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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 11,038,274 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 +2.4% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Tajikistan
2100 4,713,717 20,390,053
2099 4,706,710 20,381,074
2098 4,700,179 20,367,161
2097 4,692,465 20,348,897
2096 4,683,547 20,324,869
2095 4,675,216 20,297,885
2094 4,663,709 20,265,966
2093 4,652,393 20,234,160
2092 4,640,186 20,192,937
2091 4,629,025 20,148,873
2090 4,617,372 20,103,798
2089 4,605,435 20,056,079
2088 4,592,696 20,005,521
2087 4,579,003 19,950,317
2086 4,563,387 19,895,606
2085 4,547,611 19,836,988
2084 4,530,795 19,773,272
2083 4,515,144 19,706,082
2082 4,498,757 19,639,516
2081 4,482,173 19,572,596
2080 4,462,572 19,499,390
2079 4,441,414 19,425,502
2078 4,419,851 19,347,261
2077 4,396,170 19,265,447
2076 4,371,588 19,175,355
2075 4,344,499 19,083,859
2074 4,319,080 18,988,290
2073 4,291,330 18,889,470
2072 4,263,400 18,785,103
2071 4,235,126 18,674,697
2070 4,206,800 18,559,138
2069 4,177,044 18,437,873
2068 4,145,996 18,315,011
2067 4,114,778 18,187,508
2066 4,083,481 18,054,404
2065 4,049,028 17,921,674
2064 4,014,305 17,783,801
2063 3,978,845 17,641,066
2062 3,942,144 17,498,306
2061 3,904,704 17,356,130
2060 3,868,649 17,206,922
2059 3,829,775 17,056,085
2058 3,790,102 16,903,532
2057 3,750,628 16,749,284
2056 3,711,479 16,595,691
2055 3,670,706 16,441,650
2054 3,627,775 16,285,520
2053 3,586,800 16,130,235
2052 3,544,101 15,967,770
2051 3,499,300 15,805,253
2050 3,453,604 15,638,613
2049 3,406,207 15,468,883
2048 3,359,168 15,292,499
2047 3,310,573 15,112,083
2046 3,263,932 14,928,123
2045 3,215,095 14,739,540
2044 3,167,811 14,544,544
2043 3,120,502 14,349,357
2042 3,073,261 14,147,892
2041 3,026,226 13,945,694
2040 2,978,546 13,741,587
2039 2,929,745 13,536,704
2038 2,881,381 13,331,490
2037 2,833,162 13,125,051
2036 2,783,763 12,917,110
2035 2,736,596 12,714,184
2034 2,688,639 12,515,962
2033 2,638,770 12,321,294
2032 2,589,298 12,128,060
2031 2,540,343 11,938,351
2030 2,492,311 11,749,706
2029 2,444,595 11,559,235
2028 2,396,565 11,369,414
2027 2,347,456 11,178,605
2026 2,298,738 10,986,242
2025 2,249,807 10,791,246
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% 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 49.4% to 3,453,604 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

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 2.2% 1.89%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Tajikistan
Current population
2311915
11038274
Population rank 146/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +551
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 55/197
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 - -1,712 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 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 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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