The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,984,968 people compared to 3,683,508 in Eritrea.
Population statistics:
- Eritrea's population is 1.86 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
- Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 131st.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
- For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
- Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 1.98M (100.4% growth), while Eritrea has grown from 2.7M to 3.68M (36.2% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 8.44M people in 2100 for Eritrea.
Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: live population counter
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1984968
|
3683508
|
| Population rank | 148/197 | 131/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
|
8.06 minutes
|
| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
|
5.31 minutes
|
| One death every |
36.1 minutes
|
25 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
|
41.4 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | +3,891 | -12,696 |
| Daily growth/decline | +123 | +179 |
| Annual growth/decline | +44,967 | +65,213 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | +1.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 30/197 | 58/197 |
Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 269,807 | 972,547 | - | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 995,573 | 1.89% | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 1,019,788 | 1.96% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 1,045,092 | 2.03% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 1,071,287 | 2.09% | 2.51% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 1,098,335 | 2.16% | 2.52% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 1,124,957 | 2.22% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 1,152,339 | 2.28% | 2.43% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 1,181,737 | 2.26% | 2.55% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 1,212,005 | 1.15% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | 1,243,453 | -0.53% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | 1,276,154 | -1.52% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | 1,309,235 | -2.05% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | 1,342,669 | -2.32% | 2.55% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | 1,375,688 | -2.42% | 2.46% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | 1,408,210 | -2.39% | 2.36% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | 1,443,807 | -2.39% | 2.53% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | 1,482,565 | -1.51% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | 1,522,378 | -0.09% | 2.69% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 1,563,332 | 1.2% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 1,605,797 | 3.14% | 2.72% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 1,649,939 | 5.06% | 2.75% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 1,695,461 | 6.25% | 2.76% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 1,736,160 | 6.58% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 1,771,730 | 6.25% | 2.05% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 1,807,816 | 5.66% | 2.04% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 1,845,164 | 4.98% | 2.07% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 1,888,669 | 4.4% | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 1,938,255 | 4.05% | 2.63% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 1,987,017 | 3.9% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 2,032,737 | 3.82% | 2.3% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 1,919,571 | 3.78% | -5.57% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 1,798,748 | 3.77% | -6.29% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 1,856,006 | 3.77% | 3.18% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 1,913,915 | 3.8% | 3.12% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 2,025,267 | 3.84% | 5.82% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 2,128,464 | 3.89% | 5.1% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 2,152,135 | 3.94% | 1.11% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 2,180,419 | 3.98% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 2,212,780 | 4.01% | 1.48% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 2,247,031 | 5.41% | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 2,312,079 | 6.62% | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 2,392,978 | 6.42% | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 2,493,903 | 6.25% | 4.22% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 2,598,284 | 6.14% | 4.19% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 2,661,215 | 5.27% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 2,703,502 | 4.54% | 1.59% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 2,743,222 | 4.61% | 1.47% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 2,816,327 | 4.68% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 2,887,885 | 4.72% | 2.54% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 2,945,186 | 4.7% | 1.98% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 2,998,485 | 4.44% | 1.81% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 3,036,988 | 4.16% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 3,074,360 | 4.08% | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 3,095,173 | 3.98% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 3,105,546 | 3.86% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 3,124,698 | 3.73% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 3,150,347 | 3.59% | 0.82% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 3,192,760 | 3.46% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 3,240,194 | 3.33% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 3,291,271 | 2.77% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 3,350,183 | 2.47% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 3,409,447 | 2.54% | 1.77% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 3,470,390 | 2.44% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 3,535,603 | 2.43% | 1.88% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 3,606,996 | 2.43% | 2.02% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 3,682,659 | 2.37% | 2.1% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 3,760,368 | 2.33% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 3,840,135 | 2.29% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 3,920,467 | 2.24% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 4,002,671 | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 4,085,037 | 2.2% | 2.06% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 4,166,507 | 2.21% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 4,249,501 | 2.16% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 4,334,727 | 2.11% | 2.01% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 4,420,915 | 2.09% | 1.99% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 4,509,755 | 2.06% | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 4,601,933 | 2.03% | 2.04% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 4,692,340 | 2.02% | 1.96% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 4,780,469 | 1.97% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 4,868,668 | 1.92% | 1.84% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 4,954,481 | 1.87% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 5,039,298 | 1.82% | 1.71% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 5,124,256 | 1.77% | 1.69% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 5,207,858 | 1.73% | 1.63% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 5,292,756 | 1.7% | 1.63% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 5,375,963 | 1.64% | 1.57% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 5,456,488 | 1.57% | 1.5% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 5,537,538 | 1.53% | 1.49% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 5,617,348 | 1.51% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 5,696,052 | 1.49% | 1.4% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 476,782 (a 31.6% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 558,810 (a 17.9% growth).
Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 131st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Eritrea will increase by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.
Biggest cities by population
Compare countries by 7 more topics
Population differences between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.3 years | 69.4 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 24.6 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 75.6 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Population
Growth rate visualization in other countries
Growth rate
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Population comparisons