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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 37.1 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Turkey
2100 4,713,104 64,394,191
2099 4,706,098 65,045,868
2098 4,699,568 65,690,351
2097 4,691,855 66,342,622
2096 4,682,938 66,990,674
2095 4,674,608 67,642,188
2094 4,663,103 68,296,562
2093 4,651,788 68,963,773
2092 4,639,582 69,625,957
2091 4,628,423 70,290,255
2090 4,616,772 70,960,483
2089 4,604,837 71,623,547
2088 4,592,099 72,281,102
2087 4,578,407 72,928,397
2086 4,562,793 73,576,610
2085 4,547,020 74,223,570
2084 4,530,206 74,853,312
2083 4,514,557 75,483,067
2082 4,498,172 76,111,533
2081 4,481,590 76,726,689
2080 4,461,992 77,339,541
2079 4,440,836 77,938,889
2078 4,419,277 78,532,577
2077 4,395,599 79,120,573
2076 4,371,019 79,705,459
2075 4,343,934 80,277,544
2074 4,318,519 80,848,141
2073 4,290,772 81,396,237
2072 4,262,846 81,938,080
2071 4,234,576 82,465,112
2070 4,206,253 82,981,973
2069 4,176,501 83,480,362
2068 4,145,457 83,963,140
2067 4,114,243 84,428,242
2066 4,082,951 84,886,666
2065 4,048,502 85,336,225
2064 4,013,784 85,771,285
2063 3,978,328 86,187,013
2062 3,941,631 86,587,114
2061 3,904,197 86,962,577
2060 3,868,146 87,319,314
2059 3,829,277 87,663,392
2058 3,789,609 87,973,789
2057 3,750,140 88,264,809
2056 3,710,996 88,534,755
2055 3,670,229 88,764,080
2054 3,627,303 88,972,362
2053 3,586,333 89,151,673
2052 3,543,640 89,310,785
2051 3,498,845 89,437,110
2050 3,453,155 89,541,520
2049 3,405,764 89,614,107
2048 3,358,731 89,651,068
2047 3,310,142 89,659,415
2046 3,263,507 89,634,354
2045 3,214,677 89,608,012
2044 3,167,400 89,557,421
2043 3,120,097 89,493,042
2042 3,072,862 89,404,193
2041 3,025,833 89,303,546
2040 2,978,159 89,187,952
2039 2,929,364 89,051,669
2038 2,881,007 88,901,719
2037 2,832,794 88,727,471
2036 2,783,401 88,537,927
2035 2,736,240 88,343,153
2034 2,688,290 88,139,515
2033 2,638,427 87,918,397
2032 2,588,961 87,687,495
2031 2,540,013 87,437,150
2030 2,491,987 87,166,904
2029 2,444,278 86,903,490
2028 2,396,253 86,627,469
2027 2,347,151 86,350,539
2026 2,298,439 86,093,293
2025 2,249,515 85,878,556
2024 2,201,352 85,518,661
2023 2,153,339 85,325,965
2022 2,105,529 84,979,913
2021 2,058,841 84,147,318
2020 2,013,255 83,384,680
2019 1,967,696 82,579,440
2018 1,922,168 81,407,204
2017 1,877,072 80,312,698
2016 1,831,893 79,277,962
2015 1,786,457 78,218,479
2014 1,741,122 77,181,884
2013 1,695,973 76,147,624
2012 1,651,417 75,175,827
2011 1,608,076 74,223,629
2010 1,566,347 73,142,150
2009 1,526,377 72,039,206
2008 1,488,054 71,051,678
2007 1,450,986 70,158,112
2006 1,415,303 70,045,349
2005 1,381,585 69,329,557
2004 1,349,563 68,592,617
2003 1,318,806 67,831,730
2002 1,289,307 67,048,795
2001 1,261,273 66,245,128
2000 1,234,741 65,425,961
1999 1,210,206 64,591,923
1998 1,187,473 63,734,383
1997 1,165,545 62,852,966
1996 1,143,535 61,951,134
1995 1,119,949 61,024,503
1994 1,092,031 60,033,836
1993 1,058,745 58,999,167
1992 1,024,356 57,990,118
1991 994,639 57,009,887
1990 973,669 56,015,628
1989 957,789 54,976,723
1988 942,061 53,909,626
1987 926,862 52,843,670
1986 912,126 51,777,772
1985 897,697 50,687,115
1984 883,519 49,574,069
1983 869,592 48,447,410
1982 855,891 47,322,096
1981 842,432 46,321,190
1980 829,303 45,408,815
1979 819,867 44,510,429
1978 791,694 43,645,306
1977 741,789 42,773,298
1976 694,191 41,899,984
1975 650,966 41,053,126
1974 613,338 40,210,234
1973 592,808 39,329,533
1972 586,620 38,430,221
1971 586,221 37,518,611
1970 584,403 36,638,465
1969 581,610 35,787,774
1968 578,170 34,921,684
1967 569,011 34,050,421
1966 566,908 33,177,672
1965 575,005 32,345,220
1964 588,543 31,543,072
1963 594,418 30,726,841
1962 589,474 29,916,147
1961 582,532 29,119,238
1960 577,633 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Turkey
2100 0.15% -1%
2099 0.14% -0.98%
2098 0.16% -0.98%
2097 0.19% -0.97%
2096 0.18% -0.96%
2095 0.25% -0.96%
2094 0.24% -0.97%
2093 0.26% -0.95%
2092 0.24% -0.95%
2091 0.25% -0.94%
2090 0.26% -0.93%
2089 0.28% -0.91%
2088 0.3% -0.89%
2087 0.34% -0.88%
2086 0.35% -0.87%
2085 0.37% -0.84%
2084 0.35% -0.83%
2083 0.36% -0.83%
2082 0.37% -0.8%
2081 0.44% -0.79%
2080 0.48% -0.77%
2079 0.49% -0.76%
2078 0.54% -0.74%
2077 0.56% -0.73%
2076 0.62% -0.71%
2075 0.59% -0.71%
2074 0.65% -0.67%
2073 0.66% -0.66%
2072 0.67% -0.64%
2071 0.67% -0.62%
2070 0.71% -0.6%
2069 0.75% -0.57%
2068 0.76% -0.55%
2067 0.77% -0.54%
2066 0.85% -0.53%
2065 0.86% -0.51%
2064 0.89% -0.48%
2063 0.93% -0.46%
2062 0.96% -0.43%
2061 0.93% -0.41%
2060 1.02% -0.39%
2059 1.05% -0.35%
2058 1.05% -0.33%
2057 1.05% -0.3%
2056 1.11% -0.26%
2055 1.18% -0.23%
2054 1.14% -0.2%
2053 1.2% -0.18%
2052 1.28% -0.14%
2051 1.32% -0.12%
2050 1.39% -0.08%
2049 1.4% -0.04%
2048 1.47% -0.009%
2047 1.43% 0.03%
2046 1.52% 0.03%
2045 1.49% 0.06%
2044 1.52% 0.07%
2043 1.54% 0.1%
2042 1.55% 0.11%
2041 1.6% 0.13%
2040 1.67% 0.15%
2039 1.68% 0.17%
2038 1.7% 0.2%
2037 1.77% 0.21%
2036 1.72% 0.22%
2035 1.78% 0.23%
2034 1.89% 0.25%
2033 1.91% 0.26%
2032 1.93% 0.29%
2031 1.93% 0.31%
2030 1.95% 0.3%
2029 2% 0.32%
2028 2.09% 0.32%
2027 2.12% 0.3%
2026 2.17% 0.25%
2025 2.19% 0.42%
2024 2.23% 0.23%
2023 2.27% 0.41%
2022 2.27% 0.99%
2021 2.26% 0.91%
2020 2.32% 0.98%
2019 2.37% 1.44%
2018 2.4% 1.36%
2017 2.47% 1.31%
2016 2.54% 1.35%
2015 2.6% 1.34%
2014 2.66% 1.36%
2013 2.7% 1.29%
2012 2.7% 1.28%
2011 2.66% 1.48%
2010 2.62% 1.53%
2009 2.58% 1.39%
2008 2.55% 1.27%
2007 2.52% 0.16%
2006 2.44% 1.03%
2005 2.37% 1.07%
2004 2.33% 1.12%
2003 2.29% 1.17%
2002 2.22% 1.21%
2001 2.15% 1.25%
2000 2.03% 1.29%
1999 1.91% 1.35%
1998 1.88% 1.4%
1997 1.92% 1.46%
1996 2.11% 1.52%
1995 2.56% 1.65%
1994 3.14% 1.75%
1993 3.36% 1.74%
1992 2.99% 1.72%
1991 2.15% 1.77%
1990 1.66% 1.89%
1989 1.67% 1.98%
1988 1.64% 2.02%
1987 1.62% 2.06%
1986 1.61% 2.15%
1985 1.6% 2.25%
1984 1.6% 2.33%
1983 1.6% 2.38%
1982 1.6% 2.16%
1981 1.58% 2.01%
1980 1.15% 2.02%
1979 3.56% 1.98%
1978 6.73% 2.04%
1977 6.86% 2.08%
1976 6.64% 2.06%
1975 6.13% 2.1%
1974 3.46% 2.24%
1973 1.05% 2.34%
1972 0.07% 2.43%
1971 0.31% 2.4%
1970 0.48% 2.38%
1969 0.59% 2.48%
1968 1.61% 2.56%
1967 0.37% 2.63%
1966 -1.41% 2.57%
1965 -2.3% 2.54%
1964 -0.99% 2.66%
1963 0.84% 2.71%
1962 1.19% 2.74%
1961 0.85% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Turkey
Current population
2323460
86225430
Population rank 146/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.04%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +986
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 138/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -258,205
Net migration rank 96/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -258,205
2024 49,642 -1,712 453,249 -275,952
2023 49,498 -1,400 426,630 -318,070
2022 48,920 -1,400 535,373 -301,544
2021 47,242 -1,395 521,713 20,283
2020 46,718 -1,394 608,708 37,934
2019 47,196 -1,395 751,472 -15,690
2018 46,659 -1,396 830,353 187,570
2017 46,318 -1,398 875,408 659,846
2016 46,814 -1,392 895,841 352,063
2015 46,846 -1,393 930,799 1,063,140
2014 46,615 -1,393 957,055 1,033,384
2013 46,472 -1,395 921,386 438,618
2012 45,480 -1,442 917,145 258,623
2011 44,405 -1,760 875,839 68,849
2010 43,067 -2,257 892,334 55,532
2009 41,950 -2,821 900,491 24,276
2008 40,841 -3,313 868,749 47,915
2007 40,288 -3,676 876,626 -186,402
2006 38,886 -4,142 897,351 -190,194
2005 37,347 -4,662 898,650 -174,177
2004 36,495 -5,144 896,025 -146,574
2003 35,649 -5,487 893,683 -121,383
2002 34,561 -5,712 922,927 -129,444
2001 33,461 -6,239 980,560 -166,759
2000 32,816 -6,971 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 30,916 -7,686 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 30,390 -8,163 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 29,792 -8,176 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 29,778 -7,369 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 29,142 -4,376 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 27,895 3,174 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 26,943 8,562 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 25,747 7,531 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 24,527 1,621 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 23,936 -8,151 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 24,286 -8,296 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 23,940 -8,473 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 23,549 -8,622 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 23,301 -8,748 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 23,116 -8,812 1,098,846 8,960
1984 22,861 -8,812 1,096,529 21,787
1983 22,542 -8,729 1,095,106 39,871
1982 22,131 -8,539 1,091,863 23,728
1981 21,611 -8,291 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 21,024 -8,086 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 19,736 -13,801 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 17,468 32,936 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 15,484 33,922 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 13,688 32,113 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 11,998 28,645 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 10,321 24,290 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 8,430 -1,985 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 7,911 -1,985 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 8,183 -13,302 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 7,632 1,123 991,950 -150,924
1969 7,857 -11,033 970,958 -110,578
1968 7,289 2,769 950,778 -78,973
1967 6,742 1,516 936,727 -65,993
1966 6,955 -11,006 925,790 -50,999
1965 7,789 -19,928 904,016 -113,911
1964 8,989 -23,936 884,152 -69,978
1963 9,190 -5,993 862,626 -44,317
1962 10,662 -3,960 837,473 -34,353
1961 10,756 -3,575 816,911 -26,187
1960 10,618 -8,007 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/turkey | 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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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