 0.24%
2073 0.66% 0.31%
2072 0.67% 0.33%
2071 0.67% 0.33%
2070 0.71% 0.34%
2069 0.75% 0.42%
2068 0.76% 0.45%
2067 0.77% 0.49%
2066 0.85% 0.58%
2065 0.86% 0.59%
2064 0.89% 0.59%
2063 0.93% 0.59%
2062 0.96% 0.61%
2061 0.93% 0.69%
2060 1.02% 0.76%
2059 1.05% 0.69%
2058 1.05% 0.69%
2057 1.05% 0.77%
2056 1.11% 0.76%
2055 1.18% 0.84%
2054 1.14% 0.87%
2053 1.2% 0.78%
2052 1.28% 0.8%
2051 1.32% 0.84%
2050 1.39% 0.84%
2049 1.4% 0.81%
2048 1.47% 0.78%
2047 1.43% 0.84%
2046 1.52% 0.92%
2045 1.49% 0.87%
2044 1.52% 0.93%
2043 1.54% 1.01%
2042 1.55% 1.07%
2041 1.6% 1.16%
2040 1.67% 1.2%
2039 1.68% 1.3%
2038 1.7% 1.42%
2037 1.77% 1.44%
2036 1.72% 1.61%
2035 1.78% 1.7%
2034 1.89% 1.86%
2033 1.91% 1.92%
2032 1.93% 2.1%
2031 1.93% 2.21%
2030 1.95% 2.5%
2029 2% 2.59%
2028 2.09% 2.88%
2027 2.12% 3.09%
2026 2.17% 3.57%
2025 2.2% 4.12%
2024 2.23% 4.57%
2023 2.27% 5.04%
2022 2.27% 3.85%
2021 2.26% 2.75%
2020 2.32% 3.42%
2019 2.37% 3.96%
2018 2.4% 1.84%
2017 2.47% 0.16%
2016 2.54% -1.19%
2015 2.6% -4.19%
2014 2.66% -6.43%
2013 2.7% -4.8%
2012 2.7% -0.52%
2011 2.66% 1.76%
2010 2.62% 2.3%
2009 2.58% 1.57%
2008 2.55% 3.6%
2007 2.52% 6.35%
2006 2.44% 4.37%
2005 2.37% 2.6%
2004 2.33% 2.5%
2003 2.29% 2.41%
2002 2.22% 2.45%
2001 2.15% 2.48%
2000 2.03% 2.53%
1999 1.91% 2.58%
1998 1.88% 2.61%
1997 1.92% 2.66%
1996 2.11% 2.75%
1995 2.56% 2.87%
1994 3.14% 2.99%
1993 3.36% 3.06%
1992 2.99% 3.12%
1991 2.15% 3.19%
1990 1.66% 3.29%
1989 1.67% 3.37%
1988 1.64% 3.45%
1987 1.62% 3.51%
1986 1.61% 3.55%
1985 1.6% 3.58%
1984 1.6% 3.57%
1983 1.6% 3.47%
1982 1.6% 3.37%
1981 1.58% 3.38%
1980 1.15% 3.41%
1979 3.56% 3.45%
1978 6.73% 3.49%
1977 6.86% 3.49%
1976 6.64% 3.48%
1975 6.13% 3.45%
1974 3.46% 3.43%
1973 1.05% 3.43%
1972 0.07% 3.45%
1971 0.31% 3.41%
1970 0.48% 3.33%
1969 0.59% 3.29%
1968 1.61% 3.26%
1967 0.37% 3.23%
1966 -1.41% 3.2%
1965 -2.3% 3.15%
1964 -0.99% 3.1%
1963 0.84% 3.05%
1962 1.19% 2.99%
1961 0.85% 3.04%

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/syria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Syria
Current population
2311915
26829400
Population rank 146/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 6/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +421,693
Net migration rank 96/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 421,693
2024 - -1,712 - 546,494
2023 49,498 -1,400 402,713 757,309
2022 48,920 -1,400 369,750 735,142
2021 47,242 -1,395 350,560 211,220
2020 46,718 -1,394 327,992 269,050
2019 47,196 -1,395 293,762 500,985
2018 46,659 -1,396 242,530 514,102
2017 46,318 -1,398 237,214 -287,501
2016 46,814 -1,392 236,007 -124,063
2015 46,846 -1,393 253,977 -827,496
2014 46,615 -1,393 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 46,472 -1,395 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 45,480 -1,442 475,520 -999,267
2011 44,405 -1,760 543,950 -256,888
2010 43,067 -2,257 558,666 -54,359
2009 41,950 -2,821 559,314 -52,703
2008 40,841 -3,313 576,593 -402,393
2007 40,288 -3,676 529,162 801,514
2006 38,886 -4,142 480,616 682,911
2005 37,347 -4,662 468,960 13,382
2004 36,495 -5,144 461,209 10,881
2003 35,649 -5,487 457,000 -33,920
2002 34,561 -5,712 453,967 -35,096
2001 33,461 -6,239 451,503 -36,383
2000 32,816 -6,971 446,211 -34,425
1999 30,916 -7,686 439,261 -31,394
1998 30,390 -8,163 433,447 -26,025
1997 29,792 -8,176 429,887 -31,571
1996 29,778 -7,369 430,765 -30,197
1995 29,142 -4,376 430,172 -28,122
1994 27,895 3,174 426,996 -12,630
1993 26,943 8,562 420,244 -8,828
1992 25,747 7,531 412,878 -4,063
1991 24,527 1,621 410,830 -10,154
1990 23,936 -8,151 409,177 -6,620
1989 24,286 -8,296 406,111 -8,379
1988 23,940 -8,473 404,285 -8,426
1987 23,549 -8,622 399,159 -8,335
1986 23,301 -8,748 390,821 -9,485
1985 23,116 -8,812 379,231 -6,221
1984 22,861 -8,812 366,768 -5,245
1983 22,542 -8,729 355,375 -9,729
1982 22,131 -8,539 319,664 -721
1981 21,611 -8,291 330,237 -24,536
1980 21,024 -8,086 332,464 -33,114
1979 19,736 -13,801 324,943 -32,793
1978 17,468 32,936 316,724 -30,567
1977 15,484 33,922 306,630 -28,275
1976 13,688 32,113 294,267 -26,268
1975 11,998 28,645 282,299 -24,389
1974 10,321 24,290 270,735 -24,242
1973 8,430 -1,985 254,687 -17,502
1972 7,911 -1,985 249,027 -17,610
1971 8,183 -13,302 239,610 -15,167
1970 7,632 1,123 230,117 -19,594
1969 7,857 -11,033 219,114 -18,749
1968 7,289 2,769 209,454 -16,968
1967 6,742 1,516 199,223 -14,618
1966 6,955 -11,006 191,122 -13,434
1965 7,789 -19,928 182,560 -12,704
1964 8,989 -23,936 174,549 -12,044
1963 9,190 -5,993 166,555 -11,817
1962 10,662 -3,960 159,155 -11,641
1961 10,756 -3,575 151,485 -11,237
1960 10,618 -8,007 143,687 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/syria | 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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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