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

Guinea-Bissau and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Guinea-Bissau	Vatican	Guinea-Bissau	Vatican
1960	577,633	-	-	-
1961	582,532	-	0.85%	-
1962	589,474	-	1.19%	-
1963	594,418	-	0.84%	-
1964	588,543	-	-0.99%	-
1965	575,005	-	-2.3%	-
1966	566,908	-	-1.41%	-
1967	569,011	-	0.37%	-
1968	578,170	-	1.61%	-
1969	581,610	-	0.59%	-
1970	584,403	-	0.48%	-
1971	586,221	-	0.31%	-
1972	586,620	-	0.07%	-
1973	592,808	-	1.05%	-
1974	613,338	-	3.46%	-
1975	650,966	-	6.13%	-
1976	694,191	-	6.64%	-
1977	741,789	-	6.86%	-
1978	791,694	-	6.73%	-
1979	819,867	-	3.56%	-
1980	829,303	-	1.15%	-
1981	842,432	-	1.58%	-
1982	855,891	-	1.6%	-
1983	869,592	-	1.6%	-
1984	883,519	-	1.6%	-
1985	897,697	-	1.6%	-
1986	912,126	-	1.61%	-
1987	926,862	-	1.62%	-
1988	942,061	-	1.64%	-
1989	957,789	-	1.67%	-
1990	973,669	-	1.66%	-
1991	994,639	-	2.15%	-
1992	1,024,356	-	2.99%	-
1993	1,058,745	-	3.36%	-
1994	1,092,031	-	3.14%	-
1995	1,119,949	-	2.56%	-
1996	1,143,535	-	2.11%	-
1997	1,165,545	-	1.92%	-
1998	1,187,473	-	1.88%	-
1999	1,210,206	-	1.91%	-
2000	1,234,741	880	2.03%	-
2001	1,261,273	890	2.15%	1.14%
2002	1,289,307	900	2.22%	1.12%
2003	1,318,806	911	2.29%	1.22%
2004	1,349,563	921	2.33%	1.1%
2005	1,381,585	921	2.37%	0%
2006	1,415,303	932	2.44%	1.19%
2007	1,450,986	821	2.52%	-11.9%
2008	1,488,054	824	2.55%	0.37%
2009	1,526,377	826	2.58%	0.24%
2010	1,566,347	829	2.62%	0.36%
2011	1,608,076	832	2.66%	0.36%
2012	1,651,417	836	2.7%	0.48%
2013	1,695,973	839	2.7%	0.36%
2014	1,741,122	842	2.66%	0.36%
2015	1,786,457	1,000	2.6%	18.8%
2016	1,831,893	-	2.54%	0%
2017	1,877,072	1,000	2.47%	0%
2018	1,922,168	-	2.4%	0%
2019	1,967,696	1,000	2.37%	0%
2020	2,013,255	987	2.32%	-1.29%
2021	2,058,841	970	2.26%	-1.68%
2022	2,105,529	944	2.27%	-2.66%
2023	2,153,339	922	2.27%	-2.34%
2024	2,201,352	933	2.23%	1.2%
2025	2,249,512	939	2.19%	0.59%
2026	2,297,807	952	2.15%	1.37%
2027	2,346,190	974	2.11%	2.32%
2028	2,394,226	985	2.05%	1.13%
2029	2,441,574	983	1.98%	-0.19%
2030	2,488,931	976	1.94%	-0.75%
2031	2,536,893	968	1.93%	-0.75%
2032	2,585,565	968	1.92%	0%
2033	2,634,701	988	1.9%	2.09%
2034	2,683,078	992	1.84%	0.37%
2035	2,730,136	1,000	1.75%	0.74%
2036	2,777,887	998	1.75%	-0.18%
2037	2,826,159	1,003	1.74%	0.55%
2038	2,873,929	1,022	1.69%	1.83%
2039	2,921,973	1,060	1.67%	3.78%
2040	2,969,699	1,095	1.63%	3.3%
2041	3,016,537	1,127	1.58%	2.86%
2042	3,063,161	1,149	1.55%	1.96%
2043	3,109,927	1,169	1.53%	1.76%
2044	3,156,704	1,186	1.5%	1.42%
2045	3,204,242	1,209	1.51%	2.02%
2046	3,251,465	1,224	1.47%	1.22%
2047	3,298,563	1,248	1.45%	1.95%
2048	3,345,853	1,272	1.43%	1.92%
2049	3,392,557	1,296	1.4%	1.88%
2050	3,438,597	1,325	1.36%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 466,442 (a 25.5% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 49.6% to 3,438,597 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.