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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 7.51 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe
2100 4,713,717 37,483,053
2099 4,706,710 37,412,398
2098 4,700,179 37,328,255
2097 4,692,465 37,235,542
2096 4,683,547 37,142,915
2095 4,675,216 37,032,129
2094 4,663,709 36,912,747
2093 4,652,393 36,810,893
2092 4,640,186 36,688,511
2091 4,629,025 36,567,262
2090 4,617,372 36,425,606
2089 4,605,435 36,280,973
2088 4,592,696 36,141,446
2087 4,579,003 35,977,638
2086 4,563,387 35,808,135
2085 4,547,611 35,637,092
2084 4,530,795 35,456,207
2083 4,515,144 35,268,035
2082 4,498,757 35,078,904
2081 4,482,173 34,873,129
2080 4,462,572 34,658,962
2079 4,441,414 34,439,720
2078 4,419,851 34,217,295
2077 4,396,170 33,982,909
2076 4,371,588 33,739,228
2075 4,344,499 33,495,867
2074 4,319,080 33,244,838
2073 4,291,330 32,978,488
2072 4,263,400 32,706,059
2071 4,235,126 32,445,747
2070 4,206,800 32,181,119
2069 4,177,044 31,906,793
2068 4,145,996 31,631,000
2067 4,114,778 31,345,338
2066 4,083,481 31,062,884
2065 4,049,028 30,766,830
2064 4,014,305 30,479,939
2063 3,978,845 30,176,104
2062 3,942,144 29,867,679
2061 3,904,704 29,557,068
2060 3,868,649 29,252,423
2059 3,829,775 28,945,088
2058 3,790,102 28,631,679
2057 3,750,628 28,307,305
2056 3,711,479 27,990,713
2055 3,670,706 27,658,887
2054 3,627,775 27,331,920
2053 3,586,800 26,986,935
2052 3,544,101 26,643,553
2051 3,499,300 26,287,592
2050 3,453,604 25,934,893
2049 3,406,207 25,585,239
2048 3,359,168 25,228,082
2047 3,310,573 24,874,649
2046 3,263,932 24,513,443
2045 3,215,095 24,147,637
2044 3,167,811 23,783,088
2043 3,120,502 23,401,965
2042 3,073,261 23,035,288
2041 3,026,226 22,647,950
2040 2,978,546 22,273,520
2039 2,929,745 21,902,980
2038 2,881,381 21,530,130
2037 2,833,162 21,159,664
2036 2,783,763 20,791,034
2035 2,736,596 20,413,656
2034 2,688,639 20,048,019
2033 2,638,770 19,676,339
2032 2,589,298 19,311,985
2031 2,540,343 18,959,300
2030 2,492,311 18,613,738
2029 2,444,595 18,270,049
2028 2,396,565 17,933,466
2027 2,347,456 17,600,984
2026 2,298,738 17,273,208
2025 2,249,807 16,949,303
2024 2,201,352 16,634,373
2023 2,153,339 16,340,822
2022 2,105,529 16,069,056
2021 2,058,841 15,797,210
2020 2,013,255 15,526,888
2019 1,967,696 15,271,368
2018 1,922,168 15,034,452
2017 1,877,072 14,812,482
2016 1,831,893 14,600,294
2015 1,786,457 14,399,013
2014 1,741,122 14,207,359
2013 1,695,973 14,013,808
2012 1,651,417 13,817,887
2011 1,608,076 13,595,424
2010 1,566,347 13,356,548
2009 1,526,377 13,142,790
2008 1,488,054 12,959,149
2007 1,450,986 12,804,058
2006 1,415,303 12,636,445
2005 1,381,585 12,483,432
2004 1,349,563 12,365,896
2003 1,318,806 12,232,323
2002 1,289,307 12,087,653
2001 1,261,273 11,971,901
2000 1,234,741 11,892,055
1999 1,210,206 11,783,458
1998 1,187,473 11,594,297
1997 1,165,545 11,369,827
1996 1,143,535 11,158,360
1995 1,119,949 10,974,599
1994 1,092,031 10,873,148
1993 1,058,745 10,860,288
1992 1,024,356 10,702,700
1991 994,639 10,404,816
1990 973,669 10,137,281
1989 957,789 9,864,798
1988 942,061 9,583,094
1987 926,862 9,284,644
1986 912,126 8,982,578
1985 897,697 8,686,813
1984 883,519 8,391,488
1983 869,592 8,098,404
1982 855,891 7,796,496
1981 842,432 7,498,635
1980 829,303 7,041,303
1979 819,867 6,647,556
1978 791,694 6,543,575
1977 741,789 6,449,512
1976 694,191 6,287,105
1975 650,966 6,098,658
1974 613,338 5,908,328
1973 592,808 5,720,404
1972 586,620 5,542,445
1971 586,221 5,374,712
1970 584,403 5,215,918
1969 581,610 5,058,181
1968 578,170 4,900,440
1967 569,011 4,748,307
1966 566,908 4,601,217
1965 575,005 4,458,462
1964 588,543 4,320,006
1963 594,418 4,185,877
1962 589,474 4,055,959
1961 582,532 3,930,401
1960 577,633 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe
2100 0.15% 0.19%
2099 0.14% 0.23%
2098 0.16% 0.25%
2097 0.19% 0.25%
2096 0.18% 0.3%
2095 0.25% 0.32%
2094 0.24% 0.28%
2093 0.26% 0.33%
2092 0.24% 0.33%
2091 0.25% 0.39%
2090 0.26% 0.4%
2089 0.28% 0.39%
2088 0.3% 0.46%
2087 0.34% 0.47%
2086 0.35% 0.48%
2085 0.37% 0.51%
2084 0.35% 0.53%
2083 0.36% 0.54%
2082 0.37% 0.59%
2081 0.44% 0.62%
2080 0.48% 0.64%
2079 0.49% 0.65%
2078 0.54% 0.69%
2077 0.56% 0.72%
2076 0.62% 0.73%
2075 0.59% 0.76%
2074 0.65% 0.81%
2073 0.66% 0.83%
2072 0.67% 0.8%
2071 0.67% 0.82%
2070 0.71% 0.86%
2069 0.75% 0.87%
2068 0.76% 0.91%
2067 0.77% 0.91%
2066 0.85% 0.96%
2065 0.86% 0.94%
2064 0.89% 1.01%
2063 0.93% 1.03%
2062 0.96% 1.05%
2061 0.93% 1.04%
2060 1.02% 1.06%
2059 1.05% 1.09%
2058 1.05% 1.15%
2057 1.05% 1.13%
2056 1.11% 1.2%
2055 1.18% 1.2%
2054 1.14% 1.28%
2053 1.2% 1.29%
2052 1.28% 1.35%
2051 1.32% 1.36%
2050 1.39% 1.37%
2049 1.4% 1.42%
2048 1.47% 1.42%
2047 1.43% 1.47%
2046 1.52% 1.51%
2045 1.49% 1.53%
2044 1.52% 1.63%
2043 1.54% 1.59%
2042 1.55% 1.71%
2041 1.6% 1.68%
2040 1.67% 1.69%
2039 1.68% 1.73%
2038 1.7% 1.75%
2037 1.77% 1.77%
2036 1.72% 1.85%
2035 1.78% 1.82%
2034 1.89% 1.89%
2033 1.91% 1.89%
2032 1.93% 1.86%
2031 1.93% 1.86%
2030 1.95% 1.88%
2029 2% 1.88%
2028 2.09% 1.89%
2027 2.12% 1.9%
2026 2.17% 1.91%
2025 2.2% 1.89%
2024 2.23% 1.8%
2023 2.27% 1.69%
2022 2.27% 1.72%
2021 2.26% 1.74%
2020 2.32% 1.67%
2019 2.37% 1.58%
2018 2.4% 1.5%
2017 2.47% 1.45%
2016 2.54% 1.4%
2015 2.6% 1.35%
2014 2.66% 1.38%
2013 2.7% 1.42%
2012 2.7% 1.64%
2011 2.66% 1.79%
2010 2.62% 1.63%
2009 2.58% 1.42%
2008 2.55% 1.21%
2007 2.52% 1.33%
2006 2.44% 1.23%
2005 2.37% 0.95%
2004 2.33% 1.09%
2003 2.29% 1.2%
2002 2.22% 0.97%
2001 2.15% 0.67%
2000 2.03% 0.92%
1999 1.91% 1.63%
1998 1.88% 1.97%
1997 1.92% 1.9%
1996 2.11% 1.67%
1995 2.56% 0.93%
1994 3.14% 0.12%
1993 3.36% 1.47%
1992 2.99% 2.86%
1991 2.15% 2.64%
1990 1.66% 2.76%
1989 1.67% 2.94%
1988 1.64% 3.21%
1987 1.62% 3.36%
1986 1.61% 3.4%
1985 1.6% 3.52%
1984 1.6% 3.62%
1983 1.6% 3.87%
1982 1.6% 3.97%
1981 1.58% 6.49%
1980 1.15% 5.92%
1979 3.56% 1.59%
1978 6.73% 1.46%
1977 6.86% 2.58%
1976 6.64% 3.09%
1975 6.13% 3.22%
1974 3.46% 3.29%
1973 1.05% 3.21%
1972 0.07% 3.12%
1971 0.31% 3.04%
1970 0.48% 3.12%
1969 0.59% 3.22%
1968 1.61% 3.2%
1967 0.37% 3.2%
1966 -1.41% 3.2%
1965 -2.3% 3.2%
1964 -0.99% 3.2%
1963 0.84% 3.2%
1962 1.19% 3.19%
1961 0.85% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe
Current population
2311915
17361868
Population rank 146/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.21%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +804
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 60/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 -54,555
Net migration rank 96/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - -54,555
2024 - -1,712 - -60,528
2023 49,498 -1,400 372,505 -97,380
2022 48,920 -1,400 371,243 -102,828
2021 47,242 -1,395 349,908 -74,623
2020 46,718 -1,394 354,790 -89,440
2019 47,196 -1,395 348,798 -103,107
2018 46,659 -1,396 345,883 -117,758
2017 46,318 -1,398 344,035 -128,241
2016 46,814 -1,392 348,772 -140,181
2015 46,846 -1,393 356,203 -162,220
2014 46,615 -1,393 366,350 -177,029
2013 46,472 -1,395 374,757 -176,972
2012 45,480 -1,442 371,135 -177,061
2011 44,405 -1,760 359,572 -108,714
2010 43,067 -2,257 335,570 -108,671
2009 41,950 -2,821 309,316 -108,689
2008 40,841 -3,313 280,527 -113,858
2007 40,288 -3,676 261,805 -118,299
2006 38,886 -4,142 248,963 -57,257
2005 37,347 -4,662 248,545 -134,212
2004 36,495 -5,144 248,307 -127,550
2003 35,649 -5,487 243,057 -96,667
2002 34,561 -5,712 244,170 -101,212
2001 33,461 -6,239 227,909 -139,361
2000 32,816 -6,971 236,343 -165,181
1999 30,916 -7,686 232,393 -86,343
1998 30,390 -8,163 225,614 6,645
1997 29,792 -8,176 216,288 395
1996 29,778 -7,369 205,269 978
1995 29,142 -4,376 206,695 -45,428
1994 27,895 3,174 216,343 -174,723
1993 26,943 8,562 228,045 -243,947
1992 25,747 7,531 255,291 75,788
1991 24,527 1,621 260,943 3,749
1990 23,936 -8,151 265,444 4,948
1989 24,286 -8,296 270,838 3,736
1988 23,940 -8,473 277,498 11,327
1987 23,549 -8,622 286,766 21,308
1986 23,301 -8,748 289,894 6,154
1985 23,116 -8,812 290,756 4,718
1984 22,861 -8,812 290,052 5,124
1983 22,542 -8,729 286,545 4,456
1982 22,131 -8,539 279,934 32,899
1981 21,611 -8,291 271,361 11,523
1980 21,024 -8,086 241,179 390,593
1979 19,736 -13,801 223,657 -67,937
1978 17,468 32,936 222,979 -170,727
1977 15,484 33,922 225,139 -89,270
1976 13,688 32,113 221,419 -32,495
1975 11,998 28,645 216,947 -28,988
1974 10,321 24,290 208,806 -16,105
1973 8,430 -1,985 201,885 -18,733
1972 7,911 -1,985 193,725 -20,959
1971 8,183 -13,302 185,427 -22,719
1970 7,632 1,123 178,979 -24,102
1969 7,857 -11,033 172,626 -12,028
1968 7,289 2,769 166,865 -11,997
1967 6,742 1,516 161,205 -11,814
1966 6,955 -11,006 156,014 -11,211
1965 7,789 -19,928 151,164 -10,465
1964 8,989 -23,936 145,848 -9,631
1963 9,190 -5,993 140,984 -8,936
1962 10,662 -3,960 136,317 -8,529
1961 10,756 -3,575 131,531 -8,204
1960 10,618 -8,007 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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