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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 4.77 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Tajikistan
2100 4,713,104 20,381,526
2099 4,706,098 20,372,551
2098 4,699,568 20,358,644
2097 4,691,855 20,340,387
2096 4,682,938 20,316,369
2095 4,674,608 20,289,397
2094 4,663,103 20,257,491
2093 4,651,788 20,225,699
2092 4,639,582 20,184,493
2091 4,628,423 20,140,447
2090 4,616,772 20,095,391
2089 4,604,837 20,047,692
2088 4,592,099 19,997,155
2087 4,578,407 19,941,974
2086 4,562,793 19,887,286
2085 4,547,020 19,828,693
2084 4,530,206 19,765,003
2083 4,514,557 19,697,841
2082 4,498,172 19,631,303
2081 4,481,590 19,564,411
2080 4,461,992 19,491,236
2079 4,440,836 19,417,379
2078 4,419,277 19,339,170
2077 4,395,599 19,257,390
2076 4,371,019 19,167,336
2075 4,343,934 19,075,879
2074 4,318,519 18,980,350
2073 4,290,772 18,881,571
2072 4,262,846 18,777,247
2071 4,234,576 18,666,888
2070 4,206,253 18,551,377
2069 4,176,501 18,430,162
2068 4,145,457 18,307,352
2067 4,114,243 18,179,902
2066 4,082,951 18,046,854
2065 4,048,502 17,914,179
2064 4,013,784 17,776,364
2063 3,978,328 17,633,689
2062 3,941,631 17,490,989
2061 3,904,197 17,348,872
2060 3,868,146 17,199,727
2059 3,829,277 17,048,953
2058 3,789,609 16,896,463
2057 3,750,140 16,742,280
2056 3,710,996 16,588,751
2055 3,670,229 16,434,774
2054 3,627,303 16,278,710
2053 3,586,333 16,123,490
2052 3,543,640 15,961,093
2051 3,498,845 15,798,643
2050 3,453,155 15,632,073
2049 3,405,764 15,462,414
2048 3,358,731 15,286,104
2047 3,310,142 15,105,763
2046 3,263,507 14,921,881
2045 3,214,677 14,733,376
2044 3,167,400 14,538,462
2043 3,120,097 14,343,357
2042 3,072,862 14,141,976
2041 3,025,833 13,939,862
2040 2,978,159 13,735,841
2039 2,929,364 13,531,043
2038 2,881,007 13,325,915
2037 2,832,794 13,119,563
2036 2,783,401 12,911,709
2035 2,736,240 12,708,867
2034 2,688,290 12,510,728
2033 2,638,427 12,316,142
2032 2,588,961 12,122,988
2031 2,540,013 11,933,358
2030 2,491,987 11,744,792
2029 2,444,278 11,554,401
2028 2,396,253 11,364,659
2027 2,347,151 11,173,930
2026 2,298,439 10,981,648
2025 2,249,515 10,786,734
2024 2,201,352 10,590,927
2023 2,153,339 10,389,799
2022 2,105,529 10,182,222
2021 2,058,841 9,966,908
2020 2,013,255 9,749,310
2019 1,967,696 9,529,966
2018 1,922,168 9,307,333
2017 1,877,072 9,085,946
2016 1,831,893 8,865,631
2015 1,786,457 8,643,840
2014 1,741,122 8,425,552
2013 1,695,973 8,216,724
2012 1,651,417 8,014,084
2011 1,608,076 7,824,785
2010 1,566,347 7,652,141
2009 1,526,377 7,490,230
2008 1,488,054 7,338,403
2007 1,450,986 7,194,477
2006 1,415,303 7,057,566
2005 1,381,585 6,924,720
2004 1,349,563 6,790,547
2003 1,318,806 6,658,575
2002 1,289,307 6,531,669
2001 1,261,273 6,407,377
2000 1,234,741 6,284,735
1999 1,210,206 6,208,370
1998 1,187,473 6,176,397
1997 1,165,545 6,139,829
1996 1,143,535 6,066,523
1995 1,119,949 5,948,584
1994 1,092,031 5,825,368
1993 1,058,745 5,724,993
1992 1,024,356 5,649,400
1991 994,639 5,541,205
1990 973,669 5,398,768
1989 957,789 5,267,249
1988 942,061 5,114,989
1987 926,862 4,939,059
1986 912,126 4,772,139
1985 897,697 4,619,003
1984 883,519 4,480,026
1983 869,592 4,350,874
1982 855,891 4,227,171
1981 842,432 4,109,022
1980 829,303 3,995,256
1979 819,867 3,882,691
1978 791,694 3,768,508
1977 741,789 3,653,265
1976 694,191 3,540,076
1975 650,966 3,430,425
1974 613,338 3,324,499
1973 592,808 3,222,290
1972 586,620 3,123,691
1971 586,221 3,028,837
1970 584,403 2,936,779
1969 581,610 2,845,273
1968 578,170 2,753,848
1967 569,011 2,664,130
1966 566,908 2,577,184
1965 575,005 2,492,998
1964 588,543 2,411,260
1963 594,418 2,331,736
1962 589,474 2,255,026
1961 582,532 2,181,805
1960 577,633 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 48.6% to 3,453,155 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Tajikistan
2100 0.15% 0.04%
2099 0.14% 0.07%
2098 0.16% 0.09%
2097 0.19% 0.12%
2096 0.18% 0.13%
2095 0.25% 0.16%
2094 0.24% 0.16%
2093 0.26% 0.2%
2092 0.24% 0.22%
2091 0.25% 0.22%
2090 0.26% 0.24%
2089 0.28% 0.25%
2088 0.3% 0.28%
2087 0.34% 0.27%
2086 0.35% 0.3%
2085 0.37% 0.32%
2084 0.35% 0.34%
2083 0.36% 0.34%
2082 0.37% 0.34%
2081 0.44% 0.38%
2080 0.48% 0.38%
2079 0.49% 0.4%
2078 0.54% 0.42%
2077 0.56% 0.47%
2076 0.62% 0.48%
2075 0.59% 0.5%
2074 0.65% 0.52%
2073 0.66% 0.56%
2072 0.67% 0.59%
2071 0.67% 0.62%
2070 0.71% 0.66%
2069 0.75% 0.67%
2068 0.76% 0.7%
2067 0.77% 0.74%
2066 0.85% 0.74%
2065 0.86% 0.78%
2064 0.89% 0.81%
2063 0.93% 0.82%
2062 0.96% 0.82%
2061 0.93% 0.87%
2060 1.02% 0.88%
2059 1.05% 0.9%
2058 1.05% 0.92%
2057 1.05% 0.93%
2056 1.11% 0.94%
2055 1.18% 0.96%
2054 1.14% 0.96%
2053 1.2% 1.02%
2052 1.28% 1.03%
2051 1.32% 1.07%
2050 1.39% 1.1%
2049 1.4% 1.15%
2048 1.47% 1.19%
2047 1.43% 1.23%
2046 1.52% 1.28%
2045 1.49% 1.34%
2044 1.52% 1.36%
2043 1.54% 1.42%
2042 1.55% 1.45%
2041 1.6% 1.49%
2040 1.67% 1.51%
2039 1.68% 1.54%
2038 1.7% 1.57%
2037 1.77% 1.61%
2036 1.72% 1.6%
2035 1.78% 1.58%
2034 1.89% 1.58%
2033 1.91% 1.59%
2032 1.93% 1.59%
2031 1.93% 1.61%
2030 1.95% 1.65%
2029 2% 1.67%
2028 2.09% 1.71%
2027 2.12% 1.75%
2026 2.17% 1.81%
2025 2.19% 1.85%
2024 2.23% 1.94%
2023 2.27% 2.04%
2022 2.27% 2.16%
2021 2.26% 2.23%
2020 2.32% 2.3%
2019 2.37% 2.39%
2018 2.4% 2.44%
2017 2.47% 2.49%
2016 2.54% 2.57%
2015 2.6% 2.59%
2014 2.66% 2.54%
2013 2.7% 2.53%
2012 2.7% 2.42%
2011 2.66% 2.26%
2010 2.62% 2.16%
2009 2.58% 2.07%
2008 2.55% 2%
2007 2.52% 1.94%
2006 2.44% 1.92%
2005 2.37% 1.98%
2004 2.33% 1.98%
2003 2.29% 1.94%
2002 2.22% 1.94%
2001 2.15% 1.95%
2000 2.03% 1.23%
1999 1.91% 0.52%
1998 1.88% 0.6%
1997 1.92% 1.21%
1996 2.11% 1.98%
1995 2.56% 2.12%
1994 3.14% 1.75%
1993 3.36% 1.34%
1992 2.99% 1.95%
1991 2.15% 2.64%
1990 1.66% 2.5%
1989 1.67% 2.98%
1988 1.64% 3.56%
1987 1.62% 3.5%
1986 1.61% 3.32%
1985 1.6% 3.1%
1984 1.6% 2.97%
1983 1.6% 2.93%
1982 1.6% 2.88%
1981 1.58% 2.85%
1980 1.15% 2.9%
1979 3.56% 3.03%
1978 6.73% 3.15%
1977 6.86% 3.2%
1976 6.64% 3.2%
1975 6.13% 3.19%
1974 3.46% 3.17%
1973 1.05% 3.16%
1972 0.07% 3.13%
1971 0.31% 3.13%
1970 0.48% 3.22%
1969 0.59% 3.32%
1968 1.61% 3.37%
1967 0.37% 3.37%
1966 -1.41% 3.38%
1965 -2.3% 3.39%
1964 -0.99% 3.41%
1963 0.84% 3.4%
1962 1.19% 3.36%
1961 0.85% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Tajikistan
Current population
2323460
11080415
Population rank 146/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.69 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
1.96 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +536
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 58/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -21,606
Net migration rank 96/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -21,606
2024 49,642 -1,712 219,677 -21,236
2023 49,498 -1,400 223,828 -19,999
2022 48,920 -1,400 228,336 -17,001
2021 47,242 -1,395 222,850 -3,564
2020 46,718 -1,394 219,467 -3,564
2019 47,196 -1,395 231,817 -9,041
2018 46,659 -1,396 228,597 -6,111
2017 46,318 -1,398 224,396 -4,093
2016 46,814 -1,392 228,547 -8,210
2015 46,846 -1,393 230,903 -7,660
2014 46,615 -1,393 227,304 -13,962
2013 46,472 -1,395 220,693 -16,362
2012 45,480 -1,442 213,078 -12,132
2011 44,405 -1,760 208,429 -30,783
2010 43,067 -2,257 201,389 -33,733
2009 41,950 -2,821 192,851 -36,677
2008 40,841 -3,313 182,337 -34,855
2007 40,288 -3,676 173,200 -32,831
2006 38,886 -4,142 164,046 -30,591
2005 37,347 -4,662 160,189 -27,954
2004 36,495 -5,144 161,201 -25,082
2003 35,649 -5,487 150,391 -22,562
2002 34,561 -5,712 146,492 -20,526
2001 33,461 -6,239 142,276 -19,657
2000 32,816 -6,971 136,549 -13,871
1999 30,916 -7,686 147,622 -117,571
1998 30,390 -8,163 153,508 -119,621
1997 29,792 -8,176 149,825 -110,572
1996 29,778 -7,369 138,287 -30,922
1995 29,142 -4,376 168,934 -40,418
1994 27,895 3,174 167,590 -49,668
1993 26,943 8,562 157,975 -75,147
1992 25,747 7,531 163,652 -95,280
1991 24,527 1,621 177,585 -29,553
1990 23,936 -8,151 178,429 -41,596
1989 24,286 -8,296 179,212 -53,020
1988 23,940 -8,473 172,805 5,523
1987 23,549 -8,622 163,611 9,923
1986 23,301 -8,748 155,987 4,321
1985 23,116 -8,812 145,720 247
1984 22,861 -8,812 139,145 -7,152
1983 22,542 -8,729 133,280 -6,972
1982 22,131 -8,539 127,838 -6,730
1981 21,611 -8,291 121,418 -6,221
1980 21,024 -8,086 117,888 -5,557
1979 19,736 -13,801 114,496 -1,703
1978 17,468 32,936 110,564 5,006
1977 15,484 33,922 106,920 7,999
1976 13,688 32,113 103,777 7,679
1975 11,998 28,645 100,604 7,237
1974 10,321 24,290 97,481 6,531
1973 8,430 -1,985 94,523 5,876
1972 7,911 -1,985 91,677 5,123
1971 8,183 -13,302 88,618 4,293
1970 7,632 1,123 85,645 5,559
1969 7,857 -11,033 82,931 8,886
1968 7,289 2,769 80,698 10,323
1967 6,742 1,516 78,733 9,670
1966 6,955 -11,006 76,702 8,796
1965 7,789 -19,928 75,139 7,744
1964 8,989 -23,936 74,030 6,568
1963 9,190 -5,993 73,065 5,379
1962 10,662 -3,960 70,700 4,270
1961 10,756 -3,575 68,182 3,291
1960 10,618 -8,007 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 97.1% of the population change in Guinea-Bissau is from natural causes (a gain of 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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