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Population in Albania compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 1,938,431 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 2,008,950 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Albania's population is 1.16 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +3.01% in Equatorial Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2.01M (102.9% growth).

Albania vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Equatorial Guinea
2100 1,007,401 5,052,131
2099 1,020,801 5,029,652
2098 1,034,604 5,006,084
2097 1,048,803 4,982,012
2096 1,063,434 4,957,949
2095 1,078,498 4,932,205
2094 1,094,070 4,904,343
2093 1,110,138 4,876,701
2092 1,126,699 4,848,908
2091 1,143,691 4,822,809
2090 1,161,098 4,795,108
2089 1,178,925 4,764,284
2088 1,197,085 4,733,165
2087 1,215,294 4,702,620
2086 1,233,850 4,672,149
2085 1,252,611 4,641,070
2084 1,271,550 4,606,158
2083 1,290,612 4,573,271
2082 1,309,713 4,539,781
2081 1,328,652 4,504,490
2080 1,347,569 4,468,448
2079 1,366,124 4,429,954
2078 1,384,697 4,392,051
2077 1,403,421 4,353,283
2076 1,421,800 4,311,896
2075 1,440,364 4,270,301
2074 1,459,118 4,229,407
2073 1,477,286 4,188,677
2072 1,495,509 4,147,163
2071 1,513,666 4,106,058
2070 1,531,671 4,063,448
2069 1,549,614 4,020,982
2068 1,567,665 3,980,402
2067 1,585,847 3,938,530
2066 1,603,642 3,895,974
2065 1,621,885 3,851,911
2064 1,640,153 3,807,263
2063 1,658,561 3,763,880
2062 1,676,857 3,720,515
2061 1,695,153 3,676,341
2060 1,713,670 3,631,498
2059 1,732,288 3,585,230
2058 1,750,766 3,537,155
2057 1,769,493 3,490,505
2056 1,788,106 3,443,649
2055 1,807,040 3,395,823
2054 1,826,070 3,347,521
2053 1,845,139 3,299,880
2052 1,864,095 3,252,101
2051 1,882,592 3,204,837
2050 1,901,517 3,158,169
2049 1,920,402 3,111,550
2048 1,939,175 3,064,766
2047 1,957,603 3,018,583
2046 1,976,486 2,970,723
2045 1,995,320 2,921,709
2044 2,013,616 2,872,120
2043 2,032,321 2,823,047
2042 2,050,944 2,772,948
2041 2,069,916 2,723,274
2040 2,088,692 2,671,956
2039 2,107,936 2,621,748
2038 2,126,229 2,569,597
2037 2,144,493 2,518,735
2036 2,162,466 2,468,255
2035 2,179,783 2,418,303
2034 2,197,495 2,368,234
2033 2,214,803 2,319,422
2032 2,231,467 2,269,119
2031 2,248,104 2,220,354
2030 2,265,270 2,172,696
2029 2,281,932 2,125,745
2028 2,298,632 2,078,701
2027 2,314,980 2,031,611
2026 2,332,078 1,985,016
2025 2,349,580 1,938,431
2024 2,377,128 1,892,516
2023 2,411,658 1,847,549
2022 2,451,636 1,803,545
2021 2,489,762 1,758,786
2020 2,528,480 1,716,468
2019 2,567,801 1,670,177
2018 2,607,733 1,616,422
2017 2,648,285 1,562,396
2016 2,689,469 1,508,186
2015 2,731,293 1,453,923
2014 2,773,767 1,399,828
2013 2,816,902 1,346,218
2012 2,860,708 1,293,483
2011 2,905,195 1,241,835
2010 2,913,021 1,189,085
2009 2,927,519 1,135,673
2008 2,947,314 1,084,530
2007 2,970,017 1,036,044
2006 2,992,547 990,343
2005 3,011,487 947,367
2004 3,026,939 899,917
2003 3,039,616 847,862
2002 3,051,010 797,957
2001 3,060,173 749,836
2000 3,089,027 703,279
1999 3,108,778 667,214
1998 3,128,530 641,474
1997 3,148,281 616,893
1996 3,168,033 593,492
1995 3,187,784 571,264
1994 3,207,536 550,138
1993 3,227,287 530,023
1992 3,247,039 510,770
1991 3,266,790 492,217
1990 3,286,542 474,274
1989 3,227,943 456,808
1988 3,142,336 439,651
1987 3,083,605 422,522
1986 3,022,635 404,728
1985 2,964,762 385,547
1984 2,904,429 364,899
1983 2,843,960 343,421
1982 2,784,278 322,216
1981 2,726,056 303,252
1980 2,671,997 288,644
1979 2,617,832 279,846
1978 2,566,266 276,531
1977 2,513,546 276,779
1976 2,458,526 281,031
1975 2,404,831 287,901
1974 2,350,124 294,953
1973 2,296,752 302,281
1972 2,243,126 309,468
1971 2,187,853 315,940
1970 2,135,479 320,803
1969 2,081,695 322,517
1968 2,022,272 318,849
1967 1,965,598 311,805
1966 1,914,573 304,859
1965 1,864,791 298,238
1964 1,814,135 291,942
1963 1,762,621 285,965
1962 1,711,319 280,286
1961 1,659,800 274,896
1960 1,608,800 269,807

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/albania/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,901,517 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 57.2% to 3,158,169 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Equatorial Guinea
2100 -1.31% 0.45%
2099 -1.33% 0.47%
2098 -1.35% 0.48%
2097 -1.38% 0.49%
2096 -1.4% 0.52%
2095 -1.42% 0.57%
2094 -1.45% 0.57%
2093 -1.47% 0.57%
2092 -1.49% 0.54%
2091 -1.5% 0.58%
2090 -1.51% 0.65%
2089 -1.52% 0.66%
2088 -1.5% 0.65%
2087 -1.5% 0.65%
2086 -1.5% 0.67%
2085 -1.49% 0.76%
2084 -1.48% 0.72%
2083 -1.46% 0.74%
2082 -1.43% 0.78%
2081 -1.4% 0.81%
2080 -1.36% 0.87%
2079 -1.34% 0.86%
2078 -1.33% 0.89%
2077 -1.29% 0.96%
2076 -1.29% 0.97%
2075 -1.29% 0.97%
2074 -1.23% 0.97%
2073 -1.22% 1%
2072 -1.2% 1%
2071 -1.18% 1.05%
2070 -1.16% 1.06%
2069 -1.15% 1.02%
2068 -1.15% 1.06%
2067 -1.11% 1.09%
2066 -1.12% 1.14%
2065 -1.11% 1.17%
2064 -1.11% 1.15%
2063 -1.09% 1.17%
2062 -1.08% 1.2%
2061 -1.08% 1.23%
2060 -1.07% 1.29%
2059 -1.06% 1.36%
2058 -1.06% 1.34%
2057 -1.04% 1.36%
2056 -1.05% 1.41%
2055 -1.04% 1.44%
2054 -1.03% 1.44%
2053 -1.02% 1.47%
2052 -0.98% 1.47%
2051 -1% 1.48%
2050 -0.98% 1.5%
2049 -0.97% 1.53%
2048 -0.94% 1.53%
2047 -0.96% 1.61%
2046 -0.94% 1.68%
2045 -0.91% 1.73%
2044 -0.92% 1.74%
2043 -0.91% 1.81%
2042 -0.92% 1.82%
2041 -0.9% 1.92%
2040 -0.91% 1.92%
2039 -0.86% 2.03%
2038 -0.85% 2.02%
2037 -0.83% 2.05%
2036 -0.79% 2.07%
2035 -0.81% 2.11%
2034 -0.78% 2.1%
2033 -0.75% 2.22%
2032 -0.74% 2.2%
2031 -0.76% 2.19%
2030 -0.73% 2.21%
2029 -0.73% 2.26%
2028 -0.71% 2.32%
2027 -0.73% 2.35%
2026 -0.74% 2.4%
2025 -1.16% 2.43%
2024 -1.43% 2.43%
2023 -1.63% 2.44%
2022 -1.53% 2.54%
2021 -1.53% 2.47%
2020 -1.53% 2.77%
2019 -1.53% 3.33%
2018 -1.53% 3.46%
2017 -1.53% 3.59%
2016 -1.53% 3.73%
2015 -1.53% 3.86%
2014 -1.53% 3.98%
2013 -1.53% 4.08%
2012 -1.53% 4.16%
2011 -0.27% 4.44%
2010 -0.5% 4.7%
2009 -0.67% 4.72%
2008 -0.76% 4.68%
2007 -0.75% 4.61%
2006 -0.63% 4.54%
2005 -0.51% 5.27%
2004 -0.42% 6.14%
2003 -0.37% 6.25%
2002 -0.3% 6.42%
2001 -0.93% 6.62%
2000 -0.64% 5.41%
1999 -0.63% 4.01%
1998 -0.63% 3.98%
1997 -0.62% 3.94%
1996 -0.62% 3.89%
1995 -0.62% 3.84%
1994 -0.61% 3.8%
1993 -0.61% 3.77%
1992 -0.6% 3.77%
1991 -0.6% 3.78%
1990 1.82% 3.82%
1989 2.72% 3.9%
1988 1.9% 4.05%
1987 2.02% 4.4%
1986 1.95% 4.98%
1985 2.08% 5.66%
1984 2.13% 6.25%
1983 2.14% 6.58%
1982 2.14% 6.25%
1981 2.02% 5.06%
1980 2.07% 3.14%
1979 2.01% 1.2%
1978 2.1% -0.09%
1977 2.24% -1.51%
1976 2.23% -2.39%
1975 2.33% -2.39%
1974 2.32% -2.42%
1973 2.39% -2.32%
1972 2.53% -2.05%
1971 2.45% -1.52%
1970 2.58% -0.53%
1969 2.94% 1.15%
1968 2.88% 2.26%
1967 2.67% 2.28%
1966 2.67% 2.22%
1965 2.79% 2.16%
1964 2.92% 2.09%
1963 3% 2.03%
1962 3.1% 1.96%
1961 3.17% 1.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Albania declined by 1.16%, while Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Albania Equatorial Guinea
Current population
2332078
2008950
Population rank 144/197 148/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.02%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
11.5 minutes
One birth every
21.8 minutes
9.26 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
35.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +126
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +45,915
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 29/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
2.3 hours
Annual migration change -24,230 +3,812
Net migration rank 156/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 3,812
2024 3,979 -24,472 41,906 3,891
2023 4,612 -25,357 40,140 3,997
2022 3,913 -16,426 39,873 3,997
2021 623 -32,848 39,160 6,493
2020 3,682 -16,680 38,994 0
2019 8,432 -23,094 38,894 14,695
2018 9,187 -15,032 38,332 15,581
2017 10,707 -14,901 37,740 16,399
2016 12,332 -9,347 37,180 17,107
2015 14,164 -20,500 36,543 17,697
2014 16,185 -21,706 35,889 18,058
2013 17,234 -20,681 35,158 18,106
2012 17,565 -19,845 34,347 17,860
2011 17,564 -18,630 33,502 17,604
2010 18,404 -51,907 32,368 22,027
2009 19,336 -51,657 31,184 21,235
2008 19,526 -50,619 29,941 19,925
2007 20,286 -49,770 28,672 18,433
2006 21,732 -48,882 27,404 16,889
2005 24,390 -48,893 26,116 15,548
2004 26,989 -48,654 24,666 28,578
2003 29,907 -48,517 23,168 27,696
2002 30,189 -45,178 21,744 27,198
2001 33,573 -48,070 20,376 26,919
2000 36,741 -60,531 19,132 26,695
1999 40,047 -63,093 18,465 7,846
1998 43,884 -66,087 17,854 7,307
1997 46,979 -66,188 17,305 6,696
1996 52,745 -68,076 16,802 6,003
1995 56,784 -69,785 16,345 5,300
1994 59,086 -70,165 15,937 4,664
1993 60,602 -68,445 15,459 4,175
1992 63,376 -66,538 15,010 3,867
1991 65,639 -63,689 14,581 3,642
1990 67,355 -60,173 14,158 3,511
1989 66,351 -38,835 13,724 3,545
1988 64,616 658 13,266 3,777
1987 63,334 -3,250 12,727 4,482
1986 61,925 -2,309 12,061 6,317
1985 60,798 -183 11,179 8,816
1984 59,396 64 10,076 11,221
1983 57,647 66 8,886 12,766
1982 56,443 -225 8,182 12,568
1981 54,595 -374 7,573 9,605
1980 53,803 -601 7,142 4,903
1979 54,139 -1,871 5,786 -235
1978 55,463 3,230 5,635 -4,553
1977 56,319 -1,417 5,550 -7,131
1976 56,428 -1,684 2,451 -9,377
1975 56,920 -2,610 4,580 -11,398
1974 56,133 -1,880 5,697 -12,983
1973 55,439 -1,419 6,508 -13,875
1972 54,966 -1,588 6,572 -13,576
1971 53,797 -911 4,822 -10,760
1970 52,293 92 2,715 -6,499
1969 51,407 2,665 2,593 -2,237
1968 49,258 10,490 6,417 565
1967 46,494 12,252 6,135 974
1966 44,507 11,858 5,868 915
1965 43,953 9,617 5,618 837
1964 44,205 6,604 5,393 735
1963 44,040 4,091 5,192 632
1962 43,124 2,325 5,013 528
1961 41,802 829 4,858 384
1960 40,436 13,734 4,727 210

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 71,631 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a loss of 198,657 people). In Equatorial Guinea 79.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 388,762 people) and 20.4% is from migration (a gain of 99,857 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 389K
Durres 102K
Elbasan 66.8K
Vlore 66.3K
Kamez 61.7K
Shkoder 61.6K
Fier 52.9K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 40.7K
Sarande 22.6K
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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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