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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 23 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
2100 4,713,717 122,497,526
2099 4,706,710 122,436,109
2098 4,700,179 122,364,302
2097 4,692,465 122,266,255
2096 4,683,547 122,146,810
2095 4,675,216 121,976,411
2094 4,663,709 121,799,752
2093 4,652,393 121,584,860
2092 4,640,186 121,336,796
2091 4,629,025 121,070,447
2090 4,617,372 120,767,412
2089 4,605,435 120,427,771
2088 4,592,696 120,064,594
2087 4,579,003 119,668,549
2086 4,563,387 119,256,686
2085 4,547,611 118,815,763
2084 4,530,795 118,339,179
2083 4,515,144 117,821,938
2082 4,498,757 117,274,958
2081 4,482,173 116,707,394
2080 4,462,572 116,096,095
2079 4,441,414 115,474,153
2078 4,419,851 114,805,376
2077 4,396,170 114,118,687
2076 4,371,588 113,390,189
2075 4,344,499 112,637,851
2074 4,319,080 111,863,410
2073 4,291,330 111,070,771
2072 4,263,400 110,240,940
2071 4,235,126 109,392,890
2070 4,206,800 108,505,633
2069 4,177,044 107,607,659
2068 4,145,996 106,677,578
2067 4,114,778 105,722,829
2066 4,083,481 104,739,111
2065 4,049,028 103,737,893
2064 4,014,305 102,701,560
2063 3,978,845 101,646,533
2062 3,942,144 100,561,859
2061 3,904,704 99,450,764
2060 3,868,649 98,334,788
2059 3,829,775 97,187,498
2058 3,790,102 96,014,439
2057 3,750,628 94,821,765
2056 3,711,479 93,613,209
2055 3,670,706 92,385,049
2054 3,627,775 91,132,827
2053 3,586,800 89,857,705
2052 3,544,101 88,568,311
2051 3,499,300 87,270,603
2050 3,453,604 85,957,376
2049 3,406,207 84,632,277
2048 3,359,168 83,284,965
2047 3,310,573 81,928,165
2046 3,263,932 80,569,225
2045 3,215,095 79,208,662
2044 3,167,811 77,834,944
2043 3,120,502 76,453,982
2042 3,073,261 75,075,287
2041 3,026,226 73,701,695
2040 2,978,546 72,333,375
2039 2,929,745 70,963,211
2038 2,881,381 69,580,447
2037 2,833,162 68,186,136
2036 2,783,763 66,804,746
2035 2,736,596 65,411,934
2034 2,688,639 64,023,352
2033 2,638,770 62,634,483
2032 2,589,298 61,235,174
2031 2,540,343 59,825,075
2030 2,492,311 58,415,479
2029 2,444,595 57,006,283
2028 2,396,565 55,596,520
2027 2,347,456 54,191,271
2026 2,298,738 52,792,624
2025 2,249,807 51,400,003
2024 2,201,352 50,015,092
2023 2,153,339 48,656,601
2022 2,105,529 47,312,719
2021 2,058,841 45,910,930
2020 2,013,255 44,457,152
2019 1,967,696 42,999,637
2018 1,922,168 41,565,831
2017 1,877,072 40,177,388
2016 1,831,893 38,799,152
2015 1,786,457 37,531,446
2014 1,741,122 36,395,539
2013 1,695,973 35,337,042
2012 1,651,417 34,337,438
2011 1,608,076 33,354,543
2010 1,566,347 32,390,802
2009 1,526,377 31,451,151
2008 1,488,054 30,539,553
2007 1,450,986 29,653,430
2006 1,415,303 28,794,003
2005 1,381,585 27,963,289
2004 1,349,563 27,154,515
2003 1,318,806 26,352,124
2002 1,289,307 25,532,870
2001 1,261,273 24,745,676
2000 1,234,741 24,000,150
1999 1,210,206 23,257,281
1998 1,187,473 22,515,806
1997 1,165,545 21,856,046
1996 1,143,535 21,231,550
1995 1,119,949 20,665,667
1994 1,092,031 20,108,801
1993 1,058,745 19,445,161
1992 1,024,356 18,785,032
1991 994,639 18,155,901
1990 973,669 17,569,897
1989 957,789 17,010,698
1988 942,061 16,470,483
1987 926,862 15,954,170
1986 912,126 15,467,579
1985 897,697 15,023,681
1984 883,519 14,607,677
1983 869,592 14,221,881
1982 855,891 13,873,631
1981 842,432 13,556,452
1980 829,303 13,275,741
1979 819,867 13,002,163
1978 791,694 12,692,113
1977 741,789 12,359,669
1976 694,191 12,037,294
1975 650,966 11,725,240
1974 613,338 11,424,846
1973 592,808 11,144,236
1972 586,620 10,885,796
1971 586,221 10,618,206
1970 584,403 10,321,603
1969 581,610 10,014,858
1968 578,170 9,708,632
1967 569,011 9,408,924
1966 566,908 9,122,864
1965 575,005 8,849,203
1964 588,543 8,586,363
1963 594,418 8,333,663
1962 589,474 8,092,231
1961 582,532 7,862,217
1960 577,633 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
2100 0.15% 0.05%
2099 0.14% 0.06%
2098 0.16% 0.08%
2097 0.19% 0.1%
2096 0.18% 0.14%
2095 0.25% 0.15%
2094 0.24% 0.18%
2093 0.26% 0.2%
2092 0.24% 0.22%
2091 0.25% 0.25%
2090 0.26% 0.28%
2089 0.28% 0.3%
2088 0.3% 0.33%
2087 0.34% 0.35%
2086 0.35% 0.37%
2085 0.37% 0.4%
2084 0.35% 0.44%
2083 0.36% 0.47%
2082 0.37% 0.49%
2081 0.44% 0.53%
2080 0.48% 0.54%
2079 0.49% 0.58%
2078 0.54% 0.6%
2077 0.56% 0.64%
2076 0.62% 0.67%
2075 0.59% 0.69%
2074 0.65% 0.71%
2073 0.66% 0.75%
2072 0.67% 0.78%
2071 0.67% 0.82%
2070 0.71% 0.83%
2069 0.75% 0.87%
2068 0.76% 0.9%
2067 0.77% 0.94%
2066 0.85% 0.97%
2065 0.86% 1.01%
2064 0.89% 1.04%
2063 0.93% 1.08%
2062 0.96% 1.12%
2061 0.93% 1.13%
2060 1.02% 1.18%
2059 1.05% 1.22%
2058 1.05% 1.26%
2057 1.05% 1.29%
2056 1.11% 1.33%
2055 1.18% 1.37%
2054 1.14% 1.42%
2053 1.2% 1.46%
2052 1.28% 1.49%
2051 1.32% 1.53%
2050 1.39% 1.57%
2049 1.4% 1.62%
2048 1.47% 1.66%
2047 1.43% 1.69%
2046 1.52% 1.72%
2045 1.49% 1.76%
2044 1.52% 1.81%
2043 1.54% 1.84%
2042 1.55% 1.86%
2041 1.6% 1.89%
2040 1.67% 1.93%
2039 1.68% 1.99%
2038 1.7% 2.04%
2037 1.77% 2.07%
2036 1.72% 2.13%
2035 1.78% 2.17%
2034 1.89% 2.22%
2033 1.91% 2.29%
2032 1.93% 2.36%
2031 1.93% 2.41%
2030 1.95% 2.47%
2029 2% 2.54%
2028 2.09% 2.59%
2027 2.12% 2.65%
2026 2.17% 2.71%
2025 2.2% 2.77%
2024 2.23% 2.79%
2023 2.27% 2.84%
2022 2.27% 3.05%
2021 2.26% 3.27%
2020 2.32% 3.39%
2019 2.37% 3.45%
2018 2.4% 3.46%
2017 2.47% 3.55%
2016 2.54% 3.38%
2015 2.6% 3.12%
2014 2.66% 3%
2013 2.7% 2.91%
2012 2.7% 2.95%
2011 2.66% 2.98%
2010 2.62% 2.99%
2009 2.58% 2.98%
2008 2.55% 2.99%
2007 2.52% 2.98%
2006 2.44% 2.97%
2005 2.37% 2.98%
2004 2.33% 3.04%
2003 2.29% 3.21%
2002 2.22% 3.18%
2001 2.15% 3.11%
2000 2.03% 3.19%
1999 1.91% 3.29%
1998 1.88% 3.02%
1997 1.92% 2.94%
1996 2.11% 2.74%
1995 2.56% 2.77%
1994 3.14% 3.41%
1993 3.36% 3.51%
1992 2.99% 3.47%
1991 2.15% 3.34%
1990 1.66% 3.29%
1989 1.67% 3.28%
1988 1.64% 3.24%
1987 1.62% 3.15%
1986 1.61% 2.95%
1985 1.6% 2.85%
1984 1.6% 2.71%
1983 1.6% 2.51%
1982 1.6% 2.34%
1981 1.58% 2.11%
1980 1.15% 2.1%
1979 3.56% 2.44%
1978 6.73% 2.69%
1977 6.86% 2.68%
1976 6.64% 2.66%
1975 6.13% 2.63%
1974 3.46% 2.52%
1973 1.05% 2.37%
1972 0.07% 2.52%
1971 0.31% 2.87%
1970 0.48% 3.06%
1969 0.59% 3.15%
1968 1.61% 3.19%
1967 0.37% 3.14%
1966 -1.41% 3.09%
1965 -2.3% 3.06%
1964 -0.99% 3.03%
1963 0.84% 2.98%
1962 1.19% 2.93%
1961 0.85% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Uganda
Current population
2311915
53170946
Population rank 146/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 22/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -119,059
Net migration rank 96/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -119,059
2024 - -1,712 - -117,924
2023 49,498 -1,400 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 48,920 -1,400 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 47,242 -1,395 1,423,377 43,464
2020 46,718 -1,394 1,397,288 43,464
2019 47,196 -1,395 1,367,044 107,210
2018 46,659 -1,396 1,332,600 60,724
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,290,658 92,879
2016 46,814 -1,392 1,249,565 123,379
2015 46,846 -1,393 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 46,615 -1,393 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 46,472 -1,395 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 45,480 -1,442 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 44,405 -1,760 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 43,067 -2,257 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 41,950 -2,821 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 40,841 -3,313 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 40,288 -3,676 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 38,886 -4,142 999,958 -156,232
2005 37,347 -4,662 969,096 -151,386
2004 36,495 -5,144 938,623 -138,770
2003 35,649 -5,487 901,374 -96,429
2002 34,561 -5,712 868,756 -35,149
2001 33,461 -6,239 836,751 -95,956
2000 32,816 -6,971 803,069 -52,824
1999 30,916 -7,686 775,166 -39,695
1998 30,390 -8,163 741,175 6,277
1997 29,792 -8,176 727,523 -155,461
1996 29,778 -7,369 699,707 -22,795
1995 29,142 -4,376 697,218 -242,378
1994 27,895 3,174 675,092 -16,198
1993 26,943 8,562 650,032 18,349
1992 25,747 7,531 627,139 24,723
1991 24,527 1,621 602,740 3,643
1990 23,936 -8,151 587,291 -21,688
1989 24,286 -8,296 565,367 -12,576
1988 23,940 -8,473 547,759 -20,113
1987 23,549 -8,622 527,397 -22,415
1986 23,301 -8,748 487,693 -19,485
1985 23,116 -8,812 462,534 -42,942
1984 22,861 -8,812 421,241 -8,818
1983 22,542 -8,729 404,940 -45,776
1982 22,131 -8,539 390,820 -53,497
1981 21,611 -8,291 380,028 -83,010
1980 21,024 -8,086 370,287 -105,900
1979 19,736 -13,801 381,626 -98,863
1978 17,468 32,936 371,930 -34,606
1977 15,484 33,922 365,216 -37,671
1976 13,688 32,113 359,458 -42,259
1975 11,998 28,645 354,278 -47,359
1974 10,321 24,290 345,773 -51,910
1973 8,430 -1,985 340,780 -73,439
1972 7,911 -1,985 335,935 -86,409
1971 8,183 -13,302 328,294 -42,642
1970 7,632 1,123 333,202 -25,646
1969 7,857 -11,033 320,486 -14,548
1968 7,289 2,769 309,725 -3,214
1967 6,742 1,516 296,692 -3,773
1966 6,955 -11,006 282,225 -3,021
1965 7,789 -19,928 271,830 -3,716
1964 8,989 -23,936 260,733 -3,169
1963 9,190 -5,993 250,885 -3,058
1962 10,662 -3,960 241,513 -6,470
1961 10,756 -3,575 232,894 -7,893
1960 10,618 -8,007 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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