Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 9,990,340 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Togo's population is 4.32 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.12% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.99M (66.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Togo
2100 4,713,717 26,511,761
2099 4,706,710 26,350,920
2098 4,700,179 26,190,149
2097 4,692,465 26,025,602
2096 4,683,547 25,858,261
2095 4,675,216 25,692,261
2094 4,663,709 25,512,468
2093 4,652,393 25,345,557
2092 4,640,186 25,173,177
2091 4,629,025 24,992,069
2090 4,617,372 24,812,174
2089 4,605,435 24,627,057
2088 4,592,696 24,436,800
2087 4,579,003 24,254,420
2086 4,563,387 24,051,223
2085 4,547,611 23,849,170
2084 4,530,795 23,646,091
2083 4,515,144 23,436,282
2082 4,498,757 23,222,780
2081 4,482,173 23,001,936
2080 4,462,572 22,777,601
2079 4,441,414 22,551,490
2078 4,419,851 22,338,486
2077 4,396,170 22,122,045
2076 4,371,588 21,896,528
2075 4,344,499 21,662,169
2074 4,319,080 21,429,982
2073 4,291,330 21,196,168
2072 4,263,400 20,965,824
2071 4,235,126 20,733,961
2070 4,206,800 20,502,013
2069 4,177,044 20,263,631
2068 4,145,996 20,019,087
2067 4,114,778 19,779,666
2066 4,083,481 19,535,920
2065 4,049,028 19,295,265
2064 4,014,305 19,054,476
2063 3,978,845 18,807,556
2062 3,942,144 18,564,996
2061 3,904,704 18,323,196
2060 3,868,649 18,081,153
2059 3,829,775 17,844,344
2058 3,790,102 17,604,946
2057 3,750,628 17,362,170
2056 3,711,479 17,118,049
2055 3,670,706 16,866,006
2054 3,627,775 16,621,633
2053 3,586,800 16,377,405
2052 3,544,101 16,130,545
2051 3,499,300 15,878,148
2050 3,453,604 15,631,978
2049 3,406,207 15,378,071
2048 3,359,168 15,127,754
2047 3,310,573 14,879,919
2046 3,263,932 14,629,528
2045 3,215,095 14,379,029
2044 3,167,811 14,128,387
2043 3,120,502 13,876,705
2042 3,073,261 13,630,555
2041 3,026,226 13,384,957
2040 2,978,546 13,144,485
2039 2,929,745 12,899,560
2038 2,881,381 12,658,957
2037 2,833,162 12,420,807
2036 2,783,763 12,186,169
2035 2,736,596 11,950,071
2034 2,688,639 11,717,387
2033 2,638,770 11,485,359
2032 2,589,298 11,253,936
2031 2,540,343 11,023,922
2030 2,492,311 10,797,929
2029 2,444,595 10,578,030
2028 2,396,565 10,361,280
2027 2,347,456 10,146,366
2026 2,298,738 9,932,489
2025 2,249,807 9,723,170
2024 2,201,352 9,515,236
2023 2,153,339 9,304,337
2022 2,105,529 9,089,738
2021 2,058,841 8,878,379
2020 2,013,255 8,669,720
2019 1,967,696 8,463,068
2018 1,922,168 8,258,778
2017 1,877,072 8,057,140
2016 1,831,893 7,858,289
2015 1,786,457 7,663,195
2014 1,741,122 7,472,450
2013 1,695,973 7,285,442
2012 1,651,417 7,100,736
2011 1,608,076 6,916,474
2010 1,566,347 6,732,590
2009 1,526,377 6,551,865
2008 1,488,054 6,368,812
2007 1,450,986 6,188,344
2006 1,415,303 6,010,668
2005 1,381,585 5,844,631
2004 1,349,563 5,696,508
2003 1,318,806 5,552,167
2002 1,289,307 5,413,274
2001 1,261,273 5,277,382
2000 1,234,741 5,140,037
1999 1,210,206 5,000,269
1998 1,187,473 4,860,913
1997 1,165,545 4,725,030
1996 1,143,535 4,577,860
1995 1,119,949 4,410,832
1994 1,092,031 4,222,940
1993 1,058,745 4,207,453
1992 1,024,356 4,233,617
1991 994,639 4,115,560
1990 973,669 3,998,761
1989 957,789 3,883,411
1988 942,061 3,769,742
1987 926,862 3,657,508
1986 912,126 3,547,952
1985 897,697 3,441,091
1984 883,519 3,332,837
1983 869,592 3,222,899
1982 855,891 3,115,042
1981 842,432 3,013,043
1980 829,303 2,920,894
1979 819,867 2,839,854
1978 791,694 2,768,148
1977 741,789 2,701,894
1976 694,191 2,637,796
1975 650,966 2,574,622
1974 613,338 2,511,760
1973 592,808 2,448,749
1972 586,620 2,384,994
1971 586,221 2,317,976
1970 584,403 2,244,773
1969 581,610 2,164,814
1968 578,170 2,080,226
1967 569,011 1,995,890
1966 566,908 1,918,513
1965 575,005 1,853,771
1964 588,543 1,803,440
1963 594,418 1,765,072
1962 589,474 1,732,959
1961 582,532 1,702,717
1960 577,633 1,673,110

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/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Togo gained 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,132,051 people (a 27.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Togo will increase by 56.5% to 15,631,978 people and rank change from 97th to 83rd.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 26.5M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Togo
2100 0.15% 0.61%
2099 0.14% 0.61%
2098 0.16% 0.63%
2097 0.19% 0.65%
2096 0.18% 0.65%
2095 0.25% 0.7%
2094 0.24% 0.66%
2093 0.26% 0.68%
2092 0.24% 0.72%
2091 0.25% 0.73%
2090 0.26% 0.75%
2089 0.28% 0.78%
2088 0.3% 0.75%
2087 0.34% 0.84%
2086 0.35% 0.85%
2085 0.37% 0.86%
2084 0.35% 0.9%
2083 0.36% 0.92%
2082 0.37% 0.96%
2081 0.44% 0.98%
2080 0.48% 1%
2079 0.49% 0.95%
2078 0.54% 0.98%
2077 0.56% 1.03%
2076 0.62% 1.08%
2075 0.59% 1.08%
2074 0.65% 1.1%
2073 0.66% 1.1%
2072 0.67% 1.12%
2071 0.67% 1.13%
2070 0.71% 1.18%
2069 0.75% 1.22%
2068 0.76% 1.21%
2067 0.77% 1.25%
2066 0.85% 1.25%
2065 0.86% 1.26%
2064 0.89% 1.31%
2063 0.93% 1.31%
2062 0.96% 1.32%
2061 0.93% 1.34%
2060 1.02% 1.33%
2059 1.05% 1.36%
2058 1.05% 1.4%
2057 1.05% 1.43%
2056 1.11% 1.49%
2055 1.18% 1.47%
2054 1.14% 1.49%
2053 1.2% 1.53%
2052 1.28% 1.59%
2051 1.32% 1.57%
2050 1.39% 1.65%
2049 1.4% 1.65%
2048 1.47% 1.67%
2047 1.43% 1.71%
2046 1.52% 1.74%
2045 1.49% 1.77%
2044 1.52% 1.81%
2043 1.54% 1.81%
2042 1.55% 1.83%
2041 1.6% 1.83%
2040 1.67% 1.9%
2039 1.68% 1.9%
2038 1.7% 1.92%
2037 1.77% 1.93%
2036 1.72% 1.98%
2035 1.78% 1.99%
2034 1.89% 2.02%
2033 1.91% 2.06%
2032 1.93% 2.09%
2031 1.93% 2.09%
2030 1.95% 2.08%
2029 2% 2.09%
2028 2.09% 2.12%
2027 2.12% 2.15%
2026 2.17% 2.15%
2025 2.2% 2.19%
2024 2.23% 2.27%
2023 2.27% 2.36%
2022 2.27% 2.38%
2021 2.26% 2.41%
2020 2.32% 2.44%
2019 2.37% 2.47%
2018 2.4% 2.5%
2017 2.47% 2.53%
2016 2.54% 2.55%
2015 2.6% 2.55%
2014 2.66% 2.57%
2013 2.7% 2.6%
2012 2.7% 2.66%
2011 2.66% 2.73%
2010 2.62% 2.76%
2009 2.58% 2.87%
2008 2.55% 2.92%
2007 2.52% 2.96%
2006 2.44% 2.84%
2005 2.37% 2.6%
2004 2.33% 2.6%
2003 2.29% 2.57%
2002 2.22% 2.57%
2001 2.15% 2.67%
2000 2.03% 2.8%
1999 1.91% 2.87%
1998 1.88% 2.88%
1997 1.92% 3.21%
1996 2.11% 3.79%
1995 2.56% 4.45%
1994 3.14% 0.37%
1993 3.36% -0.62%
1992 2.99% 2.87%
1991 2.15% 2.92%
1990 1.66% 2.97%
1989 1.67% 3.02%
1988 1.64% 3.07%
1987 1.62% 3.09%
1986 1.61% 3.11%
1985 1.6% 3.25%
1984 1.6% 3.41%
1983 1.6% 3.46%
1982 1.6% 3.39%
1981 1.58% 3.15%
1980 1.15% 2.85%
1979 3.56% 2.59%
1978 6.73% 2.45%
1977 6.86% 2.43%
1976 6.64% 2.45%
1975 6.13% 2.5%
1974 3.46% 2.57%
1973 1.05% 2.67%
1972 0.07% 2.89%
1971 0.31% 3.26%
1970 0.48% 3.69%
1969 0.59% 4.07%
1968 1.61% 4.23%
1967 0.37% 4.03%
1966 -1.41% 3.49%
1965 -2.3% 2.79%
1964 -0.99% 2.17%
1963 0.84% 1.85%
1962 1.19% 1.78%
1961 0.85% 1.77%

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/togo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Togo's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Togo
Current population
2311915
9990340
Population rank 146/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.12%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.49 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.81 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
7.33 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +578
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +210,899
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 40/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -15,010
Net migration rank 96/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -15,010
2024 - -1,712 - -14,014
2023 49,498 -1,400 218,093 -1,997
2022 48,920 -1,400 215,090 -1,997
2021 47,242 -1,395 210,613 -986
2020 46,718 -1,394 208,663 -986
2019 47,196 -1,395 207,608 -1,985
2018 46,659 -1,396 204,942 -1,985
2017 46,318 -1,398 202,307 -1,985
2016 46,814 -1,392 199,364 -1,979
2015 46,846 -1,393 194,768 -1,976
2014 46,615 -1,393 190,667 -1,976
2013 46,472 -1,395 187,309 -1,976
2012 45,480 -1,442 186,061 -1,983
2011 44,405 -1,760 186,406 -1,968
2010 43,067 -2,257 185,294 -1,964
2009 41,950 -2,821 180,111 -1,985
2008 40,841 -3,313 173,677 14,303
2007 40,288 -3,676 168,144 4,813
2006 38,886 -4,142 160,671 21,724
2005 37,347 -4,662 154,117 -4,437
2004 36,495 -5,144 147,574 -1,005
2003 35,649 -5,487 144,900 -2,793
2002 34,561 -5,712 141,643 -5,973
2001 33,461 -6,239 137,808 -1,703
2000 32,816 -6,971 133,873 4,715
1999 30,916 -7,686 129,832 11,125
1998 30,390 -8,163 125,392 12,362
1997 29,792 -8,176 122,109 11,898
1996 29,778 -7,369 119,418 40,915
1995 29,142 -4,376 116,314 57,406
1994 27,895 3,174 113,074 88,992
1993 26,943 8,562 119,938 -291,022
1992 25,747 7,531 118,876 -122
1991 24,527 1,621 117,409 -51
1990 23,936 -8,151 116,200 44
1989 24,286 -8,296 114,432 0
1988 23,940 -8,473 112,915 -17
1987 23,549 -8,622 110,739 848
1986 23,301 -8,748 107,957 -436
1985 23,116 -8,812 104,949 1,242
1984 22,861 -8,812 102,425 7,897
1983 22,542 -8,729 99,817 9,740
1982 22,131 -8,539 97,003 9,163
1981 21,611 -8,291 94,318 3,519
1980 21,024 -8,086 91,445 -4,993
1979 19,736 -13,801 89,148 -13,519
1978 17,468 32,936 86,950 -19,163
1977 15,484 33,922 84,572 -19,856
1976 13,688 32,113 82,321 -18,832
1975 11,998 28,645 79,831 -16,973
1974 10,321 24,290 77,347 -14,483
1973 8,430 -1,985 74,713 -11,555
1972 7,911 -1,985 72,008 -7,661
1971 8,183 -13,302 69,206 482
1970 7,632 1,123 65,851 10,865
1969 7,857 -11,033 62,589 20,613
1968 7,289 2,769 59,110 26,860
1967 6,742 1,516 56,128 26,576
1966 6,955 -11,006 53,640 18,418
1965 7,789 -19,928 51,323 6,104
1964 8,989 -23,936 49,449 -6,214
1963 9,190 -5,993 47,869 -14,361
1962 10,662 -3,960 46,201 -15,486
1961 10,756 -3,575 44,623 -14,858
1960 10,618 -8,007 43,307 -13,868

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/togo | 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 Togo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.