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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 44.3 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
2100 4,713,717 92,239,801
2099 4,706,710 92,735,968
2098 4,700,179 93,227,318
2097 4,692,465 93,703,343
2096 4,683,547 94,178,675
2095 4,675,216 94,640,859
2094 4,663,709 95,098,747
2093 4,652,393 95,558,233
2092 4,640,186 96,015,030
2091 4,629,025 96,474,248
2090 4,617,372 96,938,026
2089 4,605,435 97,399,661
2088 4,592,696 97,858,300
2087 4,579,003 98,324,127
2086 4,563,387 98,788,452
2085 4,547,611 99,249,444
2084 4,530,795 99,710,990
2083 4,515,144 100,178,339
2082 4,498,757 100,650,389
2081 4,482,173 101,120,279
2080 4,462,572 101,584,408
2079 4,441,414 102,046,677
2078 4,419,851 102,496,244
2077 4,396,170 102,944,347
2076 4,371,588 103,374,514
2075 4,344,499 103,799,405
2074 4,319,080 104,214,107
2073 4,291,330 104,623,307
2072 4,263,400 105,022,092
2071 4,235,126 105,401,255
2070 4,206,800 105,773,681
2069 4,177,044 106,126,787
2068 4,145,996 106,471,025
2067 4,114,778 106,811,324
2066 4,083,481 107,143,716
2065 4,049,028 107,459,475
2064 4,014,305 107,761,108
2063 3,978,845 108,055,355
2062 3,942,144 108,339,650
2061 3,904,704 108,607,597
2060 3,868,649 108,859,065
2059 3,829,775 109,104,391
2058 3,790,102 109,337,395
2057 3,750,628 109,546,926
2056 3,711,479 109,732,352
2055 3,670,706 109,903,830
2054 3,627,775 110,052,946
2053 3,586,800 110,173,868
2052 3,544,101 110,270,266
2051 3,499,300 110,338,539
2050 3,453,604 110,361,987
2049 3,406,207 110,356,819
2048 3,359,168 110,313,849
2047 3,310,573 110,228,852
2046 3,263,932 110,108,051
2045 3,215,095 109,943,449
2044 3,167,811 109,748,671
2043 3,120,502 109,514,717
2042 3,073,261 109,242,604
2041 3,026,226 108,936,706
2040 2,978,546 108,611,523
2039 2,929,745 108,254,640
2038 2,881,381 107,877,983
2037 2,833,162 107,480,286
2036 2,783,763 107,075,099
2035 2,736,596 106,647,378
2034 2,688,639 106,206,100
2033 2,638,770 105,762,219
2032 2,589,298 105,299,476
2031 2,540,343 104,826,346
2030 2,492,311 104,330,461
2029 2,444,595 103,835,790
2028 2,396,565 103,316,499
2027 2,347,456 102,775,814
2026 2,298,738 102,213,157
2025 2,249,807 101,614,413
2024 2,201,352 100,987,686
2023 2,153,339 100,352,192
2022 2,105,529 99,680,655
2021 2,058,841 98,935,098
2020 2,013,255 98,079,191
2019 1,967,696 97,173,776
2018 1,922,168 96,237,319
2017 1,877,072 95,176,977
2016 1,831,893 94,000,117
2015 1,786,457 92,823,254
2014 1,741,122 91,679,578
2013 1,695,973 90,573,104
2012 1,651,417 89,510,356
2011 1,608,076 88,468,314
2010 1,566,347 87,455,152
2009 1,526,377 86,460,018
2008 1,488,054 85,175,788
2007 1,450,986 83,633,375
2006 1,415,303 82,167,897
2005 1,381,585 81,088,313
2004 1,349,563 80,338,971
2003 1,318,806 79,563,777
2002 1,289,307 78,772,224
2001 1,261,273 77,969,361
2000 1,234,741 77,154,011
1999 1,210,206 76,287,452
1998 1,187,473 75,299,660
1997 1,165,545 74,226,889
1996 1,143,535 73,156,447
1995 1,119,949 72,049,940
1994 1,092,031 70,854,391
1993 1,058,745 69,586,384
1992 1,024,356 68,260,337
1991 994,639 66,891,775
1990 973,669 65,504,552
1989 957,789 64,147,348
1988 942,061 62,843,228
1987 926,862 61,584,651
1986 912,126 60,347,048
1985 897,697 59,060,622
1984 883,519 57,706,067
1983 869,592 56,337,921
1982 855,891 55,011,289
1981 842,432 53,738,141
1980 829,303 52,490,101
1979 819,867 51,378,211
1978 791,694 50,249,552
1977 741,789 48,954,872
1976 694,191 47,684,931
1975 650,966 46,482,903
1974 613,338 45,413,537
1973 592,808 44,409,861
1972 586,620 43,429,168
1971 586,221 42,449,276
1970 584,403 41,475,230
1969 581,610 40,582,096
1968 578,170 39,734,609
1967 569,011 38,895,080
1966 566,908 38,024,836
1965 575,005 37,129,656
1964 588,543 36,201,563
1963 594,418 35,249,101
1962 589,474 34,288,560
1961 582,532 33,409,059
1960 577,633 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
2100 0.15% -0.54%
2099 0.14% -0.53%
2098 0.16% -0.51%
2097 0.19% -0.5%
2096 0.18% -0.49%
2095 0.25% -0.48%
2094 0.24% -0.48%
2093 0.26% -0.48%
2092 0.24% -0.48%
2091 0.25% -0.48%
2090 0.26% -0.47%
2089 0.28% -0.47%
2088 0.3% -0.47%
2087 0.34% -0.47%
2086 0.35% -0.46%
2085 0.37% -0.46%
2084 0.35% -0.47%
2083 0.36% -0.47%
2082 0.37% -0.46%
2081 0.44% -0.46%
2080 0.48% -0.45%
2079 0.49% -0.44%
2078 0.54% -0.44%
2077 0.56% -0.42%
2076 0.62% -0.41%
2075 0.59% -0.4%
2074 0.65% -0.39%
2073 0.66% -0.38%
2072 0.67% -0.36%
2071 0.67% -0.35%
2070 0.71% -0.33%
2069 0.75% -0.32%
2068 0.76% -0.32%
2067 0.77% -0.31%
2066 0.85% -0.29%
2065 0.86% -0.28%
2064 0.89% -0.27%
2063 0.93% -0.26%
2062 0.96% -0.25%
2061 0.93% -0.23%
2060 1.02% -0.22%
2059 1.05% -0.21%
2058 1.05% -0.19%
2057 1.05% -0.17%
2056 1.11% -0.16%
2055 1.18% -0.14%
2054 1.14% -0.11%
2053 1.2% -0.09%
2052 1.28% -0.06%
2051 1.32% -0.02%
2050 1.39% 0.005%
2049 1.4% 0.04%
2048 1.47% 0.08%
2047 1.43% 0.11%
2046 1.52% 0.15%
2045 1.49% 0.18%
2044 1.52% 0.21%
2043 1.54% 0.25%
2042 1.55% 0.28%
2041 1.6% 0.3%
2040 1.67% 0.33%
2039 1.68% 0.35%
2038 1.7% 0.37%
2037 1.77% 0.38%
2036 1.72% 0.4%
2035 1.78% 0.42%
2034 1.89% 0.42%
2033 1.91% 0.44%
2032 1.93% 0.45%
2031 1.93% 0.48%
2030 1.95% 0.48%
2029 2% 0.5%
2028 2.09% 0.53%
2027 2.12% 0.55%
2026 2.17% 0.59%
2025 2.2% 0.62%
2024 2.23% 0.63%
2023 2.27% 0.67%
2022 2.27% 0.75%
2021 2.26% 0.87%
2020 2.32% 0.93%
2019 2.37% 0.97%
2018 2.4% 1.11%
2017 2.47% 1.25%
2016 2.54% 1.27%
2015 2.6% 1.25%
2014 2.66% 1.22%
2013 2.7% 1.19%
2012 2.7% 1.18%
2011 2.66% 1.16%
2010 2.62% 1.15%
2009 2.58% 1.51%
2008 2.55% 1.84%
2007 2.52% 1.78%
2006 2.44% 1.33%
2005 2.37% 0.93%
2004 2.33% 0.97%
2003 2.29% 1%
2002 2.22% 1.03%
2001 2.15% 1.06%
2000 2.03% 1.14%
1999 1.91% 1.31%
1998 1.88% 1.45%
1997 1.92% 1.46%
1996 2.11% 1.54%
1995 2.56% 1.69%
1994 3.14% 1.82%
1993 3.36% 1.94%
1992 2.99% 2.05%
1991 2.15% 2.12%
1990 1.66% 2.12%
1989 1.67% 2.08%
1988 1.64% 2.04%
1987 1.62% 2.05%
1986 1.61% 2.18%
1985 1.6% 2.35%
1984 1.6% 2.43%
1983 1.6% 2.41%
1982 1.6% 2.37%
1981 1.58% 2.38%
1980 1.15% 2.16%
1979 3.56% 2.25%
1978 6.73% 2.64%
1977 6.86% 2.66%
1976 6.64% 2.59%
1975 6.13% 2.35%
1974 3.46% 2.26%
1973 1.05% 2.26%
1972 0.07% 2.31%
1971 0.31% 2.35%
1970 0.48% 2.2%
1969 0.59% 2.13%
1968 1.61% 2.16%
1967 0.37% 2.29%
1966 -1.41% 2.41%
1965 -2.3% 2.56%
1964 -0.99% 2.7%
1963 0.84% 2.8%
1962 1.19% 2.63%
1961 0.85% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
Current population
2311915
102365351
Population rank 146/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.24%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +132 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 123/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -48,171
Net migration rank 96/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -48,171
2024 - -1,712 - -59,645
2023 49,498 -1,400 727,955 -81,789
2022 48,920 -1,400 775,914 -78,977
2021 47,242 -1,395 799,593 -5,418
2020 46,718 -1,394 924,004 -6,457
2019 47,196 -1,395 895,262 -2,051
2018 46,659 -1,396 882,977 96,650
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,001,833 139,245
2016 46,814 -1,392 1,045,094 167,652
2015 46,846 -1,393 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 46,615 -1,393 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 46,472 -1,395 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 45,480 -1,442 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 44,405 -1,760 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 43,067 -2,257 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 41,950 -2,821 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 40,841 -3,313 1,008,141 571,113
2007 40,288 -3,676 981,689 523,784
2006 38,886 -4,142 943,041 482,399
2005 37,347 -4,662 942,084 -208,337
2004 36,495 -5,144 985,438 -220,458
2003 35,649 -5,487 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 34,561 -5,712 991,427 -193,766
2001 33,461 -6,239 985,610 -177,586
2000 32,816 -6,971 966,894 -144,298
1999 30,916 -7,686 925,519 -15,010
1998 30,390 -8,163 959,016 106,091
1997 29,792 -8,176 1,028,116 52,382
1996 29,778 -7,369 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 29,142 -4,376 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 27,895 3,174 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 26,943 8,562 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 25,747 7,531 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 24,527 1,621 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 23,936 -8,151 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 24,286 -8,296 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 23,940 -8,473 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 23,549 -8,622 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 23,301 -8,748 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 23,116 -8,812 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 22,861 -8,812 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 22,542 -8,729 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 22,131 -8,539 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 21,611 -8,291 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 21,024 -8,086 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 19,736 -13,801 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 17,468 32,936 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 15,484 33,922 1,259,315 49,655
1976 13,688 32,113 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 11,998 28,645 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 10,321 24,290 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 8,430 -1,985 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 7,911 -1,985 921,524 -1,920
1971 8,183 -13,302 963,259 76,961
1970 7,632 1,123 905,902 1,997
1969 7,857 -11,033 878,359 0
1968 7,289 2,769 815,116 1,489
1967 6,742 1,516 862,071 394
1966 6,955 -11,006 876,283 1,769
1965 7,789 -19,928 913,761 -1,438
1964 8,989 -23,936 950,219 -6,328
1963 9,190 -5,993 961,067 0
1962 10,662 -3,960 960,046 0
1961 10,756 -3,575 798,978 0
1960 10,618 -8,007 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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