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

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 70 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.01% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia
2100 5,052,131 371,078,260
2099 5,029,652 369,338,252
2098 5,006,084 367,513,542
2097 4,982,012 365,567,496
2096 4,957,949 363,536,294
2095 4,932,205 361,596,042
2094 4,904,343 359,531,317
2093 4,876,701 357,460,480
2092 4,848,908 355,389,829
2091 4,822,809 353,218,632
2090 4,795,108 350,960,021
2089 4,764,284 348,751,618
2088 4,733,165 346,517,326
2087 4,702,620 344,162,324
2086 4,672,149 341,671,994
2085 4,641,070 339,167,930
2084 4,606,158 336,649,520
2083 4,573,271 334,083,247
2082 4,539,781 331,401,460
2081 4,504,490 328,715,487
2080 4,468,448 326,013,981
2079 4,429,954 323,282,865
2078 4,392,051 320,422,535
2077 4,353,283 317,492,915
2076 4,311,896 314,518,328
2075 4,270,301 311,487,723
2074 4,229,407 308,416,133
2073 4,188,677 305,383,505
2072 4,147,163 302,258,564
2071 4,106,058 299,119,280
2070 4,063,448 295,963,235
2069 4,020,982 292,756,723
2068 3,980,402 289,522,748
2067 3,938,530 286,191,689
2066 3,895,974 282,905,709
2065 3,851,911 279,576,283
2064 3,807,263 276,197,958
2063 3,763,880 272,782,685
2062 3,720,515 269,340,926
2061 3,676,341 265,803,351
2060 3,631,498 262,269,354
2059 3,585,230 258,692,767
2058 3,537,155 255,205,644
2057 3,490,505 251,656,356
2056 3,443,649 248,002,497
2055 3,395,823 244,426,069
2054 3,347,521 240,794,405
2053 3,299,880 237,155,110
2052 3,252,101 233,479,314
2051 3,204,837 229,733,593
2050 3,158,169 226,055,085
2049 3,111,550 222,351,471
2048 3,064,766 218,627,197
2047 3,018,583 214,883,954
2046 2,970,723 211,161,780
2045 2,921,709 207,461,987
2044 2,872,120 203,749,820
2043 2,823,047 200,035,613
2042 2,772,948 196,351,202
2041 2,723,274 192,689,672
2040 2,671,956 189,023,384
2039 2,621,748 185,365,776
2038 2,569,597 181,733,067
2037 2,518,735 178,124,993
2036 2,468,255 174,515,366
2035 2,418,303 170,904,339
2034 2,368,234 167,316,305
2033 2,319,422 163,763,376
2032 2,269,119 160,167,364
2031 2,220,354 156,590,018
2030 2,172,696 153,023,174
2029 2,125,745 149,461,578
2028 2,078,701 145,944,350
2027 2,031,611 142,419,893
2026 1,985,016 138,930,724
2025 1,938,431 135,472,051
2024 1,892,516 132,059,767
2023 1,847,549 128,691,692
2022 1,803,545 125,384,287
2021 1,758,786 122,138,588
2020 1,716,468 118,917,671
2019 1,670,177 115,737,383
2018 1,616,422 112,664,152
2017 1,562,396 109,666,481
2016 1,508,186 106,718,162
2015 1,453,923 103,867,135
2014 1,399,828 101,115,610
2013 1,346,218 98,438,751
2012 1,293,483 95,798,767
2011 1,241,835 93,149,970
2010 1,189,085 90,538,514
2009 1,135,673 88,007,636
2008 1,084,530 85,543,668
2007 1,036,044 83,103,217
2006 990,343 80,703,490
2005 947,367 78,367,470
2004 899,917 76,077,206
2003 847,862 73,832,663
2002 797,957 71,635,517
2001 749,836 69,487,762
2000 703,279 67,411,494
1999 667,214 65,374,561
1998 641,474 63,363,524
1997 616,893 61,404,539
1996 593,492 59,467,635
1995 571,264 57,537,335
1994 550,138 55,611,508
1993 530,023 53,708,891
1992 510,770 51,853,747
1991 492,217 49,717,198
1990 474,274 47,609,755
1989 456,808 45,879,690
1988 439,651 44,150,825
1987 422,522 42,460,039
1986 404,728 41,037,656
1985 385,547 39,842,136
1984 364,899 38,735,722
1983 343,421 37,740,817
1982 322,216 36,701,290
1981 303,252 35,304,012
1980 288,644 34,428,514
1979 279,846 34,238,652
1978 276,531 33,734,592
1977 276,779 33,167,272
1976 281,031 32,534,418
1975 287,901 31,723,252
1974 294,953 30,957,273
1973 302,281 30,166,785
1972 309,468 29,374,608
1971 315,940 28,600,106
1970 320,803 27,829,128
1969 322,517 27,072,571
1968 318,849 26,337,930
1967 311,805 25,620,276
1966 304,859 24,952,689
1965 298,238 24,310,612
1964 291,942 23,666,548
1963 285,965 23,051,637
1962 280,286 22,465,126
1961 274,896 21,906,102
1960 269,807 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia
2100 0.45% 0.47%
2099 0.47% 0.5%
2098 0.48% 0.53%
2097 0.49% 0.56%
2096 0.52% 0.54%
2095 0.57% 0.57%
2094 0.57% 0.58%
2093 0.57% 0.58%
2092 0.54% 0.61%
2091 0.58% 0.64%
2090 0.65% 0.63%
2089 0.66% 0.64%
2088 0.65% 0.68%
2087 0.65% 0.73%
2086 0.67% 0.74%
2085 0.76% 0.75%
2084 0.72% 0.77%
2083 0.74% 0.81%
2082 0.78% 0.82%
2081 0.81% 0.83%
2080 0.87% 0.84%
2079 0.86% 0.89%
2078 0.89% 0.92%
2077 0.96% 0.95%
2076 0.97% 0.97%
2075 0.97% 1%
2074 0.97% 0.99%
2073 1% 1.03%
2072 1% 1.05%
2071 1.05% 1.07%
2070 1.06% 1.1%
2069 1.02% 1.12%
2068 1.06% 1.16%
2067 1.09% 1.16%
2066 1.14% 1.19%
2065 1.17% 1.22%
2064 1.15% 1.25%
2063 1.17% 1.28%
2062 1.2% 1.33%
2061 1.23% 1.35%
2060 1.29% 1.38%
2059 1.36% 1.37%
2058 1.34% 1.41%
2057 1.36% 1.47%
2056 1.41% 1.46%
2055 1.44% 1.51%
2054 1.44% 1.53%
2053 1.47% 1.57%
2052 1.47% 1.63%
2051 1.48% 1.63%
2050 1.5% 1.67%
2049 1.53% 1.7%
2048 1.53% 1.74%
2047 1.61% 1.76%
2046 1.68% 1.78%
2045 1.73% 1.82%
2044 1.74% 1.86%
2043 1.81% 1.88%
2042 1.82% 1.9%
2041 1.92% 1.94%
2040 1.92% 1.97%
2039 2.03% 2%
2038 2.02% 2.03%
2037 2.05% 2.07%
2036 2.07% 2.11%
2035 2.11% 2.14%
2034 2.1% 2.17%
2033 2.22% 2.25%
2032 2.2% 2.28%
2031 2.19% 2.33%
2030 2.21% 2.38%
2029 2.26% 2.41%
2028 2.32% 2.47%
2027 2.35% 2.51%
2026 2.4% 2.55%
2025 2.43% 2.58%
2024 2.43% 2.62%
2023 2.44% 2.64%
2022 2.54% 2.66%
2021 2.47% 2.71%
2020 2.77% 2.75%
2019 3.33% 2.73%
2018 3.46% 2.73%
2017 3.59% 2.76%
2016 3.73% 2.74%
2015 3.86% 2.72%
2014 3.98% 2.72%
2013 4.08% 2.76%
2012 4.16% 2.84%
2011 4.44% 2.88%
2010 4.7% 2.88%
2009 4.72% 2.88%
2008 4.68% 2.94%
2007 4.61% 2.97%
2006 4.54% 2.98%
2005 5.27% 3.01%
2004 6.14% 3.04%
2003 6.25% 3.07%
2002 6.42% 3.09%
2001 6.62% 3.08%
2000 5.41% 3.12%
1999 4.01% 3.17%
1998 3.98% 3.19%
1997 3.94% 3.26%
1996 3.89% 3.35%
1995 3.84% 3.46%
1994 3.8% 3.54%
1993 3.77% 3.58%
1992 3.77% 4.3%
1991 3.78% 4.43%
1990 3.82% 3.77%
1989 3.9% 3.92%
1988 4.05% 3.98%
1987 4.4% 3.47%
1986 4.98% 3%
1985 5.66% 2.86%
1984 6.25% 2.64%
1983 6.58% 2.83%
1982 6.25% 3.96%
1981 5.06% 2.54%
1980 3.14% 0.55%
1979 1.2% 1.49%
1978 -0.09% 1.71%
1977 -1.51% 1.95%
1976 -2.39% 2.56%
1975 -2.39% 2.47%
1974 -2.42% 2.62%
1973 -2.32% 2.7%
1972 -2.05% 2.71%
1971 -1.52% 2.77%
1970 -0.53% 2.79%
1969 1.15% 2.79%
1968 2.26% 2.8%
1967 2.28% 2.68%
1966 2.22% 2.64%
1965 2.16% 2.72%
1964 2.09% 2.67%
1963 2.03% 2.61%
1962 1.96% 2.55%
1961 1.89% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia
Current population
2008950
140722974
Population rank 148/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.69%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
35.4 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +126 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +45,915 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 24/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +24,054
Net migration rank 53/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 24,054
2024 41,906 3,891 3,379,409 30,069
2023 40,140 3,997 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 39,873 3,997 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 39,160 6,493 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 38,994 0 3,199,718 38,866
2019 38,894 14,695 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 38,332 15,581 3,015,231 9,302
2017 37,740 16,399 2,899,143 71,766
2016 37,180 17,107 2,809,889 115,823
2015 36,543 17,697 2,713,529 62,785
2014 35,889 18,058 2,623,647 103,122
2013 35,158 18,106 2,546,020 80,955
2012 34,347 17,860 2,533,398 119,517
2011 33,502 17,604 2,527,811 116,793
2010 32,368 22,027 2,498,048 80,213
2009 31,184 21,235 2,467,118 16,315
2008 29,941 19,925 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 28,672 18,433 2,436,753 -381
2006 27,404 16,889 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 26,116 15,548 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 24,666 28,578 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 23,168 27,696 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 21,744 27,198 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 20,376 26,919 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 19,132 26,695 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 18,465 7,846 2,010,987 29,142
1998 17,854 7,307 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 17,305 6,696 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 16,802 6,003 1,896,364 41,456
1995 16,345 5,300 1,831,068 91,727
1994 15,937 4,664 1,788,133 140,715
1993 15,459 4,175 1,734,851 141,545
1992 15,010 3,867 1,673,839 160,106
1991 14,581 3,642 1,579,416 859,737
1990 14,158 3,511 1,479,663 296,014
1989 13,724 3,545 1,441,769 242,614
1988 13,266 3,777 1,393,356 379,966
1987 12,727 4,482 1,356,853 251,387
1986 12,061 6,317 1,050,277 186,227
1985 11,179 8,816 997,050 157,476
1984 10,076 11,221 920,670 137,632
1983 8,886 12,766 863,472 68,022
1982 8,182 12,568 1,080,853 66,702
1981 7,573 9,605 1,018,838 628,135
1980 7,142 4,903 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 5,786 -235 987,203 -711,455
1978 5,635 -4,553 943,388 -210,991
1977 5,550 -7,131 929,381 -527,133
1976 2,451 -9,377 899,577 -36,125
1975 4,580 -11,398 801,425 -42,540
1974 5,697 -12,983 777,306 -4,232
1973 6,508 -13,875 807,535 347
1972 6,572 -13,576 779,808 -3,375
1971 4,822 -10,760 787,047 -14,510
1970 2,715 -6,499 760,821 8,589
1969 2,593 -2,237 736,428 7,258
1968 6,417 565 715,602 9,992
1967 6,135 974 695,283 14,437
1966 5,868 915 616,281 9,160
1965 5,618 837 642,359 16,348
1964 5,393 735 618,667 10,749
1963 5,192 632 590,998 9,418
1962 5,013 528 563,650 8,960
1961 4,858 384 538,518 6,938
1960 4,727 210 511,694 1,696

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

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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 Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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