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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 17.4 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Guinea-Bissau vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Ukraine
2100 4,713,717 15,493,960
2099 4,706,710 15,751,557
2098 4,700,179 16,012,938
2097 4,692,465 16,278,602
2096 4,683,547 16,547,938
2095 4,675,216 16,820,897
2094 4,663,709 17,098,910
2093 4,652,393 17,381,822
2092 4,640,186 17,669,049
2091 4,629,025 17,960,681
2090 4,617,372 18,257,867
2089 4,605,435 18,559,027
2088 4,592,696 18,865,031
2087 4,579,003 19,176,483
2086 4,563,387 19,492,606
2085 4,547,611 19,812,584
2084 4,530,795 20,138,855
2083 4,515,144 20,468,747
2082 4,498,757 20,803,241
2081 4,482,173 21,140,953
2080 4,462,572 21,482,498
2079 4,441,414 21,827,152
2078 4,419,851 22,175,099
2077 4,396,170 22,525,846
2076 4,371,588 22,879,896
2075 4,344,499 23,236,521
2074 4,319,080 23,596,095
2073 4,291,330 23,957,807
2072 4,263,400 24,319,928
2071 4,235,126 24,685,370
2070 4,206,800 25,053,352
2069 4,177,044 25,423,272
2068 4,145,996 25,794,560
2067 4,114,778 26,168,072
2066 4,083,481 26,543,206
2065 4,049,028 26,920,121
2064 4,014,305 27,298,592
2063 3,978,845 27,677,528
2062 3,942,144 28,056,960
2061 3,904,704 28,437,884
2060 3,868,649 28,818,343
2059 3,829,775 29,198,891
2058 3,790,102 29,580,044
2057 3,750,628 29,958,884
2056 3,711,479 30,335,136
2055 3,670,706 30,710,041
2054 3,627,775 31,080,334
2053 3,586,800 31,447,868
2052 3,544,101 31,811,171
2051 3,499,300 32,170,929
2050 3,453,604 32,525,262
2049 3,406,207 32,875,483
2048 3,359,168 33,217,836
2047 3,310,573 33,556,749
2046 3,263,932 33,892,646
2045 3,215,095 34,221,999
2044 3,167,811 34,547,153
2043 3,120,502 34,869,270
2042 3,073,261 35,189,550
2041 3,026,226 35,507,946
2040 2,978,546 35,823,225
2039 2,929,745 36,141,658
2038 2,881,381 36,457,134
2037 2,833,162 36,772,578
2036 2,783,763 37,084,252
2035 2,736,596 37,396,243
2034 2,688,639 37,706,533
2033 2,638,770 38,015,585
2032 2,589,298 38,322,554
2031 2,540,343 38,630,259
2030 2,492,311 38,935,791
2029 2,444,595 39,238,099
2028 2,396,565 39,537,815
2027 2,347,456 39,830,895
2026 2,298,738 40,125,599
2025 2,249,807 38,707,520
2024 2,201,352 37,860,221
2023 2,153,339 37,732,836
2022 2,105,529 41,048,766
2021 2,058,841 44,298,640
2020 2,013,255 44,680,014
2019 1,967,696 44,957,458
2018 1,922,168 45,208,907
2017 1,877,072 45,436,041
2016 1,831,893 45,616,832
2015 1,786,457 45,784,896
2014 1,741,122 45,972,380
2013 1,695,973 46,126,770
2012 1,651,417 46,210,056
2011 1,608,076 46,307,853
2010 1,566,347 46,456,003
2009 1,526,377 46,623,731
2008 1,488,054 46,819,175
2007 1,450,986 47,062,798
2006 1,415,303 47,278,694
2005 1,381,585 47,585,556
2004 1,349,563 47,979,507
2003 1,318,806 48,315,136
2002 1,289,307 48,677,281
2001 1,261,273 49,106,855
2000 1,234,741 49,556,660
1999 1,210,206 49,976,446
1998 1,187,473 50,379,731
1997 1,165,545 50,786,885
1996 1,143,535 51,226,109
1995 1,119,949 51,665,539
1994 1,092,031 52,075,998
1993 1,058,745 52,350,126
1992 1,024,356 52,323,671
1991 994,639 52,170,961
1990 973,669 52,054,092
1989 957,789 51,917,817
1988 942,061 51,724,853
1987 926,862 51,515,732
1986 912,126 51,318,745
1985 897,697 51,108,770
1984 883,519 50,887,599
1983 869,592 50,637,029
1982 855,891 50,402,724
1981 842,432 50,189,281
1980 829,303 49,955,152
1979 819,867 49,721,381
1978 791,694 49,521,243
1977 741,789 49,336,481
1976 694,191 49,120,842
1975 650,966 48,865,229
1974 613,338 48,576,570
1973 592,808 48,277,121
1972 586,620 47,946,893
1971 586,221 47,573,287
1970 584,403 47,261,306
1969 581,610 46,976,256
1968 578,170 46,614,325
1967 569,011 46,215,988
1966 566,908 45,802,519
1965 575,005 45,386,892
1964 588,543 44,951,156
1963 594,418 44,462,372
1962 589,474 43,943,674
1961 582,532 43,399,766
1960 577,633 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Ukraine
2100 0.15% -1.64%
2099 0.14% -1.63%
2098 0.16% -1.63%
2097 0.19% -1.63%
2096 0.18% -1.62%
2095 0.25% -1.63%
2094 0.24% -1.63%
2093 0.26% -1.63%
2092 0.24% -1.62%
2091 0.25% -1.63%
2090 0.26% -1.62%
2089 0.28% -1.62%
2088 0.3% -1.62%
2087 0.34% -1.62%
2086 0.35% -1.62%
2085 0.37% -1.62%
2084 0.35% -1.61%
2083 0.36% -1.61%
2082 0.37% -1.6%
2081 0.44% -1.59%
2080 0.48% -1.58%
2079 0.49% -1.57%
2078 0.54% -1.56%
2077 0.56% -1.55%
2076 0.62% -1.53%
2075 0.59% -1.52%
2074 0.65% -1.51%
2073 0.66% -1.49%
2072 0.67% -1.48%
2071 0.67% -1.47%
2070 0.71% -1.46%
2069 0.75% -1.44%
2068 0.76% -1.43%
2067 0.77% -1.41%
2066 0.85% -1.4%
2065 0.86% -1.39%
2064 0.89% -1.37%
2063 0.93% -1.35%
2062 0.96% -1.34%
2061 0.93% -1.32%
2060 1.02% -1.3%
2059 1.05% -1.29%
2058 1.05% -1.26%
2057 1.05% -1.24%
2056 1.11% -1.22%
2055 1.18% -1.19%
2054 1.14% -1.17%
2053 1.2% -1.14%
2052 1.28% -1.12%
2051 1.32% -1.09%
2050 1.39% -1.07%
2049 1.4% -1.03%
2048 1.47% -1.01%
2047 1.43% -0.99%
2046 1.52% -0.96%
2045 1.49% -0.94%
2044 1.52% -0.92%
2043 1.54% -0.91%
2042 1.55% -0.9%
2041 1.6% -0.88%
2040 1.67% -0.88%
2039 1.68% -0.87%
2038 1.7% -0.86%
2037 1.77% -0.84%
2036 1.72% -0.83%
2035 1.78% -0.82%
2034 1.89% -0.81%
2033 1.91% -0.8%
2032 1.93% -0.8%
2031 1.93% -0.78%
2030 1.95% -0.77%
2029 2% -0.76%
2028 2.09% -0.74%
2027 2.12% -0.73%
2026 2.17% 3.66%
2025 2.2% 2.24%
2024 2.23% 0.34%
2023 2.27% -8.08%
2022 2.27% -7.34%
2021 2.26% -0.85%
2020 2.32% -0.62%
2019 2.37% -0.56%
2018 2.4% -0.5%
2017 2.47% -0.4%
2016 2.54% -0.37%
2015 2.6% -0.41%
2014 2.66% -0.33%
2013 2.7% -0.18%
2012 2.7% -0.21%
2011 2.66% -0.32%
2010 2.62% -0.36%
2009 2.58% -0.42%
2008 2.55% -0.52%
2007 2.52% -0.46%
2006 2.44% -0.64%
2005 2.37% -0.82%
2004 2.33% -0.69%
2003 2.29% -0.74%
2002 2.22% -0.87%
2001 2.15% -0.91%
2000 2.03% -0.84%
1999 1.91% -0.8%
1998 1.88% -0.8%
1997 1.92% -0.86%
1996 2.11% -0.85%
1995 2.56% -0.79%
1994 3.14% -0.52%
1993 3.36% 0.05%
1992 2.99% 0.29%
1991 2.15% 0.22%
1990 1.66% 0.26%
1989 1.67% 0.37%
1988 1.64% 0.41%
1987 1.62% 0.38%
1986 1.61% 0.41%
1985 1.6% 0.43%
1984 1.6% 0.49%
1983 1.6% 0.46%
1982 1.6% 0.43%
1981 1.58% 0.47%
1980 1.15% 0.47%
1979 3.56% 0.4%
1978 6.73% 0.37%
1977 6.86% 0.44%
1976 6.64% 0.52%
1975 6.13% 0.59%
1974 3.46% 0.62%
1973 1.05% 0.69%
1972 0.07% 0.79%
1971 0.31% 0.66%
1970 0.48% 0.61%
1969 0.59% 0.78%
1968 1.61% 0.86%
1967 0.37% 0.9%
1966 -1.41% 0.92%
1965 -2.3% 0.97%
1964 -0.99% 1.1%
1963 0.84% 1.18%
1962 1.19% 1.25%
1961 0.85% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Ukraine
Current population
2311915
40125599
Population rank 146/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.48%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +349
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 147/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -1,373 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 96/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 1,702,358
2024 - -1,712 - 1,146,012
2023 49,498 -1,400 -283,185 -299,961
2022 48,920 -1,400 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 47,242 -1,395 -449,941 -1,129
2020 46,718 -1,394 -307,533 -4,167
2019 47,196 -1,395 -236,296 -6,908
2018 46,659 -1,396 -227,491 -32,220
2017 46,318 -1,398 -158,390 -36,155
2016 46,814 -1,392 -135,710 -31,340
2015 46,846 -1,393 -147,107 -21,992
2014 46,615 -1,393 -140,216 -65,678
2013 46,472 -1,395 -129,662 26,781
2012 45,480 -1,442 -130,451 66,768
2011 44,405 -1,760 -158,372 26,457
2010 43,067 -2,257 -180,388 16,030
2009 41,950 -2,821 -197,918 26,796
2008 40,841 -3,313 -229,086 9,312
2007 40,288 -3,676 -282,659 15,237
2006 38,886 -4,142 -300,787 136,442
2005 37,347 -4,662 -337,857 -111,493
2004 36,495 -5,144 -344,157 5,644
2003 35,649 -5,487 -351,299 18,540
2002 34,561 -5,712 -364,544 -26,991
2001 33,461 -6,239 -374,734 -92,847
2000 32,816 -6,971 -364,143 -67,865
1999 30,916 -7,686 -348,286 -59,247
1998 30,390 -8,163 -318,299 -80,684
1997 29,792 -8,176 -306,549 -108,735
1996 29,778 -7,369 -305,154 -158,008
1995 29,142 -4,376 -281,629 -134,053
1994 27,895 3,174 -238,820 -166,380
1993 26,943 8,562 -169,405 26,357
1992 25,747 7,531 -95,857 291,788
1991 24,527 1,621 -16,486 125,962
1990 23,936 -8,151 48,463 75,760
1989 24,286 -8,296 106,431 36,978
1988 23,940 -8,473 162,002 75,637
1987 23,549 -8,622 198,850 -18,275
1986 23,301 -8,748 225,751 -12,369
1985 23,116 -8,812 201,011 5,546
1984 22,861 -8,812 222,430 13,340
1983 22,542 -8,729 241,741 23,608
1982 22,131 -8,539 194,101 9,096
1981 21,611 -8,291 182,839 40,807
1980 21,024 -8,086 197,223 47,406
1979 19,736 -13,801 197,294 25,635
1978 17,468 32,936 206,554 -29,180
1977 15,484 33,922 216,932 -24,745
1976 13,688 32,113 247,323 -8,219
1975 11,998 28,645 256,787 15,336
1974 10,321 24,290 273,486 31,725
1973 8,430 -1,985 274,938 18,777
1972 7,911 -1,985 309,785 56,928
1971 8,183 -13,302 305,849 74,604
1970 7,632 1,123 291,839 -48,335
1969 7,857 -11,033 274,858 51,763
1968 7,289 2,769 295,162 102,096
1967 6,742 1,516 313,899 85,527
1966 6,955 -11,006 337,794 89,737
1965 7,789 -19,928 334,365 69,354
1964 8,989 -23,936 391,120 76,650
1963 9,190 -5,993 449,648 60,178
1962 10,662 -3,960 481,887 45,712
1961 10,756 -3,575 508,602 51,625
1960 10,618 -8,007 538,812 52,281

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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