Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 12.4 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
2100 4,713,717 28,408,393
2099 4,706,710 28,554,225
2098 4,700,179 28,705,786
2097 4,692,465 28,850,257
2096 4,683,547 28,995,972
2095 4,675,216 29,132,759
2094 4,663,709 29,262,925
2093 4,652,393 29,392,244
2092 4,640,186 29,508,795
2091 4,629,025 29,621,832
2090 4,617,372 29,732,297
2089 4,605,435 29,838,428
2088 4,592,696 29,934,468
2087 4,579,003 30,028,670
2086 4,563,387 30,118,600
2085 4,547,611 30,199,220
2084 4,530,795 30,274,712
2083 4,515,144 30,346,195
2082 4,498,757 30,416,426
2081 4,482,173 30,482,094
2080 4,462,572 30,547,260
2079 4,441,414 30,610,834
2078 4,419,851 30,672,514
2077 4,396,170 30,728,816
2076 4,371,588 30,777,988
2075 4,344,499 30,827,559
2074 4,319,080 30,866,891
2073 4,291,330 30,911,390
2072 4,263,400 30,954,923
2071 4,235,126 30,997,109
2070 4,206,800 31,037,381
2069 4,177,044 31,075,808
2068 4,145,996 31,109,149
2067 4,114,778 31,145,122
2066 4,083,481 31,175,867
2065 4,049,028 31,200,466
2064 4,014,305 31,215,062
2063 3,978,845 31,230,451
2062 3,942,144 31,243,713
2061 3,904,704 31,253,501
2060 3,868,649 31,262,578
2059 3,829,775 31,270,532
2058 3,790,102 31,271,671
2057 3,750,628 31,274,675
2056 3,711,479 31,266,571
2055 3,670,706 31,250,513
2054 3,627,775 31,236,686
2053 3,586,800 31,220,143
2052 3,544,101 31,192,608
2051 3,499,300 31,172,098
2050 3,453,604 31,137,475
2049 3,406,207 31,102,109
2048 3,359,168 31,060,623
2047 3,310,573 31,007,458
2046 3,263,932 30,958,617
2045 3,215,095 30,903,304
2044 3,167,811 30,843,044
2043 3,120,502 30,774,770
2042 3,073,261 30,692,483
2041 3,026,226 30,605,785
2040 2,978,546 30,502,599
2039 2,929,745 30,387,061
2038 2,881,381 30,266,220
2037 2,833,162 30,143,030
2036 2,783,763 30,012,966
2035 2,736,596 29,868,832
2034 2,688,639 29,716,052
2033 2,638,770 29,572,150
2032 2,589,298 29,426,362
2031 2,540,343 29,278,011
2030 2,492,311 29,137,930
2029 2,444,595 29,002,751
2028 2,396,565 28,878,872
2027 2,347,456 28,749,068
2026 2,298,738 28,628,678
2025 2,249,807 28,514,989
2024 2,201,352 28,405,543
2023 2,153,339 28,300,854
2022 2,105,529 28,213,017
2021 2,058,841 28,237,826
2020 2,013,255 28,444,077
2019 1,967,696 28,938,098
2018 1,922,168 29,807,592
2017 1,877,072 30,565,323
2016 1,831,893 30,765,720
2015 1,786,457 30,573,972
2014 1,741,122 30,254,079
2013 1,695,973 29,912,198
2012 1,651,417 29,553,826
2011 1,608,076 29,185,212
2010 1,566,347 28,813,101
2009 1,526,377 28,438,298
2008 1,488,054 28,053,696
2007 1,450,986 27,649,363
2006 1,415,303 27,224,686
2005 1,381,585 26,785,804
2004 1,349,563 26,340,838
2003 1,318,806 25,892,703
2002 1,289,307 25,435,671
2001 1,261,273 24,979,922
2000 1,234,741 24,526,708
1999 1,210,206 24,066,593
1998 1,187,473 23,601,337
1997 1,165,545 23,131,685
1996 1,143,535 22,662,113
1995 1,119,949 22,193,821
1994 1,092,031 21,725,188
1993 1,058,745 21,254,520
1992 1,024,356 20,780,948
1991 994,639 20,304,896
1990 973,669 19,827,010
1989 957,789 19,348,921
1988 942,061 18,871,020
1987 926,862 18,394,963
1986 912,126 17,923,536
1985 897,697 17,461,434
1984 883,519 17,008,841
1983 869,592 16,562,205
1982 855,891 16,121,874
1981 842,432 15,687,297
1980 829,303 15,258,218
1979 819,867 14,834,552
1978 791,694 14,416,684
1977 741,789 14,006,812
1976 694,191 13,606,284
1975 650,966 13,215,892
1974 613,338 12,835,351
1973 592,808 12,463,537
1972 586,620 12,099,180
1971 586,221 11,741,008
1970 584,403 11,387,790
1969 581,610 11,040,280
1968 578,170 10,697,530
1967 569,011 10,358,513
1966 566,908 10,024,854
1965 575,005 9,697,790
1964 588,543 9,377,712
1963 594,418 9,064,021
1962 589,474 8,756,870
1961 582,532 8,455,915
1960 577,633 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
2100 0.15% -0.51%
2099 0.14% -0.53%
2098 0.16% -0.5%
2097 0.19% -0.5%
2096 0.18% -0.47%
2095 0.25% -0.44%
2094 0.24% -0.44%
2093 0.26% -0.39%
2092 0.24% -0.38%
2091 0.25% -0.37%
2090 0.26% -0.36%
2089 0.28% -0.32%
2088 0.3% -0.31%
2087 0.34% -0.3%
2086 0.35% -0.27%
2085 0.37% -0.25%
2084 0.35% -0.24%
2083 0.36% -0.23%
2082 0.37% -0.22%
2081 0.44% -0.21%
2080 0.48% -0.21%
2079 0.49% -0.2%
2078 0.54% -0.18%
2077 0.56% -0.16%
2076 0.62% -0.16%
2075 0.59% -0.13%
2074 0.65% -0.14%
2073 0.66% -0.14%
2072 0.67% -0.14%
2071 0.67% -0.13%
2070 0.71% -0.12%
2069 0.75% -0.11%
2068 0.76% -0.12%
2067 0.77% -0.1%
2066 0.85% -0.08%
2065 0.86% -0.05%
2064 0.89% -0.05%
2063 0.93% -0.04%
2062 0.96% -0.03%
2061 0.93% -0.03%
2060 1.02% -0.03%
2059 1.05% -0.004%
2058 1.05% -0.01%
2057 1.05% 0.03%
2056 1.11% 0.05%
2055 1.18% 0.04%
2054 1.14% 0.05%
2053 1.2% 0.09%
2052 1.28% 0.07%
2051 1.32% 0.11%
2050 1.39% 0.11%
2049 1.4% 0.13%
2048 1.47% 0.17%
2047 1.43% 0.16%
2046 1.52% 0.18%
2045 1.49% 0.2%
2044 1.52% 0.22%
2043 1.54% 0.27%
2042 1.55% 0.28%
2041 1.6% 0.34%
2040 1.67% 0.38%
2039 1.68% 0.4%
2038 1.7% 0.41%
2037 1.77% 0.43%
2036 1.72% 0.48%
2035 1.78% 0.51%
2034 1.89% 0.49%
2033 1.91% 0.5%
2032 1.93% 0.51%
2031 1.93% 0.48%
2030 1.95% 0.47%
2029 2% 0.43%
2028 2.09% 0.45%
2027 2.12% 0.42%
2026 2.17% 0.4%
2025 2.2% 0.39%
2024 2.23% 0.37%
2023 2.27% 0.31%
2022 2.27% -0.09%
2021 2.26% -0.73%
2020 2.32% -1.71%
2019 2.37% -2.92%
2018 2.4% -2.48%
2017 2.47% -0.65%
2016 2.54% 0.63%
2015 2.6% 1.06%
2014 2.66% 1.14%
2013 2.7% 1.21%
2012 2.7% 1.26%
2011 2.66% 1.29%
2010 2.62% 1.32%
2009 2.58% 1.37%
2008 2.55% 1.46%
2007 2.52% 1.56%
2006 2.44% 1.64%
2005 2.37% 1.69%
2004 2.33% 1.73%
2003 2.29% 1.8%
2002 2.22% 1.82%
2001 2.15% 1.85%
2000 2.03% 1.91%
1999 1.91% 1.97%
1998 1.88% 2.03%
1997 1.92% 2.07%
1996 2.11% 2.11%
1995 2.56% 2.16%
1994 3.14% 2.21%
1993 3.36% 2.28%
1992 2.99% 2.34%
1991 2.15% 2.41%
1990 1.66% 2.47%
1989 1.67% 2.53%
1988 1.64% 2.59%
1987 1.62% 2.63%
1986 1.61% 2.65%
1985 1.6% 2.66%
1984 1.6% 2.7%
1983 1.6% 2.73%
1982 1.6% 2.77%
1981 1.58% 2.81%
1980 1.15% 2.86%
1979 3.56% 2.9%
1978 6.73% 2.93%
1977 6.86% 2.94%
1976 6.64% 2.95%
1975 6.13% 2.96%
1974 3.46% 2.98%
1973 1.05% 3.01%
1972 0.07% 3.05%
1971 0.31% 3.1%
1970 0.48% 3.15%
1969 0.59% 3.2%
1968 1.61% 3.27%
1967 0.37% 3.33%
1966 -1.41% 3.37%
1965 -2.3% 3.41%
1964 -0.99% 3.46%
1963 0.84% 3.51%
1962 1.19% 3.56%
1961 0.85% 3.63%

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/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
Current population
2311915
28661242
Population rank 146/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.35%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +287
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 143/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -100,467
Net migration rank 96/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -100,467
2024 - -1,712 - -105,297
2023 49,498 -1,400 213,020 -112,899
2022 48,920 -1,400 216,619 -141,107
2021 47,242 -1,395 207,746 -332,936
2020 46,718 -1,394 237,223 -524,649
2019 47,196 -1,395 274,826 -975,534
2018 46,659 -1,396 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 46,318 -1,398 340,222 -817,376
2016 46,814 -1,392 359,651 -283,270
2015 46,846 -1,393 384,560 -77,417
2014 46,615 -1,393 395,088 -62,437
2013 46,472 -1,395 408,930 -57,818
2012 45,480 -1,442 420,758 -55,131
2011 44,405 -1,760 425,958 -54,384
2010 43,067 -2,257 425,397 -52,781
2009 41,950 -2,821 427,257 -50,286
2008 40,841 -3,313 435,870 -43,636
2007 40,288 -3,676 452,482 -36,060
2006 38,886 -4,142 460,152 -27,240
2005 37,347 -4,662 463,260 -18,407
2004 36,495 -5,144 455,881 -10,798
2003 35,649 -5,487 456,902 -5,729
2002 34,561 -5,712 466,821 -3,944
2001 33,461 -6,239 451,487 -2,856
2000 32,816 -6,971 459,802 -1,999
1999 30,916 -7,686 463,787 -1,376
1998 30,390 -8,163 469,123 -1,010
1997 29,792 -8,176 472,002 -816
1996 29,778 -7,369 468,653 -708
1995 29,142 -4,376 469,267 -622
1994 27,895 3,174 469,178 -559
1993 26,943 8,562 473,189 -477
1992 25,747 7,531 474,824 -381
1991 24,527 1,621 477,917 -236
1990 23,936 -8,151 478,168 -69
1989 24,286 -8,296 478,053 32
1988 23,940 -8,473 477,569 137
1987 23,549 -8,622 474,204 182
1986 23,301 -8,748 468,252 201
1985 23,116 -8,812 455,517 237
1984 22,861 -8,812 449,186 247
1983 22,542 -8,729 443,569 260
1982 22,131 -8,539 436,564 260
1981 21,611 -8,291 432,059 251
1980 21,024 -8,086 425,613 237
1979 19,736 -13,801 421,256 228
1978 17,468 32,936 414,032 205
1977 15,484 33,922 405,315 196
1976 13,688 32,113 395,344 190
1975 11,998 28,645 385,045 186
1974 10,321 24,290 375,678 173
1973 8,430 -1,985 367,612 171
1972 7,911 -1,985 360,749 173
1971 8,183 -13,302 355,212 215
1970 7,632 1,123 350,709 305
1969 7,857 -11,033 343,596 403
1968 7,289 2,769 340,973 532
1967 6,742 1,516 335,813 717
1966 6,955 -11,006 329,697 1,087
1965 7,789 -19,928 321,695 1,656
1964 8,989 -23,936 314,397 2,410
1963 9,190 -5,993 307,279 3,296
1962 10,662 -3,960 299,345 4,386
1961 10,756 -3,575 292,109 6,069
1960 10,618 -8,007 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/venezuela | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.