The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,288,306 people compared to 42,727,988 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 0.54% 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 2005, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.38M people to 2.29M (65.6% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.67M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
2288306
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42727988
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| Population rank | 146/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
10.9 minutes
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
8.13 minutes
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
34.6 minutes
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.12 hours
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,712 | -10,482 |
| 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 | 44/197 | 14/197 |
Guinea-Bissau and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 577,633 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,532 | 5,655,232 | 0.85% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 589,474 | 5,782,221 | 1.19% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 594,418 | 5,911,135 | 0.84% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 588,543 | 6,048,006 | -0.99% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 575,005 | 6,195,593 | -2.3% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 566,908 | 6,351,494 | -1.41% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 569,011 | 6,516,444 | 0.37% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 578,170 | 6,690,524 | 1.61% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 581,610 | 6,875,859 | 0.59% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 584,403 | 7,065,279 | 0.48% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 586,221 | 7,257,462 | 0.31% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 586,620 | 7,460,068 | 0.07% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 592,808 | 7,672,796 | 1.05% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 613,338 | 7,896,783 | 3.46% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 650,966 | 8,133,598 | 6.13% | 3% |
| 1976 | 694,191 | 8,384,113 | 6.64% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 741,789 | 8,648,222 | 6.86% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 791,694 | 8,926,586 | 6.73% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 819,867 | 9,224,194 | 3.56% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 829,303 | 9,543,358 | 1.15% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 842,432 | 9,882,362 | 1.58% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 855,891 | 10,241,006 | 1.6% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 869,592 | 10,621,499 | 1.6% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 883,519 | 11,025,597 | 1.6% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 897,697 | 11,453,825 | 1.6% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 912,126 | 11,901,040 | 1.61% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 926,862 | 12,369,912 | 1.62% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 942,061 | 12,859,708 | 1.64% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 957,789 | 13,364,174 | 1.67% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 973,669 | 13,887,862 | 1.66% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 994,639 | 14,430,201 | 2.15% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 1,024,356 | 14,989,494 | 2.99% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 1,058,745 | 15,563,914 | 3.36% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 1,092,031 | 16,149,147 | 3.14% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 1,119,949 | 16,740,058 | 2.56% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 1,143,535 | 17,313,177 | 2.11% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 1,165,545 | 17,873,936 | 1.92% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 1,187,473 | 18,446,013 | 1.88% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 1,210,206 | 19,029,420 | 1.91% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 1,234,741 | 19,624,141 | 2.03% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 1,261,273 | 20,226,147 | 2.15% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 1,289,307 | 20,835,086 | 2.22% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 1,318,806 | 21,456,379 | 2.29% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 1,349,563 | 22,095,167 | 2.33% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 1,381,585 | 22,790,085 | 2.37% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 1,415,303 | 23,543,083 | 2.44% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,450,986 | 24,318,082 | 2.52% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 1,488,054 | 25,111,941 | 2.55% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 1,526,377 | 25,927,724 | 2.58% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 1,566,347 | 26,754,387 | 2.62% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 1,608,076 | 27,582,897 | 2.66% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,651,417 | 28,433,647 | 2.7% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 1,695,973 | 29,312,952 | 2.7% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 1,741,122 | 30,226,309 | 2.66% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 1,786,457 | 31,159,379 | 2.6% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 1,831,893 | 32,109,010 | 2.54% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 1,877,072 | 33,090,921 | 2.47% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 1,922,168 | 34,085,182 | 2.4% | 3% |
| 2019 | 1,967,696 | 35,111,408 | 2.37% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 2,013,255 | 36,134,863 | 2.32% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 2,058,841 | 37,140,230 | 2.26% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 2,105,529 | 38,222,876 | 2.27% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 2,153,339 | 39,390,799 | 2.27% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 2,201,352 | 40,583,164 | 2.23% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 2,249,512 | 41,773,871 | 2.19% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 2,297,807 | 42,961,650 | 2.15% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 2,346,190 | 44,145,620 | 2.11% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 2,394,226 | 45,323,685 | 2.05% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 2,441,574 | 46,497,573 | 1.98% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 2,488,931 | 47,667,649 | 1.94% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 2,536,893 | 48,827,503 | 1.93% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 2,585,565 | 49,979,089 | 1.92% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 2,634,701 | 51,129,867 | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 2,683,078 | 52,279,989 | 1.84% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 2,730,136 | 53,429,308 | 1.75% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 2,777,887 | 54,578,046 | 1.75% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 2,826,159 | 55,724,259 | 1.74% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 2,873,929 | 56,872,152 | 1.69% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 2,921,973 | 58,024,713 | 1.67% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 2,969,699 | 59,181,514 | 1.63% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 3,016,537 | 60,345,667 | 1.58% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 3,063,161 | 61,517,965 | 1.55% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 3,109,927 | 62,696,517 | 1.53% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 3,156,704 | 63,880,172 | 1.5% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 3,204,242 | 65,066,344 | 1.51% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 3,251,465 | 66,253,578 | 1.47% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 3,298,563 | 67,438,796 | 1.45% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 3,345,853 | 68,620,844 | 1.43% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 3,392,557 | 69,799,794 | 1.4% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 3,438,597 | 70,976,389 | 1.36% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 404,872 people (a 29.3% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guinea-Bissau gained 501,849 (a 28.1% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2005 and is 146th in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 50.3% to 3,438,597 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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Population differences between Guinea-Bissau and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 64.4 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 24.2 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 20.2 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.84 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 202.8 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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