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

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 1,366,475 people in Estonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 1,347,027 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Equatorial Guinea's population is 1.49 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.01% per year vs +0.35% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while Estonia has grown from 1.35M to 1.35M (0.02% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Estonia
2100 5,052,131 836,010
2099 5,029,652 841,611
2098 5,006,084 847,091
2097 4,982,012 852,580
2096 4,957,949 858,210
2095 4,932,205 863,813
2094 4,904,343 869,346
2093 4,876,701 874,966
2092 4,848,908 880,538
2091 4,822,809 886,175
2090 4,795,108 891,952
2089 4,764,284 897,814
2088 4,733,165 903,726
2087 4,702,620 909,938
2086 4,672,149 916,313
2085 4,641,070 922,817
2084 4,606,158 929,590
2083 4,573,271 936,429
2082 4,539,781 943,318
2081 4,504,490 950,224
2080 4,468,448 957,303
2079 4,429,954 964,518
2078 4,392,051 971,861
2077 4,353,283 979,290
2076 4,311,896 986,730
2075 4,270,301 994,224
2074 4,229,407 1,001,883
2073 4,188,677 1,009,652
2072 4,147,163 1,017,490
2071 4,106,058 1,025,441
2070 4,063,448 1,033,527
2069 4,020,982 1,041,579
2068 3,980,402 1,049,614
2067 3,938,530 1,057,732
2066 3,895,974 1,065,824
2065 3,851,911 1,073,994
2064 3,807,263 1,082,173
2063 3,763,880 1,090,322
2062 3,720,515 1,098,483
2061 3,676,341 1,106,624
2060 3,631,498 1,114,804
2059 3,585,230 1,122,732
2058 3,537,155 1,130,617
2057 3,490,505 1,138,317
2056 3,443,649 1,145,937
2055 3,395,823 1,153,485
2054 3,347,521 1,160,725
2053 3,299,880 1,167,900
2052 3,252,101 1,174,867
2051 3,204,837 1,181,816
2050 3,158,169 1,188,591
2049 3,111,550 1,195,231
2048 3,064,766 1,201,594
2047 3,018,583 1,207,963
2046 2,970,723 1,214,281
2045 2,921,709 1,220,553
2044 2,872,120 1,226,815
2043 2,823,047 1,232,969
2042 2,772,948 1,239,123
2041 2,723,274 1,245,261
2040 2,671,956 1,251,349
2039 2,621,748 1,257,523
2038 2,569,597 1,263,757
2037 2,518,735 1,270,161
2036 2,468,255 1,276,749
2035 2,418,303 1,283,416
2034 2,368,234 1,290,282
2033 2,319,422 1,297,198
2032 2,269,119 1,304,236
2031 2,220,354 1,311,342
2030 2,172,696 1,318,468
2029 2,125,745 1,325,543
2028 2,078,701 1,332,712
2027 2,031,611 1,339,889
2026 1,985,016 1,347,027
2025 1,938,431 1,366,475
2024 1,892,516 1,372,341
2023 1,847,549 1,370,286
2022 1,803,545 1,348,840
2021 1,758,786 1,330,932
2020 1,716,468 1,329,522
2019 1,670,177 1,326,898
2018 1,616,422 1,321,977
2017 1,562,396 1,317,384
2016 1,508,186 1,315,790
2015 1,453,923 1,315,407
2014 1,399,828 1,314,545
2013 1,346,218 1,317,997
2012 1,293,483 1,322,696
2011 1,241,835 1,327,439
2010 1,189,085 1,331,475
2009 1,135,673 1,334,515
2008 1,084,530 1,337,090
2007 1,036,044 1,340,680
2006 990,343 1,346,810
2005 947,367 1,354,775
2004 899,917 1,362,550
2003 847,862 1,370,720
2002 797,957 1,379,350
2001 749,836 1,388,115
2000 703,279 1,396,985
1999 667,214 1,390,244
1998 641,474 1,386,156
1997 616,893 1,399,535
1996 593,492 1,415,594
1995 571,264 1,436,634
1994 550,138 1,462,514
1993 530,023 1,494,128
1992 510,770 1,533,091
1991 492,217 1,561,314
1990 474,274 1,569,174
1989 456,808 1,568,131
1988 439,651 1,561,900
1987 422,522 1,552,221
1986 404,728 1,540,190
1985 385,547 1,528,781
1984 364,899 1,518,617
1983 343,421 1,508,745
1982 322,216 1,498,414
1981 303,252 1,487,666
1980 288,644 1,477,219
1979 279,846 1,468,333
1978 276,531 1,460,188
1977 276,779 1,450,211
1976 281,031 1,439,576
1975 287,901 1,429,352
1974 294,953 1,418,169
1973 302,281 1,405,951
1972 309,468 1,392,518
1971 315,940 1,376,955
1970 320,803 1,360,076
1969 322,517 1,345,249
1968 318,849 1,331,214
1967 311,805 1,318,946
1966 304,859 1,308,597
1965 298,238 1,294,566
1964 291,942 1,277,086
1963 285,965 1,258,857
1962 280,286 1,241,623
1961 274,896 1,225,077
1960 269,807 1,211,537

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/equatorial-guinea/estonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 57.2% to 3,158,169 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Estonia
2100 0.45% -0.67%
2099 0.47% -0.65%
2098 0.48% -0.64%
2097 0.49% -0.66%
2096 0.52% -0.65%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.57% -0.64%
2093 0.57% -0.63%
2092 0.54% -0.64%
2091 0.58% -0.65%
2090 0.65% -0.65%
2089 0.66% -0.65%
2088 0.65% -0.68%
2087 0.65% -0.7%
2086 0.67% -0.7%
2085 0.76% -0.73%
2084 0.72% -0.73%
2083 0.74% -0.73%
2082 0.78% -0.73%
2081 0.81% -0.74%
2080 0.87% -0.75%
2079 0.86% -0.76%
2078 0.89% -0.76%
2077 0.96% -0.75%
2076 0.97% -0.75%
2075 0.97% -0.76%
2074 0.97% -0.77%
2073 1% -0.77%
2072 1% -0.78%
2071 1.05% -0.78%
2070 1.06% -0.77%
2069 1.02% -0.77%
2068 1.06% -0.77%
2067 1.09% -0.76%
2066 1.14% -0.76%
2065 1.17% -0.76%
2064 1.15% -0.75%
2063 1.17% -0.74%
2062 1.2% -0.74%
2061 1.23% -0.73%
2060 1.29% -0.71%
2059 1.36% -0.7%
2058 1.34% -0.68%
2057 1.36% -0.66%
2056 1.41% -0.65%
2055 1.44% -0.62%
2054 1.44% -0.61%
2053 1.47% -0.59%
2052 1.47% -0.59%
2051 1.48% -0.57%
2050 1.5% -0.56%
2049 1.53% -0.53%
2048 1.53% -0.53%
2047 1.61% -0.52%
2046 1.68% -0.51%
2045 1.73% -0.51%
2044 1.74% -0.5%
2043 1.81% -0.5%
2042 1.82% -0.49%
2041 1.92% -0.49%
2040 1.92% -0.49%
2039 2.03% -0.49%
2038 2.02% -0.5%
2037 2.05% -0.52%
2036 2.07% -0.52%
2035 2.11% -0.53%
2034 2.1% -0.53%
2033 2.22% -0.54%
2032 2.2% -0.54%
2031 2.19% -0.54%
2030 2.21% -0.53%
2029 2.26% -0.54%
2028 2.32% -0.54%
2027 2.35% -0.53%
2026 2.4% -1.42%
2025 2.43% -0.43%
2024 2.43% 0.15%
2023 2.44% 1.59%
2022 2.54% 1.35%
2021 2.47% 0.11%
2020 2.77% 0.2%
2019 3.33% 0.37%
2018 3.46% 0.35%
2017 3.59% 0.12%
2016 3.73% 0.03%
2015 3.86% 0.07%
2014 3.98% -0.26%
2013 4.08% -0.36%
2012 4.16% -0.36%
2011 4.44% -0.3%
2010 4.7% -0.23%
2009 4.72% -0.19%
2008 4.68% -0.27%
2007 4.61% -0.46%
2006 4.54% -0.59%
2005 5.27% -0.57%
2004 6.14% -0.6%
2003 6.25% -0.63%
2002 6.42% -0.63%
2001 6.62% -0.63%
2000 5.41% 0.48%
1999 4.01% 0.29%
1998 3.98% -0.96%
1997 3.94% -1.13%
1996 3.89% -1.46%
1995 3.84% -1.77%
1994 3.8% -2.12%
1993 3.77% -2.54%
1992 3.77% -1.81%
1991 3.78% -0.5%
1990 3.82% 0.07%
1989 3.9% 0.4%
1988 4.05% 0.62%
1987 4.4% 0.78%
1986 4.98% 0.75%
1985 5.66% 0.67%
1984 6.25% 0.65%
1983 6.58% 0.69%
1982 6.25% 0.72%
1981 5.06% 0.71%
1980 3.14% 0.61%
1979 1.2% 0.56%
1978 -0.09% 0.69%
1977 -1.51% 0.74%
1976 -2.39% 0.72%
1975 -2.39% 0.79%
1974 -2.42% 0.87%
1973 -2.32% 0.96%
1972 -2.05% 1.13%
1971 -1.52% 1.24%
1970 -0.53% 1.1%
1969 1.15% 1.05%
1968 2.26% 0.93%
1967 2.28% 0.79%
1966 2.22% 1.08%
1965 2.16% 1.37%
1964 2.09% 1.45%
1963 2.03% 1.39%
1962 1.96% 1.35%
1961 1.89% 1.12%

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 Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Estonia's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Estonia
Current population
2008950
1347027
Population rank 148/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.02%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
1.5 hours
One birth every
9.26 minutes
53.9 minutes
One death every
35.4 minutes
33.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +126 -16
Annual growth/decline +45,915 -5,866
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 182/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -13,350
Net migration rank 53/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -13,350
2024 41,906 3,891 -6,038 -7,742
2023 40,140 3,997 -5,070 5,717
2022 39,873 3,997 -5,665 39,754
2021 39,160 6,493 -5,324 7,043
2020 38,994 0 -2,659 3,694
2019 38,894 14,695 -1,327 5,386
2018 38,332 15,581 -1,322 7,089
2017 37,740 16,399 -1,713 5,202
2016 37,180 17,107 -1,316 1,081
2015 36,543 17,697 -1,315 4,261
2014 35,889 18,058 -1,972 -674
2013 35,158 18,106 -1,713 -2,688
2012 34,347 17,860 -1,455 -3,674
2011 33,502 17,604 -531 -3,941
2010 32,368 22,027 0 -3,781
2009 31,184 21,235 -400 -2,089
2008 29,941 19,925 -668 -2,034
2007 28,672 18,433 -1,608 -2,941
2006 27,404 16,889 -2,559 -5,351
2005 26,116 15,548 -2,981 -5,208
2004 24,666 28,578 -3,679 -3,681
2003 23,168 27,696 -5,072 -3,705
2002 21,744 27,198 -5,380 -2,889
2001 20,376 26,919 -5,830 -3,280
2000 19,132 26,695 -5,309 -3,083
1999 18,465 7,846 -6,117 1,419
1998 17,854 7,307 -7,208 -3,296
1997 17,305 6,696 -6,018 -4,066
1996 16,802 6,003 -5,662 -10,540
1995 16,345 5,300 -7,327 -12,655
1994 15,937 4,664 -8,044 -17,984
1993 15,459 4,175 -5,976 -25,501
1992 15,010 3,867 -1,993 -38,391
1991 14,581 3,642 -312 -9,712
1990 14,158 3,511 2,825 -2,660
1989 13,724 3,545 5,803 -368
1988 13,266 3,777 6,404 5,256
1987 12,727 4,482 6,829 5,389
1986 12,061 6,317 6,160 5,260
1985 11,179 8,816 4,281 5,097
1984 10,076 11,221 5,163 5,006
1983 8,886 12,766 5,884 4,986
1982 8,182 12,568 5,244 4,832
1981 7,573 9,605 4,612 4,789
1980 7,142 4,903 3,989 4,619
1979 5,786 -235 3,818 4,521
1978 5,635 -4,553 4,088 7,234
1977 5,550 -7,131 4,931 7,189
1976 2,451 -9,377 4,319 6,942
1975 4,580 -11,398 4,717 6,737
1974 5,697 -12,983 5,956 6,594
1973 6,508 -13,875 5,623 6,488
1972 6,572 -13,576 6,267 6,432
1971 4,822 -10,760 7,160 6,392
1970 2,715 -6,499 6,257 6,158
1969 2,593 -2,237 5,515 8,650
1968 6,417 565 5,592 9,403
1967 6,135 974 5,012 9,115
1966 5,868 915 4,842 8,998
1965 5,618 837 5,437 8,851
1964 5,393 735 6,897 8,734
1963 5,192 632 6,043 8,410
1962 5,013 528 6,457 8,248
1961 4,858 384 7,228 7,991
1960 4,727 210 7,511 7,762

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 79.6% of the population change in Equatorial Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 388,762 people) and 20.4% is from migration (a gain of 99,857 people). In Estonia 30.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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