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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 1.46 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Uruguay
2100 4,713,717 2,256,741
2099 4,706,710 2,279,899
2098 4,700,179 2,303,351
2097 4,692,465 2,326,987
2096 4,683,547 2,350,799
2095 4,675,216 2,374,835
2094 4,663,709 2,398,960
2093 4,652,393 2,423,269
2092 4,640,186 2,447,646
2091 4,629,025 2,472,126
2090 4,617,372 2,496,514
2089 4,605,435 2,520,852
2088 4,592,696 2,545,052
2087 4,579,003 2,569,100
2086 4,563,387 2,592,974
2085 4,547,611 2,616,629
2084 4,530,795 2,640,001
2083 4,515,144 2,663,150
2082 4,498,757 2,686,021
2081 4,482,173 2,708,594
2080 4,462,572 2,730,883
2079 4,441,414 2,752,831
2078 4,419,851 2,774,432
2077 4,396,170 2,795,709
2076 4,371,588 2,816,677
2075 4,344,499 2,837,308
2074 4,319,080 2,857,709
2073 4,291,330 2,877,721
2072 4,263,400 2,897,543
2071 4,235,126 2,917,097
2070 4,206,800 2,936,478
2069 4,177,044 2,955,616
2068 4,145,996 2,974,445
2067 4,114,778 2,992,987
2066 4,083,481 3,011,309
2065 4,049,028 3,029,441
2064 4,014,305 3,047,343
2063 3,978,845 3,065,064
2062 3,942,144 3,082,642
2061 3,904,704 3,100,006
2060 3,868,649 3,117,149
2059 3,829,775 3,133,952
2058 3,790,102 3,150,250
2057 3,750,628 3,166,055
2056 3,711,479 3,181,373
2055 3,670,706 3,196,072
2054 3,627,775 3,210,110
2053 3,586,800 3,223,395
2052 3,544,101 3,235,973
2051 3,499,300 3,247,888
2050 3,453,604 3,259,108
2049 3,406,207 3,269,675
2048 3,359,168 3,279,610
2047 3,310,573 3,288,969
2046 3,263,932 3,297,696
2045 3,215,095 3,305,917
2044 3,167,811 3,313,556
2043 3,120,502 3,320,565
2042 3,073,261 3,326,955
2041 3,026,226 3,332,884
2040 2,978,546 3,338,277
2039 2,929,745 3,343,295
2038 2,881,381 3,347,790
2037 2,833,162 3,351,911
2036 2,783,763 3,355,671
2035 2,736,596 3,359,126
2034 2,688,639 3,362,276
2033 2,638,770 3,365,250
2032 2,589,298 3,368,057
2031 2,540,343 3,370,727
2030 2,492,311 3,373,273
2029 2,444,595 3,375,805
2028 2,396,565 3,378,198
2027 2,347,456 3,380,504
2026 2,298,738 3,382,789
2025 2,249,807 3,384,805
2024 2,201,352 3,386,588
2023 2,153,339 3,388,081
2022 2,105,529 3,390,913
2021 2,058,841 3,396,695
2020 2,013,255 3,398,968
2019 1,967,696 3,397,206
2018 1,922,168 3,394,534
2017 1,877,072 3,388,438
2016 1,831,893 3,379,283
2015 1,786,457 3,368,017
2014 1,741,122 3,356,334
2013 1,695,973 3,345,337
2012 1,651,417 3,335,401
2011 1,608,076 3,326,825
2010 1,566,347 3,318,580
2009 1,526,377 3,310,091
2008 1,488,054 3,302,177
2007 1,450,986 3,295,153
2006 1,415,303 3,289,506
2005 1,381,585 3,285,771
2004 1,349,563 3,283,148
2003 1,318,806 3,281,186
2002 1,289,307 3,278,867
2001 1,261,273 3,274,251
2000 1,234,741 3,266,206
1999 1,210,206 3,254,015
1998 1,187,473 3,239,280
1997 1,165,545 3,223,345
1996 1,143,535 3,206,324
1995 1,119,949 3,189,440
1994 1,092,031 3,172,834
1993 1,058,745 3,156,345
1992 1,024,356 3,139,702
1991 994,639 3,122,354
1990 973,669 3,104,403
1989 957,789 3,086,255
1988 942,061 3,067,961
1987 926,862 3,049,896
1986 912,126 3,032,845
1985 897,697 3,017,037
1984 883,519 3,002,488
1983 869,592 2,988,778
1982 855,891 2,975,492
1981 842,432 2,963,246
1980 829,303 2,951,953
1979 819,867 2,939,903
1978 791,694 2,925,715
1977 741,789 2,909,461
1976 694,191 2,891,392
1975 650,966 2,872,320
1974 613,338 2,853,944
1973 592,808 2,837,133
1972 586,620 2,821,644
1971 586,221 2,806,462
1970 584,403 2,790,807
1969 581,610 2,773,974
1968 578,170 2,754,606
1967 569,011 2,732,277
1966 566,908 2,707,646
1965 575,005 2,681,169
1964 588,543 2,653,180
1963 594,418 2,623,766
1962 589,474 2,593,298
1961 582,532 2,562,044
1960 577,633 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Uruguay
2100 0.15% -1.02%
2099 0.14% -1.02%
2098 0.16% -1.02%
2097 0.19% -1.01%
2096 0.18% -1.01%
2095 0.25% -1.01%
2094 0.24% -1%
2093 0.26% -1%
2092 0.24% -0.99%
2091 0.25% -0.98%
2090 0.26% -0.97%
2089 0.28% -0.95%
2088 0.3% -0.94%
2087 0.34% -0.92%
2086 0.35% -0.9%
2085 0.37% -0.89%
2084 0.35% -0.87%
2083 0.36% -0.85%
2082 0.37% -0.83%
2081 0.44% -0.82%
2080 0.48% -0.8%
2079 0.49% -0.78%
2078 0.54% -0.76%
2077 0.56% -0.74%
2076 0.62% -0.73%
2075 0.59% -0.71%
2074 0.65% -0.7%
2073 0.66% -0.68%
2072 0.67% -0.67%
2071 0.67% -0.66%
2070 0.71% -0.65%
2069 0.75% -0.63%
2068 0.76% -0.62%
2067 0.77% -0.61%
2066 0.85% -0.6%
2065 0.86% -0.59%
2064 0.89% -0.58%
2063 0.93% -0.57%
2062 0.96% -0.56%
2061 0.93% -0.55%
2060 1.02% -0.54%
2059 1.05% -0.52%
2058 1.05% -0.5%
2057 1.05% -0.48%
2056 1.11% -0.46%
2055 1.18% -0.44%
2054 1.14% -0.41%
2053 1.2% -0.39%
2052 1.28% -0.37%
2051 1.32% -0.34%
2050 1.39% -0.32%
2049 1.4% -0.3%
2048 1.47% -0.28%
2047 1.43% -0.26%
2046 1.52% -0.25%
2045 1.49% -0.23%
2044 1.52% -0.21%
2043 1.54% -0.19%
2042 1.55% -0.18%
2041 1.6% -0.16%
2040 1.67% -0.15%
2039 1.68% -0.13%
2038 1.7% -0.12%
2037 1.77% -0.11%
2036 1.72% -0.1%
2035 1.78% -0.09%
2034 1.89% -0.09%
2033 1.91% -0.08%
2032 1.93% -0.08%
2031 1.93% -0.08%
2030 1.95% -0.08%
2029 2% -0.07%
2028 2.09% -0.07%
2027 2.12% -0.07%
2026 2.17% -0.06%
2025 2.2% -0.05%
2024 2.23% -0.04%
2023 2.27% -0.08%
2022 2.27% -0.17%
2021 2.26% -0.07%
2020 2.32% 0.05%
2019 2.37% 0.08%
2018 2.4% 0.18%
2017 2.47% 0.27%
2016 2.54% 0.33%
2015 2.6% 0.35%
2014 2.66% 0.33%
2013 2.7% 0.3%
2012 2.7% 0.26%
2011 2.66% 0.25%
2010 2.62% 0.26%
2009 2.58% 0.24%
2008 2.55% 0.21%
2007 2.52% 0.17%
2006 2.44% 0.11%
2005 2.37% 0.08%
2004 2.33% 0.06%
2003 2.29% 0.07%
2002 2.22% 0.14%
2001 2.15% 0.25%
2000 2.03% 0.37%
1999 1.91% 0.45%
1998 1.88% 0.49%
1997 1.92% 0.53%
1996 2.11% 0.53%
1995 2.56% 0.52%
1994 3.14% 0.52%
1993 3.36% 0.53%
1992 2.99% 0.56%
1991 2.15% 0.58%
1990 1.66% 0.59%
1989 1.67% 0.6%
1988 1.64% 0.59%
1987 1.62% 0.56%
1986 1.61% 0.52%
1985 1.6% 0.48%
1984 1.6% 0.46%
1983 1.6% 0.45%
1982 1.6% 0.41%
1981 1.58% 0.38%
1980 1.15% 0.41%
1979 3.56% 0.48%
1978 6.73% 0.56%
1977 6.86% 0.62%
1976 6.64% 0.66%
1975 6.13% 0.64%
1974 3.46% 0.59%
1973 1.05% 0.55%
1972 0.07% 0.54%
1971 0.31% 0.56%
1970 0.48% 0.61%
1969 0.59% 0.7%
1968 1.61% 0.82%
1967 0.37% 0.91%
1966 -1.41% 0.99%
1965 -2.3% 1.05%
1964 -0.99% 1.12%
1963 0.84% 1.17%
1962 1.19% 1.22%
1961 0.85% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Uruguay
Current population
2311915
3382789
Population rank 146/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.04%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
8.13 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 -4
Annual growth/decline +48,013 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 167/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -1,373 -1,338
Net migration rank 96/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -1,338
2024 - -1,712 - -1,348
2023 49,498 -1,400 298 -1,501
2022 48,920 -1,400 -2,964 -1,501
2021 47,242 -1,395 -5,621 -1,482
2020 46,718 -1,394 4,048 -1,482
2019 47,196 -1,395 3,873 -2,899
2018 46,659 -1,396 7,322 -2,963
2017 46,318 -1,398 10,907 -3,091
2016 46,814 -1,392 14,008 -3,506
2015 46,846 -1,393 16,194 -4,157
2014 46,615 -1,393 16,238 -4,919
2013 46,472 -1,395 16,318 -5,647
2012 45,480 -1,442 15,520 -6,317
2011 44,405 -1,760 14,934 -6,982
2010 43,067 -2,257 16,231 -7,696
2009 41,950 -2,821 16,947 -8,510
2008 40,841 -3,313 16,838 -9,458
2007 40,288 -3,676 17,422 -10,750
2006 38,886 -4,142 17,783 -13,161
2005 37,347 -4,662 18,926 -16,086
2004 36,495 -5,144 18,067 -15,668
2003 35,649 -5,487 18,628 -17,105
2002 34,561 -5,712 20,073 -16,957
2001 33,461 -6,239 20,729 -14,620
2000 32,816 -6,971 21,060 -11,076
1999 30,916 -7,686 21,844 -7,441
1998 30,390 -8,163 22,114 -7,048
1997 29,792 -8,176 23,737 -6,938
1996 29,778 -7,369 24,635 -7,397
1995 29,142 -4,376 24,872 -8,339
1994 27,895 3,174 24,637 -7,955
1993 26,943 8,562 24,212 -7,922
1992 25,747 7,531 24,847 -7,850
1991 24,527 1,621 25,422 -7,714
1990 23,936 -8,151 25,699 -7,499
1989 24,286 -8,296 25,322 -7,229
1988 23,940 -8,473 25,071 -6,582
1987 23,549 -8,622 24,469 -6,833
1986 23,301 -8,748 24,505 -8,046
1985 23,116 -8,812 23,988 -8,832
1984 22,861 -8,812 23,684 -9,730
1983 22,542 -8,729 24,146 -10,671
1982 22,131 -8,539 25,224 -12,131
1981 21,611 -8,291 24,968 -13,577
1980 21,024 -8,086 25,451 -14,252
1979 19,736 -13,801 27,456 -14,552
1978 17,468 32,936 30,076 -14,611
1977 15,484 33,922 31,321 -14,280
1976 13,688 32,113 33,199 -14,096
1975 11,998 28,645 33,393 -14,350
1974 10,321 24,290 32,221 -14,512
1973 8,430 -1,985 30,213 -14,312
1972 7,911 -1,985 28,896 -13,817
1971 8,183 -13,302 28,584 -13,288
1970 7,632 1,123 28,737 -12,727
1969 7,857 -11,033 28,805 -11,149
1968 7,289 2,769 29,103 -8,028
1967 6,742 1,516 29,514 -5,938
1966 6,955 -11,006 30,293 -4,599
1965 7,789 -19,928 30,807 -3,542
1964 8,989 -23,936 31,340 -2,623
1963 9,190 -5,993 31,824 -1,707
1962 10,662 -3,960 31,441 -623
1961 10,756 -3,575 30,975 703
1960 10,618 -8,007 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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