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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 1,998,075 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 20.3 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2M (101.8% growth).

Angola vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Equatorial Guinea
2100 151,782,078 5,053,285
2099 150,617,085 5,030,801
2098 149,407,279 5,007,228
2097 148,192,854 4,983,150
2096 146,952,648 4,959,082
2095 145,678,206 4,933,332
2094 144,378,969 4,905,464
2093 143,068,551 4,877,815
2092 141,737,670 4,850,016
2091 140,368,659 4,823,911
2090 138,969,528 4,796,204
2089 137,539,171 4,765,373
2088 136,095,539 4,734,246
2087 134,668,944 4,703,695
2086 133,199,496 4,673,217
2085 131,715,145 4,642,131
2084 130,218,497 4,607,210
2083 128,729,352 4,574,316
2082 127,219,674 4,540,818
2081 125,691,172 4,505,519
2080 124,111,692 4,469,469
2079 122,561,261 4,430,966
2078 120,972,189 4,393,054
2077 119,375,179 4,354,278
2076 117,788,591 4,312,881
2075 116,191,857 4,271,277
2074 114,559,691 4,230,374
2073 112,909,394 4,189,634
2072 111,263,856 4,148,110
2071 109,612,310 4,106,996
2070 107,952,332 4,064,376
2069 106,285,163 4,021,900
2068 104,620,994 3,981,311
2067 102,957,286 3,939,430
2066 101,288,708 3,896,865
2065 99,616,278 3,852,791
2064 97,937,116 3,808,133
2063 96,250,041 3,764,740
2062 94,576,031 3,721,365
2061 92,881,082 3,677,181
2060 91,198,805 3,632,328
2059 89,517,567 3,586,049
2058 87,836,853 3,537,963
2057 86,153,429 3,491,303
2056 84,491,851 3,444,436
2055 82,823,093 3,396,599
2054 81,162,488 3,348,286
2053 79,514,537 3,300,634
2052 77,869,703 3,252,844
2051 76,246,837 3,205,569
2050 74,625,778 3,158,891
2049 73,009,861 3,112,260
2048 71,411,970 3,065,466
2047 69,832,579 3,019,272
2046 68,257,111 2,971,402
2045 66,712,857 2,922,377
2044 65,172,398 2,872,776
2043 63,637,503 2,823,692
2042 62,120,309 2,773,582
2041 60,618,371 2,723,897
2040 59,123,267 2,672,567
2039 57,646,614 2,622,347
2038 56,182,519 2,570,184
2037 54,746,941 2,519,310
2036 53,319,352 2,468,819
2035 51,915,678 2,418,856
2034 50,528,619 2,368,775
2033 49,162,069 2,319,952
2032 47,823,782 2,269,637
2031 46,502,759 2,220,861
2030 45,205,164 2,173,192
2029 43,926,582 2,126,230
2028 42,666,419 2,079,176
2027 41,435,808 2,032,075
2026 40,229,675 1,985,469
2025 39,049,434 1,938,873
2024 37,885,849 1,892,516
2023 36,749,906 1,847,549
2022 35,635,029 1,803,545
2021 34,532,429 1,758,786
2020 33,451,132 1,716,468
2019 32,375,632 1,670,177
2018 31,297,155 1,616,422
2017 30,234,839 1,562,396
2016 29,183,070 1,508,186
2015 28,157,798 1,453,923
2014 27,160,769 1,399,828
2013 26,165,620 1,346,218
2012 25,177,394 1,293,483
2011 24,218,352 1,241,835
2010 23,294,825 1,189,085
2009 22,414,773 1,135,673
2008 21,578,655 1,084,530
2007 20,778,561 1,036,044
2006 20,015,279 990,343
2005 19,291,161 947,367
2004 18,600,423 899,917
2003 17,943,712 847,862
2002 17,327,699 797,957
2001 16,747,208 749,836
2000 16,194,869 703,279
1999 15,667,235 667,214
1998 15,159,370 641,474
1997 14,660,413 616,893
1996 14,170,973 593,492
1995 13,699,778 571,264
1994 13,249,764 550,138
1993 12,827,135 530,023
1992 12,423,712 510,770
1991 12,023,529 492,217
1990 11,626,360 474,274
1989 11,238,562 456,808
1988 10,861,291 439,651
1987 10,497,858 422,522
1986 10,139,450 404,728
1985 9,779,120 385,547
1984 9,425,917 364,899
1983 9,082,983 343,421
1982 8,751,648 322,216
1981 8,435,607 303,252
1980 8,133,872 288,644
1979 7,847,207 279,846
1978 7,576,734 276,531
1977 7,317,829 276,779
1976 7,074,664 281,031
1975 6,842,947 287,901
1974 6,613,367 294,953
1973 6,388,528 302,281
1972 6,174,262 309,468
1971 5,991,102 315,940
1970 5,852,788 320,803
1969 5,763,685 322,517
1968 5,702,699 318,849
1967 5,641,807 311,805
1966 5,581,386 304,859
1965 5,521,981 298,238
1964 5,464,187 291,942
1963 5,408,320 285,965
1962 5,354,310 280,286
1961 5,301,583 274,896
1960 5,231,654 269,807

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/angola/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th 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) Angola's population will grow by 84% to 74,625,778 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 5.05M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Equatorial Guinea
2100 0.77% 0.45%
2099 0.81% 0.47%
2098 0.82% 0.48%
2097 0.84% 0.49%
2096 0.87% 0.52%
2095 0.9% 0.57%
2094 0.92% 0.57%
2093 0.94% 0.57%
2092 0.98% 0.54%
2091 1.01% 0.58%
2090 1.04% 0.65%
2089 1.06% 0.66%
2088 1.06% 0.65%
2087 1.1% 0.65%
2086 1.13% 0.67%
2085 1.15% 0.76%
2084 1.16% 0.72%
2083 1.19% 0.74%
2082 1.22% 0.78%
2081 1.27% 0.81%
2080 1.27% 0.87%
2079 1.31% 0.86%
2078 1.34% 0.89%
2077 1.35% 0.96%
2076 1.37% 0.97%
2075 1.42% 0.97%
2074 1.46% 0.97%
2073 1.48% 1%
2072 1.51% 1%
2071 1.54% 1.05%
2070 1.57% 1.06%
2069 1.59% 1.02%
2068 1.62% 1.06%
2067 1.65% 1.09%
2066 1.68% 1.14%
2065 1.71% 1.17%
2064 1.75% 1.15%
2063 1.77% 1.17%
2062 1.82% 1.2%
2061 1.84% 1.23%
2060 1.88% 1.29%
2059 1.91% 1.36%
2058 1.95% 1.34%
2057 1.97% 1.36%
2056 2.01% 1.41%
2055 2.05% 1.44%
2054 2.07% 1.44%
2053 2.11% 1.47%
2052 2.13% 1.47%
2051 2.17% 1.48%
2050 2.21% 1.5%
2049 2.24% 1.53%
2048 2.26% 1.53%
2047 2.31% 1.61%
2046 2.31% 1.68%
2045 2.36% 1.73%
2044 2.41% 1.74%
2043 2.44% 1.81%
2042 2.48% 1.82%
2041 2.53% 1.92%
2040 2.56% 1.92%
2039 2.61% 2.03%
2038 2.62% 2.02%
2037 2.68% 2.05%
2036 2.7% 2.07%
2035 2.75% 2.11%
2034 2.78% 2.1%
2033 2.8% 2.22%
2032 2.84% 2.2%
2031 2.87% 2.19%
2030 2.91% 2.21%
2029 2.95% 2.26%
2028 2.97% 2.32%
2027 3% 2.35%
2026 3.02% 2.4%
2025 3.07% 2.45%
2024 3.09% 2.43%
2023 3.13% 2.44%
2022 3.19% 2.54%
2021 3.23% 2.47%
2020 3.32% 2.77%
2019 3.45% 3.33%
2018 3.51% 3.46%
2017 3.6% 3.59%
2016 3.64% 3.73%
2015 3.67% 3.86%
2014 3.8% 3.98%
2013 3.93% 4.08%
2012 3.96% 4.16%
2011 3.96% 4.44%
2010 3.93% 4.7%
2009 3.87% 4.72%
2008 3.85% 4.68%
2007 3.81% 4.61%
2006 3.75% 4.54%
2005 3.71% 5.27%
2004 3.66% 6.14%
2003 3.56% 6.25%
2002 3.47% 6.42%
2001 3.41% 6.62%
2000 3.37% 5.41%
1999 3.35% 4.01%
1998 3.4% 3.98%
1997 3.45% 3.94%
1996 3.44% 3.89%
1995 3.4% 3.84%
1994 3.29% 3.8%
1993 3.25% 3.77%
1992 3.33% 3.77%
1991 3.42% 3.78%
1990 3.45% 3.82%
1989 3.47% 3.9%
1988 3.46% 4.05%
1987 3.53% 4.4%
1986 3.68% 4.98%
1985 3.75% 5.66%
1984 3.78% 6.25%
1983 3.79% 6.58%
1982 3.75% 6.25%
1981 3.71% 5.06%
1980 3.65% 3.14%
1979 3.57% 1.2%
1978 3.54% -0.09%
1977 3.44% -1.51%
1976 3.39% -2.39%
1975 3.47% -2.39%
1974 3.52% -2.42%
1973 3.47% -2.32%
1972 3.06% -2.05%
1971 2.36% -1.52%
1970 1.55% -0.53%
1969 1.07% 1.15%
1968 1.08% 2.26%
1967 1.08% 2.28%
1966 1.08% 2.22%
1965 1.06% 2.16%
1964 1.03% 2.09%
1963 1.01% 2.03%
1962 0.99% 1.96%
1961 1.34% 1.89%

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/angola/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Angola Equatorial Guinea
Current population
40555924
1998075
Population rank 39/197 148/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.02%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
11.7 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
9.61 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
36.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +123
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +44,967
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 30/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
2.3 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 +3,812
Net migration rank 113/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 3,812
2024 - -2,629 - 3,891
2023 1,126,862 -995 40,140 3,997
2022 1,104,864 -995 39,873 3,997
2021 1,072,267 29,094 39,160 6,493
2020 1,053,677 7,556 38,994 0
2019 1,030,776 58,984 38,894 14,695
2018 1,005,547 61,632 38,332 15,581
2017 979,700 77,731 37,740 16,399
2016 954,491 91,614 37,180 17,107
2015 930,277 74,171 36,543 17,697
2014 905,106 84,535 35,889 18,058
2013 876,208 124,478 35,158 18,106
2012 845,130 130,643 34,347 17,860
2011 813,495 128,800 33,502 17,604
2010 782,310 122,418 32,368 22,027
2009 750,290 105,077 31,184 21,235
2008 716,519 100,370 29,941 19,925
2007 682,742 100,563 28,672 18,433
2006 647,814 95,431 27,404 16,889
2005 617,934 87,050 26,116 15,548
2004 585,950 90,553 24,666 28,578
2003 556,111 80,828 23,168 27,696
2002 512,813 82,292 21,744 27,198
2001 488,432 77,458 20,376 26,919
2000 465,975 72,793 19,132 26,695
1999 446,188 70,301 18,465 7,846
1998 428,722 70,527 17,854 7,307
1997 430,723 67,944 17,305 6,696
1996 418,526 61,681 16,802 6,003
1995 406,610 55,568 16,345 5,300
1994 376,280 61,569 15,937 4,664
1993 354,529 52,879 15,459 4,175
1992 346,125 53,310 15,010 3,867
1991 354,778 46,143 14,581 3,642
1990 328,596 64,821 14,158 3,511
1989 318,602 63,586 13,724 3,545
1988 307,331 65,028 13,266 3,777
1987 291,683 62,820 12,727 4,482
1986 297,320 64,974 12,061 6,317
1985 283,633 74,738 11,179 8,816
1984 269,506 78,529 10,076 11,221
1983 254,860 82,958 8,886 12,766
1982 248,932 75,921 8,182 12,568
1981 236,340 70,910 7,573 9,605
1980 224,031 72,192 7,142 4,903
1979 212,942 64,158 5,786 -235
1978 202,655 61,200 5,635 -4,553
1977 192,847 61,110 5,550 -7,131
1976 184,430 47,927 2,451 -9,377
1975 178,409 52,662 4,580 -11,398
1974 174,858 53,232 5,697 -12,983
1973 166,926 54,650 6,508 -13,875
1972 159,339 47,611 6,572 -13,576
1971 154,990 4,386 4,822 -10,760
1970 153,706 -36,456 2,715 -6,499
1969 151,349 -90,395 2,593 -2,237
1968 148,744 -87,730 6,417 565
1967 145,936 -85,173 6,135 974
1966 142,844 -82,767 5,868 915
1965 139,850 -81,111 5,618 837
1964 136,824 -79,977 5,393 735
1963 133,580 -78,700 5,192 632
1962 130,405 -77,265 5,013 528
1961 127,085 -74,774 4,858 384
1960 128,489 -40,935 4,727 210

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 95.5% of the population change in Angola is from natural causes (a gain of 10,163,567 people) and 4.54% is from migration (a gain of 483,327 people). In Equatorial Guinea 77% is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Angola
City Population
Luanda 2.49M
Huambo 844K
Cabinda 739K
Benguela 562K
Lobito 436K
Luena 357K
N'zeto 47.8K
Ambriz 22.7K
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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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