Guinea-Bissau vs Paraguay: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Guinea-Bissau
1.74 million people
in 2050
Paraguay
1.84 million people
in 2050
Guinea-Bissau rank
104th
Paraguay rank
101st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.84 million people against 1.74 million people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 97,800 people.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 104th and Paraguay ranks 101st of 238 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 42,620 people | 99,998 people | 57,378 people | Paraguay |
| 1100s | 48,709 people | 119,994 people | 71,285 people | Paraguay |
| 1200s | 55,666 people | 139,980 people | 84,314 people | Paraguay |
| 1300s | 63,613 people | 159,932 people | 96,319 people | Paraguay |
| 1400s | 72,683 people | 179,770 people | 107,087 people | Paraguay |
| 1500s | 83,006 people | 199,232 people | 116,226 people | Paraguay |
| 1600s | 94,660 people | 197,695 people | 103,035 people | Paraguay |
| 1700s | 107,482 people | 193,086 people | 85,604 people | Paraguay |
| 1710s | 109,005 people | 201,821 people | 92,816 people | Paraguay |
| 1720s | 110,642 people | 210,616 people | 99,974 people | Paraguay |
| 1730s | 112,371 people | 219,255 people | 106,884 people | Paraguay |
| 1740s | 114,202 people | 227,720 people | 113,518 people | Paraguay |
| 1750s | 116,145 people | 235,990 people | 119,845 people | Paraguay |
| 1760s | 118,215 people | 244,042 people | 125,827 people | Paraguay |
| 1770s | 120,426 people | 251,850 people | 131,424 people | Paraguay |
| 1780s | 122,798 people | 259,385 people | 136,587 people | Paraguay |
| 1790s | 125,354 people | 266,615 people | 141,261 people | Paraguay |
| 1800s | 128,121 people | 273,505 people | 145,384 people | Paraguay |
| 1810s | 131,133 people | 307,112 people | 175,979 people | Paraguay |
| 1820s | 134,434 people | 339,743 people | 205,309 people | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 138,078 people | 371,268 people | 233,190 people | Paraguay |
| 1840s | 142,137 people | 401,543 people | 259,406 people | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 146,705 people | 430,408 people | 283,703 people | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 151,910 people | 440,732 people | 288,822 people | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 157,932 people | 449,844 people | 291,912 people | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 165,033 people | 457,600 people | 292,567 people | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 173,608 people | 463,842 people | 290,234 people | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 184,296 people | 468,393 people | 284,097 people | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 198,210 people | 588,551 people | 390,341 people | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 217,510 people | 699,523 people | 482,013 people | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 247,169 people | 800,055 people | 552,886 people | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 302,592 people | 888,734 people | 586,142 people | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 495,568 people | 1.08 million people | 588,159 people | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 497,611 people | 1.34 million people | 844,890 people | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 561,257 people | 1.64 million people | 1.08 million people | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 679,675 people | 1.90 million people | 1.22 million people | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 717,272 people | 2.09 million people | 1.37 million people | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 846,258 people | 2.23 million people | 1.39 million people | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.02 million people | 2.35 million people | 1.33 million people | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.20 million people | 2.10 million people | 902,722 people | Paraguay |
| 2030s | 1.39 million people | 1.94 million people | 543,292 people | Paraguay |
| 2040s | 1.62 million people | 1.84 million people | 220,370 people | Paraguay |
| 2050s | 1.74 million people | 1.84 million people | 97,800 people | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.84 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 Paraguay?
- 97,800 people, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Paraguay?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Paraguay rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 104th and Paraguay ranks 101st 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.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.