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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea was 14,754,785 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea's population is 15,546,235 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 6.72 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea is ranked the 75th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.19% for Guinea vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea has had an average growth rate of +2.54% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea has increased from 9.44M people to 15.5M (64.7% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea Guinea-Bissau
2100 32,376,229 4,713,717
2099 32,347,865 4,706,710
2098 32,314,004 4,700,179
2097 32,276,347 4,692,465
2096 32,235,495 4,683,547
2095 32,192,977 4,675,216
2094 32,140,512 4,663,709
2093 32,082,262 4,652,393
2092 32,016,043 4,640,186
2091 31,950,972 4,629,025
2090 31,877,383 4,617,372
2089 31,796,200 4,605,435
2088 31,706,914 4,592,696
2087 31,616,297 4,579,003
2086 31,513,784 4,563,387
2085 31,397,618 4,547,611
2084 31,278,121 4,530,795
2083 31,149,657 4,515,144
2082 31,018,417 4,498,757
2081 30,874,294 4,482,173
2080 30,732,838 4,462,572
2079 30,578,815 4,441,414
2078 30,422,788 4,419,851
2077 30,262,797 4,396,170
2076 30,093,594 4,371,588
2075 29,912,683 4,344,499
2074 29,730,771 4,319,080
2073 29,543,355 4,291,330
2072 29,350,201 4,263,400
2071 29,147,256 4,235,126
2070 28,940,409 4,206,800
2069 28,724,140 4,177,044
2068 28,502,451 4,145,996
2067 28,273,692 4,114,778
2066 28,038,741 4,083,481
2065 27,799,894 4,049,028
2064 27,554,829 4,014,305
2063 27,300,055 3,978,845
2062 27,040,837 3,942,144
2061 26,777,235 3,904,704
2060 26,512,111 3,868,649
2059 26,236,871 3,829,775
2058 25,952,601 3,790,102
2057 25,667,399 3,750,628
2056 25,375,302 3,711,479
2055 25,076,744 3,670,706
2054 24,776,691 3,627,775
2053 24,464,996 3,586,800
2052 24,154,455 3,544,101
2051 23,840,942 3,499,300
2050 23,524,366 3,453,604
2049 23,209,588 3,406,207
2048 22,891,820 3,359,168
2047 22,568,175 3,310,573
2046 22,241,327 3,263,932
2045 21,911,584 3,215,095
2044 21,583,213 3,167,811
2043 21,246,672 3,120,502
2042 20,909,610 3,073,261
2041 20,571,500 3,026,226
2040 20,229,061 2,978,546
2039 19,889,710 2,929,745
2038 19,552,134 2,881,381
2037 19,214,553 2,833,162
2036 18,874,400 2,783,763
2035 18,536,891 2,736,596
2034 18,203,307 2,688,639
2033 17,864,588 2,638,770
2032 17,522,696 2,589,298
2031 17,180,034 2,540,343
2030 16,833,632 2,492,311
2029 16,491,163 2,444,595
2028 16,145,186 2,396,565
2027 15,798,054 2,347,456
2026 15,452,864 2,298,738
2025 15,105,390 2,249,807
2024 14,754,785 2,201,352
2023 14,405,468 2,153,339
2022 14,055,137 2,105,529
2021 13,710,513 2,058,841
2020 13,371,183 2,013,255
2019 13,034,346 1,967,696
2018 12,704,774 1,922,168
2017 12,385,659 1,877,072
2016 12,073,030 1,831,893
2015 11,767,070 1,786,457
2014 11,472,924 1,741,122
2013 11,191,873 1,695,973
2012 10,921,581 1,651,417
2011 10,656,810 1,608,076
2010 10,396,086 1,566,347
2009 10,143,534 1,526,377
2008 9,898,870 1,488,054
2007 9,662,281 1,450,986
2006 9,441,171 1,415,303
2005 9,245,844 1,381,585
2004 9,062,726 1,349,563
2003 8,870,781 1,318,806
2002 8,674,066 1,289,307
2001 8,539,960 1,261,273
2000 8,428,832 1,234,741
1999 8,265,123 1,210,206
1998 8,081,990 1,187,473
1997 7,931,370 1,165,545
1996 7,770,035 1,143,535
1995 7,553,249 1,119,949
1994 7,345,107 1,092,031
1993 7,128,177 1,058,745
1992 6,914,366 1,024,356
1991 6,697,166 994,639
1990 6,434,374 973,669
1989 6,215,811 957,789
1988 6,056,574 942,061
1987 5,900,198 926,862
1986 5,750,668 912,126
1985 5,610,373 897,697
1984 5,480,096 883,519
1983 5,359,814 869,592
1982 5,247,672 855,891
1981 5,143,288 842,432
1980 5,047,419 829,303
1979 4,959,283 819,867
1978 4,877,854 791,694
1977 4,801,128 741,789
1976 4,727,022 694,191
1975 4,653,876 650,966
1974 4,580,510 613,338
1973 4,506,324 592,808
1972 4,431,292 586,620
1971 4,355,200 586,221
1970 4,277,535 584,403
1969 4,198,300 581,610
1968 4,118,550 578,170
1967 4,040,153 569,011
1966 3,964,155 566,908
1965 3,890,716 575,005
1964 3,819,722 588,543
1963 3,750,954 594,418
1962 3,684,273 589,474
1961 3,619,551 582,532
1960 3,556,749 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea increased by 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea gained 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Guinea was ranked 84th most populous country in 2006 and is 75th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea's population will grow by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people with a rank change from 75th to 71st. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea Guinea-Bissau
2100 0.09% 0.15%
2099 0.1% 0.14%
2098 0.12% 0.16%
2097 0.13% 0.19%
2096 0.13% 0.18%
2095 0.16% 0.25%
2094 0.18% 0.24%
2093 0.21% 0.26%
2092 0.2% 0.24%
2091 0.23% 0.25%
2090 0.26% 0.26%
2089 0.28% 0.28%
2088 0.29% 0.3%
2087 0.33% 0.34%
2086 0.37% 0.35%
2085 0.38% 0.37%
2084 0.41% 0.35%
2083 0.42% 0.36%
2082 0.47% 0.37%
2081 0.46% 0.44%
2080 0.5% 0.48%
2079 0.51% 0.49%
2078 0.53% 0.54%
2077 0.56% 0.56%
2076 0.6% 0.62%
2075 0.61% 0.59%
2074 0.63% 0.65%
2073 0.66% 0.66%
2072 0.7% 0.67%
2071 0.71% 0.67%
2070 0.75% 0.71%
2069 0.78% 0.75%
2068 0.81% 0.76%
2067 0.84% 0.77%
2066 0.86% 0.85%
2065 0.89% 0.86%
2064 0.93% 0.89%
2063 0.96% 0.93%
2062 0.98% 0.96%
2061 1% 0.93%
2060 1.05% 1.02%
2059 1.1% 1.05%
2058 1.11% 1.05%
2057 1.15% 1.05%
2056 1.19% 1.11%
2055 1.21% 1.18%
2054 1.27% 1.14%
2053 1.29% 1.2%
2052 1.32% 1.28%
2051 1.35% 1.32%
2050 1.36% 1.39%
2049 1.39% 1.4%
2048 1.43% 1.47%
2047 1.47% 1.43%
2046 1.5% 1.52%
2045 1.52% 1.49%
2044 1.58% 1.52%
2043 1.61% 1.54%
2042 1.64% 1.55%
2041 1.69% 1.6%
2040 1.71% 1.67%
2039 1.73% 1.68%
2038 1.76% 1.7%
2037 1.8% 1.77%
2036 1.82% 1.72%
2035 1.83% 1.78%
2034 1.9% 1.89%
2033 1.95% 1.91%
2032 1.99% 1.93%
2031 2.06% 1.93%
2030 2.08% 1.95%
2029 2.14% 2%
2028 2.2% 2.09%
2027 2.23% 2.12%
2026 2.3% 2.17%
2025 2.38% 2.2%
2024 2.42% 2.23%
2023 2.49% 2.27%
2022 2.51% 2.27%
2021 2.54% 2.26%
2020 2.58% 2.32%
2019 2.59% 2.37%
2018 2.58% 2.4%
2017 2.59% 2.47%
2016 2.6% 2.54%
2015 2.56% 2.6%
2014 2.51% 2.66%
2013 2.47% 2.7%
2012 2.48% 2.7%
2011 2.51% 2.66%
2010 2.49% 2.62%
2009 2.47% 2.58%
2008 2.45% 2.55%
2007 2.34% 2.52%
2006 2.11% 2.44%
2005 2.02% 2.37%
2004 2.16% 2.33%
2003 2.27% 2.29%
2002 1.57% 2.22%
2001 1.32% 2.15%
2000 1.98% 2.03%
1999 2.27% 1.91%
1998 1.9% 1.88%
1997 2.08% 1.92%
1996 2.87% 2.11%
1995 2.83% 2.56%
1994 3.04% 3.14%
1993 3.09% 3.36%
1992 3.24% 2.99%
1991 4.08% 2.15%
1990 3.52% 1.66%
1989 2.63% 1.67%
1988 2.65% 1.64%
1987 2.6% 1.62%
1986 2.5% 1.61%
1985 2.38% 1.6%
1984 2.24% 1.6%
1983 2.14% 1.6%
1982 2.03% 1.6%
1981 1.9% 1.58%
1980 1.78% 1.15%
1979 1.67% 3.56%
1978 1.6% 6.73%
1977 1.57% 6.86%
1976 1.57% 6.64%
1975 1.6% 6.13%
1974 1.65% 3.46%
1973 1.69% 1.05%
1972 1.75% 0.07%
1971 1.82% 0.31%
1970 1.89% 0.48%
1969 1.94% 0.59%
1968 1.94% 1.61%
1967 1.92% 0.37%
1966 1.89% -1.41%
1965 1.86% -2.3%
1964 1.83% -0.99%
1963 1.81% 0.84%
1962 1.79% 1.19%
1961 1.77% 0.85%

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea grew by 2.42%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Guinea Guinea-Bissau
Current population
15546235
2311915
Population rank 75/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.19% 0.03%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
1.08 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
4 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +957 +132
Annual growth/decline +349,317 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +2.42% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 42/197
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -16,282 -1,373
Net migration rank 147/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 117,416 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 125/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 159/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,282 - -1,373
2024 - -12,024 - -1,712
2023 356,147 -3,997 49,498 -1,400
2022 352,517 -3,997 48,920 -1,400
2021 345,121 -4,373 47,242 -1,395
2020 342,289 -4,365 46,718 -1,394
2019 338,984 -3,240 47,196 -1,395
2018 332,585 -9,187 46,659 -1,396
2017 328,542 -13,718 46,318 -1,398
2016 324,608 -14,189 46,814 -1,392
2015 316,604 -15,117 46,846 -1,393
2014 309,539 -22,741 46,615 -1,393
2013 304,430 -29,136 46,472 -1,395
2012 298,094 -32,808 45,480 -1,442
2011 293,318 -29,069 44,405 -1,760
2010 288,512 -31,327 43,067 -2,257
2009 281,920 -34,007 41,950 -2,821
2008 274,327 -32,925 40,841 -3,313
2007 266,070 -34,311 40,288 -3,676
2006 258,518 -48,078 38,886 -4,142
2005 251,209 -71,015 37,347 -4,662
2004 242,075 -56,036 36,495 -5,144
2003 234,774 -36,934 35,649 -5,487
2002 229,022 -33,450 34,561 -5,712
2001 227,642 -155,020 33,461 -6,239
2000 227,081 -77,450 32,816 -6,971
1999 223,968 -46,183 30,916 -7,686
1998 219,385 -30,903 30,390 -8,163
1997 220,373 -107,614 29,792 -8,176
1996 214,896 -4,973 29,778 -7,369
1995 205,644 18,021 29,142 -4,376
1994 201,439 -8,826 27,895 3,174
1993 195,612 45,616 26,943 8,562
1992 189,682 -3,285 25,747 7,531
1991 181,299 66,718 24,527 1,621
1990 169,926 107,641 23,936 -8,151
1989 164,707 -5,150 24,286 -8,296
1988 159,566 -637 23,940 -8,473
1987 154,178 -350 23,549 -8,622
1986 148,137 -2,900 23,301 -8,748
1985 142,313 -6,965 23,116 -8,812
1984 136,640 -11,439 22,861 -8,812
1983 130,629 -15,265 22,542 -8,729
1982 126,831 -17,920 22,131 -8,539
1981 121,223 -21,367 21,611 -8,291
1980 117,186 -25,287 21,024 -8,086
1979 113,141 -28,770 19,736 -13,801
1978 109,415 -30,933 17,468 32,936
1977 105,990 -31,004 15,484 33,922
1976 102,449 -29,220 13,688 32,113
1975 99,267 -26,221 11,998 28,645
1974 96,315 -22,637 10,321 24,290
1973 93,764 -19,065 8,430 -1,985
1972 91,147 -15,782 7,911 -1,985
1971 88,358 -11,543 8,183 -13,302
1970 85,418 -6,906 7,632 1,123
1969 82,799 -2,844 7,857 -11,033
1968 79,892 -345 7,289 2,769
1967 77,251 0 6,742 1,516
1966 74,748 0 6,955 -11,006
1965 72,134 0 7,789 -19,928
1964 69,848 0 8,989 -23,936
1963 67,690 0 9,190 -5,993
1962 65,672 0 10,662 -3,960
1961 63,766 0 10,756 -3,575
1960 61,848 0 10,618 -8,007

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 97.2% of the population change in Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people). In Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 117,416 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Guinea, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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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