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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 3.36 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Turkmenistan
2100 4,713,104 10,041,228
2099 4,706,098 10,070,007
2098 4,699,568 10,097,571
2097 4,691,855 10,123,813
2096 4,682,938 10,148,560
2095 4,674,608 10,172,371
2094 4,663,103 10,194,567
2093 4,651,788 10,215,533
2092 4,639,582 10,235,132
2091 4,628,423 10,253,189
2090 4,616,772 10,270,414
2089 4,604,837 10,285,963
2088 4,592,099 10,300,439
2087 4,578,407 10,313,629
2086 4,562,793 10,325,212
2085 4,547,020 10,335,299
2084 4,530,206 10,343,821
2083 4,514,557 10,350,710
2082 4,498,172 10,356,526
2081 4,481,590 10,360,689
2080 4,461,992 10,363,394
2079 4,440,836 10,364,229
2078 4,419,277 10,363,113
2077 4,395,599 10,360,467
2076 4,371,019 10,356,079
2075 4,343,934 10,349,863
2074 4,318,519 10,342,496
2073 4,290,772 10,333,532
2072 4,262,846 10,322,776
2071 4,234,576 10,310,748
2070 4,206,253 10,297,702
2069 4,176,501 10,283,723
2068 4,145,457 10,268,779
2067 4,114,243 10,252,681
2066 4,082,951 10,235,535
2065 4,048,502 10,217,603
2064 4,013,784 10,198,228
2063 3,978,328 10,177,447
2062 3,941,631 10,155,121
2061 3,904,197 10,131,160
2060 3,868,146 10,105,616
2059 3,829,277 10,077,893
2058 3,789,609 10,047,185
2057 3,750,140 10,013,846
2056 3,710,996 9,977,699
2055 3,670,229 9,938,273
2054 3,627,303 9,895,840
2053 3,586,333 9,849,324
2052 3,543,640 9,799,331
2051 3,498,845 9,745,673
2050 3,453,155 9,688,197
2049 3,405,764 9,627,119
2048 3,358,731 9,562,502
2047 3,310,142 9,494,734
2046 3,263,507 9,423,990
2045 3,214,677 9,350,870
2044 3,167,400 9,275,707
2043 3,120,097 9,199,229
2042 3,072,862 9,121,705
2041 3,025,833 9,043,208
2040 2,978,159 8,964,374
2039 2,929,364 8,885,167
2038 2,881,007 8,805,836
2037 2,832,794 8,726,399
2036 2,783,401 8,646,796
2035 2,736,240 8,567,354
2034 2,688,290 8,487,651
2033 2,638,427 8,407,327
2032 2,588,961 8,326,172
2031 2,540,013 8,243,436
2030 2,491,987 8,158,380
2029 2,444,278 8,065,431
2028 2,396,253 7,964,546
2027 2,347,151 7,856,302
2026 2,298,439 7,740,924
2025 2,249,515 7,618,847
2024 2,201,352 7,494,498
2023 2,153,339 7,364,438
2022 2,105,529 7,230,193
2021 2,058,841 7,092,043
2020 2,013,255 6,949,912
2019 1,967,696 6,803,944
2018 1,922,168 6,655,524
2017 1,877,072 6,507,061
2016 1,831,893 6,360,041
2015 1,786,457 6,215,770
2014 1,741,122 6,075,283
2013 1,695,973 5,939,341
2012 1,651,417 5,808,546
2011 1,608,076 5,683,417
2010 1,566,347 5,564,356
2009 1,526,377 5,451,592
2008 1,488,054 5,345,029
2007 1,450,986 5,244,046
2006 1,415,303 5,147,105
2005 1,381,585 5,052,257
2004 1,349,563 4,958,093
2003 1,318,806 4,863,865
2002 1,289,307 4,769,465
2001 1,261,273 4,675,409
2000 1,234,741 4,582,677
1999 1,210,206 4,492,170
1998 1,187,473 4,410,507
1997 1,165,545 4,336,730
1996 1,143,535 4,263,819
1995 1,119,949 4,191,203
1994 1,092,031 4,116,662
1993 1,058,745 4,032,407
1992 1,024,356 3,944,689
1991 994,639 3,855,894
1990 973,669 3,760,562
1989 957,789 3,662,459
1988 942,061 3,559,363
1987 926,862 3,452,731
1986 912,126 3,347,809
1985 897,697 3,247,534
1984 883,519 3,154,079
1983 869,592 3,067,534
1982 855,891 2,985,557
1981 842,432 2,907,187
1980 829,303 2,832,203
1979 819,867 2,760,358
1978 791,694 2,691,088
1977 741,789 2,623,948
1976 694,191 2,558,521
1975 650,966 2,494,570
1974 613,338 2,432,028
1973 592,808 2,370,919
1972 586,620 2,311,430
1971 586,221 2,253,119
1970 584,403 2,195,616
1969 581,610 2,139,024
1968 578,170 2,083,069
1967 569,011 2,027,403
1966 566,908 1,971,737
1965 575,005 1,915,916
1964 588,543 1,859,997
1963 594,418 1,804,272
1962 589,474 1,749,214
1961 582,532 1,695,400
1960 577,633 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Turkmenistan
2100 0.15% -0.29%
2099 0.14% -0.27%
2098 0.16% -0.26%
2097 0.19% -0.24%
2096 0.18% -0.23%
2095 0.25% -0.22%
2094 0.24% -0.21%
2093 0.26% -0.19%
2092 0.24% -0.18%
2091 0.25% -0.17%
2090 0.26% -0.15%
2089 0.28% -0.14%
2088 0.3% -0.13%
2087 0.34% -0.11%
2086 0.35% -0.1%
2085 0.37% -0.08%
2084 0.35% -0.07%
2083 0.36% -0.06%
2082 0.37% -0.04%
2081 0.44% -0.03%
2080 0.48% -0.008%
2079 0.49% 0.01%
2078 0.54% 0.03%
2077 0.56% 0.04%
2076 0.62% 0.06%
2075 0.59% 0.07%
2074 0.65% 0.09%
2073 0.66% 0.1%
2072 0.67% 0.12%
2071 0.67% 0.13%
2070 0.71% 0.14%
2069 0.75% 0.15%
2068 0.76% 0.16%
2067 0.77% 0.17%
2066 0.85% 0.18%
2065 0.86% 0.19%
2064 0.89% 0.2%
2063 0.93% 0.22%
2062 0.96% 0.24%
2061 0.93% 0.25%
2060 1.02% 0.28%
2059 1.05% 0.31%
2058 1.05% 0.33%
2057 1.05% 0.36%
2056 1.11% 0.4%
2055 1.18% 0.43%
2054 1.14% 0.47%
2053 1.2% 0.51%
2052 1.28% 0.55%
2051 1.32% 0.59%
2050 1.39% 0.63%
2049 1.4% 0.68%
2048 1.47% 0.71%
2047 1.43% 0.75%
2046 1.52% 0.78%
2045 1.49% 0.81%
2044 1.52% 0.83%
2043 1.54% 0.85%
2042 1.55% 0.87%
2041 1.6% 0.88%
2040 1.67% 0.89%
2039 1.68% 0.9%
2038 1.7% 0.91%
2037 1.77% 0.92%
2036 1.72% 0.93%
2035 1.78% 0.94%
2034 1.89% 0.96%
2033 1.91% 0.97%
2032 1.93% 1%
2031 1.93% 1.04%
2030 1.95% 1.15%
2029 2% 1.27%
2028 2.09% 1.38%
2027 2.12% 1.49%
2026 2.17% 1.6%
2025 2.19% 1.66%
2024 2.23% 1.77%
2023 2.27% 1.86%
2022 2.27% 1.95%
2021 2.26% 2.05%
2020 2.32% 2.15%
2019 2.37% 2.23%
2018 2.4% 2.28%
2017 2.47% 2.31%
2016 2.54% 2.32%
2015 2.6% 2.31%
2014 2.66% 2.29%
2013 2.7% 2.25%
2012 2.7% 2.2%
2011 2.66% 2.14%
2010 2.62% 2.07%
2009 2.58% 1.99%
2008 2.55% 1.93%
2007 2.52% 1.88%
2006 2.44% 1.88%
2005 2.37% 1.9%
2004 2.33% 1.94%
2003 2.29% 1.98%
2002 2.22% 2.01%
2001 2.15% 2.02%
2000 2.03% 2.01%
1999 1.91% 1.85%
1998 1.88% 1.7%
1997 1.92% 1.71%
1996 2.11% 1.73%
1995 2.56% 1.81%
1994 3.14% 2.09%
1993 3.36% 2.22%
1992 2.99% 2.3%
1991 2.15% 2.54%
1990 1.66% 2.68%
1989 1.67% 2.9%
1988 1.64% 3.09%
1987 1.62% 3.13%
1986 1.61% 3.09%
1985 1.6% 2.96%
1984 1.6% 2.82%
1983 1.6% 2.75%
1982 1.6% 2.7%
1981 1.58% 2.65%
1980 1.15% 2.6%
1979 3.56% 2.57%
1978 6.73% 2.56%
1977 6.86% 2.56%
1976 6.64% 2.56%
1975 6.13% 2.57%
1974 3.46% 2.58%
1973 1.05% 2.57%
1972 0.07% 2.59%
1971 0.31% 2.62%
1970 0.48% 2.65%
1969 0.59% 2.69%
1968 1.61% 2.75%
1967 0.37% 2.82%
1966 -1.41% 2.91%
1965 -2.3% 3.01%
1964 -0.99% 3.09%
1963 0.84% 3.15%
1962 1.19% 3.17%
1961 0.85% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Turkmenistan
Current population
2323460
7800189
Population rank 146/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +341
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 63/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +13,268
Net migration rank 96/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 13,268
2024 49,642 -1,712 112,942 14,646
2023 49,498 -1,400 117,529 15,005
2022 48,920 -1,400 121,814 14,141
2021 47,242 -1,395 122,721 17,617
2020 46,718 -1,394 124,014 19,913
2019 47,196 -1,395 128,275 19,735
2018 46,659 -1,396 129,537 19,293
2017 46,318 -1,398 131,417 16,678
2016 46,814 -1,392 132,581 13,365
2015 46,846 -1,393 132,663 9,936
2014 46,615 -1,393 129,677 8,696
2013 46,472 -1,395 126,217 7,287
2012 45,480 -1,442 120,957 7,125
2011 44,405 -1,760 115,197 6,992
2010 43,067 -2,257 109,318 6,621
2009 41,950 -2,821 102,931 6,656
2008 40,841 -3,313 96,815 6,734
2007 40,288 -3,676 92,038 6,388
2006 38,886 -4,142 87,840 7,613
2005 37,347 -4,662 83,968 10,263
2004 36,495 -5,144 79,850 14,242
2003 35,649 -5,487 76,737 17,625
2002 34,561 -5,712 75,639 18,803
2001 33,461 -6,239 76,682 16,982
2000 32,816 -6,971 76,875 14,925
1999 30,916 -7,686 76,362 12,859
1998 30,390 -8,163 77,342 -3,239
1997 29,792 -8,176 79,045 -5,600
1996 29,778 -7,369 80,996 -8,627
1995 29,142 -4,376 86,289 -13,423
1994 27,895 3,174 89,319 -13,094
1993 26,943 8,562 92,596 -312
1992 25,747 7,531 96,668 -13,517
1991 24,527 1,621 99,297 -4,864
1990 23,936 -8,151 101,099 -4,864
1989 24,286 -8,296 103,553 -3,576
1988 23,940 -8,473 104,802 1,408
1987 23,549 -8,622 103,885 3,161
1986 23,301 -8,748 100,930 1,878
1985 23,116 -8,812 95,890 1,861
1984 22,861 -8,812 90,591 -1,427
1983 22,542 -8,729 85,183 -1,264
1982 22,131 -8,539 80,989 -961
1981 21,611 -8,291 77,829 -1,102
1980 21,024 -8,086 74,394 -1,152
1979 19,736 -13,801 71,135 -677
1978 17,468 32,936 68,437 -350
1977 15,484 33,922 66,318 -132
1976 13,688 32,113 64,513 160
1975 11,998 28,645 62,681 550
1974 10,321 24,290 60,925 924
1973 8,430 -1,985 59,169 1,194
1972 7,911 -1,985 57,326 1,293
1971 8,183 -13,302 56,666 1,348
1970 7,632 1,123 55,617 1,376
1969 7,857 -11,033 54,791 1,397
1968 7,289 2,769 54,324 1,401
1967 6,742 1,516 54,209 1,397
1966 6,955 -11,006 54,353 1,377
1965 7,789 -19,928 54,558 1,366
1964 8,989 -23,936 54,574 1,340
1963 9,190 -5,993 54,203 1,332
1962 10,662 -3,960 53,248 1,337
1961 10,756 -3,575 51,659 1,372
1960 10,618 -8,007 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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