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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 53,495,325 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 +2.36% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Uganda
2100 4,713,104 122,461,518
2099 4,706,098 122,400,118
2098 4,699,568 122,328,333
2097 4,691,855 122,230,315
2096 4,682,938 122,110,905
2095 4,674,608 121,940,556
2094 4,663,103 121,763,948
2093 4,651,788 121,549,120
2092 4,639,582 121,301,128
2091 4,628,423 121,034,858
2090 4,616,772 120,731,912
2089 4,604,837 120,392,371
2088 4,592,099 120,029,300
2087 4,578,407 119,633,372
2086 4,562,793 119,221,630
2085 4,547,020 118,780,837
2084 4,530,206 118,304,392
2083 4,514,557 117,787,304
2082 4,498,172 117,240,484
2081 4,481,590 116,673,088
2080 4,461,992 116,061,969
2079 4,440,836 115,440,209
2078 4,419,277 114,771,629
2077 4,395,599 114,085,142
2076 4,371,019 113,356,858
2075 4,343,934 112,604,741
2074 4,318,519 111,830,528
2073 4,290,772 111,038,122
2072 4,262,846 110,208,535
2071 4,234,576 109,360,734
2070 4,206,253 108,473,738
2069 4,176,501 107,576,028
2068 4,145,457 106,646,220
2067 4,114,243 105,691,752
2066 4,082,951 104,708,323
2065 4,048,502 103,707,399
2064 4,013,784 102,671,371
2063 3,978,328 101,616,654
2062 3,941,631 100,532,299
2061 3,904,197 99,421,530
2060 3,868,146 98,305,883
2059 3,829,277 97,158,930
2058 3,789,609 95,986,215
2057 3,750,140 94,793,892
2056 3,710,996 93,585,691
2055 3,670,229 92,357,892
2054 3,627,303 91,106,039
2053 3,586,333 89,831,291
2052 3,543,640 88,542,276
2051 3,498,845 87,244,950
2050 3,453,155 85,932,109
2049 3,405,764 84,607,399
2048 3,358,731 83,260,483
2047 3,310,142 81,904,082
2046 3,263,507 80,545,542
2045 3,214,677 79,185,378
2044 3,167,400 77,812,065
2043 3,120,097 76,431,508
2042 3,072,862 75,053,218
2041 3,025,833 73,680,031
2040 2,978,159 72,312,112
2039 2,929,364 70,942,351
2038 2,881,007 69,559,994
2037 2,832,794 68,166,092
2036 2,783,401 66,785,108
2035 2,736,240 65,392,706
2034 2,688,290 64,004,533
2033 2,638,427 62,616,072
2032 2,588,961 61,217,174
2031 2,540,013 59,807,490
2030 2,491,987 58,398,308
2029 2,444,278 56,989,526
2028 2,396,253 55,580,177
2027 2,347,151 54,175,341
2026 2,298,439 52,777,106
2025 2,249,515 51,384,894
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% 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 48.6% to 3,453,155 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 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 2.19% 2.74%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Uganda
Current population
2323460
53495325
Population rank 146/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
8.08 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 21/197
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 49,642 -1,712 1,483,898 -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 2026-07-08).

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 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 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 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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