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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 31 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.89% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Thailand
2100 4,713,717 45,712,111
2099 4,706,710 46,056,854
2098 4,700,179 46,406,925
2097 4,692,465 46,761,683
2096 4,683,547 47,122,446
2095 4,675,216 47,487,866
2094 4,663,709 47,857,414
2093 4,652,393 48,230,566
2092 4,640,186 48,609,149
2091 4,629,025 48,988,448
2090 4,617,372 49,372,024
2089 4,605,435 49,760,635
2088 4,592,696 50,146,313
2087 4,579,003 50,536,233
2086 4,563,387 50,929,394
2085 4,547,611 51,326,092
2084 4,530,795 51,728,619
2083 4,515,144 52,131,789
2082 4,498,757 52,537,598
2081 4,482,173 52,942,608
2080 4,462,572 53,352,029
2079 4,441,414 53,766,821
2078 4,419,851 54,181,891
2077 4,396,170 54,599,508
2076 4,371,588 55,019,721
2075 4,344,499 55,442,571
2074 4,319,080 55,872,412
2073 4,291,330 56,304,891
2072 4,263,400 56,739,842
2071 4,235,126 57,177,118
2070 4,206,800 57,621,370
2069 4,177,044 58,066,637
2068 4,145,996 58,516,959
2067 4,114,778 58,967,738
2066 4,083,481 59,418,676
2065 4,049,028 59,878,082
2064 4,014,305 60,336,709
2063 3,978,845 60,797,201
2062 3,942,144 61,262,000
2061 3,904,704 61,724,999
2060 3,868,649 62,192,387
2059 3,829,775 62,656,203
2058 3,790,102 63,118,413
2057 3,750,628 63,577,864
2056 3,711,479 64,032,675
2055 3,670,706 64,478,337
2054 3,627,775 64,917,436
2053 3,586,800 65,343,383
2052 3,544,101 65,763,356
2051 3,499,300 66,167,939
2050 3,453,604 66,558,274
2049 3,406,207 66,936,876
2048 3,359,168 67,296,897
2047 3,310,573 67,641,907
2046 3,263,932 67,972,603
2045 3,215,095 68,287,399
2044 3,167,811 68,585,177
2043 3,120,502 68,870,333
2042 3,073,261 69,139,548
2041 3,026,226 69,396,419
2040 2,978,546 69,632,464
2039 2,929,745 69,854,146
2038 2,881,381 70,062,543
2037 2,833,162 70,256,027
2036 2,783,763 70,435,348
2035 2,736,596 70,604,705
2034 2,688,639 70,756,791
2033 2,638,770 70,897,217
2032 2,589,298 71,025,384
2031 2,540,343 71,140,609
2030 2,492,311 71,247,320
2029 2,444,595 71,342,891
2028 2,396,565 71,428,869
2027 2,347,456 71,505,168
2026 2,298,738 71,571,743
2025 2,249,807 71,625,629
2024 2,201,352 71,668,011
2023 2,153,339 71,702,435
2022 2,105,529 71,735,329
2021 2,058,841 71,727,332
2020 2,013,255 71,641,484
2019 1,967,696 71,522,271
2018 1,922,168 71,376,079
2017 1,877,072 71,160,187
2016 1,831,893 70,859,841
2015 1,786,457 70,540,795
2014 1,741,122 70,216,367
2013 1,695,973 69,845,114
2012 1,651,417 69,436,098
2011 1,608,076 69,007,208
2010 1,566,347 68,579,447
2009 1,526,377 68,121,080
2008 1,488,054 67,619,830
2007 1,450,986 67,102,394
2006 1,415,303 66,567,687
2005 1,381,585 66,017,420
2004 1,349,563 65,452,047
2003 1,318,806 64,868,166
2002 1,289,307 64,266,437
2001 1,261,273 63,651,141
2000 1,234,741 63,007,815
1999 1,210,206 62,299,043
1998 1,187,473 61,522,630
1997 1,165,545 60,724,584
1996 1,143,535 59,920,064
1995 1,119,949 59,098,232
1994 1,092,031 58,260,854
1993 1,058,745 57,408,198
1992 1,024,356 56,528,834
1991 994,639 55,637,434
1990 973,669 54,738,329
1989 957,789 53,848,956
1988 942,061 52,969,595
1987 926,862 52,074,105
1986 912,126 51,177,834
1985 897,697 50,270,753
1984 883,519 49,351,708
1983 869,592 48,423,309
1982 855,891 47,494,577
1981 842,432 46,575,855
1980 829,303 45,650,022
1979 819,867 44,718,434
1978 791,694 43,788,976
1977 741,789 42,843,974
1976 694,191 41,896,504
1975 650,966 40,940,005
1974 613,338 39,952,891
1973 592,808 38,947,787
1972 586,620 37,933,929
1971 586,221 36,937,387
1970 584,403 35,954,408
1969 581,610 34,973,782
1968 578,170 34,002,560
1967 569,011 33,037,801
1966 566,908 32,086,071
1965 575,005 31,149,337
1964 588,543 30,232,141
1963 594,418 29,342,322
1962 589,474 28,481,040
1961 582,532 27,650,334
1960 577,633 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Thailand
2100 0.15% -0.75%
2099 0.14% -0.75%
2098 0.16% -0.76%
2097 0.19% -0.77%
2096 0.18% -0.77%
2095 0.25% -0.77%
2094 0.24% -0.77%
2093 0.26% -0.78%
2092 0.24% -0.77%
2091 0.25% -0.78%
2090 0.26% -0.78%
2089 0.28% -0.77%
2088 0.3% -0.77%
2087 0.34% -0.77%
2086 0.35% -0.77%
2085 0.37% -0.78%
2084 0.35% -0.77%
2083 0.36% -0.77%
2082 0.37% -0.76%
2081 0.44% -0.77%
2080 0.48% -0.77%
2079 0.49% -0.77%
2078 0.54% -0.76%
2077 0.56% -0.76%
2076 0.62% -0.76%
2075 0.59% -0.77%
2074 0.65% -0.77%
2073 0.66% -0.77%
2072 0.67% -0.76%
2071 0.67% -0.77%
2070 0.71% -0.77%
2069 0.75% -0.77%
2068 0.76% -0.76%
2067 0.77% -0.76%
2066 0.85% -0.77%
2065 0.86% -0.76%
2064 0.89% -0.76%
2063 0.93% -0.76%
2062 0.96% -0.75%
2061 0.93% -0.75%
2060 1.02% -0.74%
2059 1.05% -0.73%
2058 1.05% -0.72%
2057 1.05% -0.71%
2056 1.11% -0.69%
2055 1.18% -0.68%
2054 1.14% -0.65%
2053 1.2% -0.64%
2052 1.28% -0.61%
2051 1.32% -0.59%
2050 1.39% -0.57%
2049 1.4% -0.53%
2048 1.47% -0.51%
2047 1.43% -0.49%
2046 1.52% -0.46%
2045 1.49% -0.43%
2044 1.52% -0.41%
2043 1.54% -0.39%
2042 1.55% -0.37%
2041 1.6% -0.34%
2040 1.67% -0.32%
2039 1.68% -0.3%
2038 1.7% -0.28%
2037 1.77% -0.25%
2036 1.72% -0.24%
2035 1.78% -0.21%
2034 1.89% -0.2%
2033 1.91% -0.18%
2032 1.93% -0.16%
2031 1.93% -0.15%
2030 1.95% -0.13%
2029 2% -0.12%
2028 2.09% -0.11%
2027 2.12% -0.09%
2026 2.17% -0.08%
2025 2.2% -0.06%
2024 2.23% -0.05%
2023 2.27% -0.05%
2022 2.27% 0.01%
2021 2.26% 0.12%
2020 2.32% 0.17%
2019 2.37% 0.2%
2018 2.4% 0.3%
2017 2.47% 0.42%
2016 2.54% 0.45%
2015 2.6% 0.46%
2014 2.66% 0.53%
2013 2.7% 0.59%
2012 2.7% 0.62%
2011 2.66% 0.62%
2010 2.62% 0.67%
2009 2.58% 0.74%
2008 2.55% 0.77%
2007 2.52% 0.8%
2006 2.44% 0.83%
2005 2.37% 0.86%
2004 2.33% 0.9%
2003 2.29% 0.94%
2002 2.22% 0.97%
2001 2.15% 1.02%
2000 2.03% 1.14%
1999 1.91% 1.26%
1998 1.88% 1.31%
1997 1.92% 1.34%
1996 2.11% 1.39%
1995 2.56% 1.44%
1994 3.14% 1.49%
1993 3.36% 1.56%
1992 2.99% 1.6%
1991 2.15% 1.64%
1990 1.66% 1.65%
1989 1.67% 1.66%
1988 1.64% 1.72%
1987 1.62% 1.75%
1986 1.61% 1.8%
1985 1.6% 1.86%
1984 1.6% 1.92%
1983 1.6% 1.96%
1982 1.6% 1.97%
1981 1.58% 2.03%
1980 1.15% 2.08%
1979 3.56% 2.12%
1978 6.73% 2.21%
1977 6.86% 2.26%
1976 6.64% 2.34%
1975 6.13% 2.47%
1974 3.46% 2.58%
1973 1.05% 2.67%
1972 0.07% 2.7%
1971 0.31% 2.73%
1970 0.48% 2.8%
1969 0.59% 2.86%
1968 1.61% 2.92%
1967 0.37% 2.97%
1966 -1.41% 3.01%
1965 -2.3% 3.03%
1964 -0.99% 3.03%
1963 0.84% 3.02%
1962 1.19% 3%
1961 0.85% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Thailand
Current population
2311915
71571743
Population rank 146/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.86%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 -94
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 168/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +27,509
Net migration rank 96/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 27,509
2024 - -1,712 - 23,321
2023 49,498 -1,400 -46,105 19,648
2022 48,920 -1,400 -61,046 21,683
2021 47,242 -1,395 57,382 -2,093
2020 46,718 -1,394 84,107 32,277
2019 47,196 -1,395 116,867 5,221
2018 46,659 -1,396 159,383 10,984
2017 46,318 -1,398 194,695 66,805
2016 46,814 -1,392 226,255 112,978
2015 46,846 -1,393 266,362 32,500
2014 46,615 -1,393 294,628 55,358
2013 46,472 -1,395 325,059 67,452
2012 45,480 -1,442 351,485 74,033
2011 44,405 -1,760 365,670 66,607
2010 43,067 -2,257 370,466 52,791
2009 41,950 -2,821 382,636 110,883
2008 40,841 -3,313 401,730 107,333
2007 40,288 -3,676 425,362 100,486
2006 38,886 -4,142 441,211 102,362
2005 37,347 -4,662 456,378 100,542
2004 36,495 -5,144 466,542 107,199
2003 35,649 -5,487 488,003 105,917
2002 34,561 -5,712 504,299 105,215
2001 33,461 -6,239 524,230 96,817
2000 32,816 -6,971 543,884 121,640
1999 30,916 -7,686 578,073 173,924
1998 30,390 -8,163 617,318 183,471
1997 29,792 -8,176 644,834 150,411
1996 29,778 -7,369 661,397 152,397
1995 29,142 -4,376 682,703 147,226
1994 27,895 3,174 712,589 132,271
1993 26,943 8,562 737,696 122,746
1992 25,747 7,531 754,999 143,318
1991 24,527 1,621 760,508 124,034
1990 23,936 -8,151 760,808 152,916
1989 24,286 -8,296 774,563 90,497
1988 23,940 -8,473 765,252 128,469
1987 23,549 -8,622 774,498 122,791
1986 23,301 -8,748 783,430 111,820
1985 23,116 -8,812 776,935 141,963
1984 22,861 -8,812 779,856 139,345
1983 22,542 -8,729 794,239 143,393
1982 22,131 -8,539 817,951 101,885
1981 21,611 -8,291 839,297 78,337
1980 21,024 -8,086 845,575 88,478
1979 19,736 -13,801 843,434 85,693
1978 17,468 32,936 847,799 82,011
1977 15,484 33,922 871,232 88,937
1976 13,688 32,113 894,072 40,656
1975 11,998 28,645 911,980 66,306
1974 10,321 24,290 923,151 72,801
1973 8,430 -1,985 933,540 80,704
1972 7,911 -1,985 940,420 73,082
1971 8,183 -13,302 936,215 43,400
1970 7,632 1,123 937,116 49,221
1969 7,857 -11,033 948,314 26,551
1968 7,289 2,769 953,806 13,718
1967 6,742 1,516 944,980 17,005
1966 6,955 -11,006 929,469 12,016
1965 7,789 -19,928 909,000 22,995
1964 8,989 -23,936 885,137 17,249
1963 9,190 -5,993 860,728 16,494
1962 10,662 -3,960 828,741 16,605
1961 10,756 -3,575 801,140 14,968
1960 10,618 -8,007 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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