The current population of Equatorial Guinea is 1,975,406 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,892,516 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach 5M people in 2100.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of 5.43% per year.
- Equatorial Guinea is ranked 148/197 by population and was ranked 155th in 2005.
- Equatorial Guinea accounts for 0.02% of the world's population.
Equatorial Guinea population clock
Equatorial Guinea
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1975406
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 148/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | N/A |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
36.1 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +123 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +44,967 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 32/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +3,891 | N/A |
Equatorial Guinea population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 269,807 | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 1.49% |
Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.98M as of 2025, compared to 1.45M in 2015, 947K in 2005, and 571K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.59% per year. Equatorial Guinea is ranked 13th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Equatorial Guinea will have 2,911,227 people (47.4% growth) with a rank change from 148th to 140th.
By the year 2100, Equatorial Guinea's population is projected to grow by 153.3% to 5M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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Equatorial Guinea population statistics
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.1 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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