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

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The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,249,515 in 2025 vs 16,950,795 people in Zimbabwe in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,323,460 people compared to 17,443,108 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 +2.36% per year vs +1.62% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.32M (64.2% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (38% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe
2100 4,713,104 37,486,352
2099 4,706,098 37,415,690
2098 4,699,568 37,331,540
2097 4,691,855 37,238,819
2096 4,682,938 37,146,184
2095 4,674,608 37,035,388
2094 4,663,103 36,915,996
2093 4,651,788 36,814,133
2092 4,639,582 36,691,740
2091 4,628,423 36,570,481
2090 4,616,772 36,428,812
2089 4,604,837 36,284,166
2088 4,592,099 36,144,627
2087 4,578,407 35,980,805
2086 4,562,793 35,811,286
2085 4,547,020 35,640,228
2084 4,530,206 35,459,328
2083 4,514,557 35,271,139
2082 4,498,172 35,081,992
2081 4,481,590 34,876,198
2080 4,461,992 34,662,013
2079 4,440,836 34,442,751
2078 4,419,277 34,220,306
2077 4,395,599 33,985,899
2076 4,371,019 33,742,198
2075 4,343,934 33,498,815
2074 4,318,519 33,247,764
2073 4,290,772 32,981,390
2072 4,262,846 32,708,937
2071 4,234,576 32,448,602
2070 4,206,253 32,183,952
2069 4,176,501 31,909,601
2068 4,145,457 31,633,783
2067 4,114,243 31,348,096
2066 4,082,951 31,065,618
2065 4,048,502 30,769,538
2064 4,013,784 30,482,622
2063 3,978,328 30,178,760
2062 3,941,631 29,870,308
2061 3,904,197 29,559,670
2060 3,868,146 29,254,998
2059 3,829,277 28,947,636
2058 3,789,609 28,634,199
2057 3,750,140 28,309,796
2056 3,710,996 27,993,176
2055 3,670,229 27,661,321
2054 3,627,303 27,334,325
2053 3,586,333 26,989,310
2052 3,543,640 26,645,898
2051 3,498,845 26,289,905
2050 3,453,155 25,937,176
2049 3,405,764 25,587,491
2048 3,358,731 25,230,302
2047 3,310,142 24,876,838
2046 3,263,507 24,515,600
2045 3,214,677 24,149,762
2044 3,167,400 23,785,181
2043 3,120,097 23,404,024
2042 3,072,862 23,037,316
2041 3,025,833 22,649,943
2040 2,978,159 22,275,480
2039 2,929,364 21,904,908
2038 2,881,007 21,532,024
2037 2,832,794 21,161,527
2036 2,783,401 20,792,863
2035 2,736,240 20,415,452
2034 2,688,290 20,049,783
2033 2,638,427 19,678,070
2032 2,588,961 19,313,685
2031 2,540,013 18,960,968
2030 2,491,987 18,615,376
2029 2,444,278 18,271,657
2028 2,396,253 17,935,044
2027 2,347,151 17,602,533
2026 2,298,439 17,274,728
2025 2,249,515 16,950,795
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,842,814 people (a 19.5% 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 48.6% to 3,453,155 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 48.7% to 25,937,176 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 2.19% 1.9%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.19%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe
Current population
2323460
17443108
Population rank 146/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.21%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
1.67 minutes
One birth every
8.08 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
34.1 minutes
4.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +867
Annual growth/decline +48,163 +316,422
Annual growth/decline rate +2.19% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 53/197
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 49,642 -1,712 372,494 -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 2026-07-08).

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 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people). In Zimbabwe 76.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,564,631 people) and 23.2% is from migration (a loss of 1,076,306 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 (1960–2025, 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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