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Population in Guinea-Bissau compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 30.2 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.36% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau United Kingdom
2100 4,713,104 74,517,005
2099 4,706,098 74,647,273
2098 4,699,568 74,766,073
2097 4,691,855 74,879,923
2096 4,682,938 74,991,940
2095 4,674,608 75,102,041
2094 4,663,103 75,198,597
2093 4,651,788 75,296,704
2092 4,639,582 75,390,038
2091 4,628,423 75,480,137
2090 4,616,772 75,566,962
2089 4,604,837 75,649,353
2088 4,592,099 75,721,067
2087 4,578,407 75,791,990
2086 4,562,793 75,859,854
2085 4,547,020 75,918,647
2084 4,530,206 75,969,065
2083 4,514,557 76,018,614
2082 4,498,172 76,059,464
2081 4,481,590 76,086,593
2080 4,461,992 76,118,679
2079 4,440,836 76,147,352
2078 4,419,277 76,165,841
2077 4,395,599 76,183,437
2076 4,371,019 76,185,828
2075 4,343,934 76,198,349
2074 4,318,519 76,209,676
2073 4,290,772 76,218,781
2072 4,262,846 76,211,187
2071 4,234,576 76,200,495
2070 4,206,253 76,190,801
2069 4,176,501 76,184,140
2068 4,145,457 76,183,288
2067 4,114,243 76,175,881
2066 4,082,951 76,168,987
2065 4,048,502 76,168,193
2064 4,013,784 76,165,129
2063 3,978,328 76,165,534
2062 3,941,631 76,158,910
2061 3,904,197 76,156,587
2060 3,868,146 76,157,104
2059 3,829,277 76,157,593
2058 3,789,609 76,139,384
2057 3,750,140 76,119,478
2056 3,710,996 76,086,799
2055 3,670,229 76,047,952
2054 3,627,303 75,980,524
2053 3,586,333 75,907,047
2052 3,543,640 75,815,200
2051 3,498,845 75,709,173
2050 3,453,155 75,591,218
2049 3,405,764 75,460,140
2048 3,358,731 75,313,837
2047 3,310,142 75,153,802
2046 3,263,507 74,986,563
2045 3,214,677 74,808,886
2044 3,167,400 74,623,687
2043 3,120,097 74,424,133
2042 3,072,862 74,224,922
2041 3,025,833 74,020,934
2040 2,978,159 73,812,680
2039 2,929,364 73,600,788
2038 2,881,007 73,378,310
2037 2,832,794 73,155,497
2036 2,783,401 72,921,995
2035 2,736,240 72,671,687
2034 2,688,290 72,418,766
2033 2,638,427 72,145,065
2032 2,588,961 71,869,259
2031 2,540,013 71,581,519
2030 2,491,987 71,267,237
2029 2,444,278 70,948,992
2028 2,396,253 70,609,246
2027 2,347,151 70,248,858
2026 2,298,439 69,883,746
2025 2,249,515 69,487,000
2024 2,201,352 69,281,000
2023 2,153,339 68,526,000
2022 2,105,529 67,636,000
2021 2,058,841 66,978,000
2020 2,013,255 66,740,000
2019 1,967,696 66,628,000
2018 1,922,168 66,287,000
2017 1,877,072 65,964,000
2016 1,831,893 65,606,000
2015 1,786,457 65,087,000
2014 1,741,122 64,619,000
2013 1,695,973 64,138,000
2012 1,651,417 63,711,000
2011 1,608,076 63,258,810
2010 1,566,347 62,766,365
2009 1,526,377 62,276,270
2008 1,488,054 61,806,995
2007 1,450,986 61,322,463
2006 1,415,303 60,846,820
2005 1,381,585 60,401,206
2004 1,349,563 59,987,905
2003 1,318,806 59,647,577
2002 1,289,307 59,370,479
2001 1,261,273 59,119,673
2000 1,234,741 58,892,514
1999 1,210,206 58,682,466
1998 1,187,473 58,487,141
1997 1,165,545 58,316,954
1996 1,143,535 58,166,950
1995 1,119,949 58,019,030
1994 1,092,031 57,865,745
1993 1,058,745 57,718,614
1992 1,024,356 57,580,402
1991 994,639 57,424,897
1990 973,669 57,247,586
1989 957,789 57,076,711
1988 942,061 56,928,327
1987 926,862 56,802,050
1986 912,126 56,681,396
1985 897,697 56,550,268
1984 883,519 56,422,072
1983 869,592 56,332,848
1982 855,891 56,313,641
1981 842,432 56,333,829
1980 829,303 56,314,216
1979 819,867 56,246,951
1978 791,694 56,196,504
1977 741,789 56,193,492
1976 694,191 56,211,968
1975 650,966 56,225,800
1974 613,338 56,229,974
1973 592,808 56,194,527
1972 586,620 56,086,065
1971 586,221 55,896,223
1970 584,403 55,663,250
1969 581,610 55,441,750
1968 578,170 55,211,700
1967 569,011 54,943,600
1966 566,908 54,648,500
1965 575,005 54,348,050
1964 588,543 54,000,000
1963 594,418 53,650,000
1962 589,474 53,250,000
1961 582,532 52,800,000
1960 577,633 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau United Kingdom
2100 0.15% -0.17%
2099 0.14% -0.16%
2098 0.16% -0.15%
2097 0.19% -0.15%
2096 0.18% -0.15%
2095 0.25% -0.13%
2094 0.24% -0.13%
2093 0.26% -0.12%
2092 0.24% -0.12%
2091 0.25% -0.11%
2090 0.26% -0.11%
2089 0.28% -0.09%
2088 0.3% -0.09%
2087 0.34% -0.09%
2086 0.35% -0.08%
2085 0.37% -0.07%
2084 0.35% -0.07%
2083 0.36% -0.05%
2082 0.37% -0.04%
2081 0.44% -0.04%
2080 0.48% -0.04%
2079 0.49% -0.02%
2078 0.54% -0.02%
2077 0.56% -0.003%
2076 0.62% -0.02%
2075 0.59% -0.01%
2074 0.65% -0.01%
2073 0.66% 0.01%
2072 0.67% 0.01%
2071 0.67% 0.01%
2070 0.71% 0.009%
2069 0.75% 0.001%
2068 0.76% 0.01%
2067 0.77% 0.009%
2066 0.85% 0.001%
2065 0.86% 0.004%
2064 0.89% -0%
2063 0.93% 0.009%
2062 0.96% 0.003%
2061 0.93% -0.001%
2060 1.02% -0.001%
2059 1.05% 0.02%
2058 1.05% 0.03%
2057 1.05% 0.04%
2056 1.11% 0.05%
2055 1.18% 0.09%
2054 1.14% 0.1%
2053 1.2% 0.12%
2052 1.28% 0.14%
2051 1.32% 0.16%
2050 1.39% 0.17%
2049 1.4% 0.19%
2048 1.47% 0.21%
2047 1.43% 0.22%
2046 1.52% 0.24%
2045 1.49% 0.25%
2044 1.52% 0.27%
2043 1.54% 0.27%
2042 1.55% 0.28%
2041 1.6% 0.28%
2040 1.67% 0.29%
2039 1.68% 0.3%
2038 1.7% 0.3%
2037 1.77% 0.32%
2036 1.72% 0.34%
2035 1.78% 0.35%
2034 1.89% 0.38%
2033 1.91% 0.38%
2032 1.93% 0.4%
2031 1.93% 0.44%
2030 1.95% 0.45%
2029 2% 0.48%
2028 2.09% 0.51%
2027 2.12% 0.52%
2026 2.17% 0.57%
2025 2.19% 0.3%
2024 2.23% 1.1%
2023 2.27% 1.32%
2022 2.27% 0.98%
2021 2.26% 0.36%
2020 2.32% 0.17%
2019 2.37% 0.51%
2018 2.4% 0.49%
2017 2.47% 0.55%
2016 2.54% 0.8%
2015 2.6% 0.72%
2014 2.66% 0.75%
2013 2.7% 0.67%
2012 2.7% 0.71%
2011 2.66% 0.78%
2010 2.62% 0.79%
2009 2.58% 0.76%
2008 2.55% 0.79%
2007 2.52% 0.78%
2006 2.44% 0.74%
2005 2.37% 0.69%
2004 2.33% 0.57%
2003 2.29% 0.47%
2002 2.22% 0.42%
2001 2.15% 0.39%
2000 2.03% 0.36%
1999 1.91% 0.33%
1998 1.88% 0.29%
1997 1.92% 0.26%
1996 2.11% 0.25%
1995 2.56% 0.26%
1994 3.14% 0.25%
1993 3.36% 0.24%
1992 2.99% 0.27%
1991 2.15% 0.31%
1990 1.66% 0.3%
1989 1.67% 0.26%
1988 1.64% 0.22%
1987 1.62% 0.21%
1986 1.61% 0.23%
1985 1.6% 0.23%
1984 1.6% 0.16%
1983 1.6% 0.03%
1982 1.6% -0.04%
1981 1.58% 0.03%
1980 1.15% 0.12%
1979 3.56% 0.09%
1978 6.73% 0.005%
1977 6.86% -0.03%
1976 6.64% -0.02%
1975 6.13% -0.007%
1974 3.46% 0.06%
1973 1.05% 0.19%
1972 0.07% 0.34%
1971 0.31% 0.42%
1970 0.48% 0.4%
1969 0.59% 0.42%
1968 1.61% 0.49%
1967 0.37% 0.54%
1966 -1.41% 0.55%
1965 -2.3% 0.64%
1964 -0.99% 0.65%
1963 0.84% 0.75%
1962 1.19% 0.85%
1961 0.85% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau United Kingdom
Current population
2323460
70071289
Population rank 146/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.84%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +564
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 145/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +389,911
Net migration rank 96/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 389,911
2024 49,642 -1,712 13,233 417,114
2023 49,498 -1,400 34,606 445,523
2022 48,920 -1,400 39,770 487,029
2021 47,242 -1,395 30,609 462,967
2020 46,718 -1,394 -4,272 144,221
2019 47,196 -1,395 108,338 232,727
2018 46,659 -1,396 119,317 259,744
2017 46,318 -1,398 145,121 272,311
2016 46,814 -1,392 177,136 324,649
2015 46,846 -1,393 175,735 347,839
2014 46,615 -1,393 206,781 306,091
2013 46,472 -1,395 198,827 237,272
2012 45,480 -1,442 248,473 172,088
2011 44,405 -1,760 259,361 228,773
2010 43,067 -2,257 251,066 274,811
2009 41,950 -2,821 230,422 249,639
2008 40,841 -3,313 216,325 263,390
2007 40,288 -3,676 196,232 309,385
2006 38,886 -4,142 176,455 288,923
2005 37,347 -4,662 144,963 308,279
2004 36,495 -5,144 131,974 276,077
2003 35,649 -5,487 89,471 211,846
2002 34,561 -5,712 65,308 203,577
2001 33,461 -6,239 65,032 175,133
2000 32,816 -6,971 70,671 153,917
1999 30,916 -7,686 64,551 152,653
1998 30,390 -8,163 87,730 125,541
1997 29,792 -8,176 99,138 59,723
1996 29,778 -7,369 98,884 54,964
1995 29,142 -4,376 87,028 61,385
1994 27,895 3,174 127,304 45,339
1993 26,943 8,562 103,893 27,403
1992 25,747 7,531 149,709 17,846
1991 24,527 1,621 143,562 27,601
1990 23,936 -8,151 154,569 57,132
1989 24,286 -8,296 119,861 49,586
1988 23,940 -8,473 136,628 13,952
1987 23,549 -8,622 136,325 8,266
1986 23,301 -8,748 90,690 41,836
1985 23,116 -8,812 79,170 83,164
1984 22,861 -8,812 84,633 71,107
1983 22,542 -8,729 61,966 27,063
1982 22,131 -8,539 56,314 -61,152
1981 21,611 -8,291 73,234 -83,876
1980 21,024 -8,086 95,734 -25,187
1979 19,736 -13,801 61,872 11,255
1978 17,468 32,936 16,859 3,783
1977 15,484 33,922 0 -21,636
1976 13,688 32,113 -5,621 -19,135
1975 11,998 28,645 33,735 -40,241
1974 10,321 24,290 67,476 -65,710
1973 8,430 -1,985 112,389 -33,840
1972 7,911 -1,985 162,650 -1,406
1971 8,183 -13,302 257,123 1,175
1970 7,632 1,123 244,918 -15,254
1969 7,857 -11,033 260,577 -60,655
1968 7,289 2,769 292,622 -38,852
1967 6,742 1,516 346,145 -39,659
1966 6,955 -11,006 333,356 -27,935
1965 7,789 -19,928 364,132 -24,955
1964 8,989 -23,936 405,000 -23,885
1963 9,190 -5,993 337,995 8,271
1962 10,662 -3,960 340,800 76,443
1961 10,756 -3,575 311,519 52,295
1960 10,618 -8,007 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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