Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Guinea-Bissau
1.74 million people
in 2050
Namibia
1.82 million people
in 2050
Guinea-Bissau rank
104th
Namibia rank
102nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.82 million people against 1.74 million people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 81,130 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 104th and Namibia ranks 102nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 42,620 people | 93,535 people | 50,915 people | Namibia |
| 1100s | 48,709 people | 100,463 people | 51,754 people | Namibia |
| 1200s | 55,666 people | 107,900 people | 52,234 people | Namibia |
| 1300s | 63,613 people | 115,880 people | 52,267 people | Namibia |
| 1400s | 72,683 people | 124,423 people | 51,740 people | Namibia |
| 1500s | 83,006 people | 133,506 people | 50,500 people | Namibia |
| 1600s | 94,660 people | 142,968 people | 48,308 people | Namibia |
| 1700s | 107,482 people | 152,179 people | 44,697 people | Namibia |
| 1710s | 109,005 people | 158,714 people | 49,709 people | Namibia |
| 1720s | 110,642 people | 165,600 people | 54,958 people | Namibia |
| 1730s | 112,371 people | 172,790 people | 60,419 people | Namibia |
| 1740s | 114,202 people | 180,294 people | 66,092 people | Namibia |
| 1750s | 116,145 people | 188,124 people | 71,979 people | Namibia |
| 1760s | 118,215 people | 196,291 people | 78,076 people | Namibia |
| 1770s | 120,426 people | 204,805 people | 84,379 people | Namibia |
| 1780s | 122,798 people | 213,677 people | 90,879 people | Namibia |
| 1790s | 125,354 people | 222,915 people | 97,561 people | Namibia |
| 1800s | 128,121 people | 232,530 people | 104,409 people | Namibia |
| 1810s | 131,133 people | 242,528 people | 111,395 people | Namibia |
| 1820s | 134,434 people | 252,915 people | 118,481 people | Namibia |
| 1830s | 138,078 people | 263,696 people | 125,618 people | Namibia |
| 1840s | 142,137 people | 274,873 people | 132,736 people | Namibia |
| 1850s | 146,705 people | 286,445 people | 139,740 people | Namibia |
| 1860s | 151,910 people | 298,408 people | 146,498 people | Namibia |
| 1870s | 157,932 people | 310,754 people | 152,822 people | Namibia |
| 1880s | 165,033 people | 323,470 people | 158,437 people | Namibia |
| 1890s | 173,608 people | 336,537 people | 162,929 people | Namibia |
| 1900s | 184,296 people | 349,929 people | 165,633 people | Namibia |
| 1910s | 198,210 people | 363,614 people | 165,404 people | Namibia |
| 1920s | 217,510 people | 377,546 people | 160,036 people | Namibia |
| 1930s | 247,169 people | 391,671 people | 144,502 people | Namibia |
| 1940s | 302,592 people | 405,920 people | 103,328 people | Namibia |
| 1950s | 495,568 people | 440,240 people | 55,329 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 497,611 people | 497,660 people | 48.4 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 561,257 people | 646,676 people | 85,419 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 679,675 people | 811,418 people | 131,742 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 717,272 people | 1.12 million people | 404,408 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 846,258 people | 1.24 million people | 396,500 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.02 million people | 1.29 million people | 267,964 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.20 million people | 1.50 million people | 307,475 people | Namibia |
| 2030s | 1.39 million people | 1.64 million people | 250,401 people | Namibia |
| 2040s | 1.62 million people | 1.76 million people | 142,127 people | Namibia |
| 2050s | 1.74 million people | 1.82 million people | 81,130 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Guinea-Bissau or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.82 million people against 1.74 million people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
- 81,130 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Namibia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 104th and Namibia ranks 102nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.