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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 18.8 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 +2.36% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Yemen
2100 4,713,104 111,481,288
2099 4,706,098 111,166,365
2098 4,699,568 110,823,878
2097 4,691,855 110,463,393
2096 4,682,938 110,075,677
2095 4,674,608 109,669,492
2094 4,663,103 109,238,445
2093 4,651,788 108,785,158
2092 4,639,582 108,301,955
2091 4,628,423 107,796,487
2090 4,616,772 107,270,820
2089 4,604,837 106,721,736
2088 4,592,099 106,150,572
2087 4,578,407 105,558,607
2086 4,562,793 104,947,326
2085 4,547,020 104,309,237
2084 4,530,206 103,657,284
2083 4,514,557 102,986,631
2082 4,498,172 102,302,622
2081 4,481,590 101,596,159
2080 4,461,992 100,875,201
2079 4,440,836 100,134,051
2078 4,419,277 99,378,110
2077 4,395,599 98,609,975
2076 4,371,019 97,818,664
2075 4,343,934 97,013,320
2074 4,318,519 96,187,203
2073 4,290,772 95,346,716
2072 4,262,846 94,485,874
2071 4,234,576 93,603,848
2070 4,206,253 92,709,049
2069 4,176,501 91,795,290
2068 4,145,457 90,865,447
2067 4,114,243 89,921,194
2066 4,082,951 88,958,695
2065 4,048,502 87,982,501
2064 4,013,784 86,994,159
2063 3,978,328 85,982,061
2062 3,941,631 84,947,120
2061 3,904,197 83,896,256
2060 3,868,146 82,829,722
2059 3,829,277 81,744,993
2058 3,789,609 80,641,636
2057 3,750,140 79,527,942
2056 3,710,996 78,400,761
2055 3,670,229 77,261,521
2054 3,627,303 76,109,237
2053 3,586,333 74,951,358
2052 3,543,640 73,780,088
2051 3,498,845 72,598,574
2050 3,453,155 71,404,664
2049 3,405,764 70,211,386
2048 3,358,731 69,012,729
2047 3,310,142 67,813,135
2046 3,263,507 66,608,054
2045 3,214,677 65,404,355
2044 3,167,400 64,201,447
2043 3,120,097 63,002,861
2042 3,072,862 61,810,280
2041 3,025,833 60,624,401
2040 2,978,159 59,448,342
2039 2,929,364 58,277,392
2038 2,881,007 57,109,914
2037 2,832,794 55,948,438
2036 2,783,401 54,784,372
2035 2,736,240 53,617,795
2034 2,688,290 52,452,522
2033 2,638,427 51,284,323
2032 2,588,961 50,117,732
2031 2,540,013 48,947,870
2030 2,491,987 47,764,521
2029 2,444,278 46,573,906
2028 2,396,253 45,382,831
2027 2,347,151 44,183,742
2026 2,298,439 42,980,680
2025 2,249,515 41,773,878
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% 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 48.6% to 3,453,155 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 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 111M 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 2.19% 2.93%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Yemen
Current population
2323460
43598646
Population rank 146/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.52%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
8.08 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
34.1 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 15/197
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 49,642 -1,712 1,202,276 -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 2026-07-08).

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 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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