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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 18.7 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
2100 4,713,717 111,531,602
2099 4,706,710 111,216,538
2098 4,700,179 110,873,896
2097 4,692,465 110,513,248
2096 4,683,547 110,125,357
2095 4,675,216 109,718,989
2094 4,663,709 109,287,747
2093 4,652,393 108,834,256
2092 4,640,186 108,350,834
2091 4,629,025 107,845,139
2090 4,617,372 107,319,234
2089 4,605,435 106,769,903
2088 4,592,696 106,198,480
2087 4,579,003 105,606,248
2086 4,563,387 104,994,691
2085 4,547,611 104,356,315
2084 4,530,795 103,704,067
2083 4,515,144 103,033,111
2082 4,498,757 102,348,794
2081 4,482,173 101,642,012
2080 4,462,572 100,920,728
2079 4,441,414 100,179,245
2078 4,419,851 99,422,962
2077 4,396,170 98,654,481
2076 4,371,588 97,862,812
2075 4,344,499 97,057,105
2074 4,319,080 96,230,615
2073 4,291,330 95,389,748
2072 4,263,400 94,528,518
2071 4,235,126 93,646,094
2070 4,206,800 92,750,891
2069 4,177,044 91,836,719
2068 4,145,996 90,906,457
2067 4,114,778 89,961,778
2066 4,083,481 88,998,844
2065 4,049,028 88,022,210
2064 4,014,305 87,033,422
2063 3,978,845 86,020,867
2062 3,942,144 84,985,459
2061 3,904,704 83,934,120
2060 3,868,649 82,867,105
2059 3,829,775 81,781,887
2058 3,790,102 80,678,032
2057 3,750,628 79,563,835
2056 3,711,479 78,436,146
2055 3,670,706 77,296,391
2054 3,627,775 76,143,587
2053 3,586,800 74,985,186
2052 3,544,101 73,813,387
2051 3,499,300 72,631,340
2050 3,453,604 71,436,891
2049 3,406,207 70,243,074
2048 3,359,168 69,043,876
2047 3,310,573 67,843,741
2046 3,263,932 66,638,116
2045 3,215,095 65,433,874
2044 3,167,811 64,230,423
2043 3,120,502 63,031,296
2042 3,073,261 61,838,177
2041 3,026,226 60,651,763
2040 2,978,546 59,475,172
2039 2,929,745 58,303,694
2038 2,881,381 57,135,690
2037 2,833,162 55,973,689
2036 2,783,763 54,809,098
2035 2,736,596 53,641,994
2034 2,688,639 52,476,195
2033 2,638,770 51,307,469
2032 2,589,298 50,140,351
2031 2,540,343 48,969,961
2030 2,492,311 47,786,079
2029 2,444,595 46,594,926
2028 2,396,565 45,403,313
2027 2,347,456 44,203,683
2026 2,298,738 43,000,078
2025 2,249,807 41,792,731
2024 2,201,352 40,583,164
2023 2,153,339 39,390,799
2022 2,105,529 38,222,876
2021 2,058,841 37,140,230
2020 2,013,255 36,134,863
2019 1,967,696 35,111,408
2018 1,922,168 34,085,182
2017 1,877,072 33,090,921
2016 1,831,893 32,109,010
2015 1,786,457 31,159,379
2014 1,741,122 30,226,309
2013 1,695,973 29,312,952
2012 1,651,417 28,433,647
2011 1,608,076 27,582,897
2010 1,566,347 26,754,387
2009 1,526,377 25,927,724
2008 1,488,054 25,111,941
2007 1,450,986 24,318,082
2006 1,415,303 23,543,083
2005 1,381,585 22,790,085
2004 1,349,563 22,095,167
2003 1,318,806 21,456,379
2002 1,289,307 20,835,086
2001 1,261,273 20,226,147
2000 1,234,741 19,624,141
1999 1,210,206 19,029,420
1998 1,187,473 18,446,013
1997 1,165,545 17,873,936
1996 1,143,535 17,313,177
1995 1,119,949 16,740,058
1994 1,092,031 16,149,147
1993 1,058,745 15,563,914
1992 1,024,356 14,989,494
1991 994,639 14,430,201
1990 973,669 13,887,862
1989 957,789 13,364,174
1988 942,061 12,859,708
1987 926,862 12,369,912
1986 912,126 11,901,040
1985 897,697 11,453,825
1984 883,519 11,025,597
1983 869,592 10,621,499
1982 855,891 10,241,006
1981 842,432 9,882,362
1980 829,303 9,543,358
1979 819,867 9,224,194
1978 791,694 8,926,586
1977 741,789 8,648,222
1976 694,191 8,384,113
1975 650,966 8,133,598
1974 613,338 7,896,783
1973 592,808 7,672,796
1972 586,620 7,460,068
1971 586,221 7,257,462
1970 584,403 7,065,279
1969 581,610 6,875,859
1968 578,170 6,690,524
1967 569,011 6,516,444
1966 566,908 6,351,494
1965 575,005 6,195,593
1964 588,543 6,048,006
1963 594,418 5,911,135
1962 589,474 5,782,221
1961 582,532 5,655,232
1960 577,633 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
2100 0.15% 0.28%
2099 0.14% 0.31%
2098 0.16% 0.33%
2097 0.19% 0.35%
2096 0.18% 0.37%
2095 0.25% 0.39%
2094 0.24% 0.42%
2093 0.26% 0.45%
2092 0.24% 0.47%
2091 0.25% 0.49%
2090 0.26% 0.51%
2089 0.28% 0.54%
2088 0.3% 0.56%
2087 0.34% 0.58%
2086 0.35% 0.61%
2085 0.37% 0.63%
2084 0.35% 0.65%
2083 0.36% 0.67%
2082 0.37% 0.7%
2081 0.44% 0.71%
2080 0.48% 0.74%
2079 0.49% 0.76%
2078 0.54% 0.78%
2077 0.56% 0.81%
2076 0.62% 0.83%
2075 0.59% 0.86%
2074 0.65% 0.88%
2073 0.66% 0.91%
2072 0.67% 0.94%
2071 0.67% 0.97%
2070 0.71% 1%
2069 0.75% 1.02%
2068 0.76% 1.05%
2067 0.77% 1.08%
2066 0.85% 1.11%
2065 0.86% 1.14%
2064 0.89% 1.18%
2063 0.93% 1.22%
2062 0.96% 1.25%
2061 0.93% 1.29%
2060 1.02% 1.33%
2059 1.05% 1.37%
2058 1.05% 1.4%
2057 1.05% 1.44%
2056 1.11% 1.47%
2055 1.18% 1.51%
2054 1.14% 1.54%
2053 1.2% 1.59%
2052 1.28% 1.63%
2051 1.32% 1.67%
2050 1.39% 1.7%
2049 1.4% 1.74%
2048 1.47% 1.77%
2047 1.43% 1.81%
2046 1.52% 1.84%
2045 1.49% 1.87%
2044 1.52% 1.9%
2043 1.54% 1.93%
2042 1.55% 1.96%
2041 1.6% 1.98%
2040 1.67% 2.01%
2039 1.68% 2.04%
2038 1.7% 2.08%
2037 1.77% 2.12%
2036 1.72% 2.18%
2035 1.78% 2.22%
2034 1.89% 2.28%
2033 1.91% 2.33%
2032 1.93% 2.39%
2031 1.93% 2.48%
2030 1.95% 2.56%
2029 2% 2.62%
2028 2.09% 2.71%
2027 2.12% 2.8%
2026 2.17% 2.89%
2025 2.2% 2.98%
2024 2.23% 3.03%
2023 2.27% 3.06%
2022 2.27% 2.92%
2021 2.26% 2.78%
2020 2.32% 2.91%
2019 2.37% 3.01%
2018 2.4% 3%
2017 2.47% 3.06%
2016 2.54% 3.05%
2015 2.6% 3.09%
2014 2.66% 3.12%
2013 2.7% 3.09%
2012 2.7% 3.08%
2011 2.66% 3.1%
2010 2.62% 3.19%
2009 2.58% 3.25%
2008 2.55% 3.26%
2007 2.52% 3.29%
2006 2.44% 3.3%
2005 2.37% 3.15%
2004 2.33% 2.98%
2003 2.29% 2.98%
2002 2.22% 3.01%
2001 2.15% 3.07%
2000 2.03% 3.13%
1999 1.91% 3.16%
1998 1.88% 3.2%
1997 1.92% 3.24%
1996 2.11% 3.42%
1995 2.56% 3.66%
1994 3.14% 3.76%
1993 3.36% 3.83%
1992 2.99% 3.88%
1991 2.15% 3.91%
1990 1.66% 3.92%
1989 1.67% 3.92%
1988 1.64% 3.96%
1987 1.62% 3.94%
1986 1.61% 3.9%
1985 1.6% 3.88%
1984 1.6% 3.8%
1983 1.6% 3.72%
1982 1.6% 3.63%
1981 1.58% 3.55%
1980 1.15% 3.46%
1979 3.56% 3.33%
1978 6.73% 3.22%
1977 6.86% 3.15%
1976 6.64% 3.08%
1975 6.13% 3%
1974 3.46% 2.92%
1973 1.05% 2.85%
1972 0.07% 2.79%
1971 0.31% 2.72%
1970 0.48% 2.75%
1969 0.59% 2.77%
1968 1.61% 2.67%
1967 0.37% 2.6%
1966 -1.41% 2.52%
1965 -2.3% 2.44%
1964 -0.99% 2.32%
1963 0.84% 2.23%
1962 1.19% 2.25%
1961 0.85% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Yemen
Current population
2311915
43325643
Population rank 146/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.52%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
8.13 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
34.6 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 13/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -16,291
Net migration rank 96/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -16,291
2024 - -1,712 - -10,482
2023 49,498 -1,400 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 48,920 -1,400 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 47,242 -1,395 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 46,718 -1,394 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 47,196 -1,395 1,056,432 2,129
2018 46,659 -1,396 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 46,318 -1,398 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 46,814 -1,392 975,697 -6,492
2015 46,846 -1,393 939,922 -9,883
2014 46,615 -1,393 920,330 15,764
2013 46,472 -1,395 884,929 5,697
2012 45,480 -1,442 845,645 22,349
2011 44,405 -1,760 806,359 27,184
2010 43,067 -2,257 803,246 20,269
2009 41,950 -2,821 798,911 30,919
2008 40,841 -3,313 779,123 22,621
2007 40,288 -3,676 764,780 21,210
2006 38,886 -4,142 750,082 13,940
2005 37,347 -4,662 726,708 15,283
2004 36,495 -5,144 710,493 -62,641
2003 35,649 -5,487 694,457 -64,737
2002 34,561 -5,712 672,494 -59,648
2001 33,461 -6,239 658,704 -53,698
2000 32,816 -6,971 646,694 -47,713
1999 30,916 -7,686 633,166 -42,731
1998 30,390 -8,163 615,488 -39,096
1997 29,792 -8,176 604,443 -36,694
1996 29,778 -7,369 588,786 -35,043
1995 29,142 -4,376 607,966 -15,485
1994 27,895 3,174 602,363 -13,040
1993 26,943 8,562 595,459 -14,332
1992 25,747 7,531 582,072 -14,372
1991 24,527 1,621 565,837 -14,964
1990 23,936 -8,151 549,654 -15,847
1989 24,286 -8,296 530,464 -16,876
1988 23,940 -8,473 513,296 -17,952
1987 23,549 -8,622 493,337 -9,097
1986 23,301 -8,748 464,665 -11,151
1985 23,116 -8,812 455,576 -14,660
1984 22,861 -8,812 434,674 -19,143
1983 22,542 -8,729 414,823 -22,152
1982 22,131 -8,539 392,302 -23,981
1981 21,611 -8,291 374,482 -25,499
1980 21,024 -8,086 355,767 -26,740
1979 19,736 -13,801 336,378 -27,090
1978 17,468 32,936 312,439 -26,524
1977 15,484 33,922 296,115 -25,305
1976 13,688 32,113 281,078 -23,669
1975 11,998 28,645 266,815 -23,192
1974 10,321 24,290 252,737 -22,726
1973 8,430 -1,985 240,235 -22,282
1972 7,911 -1,985 229,322 -21,826
1971 8,183 -13,302 219,095 -21,386
1970 7,632 1,123 207,613 -20,966
1969 7,857 -11,033 196,305 -4,121
1968 7,289 2,769 182,518 -4,031
1967 6,742 1,516 173,637 -3,959
1966 6,955 -11,006 164,091 -3,874
1965 7,789 -19,928 155,398 -3,797
1964 8,989 -23,936 147,299 -3,712
1963 9,190 -5,993 133,781 -3,640
1962 10,662 -3,960 131,262 -3,572
1961 10,756 -3,575 129,787 -3,503
1960 10,618 -8,007 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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