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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 8,591,626 people in Togo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 8,873,660 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Togo's population is 3.82 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 102nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.11% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +1.96% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Togo has grown from 5.57M to 8.87M (59.3% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Togo
2100 4,713,104 23,426,426
2099 4,706,098 23,284,304
2098 4,699,568 23,142,242
2097 4,691,855 22,996,845
2096 4,682,938 22,848,978
2095 4,674,608 22,702,297
2094 4,663,103 22,543,427
2093 4,651,788 22,395,941
2092 4,639,582 22,243,621
2091 4,628,423 22,083,590
2090 4,616,772 21,924,631
2089 4,604,837 21,761,057
2088 4,592,099 21,592,941
2087 4,578,407 21,431,785
2086 4,562,793 21,252,236
2085 4,547,020 21,073,697
2084 4,530,206 20,894,251
2083 4,514,557 20,708,859
2082 4,498,172 20,520,204
2081 4,481,590 20,325,061
2080 4,461,992 20,126,833
2079 4,440,836 19,927,036
2078 4,419,277 19,738,820
2077 4,395,599 19,547,568
2076 4,371,019 19,348,296
2075 4,343,934 19,141,211
2074 4,318,519 18,936,045
2073 4,290,772 18,729,441
2072 4,262,846 18,525,904
2071 4,234,576 18,321,024
2070 4,206,253 18,116,069
2069 4,176,501 17,905,429
2068 4,145,457 17,689,344
2067 4,114,243 17,477,786
2066 4,082,951 17,262,406
2065 4,048,502 17,049,758
2064 4,013,784 16,836,991
2063 3,978,328 16,618,806
2062 3,941,631 16,404,475
2061 3,904,197 16,190,814
2060 3,868,146 15,976,939
2059 3,829,277 15,767,690
2058 3,789,609 15,556,151
2057 3,750,140 15,341,629
2056 3,710,996 15,125,918
2055 3,670,229 14,903,207
2054 3,627,303 14,687,272
2053 3,586,333 14,471,467
2052 3,543,640 14,253,335
2051 3,498,845 14,030,311
2050 3,453,155 13,812,790
2049 3,405,764 13,588,431
2048 3,358,731 13,367,245
2047 3,310,142 13,148,252
2046 3,263,507 12,927,000
2045 3,214,677 12,705,654
2044 3,167,400 12,484,181
2043 3,120,097 12,261,788
2042 3,072,862 12,044,285
2041 3,025,833 11,827,268
2040 2,978,159 11,614,781
2039 2,929,364 11,398,360
2038 2,881,007 11,185,757
2037 2,832,794 10,975,322
2036 2,783,401 10,767,990
2035 2,736,240 10,559,369
2034 2,688,290 10,353,764
2033 2,638,427 10,148,738
2032 2,588,961 9,944,247
2031 2,540,013 9,741,001
2030 2,491,987 9,541,309
2029 2,444,278 9,347,000
2028 2,396,253 9,155,475
2027 2,347,151 8,965,572
2026 2,298,439 8,776,585
2025 2,249,515 8,591,626
2024 2,201,352 8,406,558
2023 2,153,339 8,223,850
2022 2,105,529 8,068,616
2021 2,058,841 7,936,176
2020 2,013,255 7,788,054
2019 1,967,696 7,619,925
2018 1,922,168 7,458,206
2017 1,877,072 7,324,386
2016 1,831,893 7,200,884
2015 1,786,457 7,071,502
2014 1,741,122 6,937,644
2013 1,695,973 6,798,848
2012 1,651,417 6,653,718
2011 1,608,076 6,500,582
2010 1,566,347 6,325,788
2009 1,526,377 6,130,946
2008 1,488,054 5,936,138
2007 1,450,986 5,748,443
2006 1,415,303 5,569,664
2005 1,381,585 5,413,154
2004 1,349,563 5,281,320
2003 1,318,806 5,154,112
2002 1,289,307 5,027,130
2001 1,261,273 4,904,144
2000 1,234,741 4,783,722
1999 1,210,206 4,665,754
1998 1,187,473 4,551,635
1997 1,165,545 4,438,794
1996 1,143,535 4,291,136
1995 1,119,949 4,110,450
1994 1,092,031 3,904,183
1993 1,058,745 3,887,974
1992 1,024,356 3,932,581
1991 994,639 3,822,636
1990 973,669 3,714,021
1989 957,789 3,606,918
1988 942,061 3,501,545
1987 926,862 3,397,614
1986 912,126 3,296,340
1985 897,697 3,194,539
1984 883,519 3,105,743
1983 869,592 3,033,077
1982 855,891 2,961,652
1981 842,432 2,879,440
1980 829,303 2,791,408
1979 819,867 2,714,349
1978 791,694 2,646,501
1977 741,789 2,583,984
1976 694,191 2,523,488
1975 650,966 2,463,796
1974 613,338 2,404,292
1973 592,808 2,344,510
1972 586,620 2,283,863
1971 586,221 2,219,826
1970 584,403 2,149,478
1969 581,610 2,043,416
1968 578,170 1,953,523
1967 569,011 1,912,764
1966 566,908 1,873,489
1965 575,005 1,835,588
1964 588,543 1,799,410
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,631,220 people (a 29.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Togo's population increased by 1,672,776 people (a 23.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Togo was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Togo will increase by 55.7% to 13,812,790 people and rank change from 102nd to 88th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 23.4M 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 2.19% 2.2%
2024 2.23% 2.22%
2023 2.27% 1.92%
2022 2.27% 1.67%
2021 2.26% 1.9%
2020 2.32% 2.21%
2019 2.37% 2.17%
2018 2.4% 1.83%
2017 2.47% 1.72%
2016 2.54% 1.83%
2015 2.6% 1.93%
2014 2.66% 2.04%
2013 2.7% 2.18%
2012 2.7% 2.36%
2011 2.66% 2.76%
2010 2.62% 3.18%
2009 2.58% 3.28%
2008 2.55% 3.27%
2007 2.52% 3.21%
2006 2.44% 2.89%
2005 2.37% 2.5%
2004 2.33% 2.47%
2003 2.29% 2.53%
2002 2.22% 2.51%
2001 2.15% 2.52%
2000 2.03% 2.53%
1999 1.91% 2.51%
1998 1.88% 2.54%
1997 1.92% 3.44%
1996 2.11% 4.4%
1995 2.56% 5.28%
1994 3.14% 0.42%
1993 3.36% -1.13%
1992 2.99% 2.88%
1991 2.15% 2.92%
1990 1.66% 2.97%
1989 1.67% 3.01%
1988 1.64% 3.06%
1987 1.62% 3.07%
1986 1.61% 3.19%
1985 1.6% 2.86%
1984 1.6% 2.4%
1983 1.6% 2.41%
1982 1.6% 2.86%
1981 1.58% 3.15%
1980 1.15% 2.84%
1979 3.56% 2.56%
1978 6.73% 2.42%
1977 6.86% 2.4%
1976 6.64% 2.42%
1975 6.13% 2.47%
1974 3.46% 2.55%
1973 1.05% 2.66%
1972 0.07% 2.88%
1971 0.31% 3.27%
1970 0.48% 5.19%
1969 0.59% 4.6%
1968 1.61% 2.13%
1967 0.37% 2.1%
1966 -1.41% 2.06%
1965 -2.3% 2.01%
1964 -0.99% 1.95%
1963 0.84% 1.85%
1962 1.19% 1.78%
1961 0.85% 1.77%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Togo's population grew by 2.2%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Togo
Current population
2323460
8873660
Population rank 146/197 102/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.11%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.85 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
1.95 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
7.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +507
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +185,068
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +2.2%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 39/197
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 49,642 -1,712 198,184 -14,014
2023 49,498 -1,400 196,649 -15,406
2022 48,920 -1,400 195,051 -65,826
2021 47,242 -1,395 192,651 -56,991
2020 46,718 -1,394 192,474 -31,892
2019 47,196 -1,395 192,990 -17,312
2018 46,659 -1,396 191,482 -43,718
2017 46,318 -1,398 189,386 -69,512
2016 46,814 -1,392 187,007 -59,885
2015 46,846 -1,393 183,089 -51,459
2014 46,615 -1,393 179,671 -43,591
2013 46,472 -1,395 176,865 -35,346
2012 45,480 -1,442 176,051 -27,315
2011 44,405 -1,760 176,484 -18,960
2010 43,067 -2,257 175,800 16,265
2009 41,950 -2,821 170,740 26,886
2008 40,841 -3,313 164,627 27,362
2007 40,288 -3,676 158,312 25,082
2006 38,886 -4,142 150,821 23,346
2005 37,347 -4,662 143,281 -4,415
2004 36,495 -5,144 136,802 -11,998
2003 35,649 -5,487 133,852 -4,237
2002 34,561 -5,712 130,283 -5,939
2001 33,461 -6,239 126,419 -4,802
2000 32,816 -6,971 122,712 -3,485
1999 30,916 -7,686 119,331 -2,618
1998 30,390 -8,163 116,918 -5,394
1997 29,792 -8,176 116,559 -2,397
1996 29,778 -7,369 111,887 69,276
1995 29,142 -4,376 106,983 73,224
1994 27,895 3,174 100,045 132,276
1993 26,943 8,562 112,013 -311,917
1992 25,747 7,531 110,828 -132
1991 24,527 1,621 109,267 -72
1990 23,936 -8,151 107,985 59
1989 24,286 -8,296 106,166 0
1988 23,940 -8,473 104,605 -29
1987 23,549 -8,622 102,435 848
1986 23,301 -8,748 99,698 -436
1985 23,116 -8,812 96,376 7,971
1984 22,861 -8,812 95,195 -21,949
1983 22,542 -8,729 94,034 -21,948
1982 22,131 -8,539 92,715 -21,958
1981 21,611 -8,291 90,144 3,519
1980 21,024 -8,086 87,404 -4,993
1979 19,736 -13,801 85,228 -13,519
1978 17,468 32,936 83,151 -19,163
1977 15,484 33,922 80,902 -19,856
1976 13,688 32,113 78,770 -18,832
1975 11,998 28,645 76,412 -16,973
1974 10,321 24,290 74,055 -14,483
1973 8,430 -1,985 71,549 -11,555
1972 7,911 -1,985 68,966 -7,661
1971 8,183 -13,302 66,284 482
1970 7,632 1,123 63,057 10,865
1969 7,857 -11,033 58,207 80,000
1968 7,289 2,769 56,082 -14,504
1967 6,742 1,516 54,359 -14,424
1966 6,955 -11,006 52,832 -14,216
1965 7,789 -19,928 51,096 -13,915
1964 8,989 -23,936 49,450 -14,266
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 2026-07-08).

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 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Togo 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,918,963 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 426,015 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

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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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