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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 5,631,965 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 2.82 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.63M (6.94% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Finland: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Finland
2100 5,053,285 4,615,954
2099 5,030,801 4,632,084
2098 5,007,228 4,648,068
2097 4,983,150 4,663,730
2096 4,959,082 4,678,982
2095 4,933,332 4,694,312
2094 4,905,464 4,709,388
2093 4,877,815 4,724,681
2092 4,850,016 4,739,809
2091 4,823,911 4,755,260
2090 4,796,204 4,770,907
2089 4,765,373 4,786,400
2088 4,734,246 4,801,901
2087 4,703,695 4,817,852
2086 4,673,217 4,833,786
2085 4,642,131 4,849,629
2084 4,607,210 4,864,891
2083 4,574,316 4,880,250
2082 4,540,818 4,896,009
2081 4,505,519 4,911,803
2080 4,469,469 4,927,618
2079 4,430,966 4,943,129
2078 4,393,054 4,958,168
2077 4,354,278 4,973,373
2076 4,312,881 4,988,599
2075 4,271,277 5,003,374
2074 4,230,374 5,018,067
2073 4,189,634 5,032,313
2072 4,148,110 5,046,145
2071 4,106,996 5,059,821
2070 4,064,376 5,073,405
2069 4,021,900 5,086,624
2068 3,981,311 5,100,021
2067 3,939,430 5,113,379
2066 3,896,865 5,126,654
2065 3,852,791 5,140,841
2064 3,808,133 5,154,898
2063 3,764,740 5,169,175
2062 3,721,365 5,183,334
2061 3,677,181 5,197,920
2060 3,632,328 5,212,905
2059 3,586,049 5,228,152
2058 3,537,963 5,242,966
2057 3,491,303 5,258,706
2056 3,444,436 5,274,797
2055 3,396,599 5,290,920
2054 3,348,286 5,306,678
2053 3,300,634 5,321,951
2052 3,252,844 5,337,100
2051 3,205,569 5,352,042
2050 3,158,891 5,366,251
2049 3,112,260 5,380,081
2048 3,065,466 5,393,571
2047 3,019,272 5,406,757
2046 2,971,402 5,419,535
2045 2,922,377 5,432,355
2044 2,872,776 5,444,871
2043 2,823,692 5,457,529
2042 2,773,582 5,469,797
2041 2,723,897 5,482,134
2040 2,672,567 5,494,276
2039 2,622,347 5,506,630
2038 2,570,184 5,518,788
2037 2,519,310 5,530,908
2036 2,468,819 5,542,684
2035 2,418,856 5,554,158
2034 2,368,775 5,565,174
2033 2,319,952 5,575,691
2032 2,269,637 5,585,700
2031 2,220,861 5,595,391
2030 2,173,192 5,604,388
2029 2,126,230 5,612,864
2028 2,079,176 5,620,473
2027 2,032,075 5,627,272
2026 1,985,469 5,631,965
2025 1,938,873 5,630,458
2024 1,892,516 5,619,911
2023 1,847,549 5,583,911
2022 1,803,545 5,556,106
2021 1,758,786 5,541,017
2020 1,716,468 5,529,543
2019 1,670,177 5,521,606
2018 1,616,422 5,515,525
2017 1,562,396 5,508,214
2016 1,508,186 5,495,303
2015 1,453,923 5,479,531
2014 1,399,828 5,461,512
2013 1,346,218 5,438,972
2012 1,293,483 5,413,971
2011 1,241,835 5,388,272
2010 1,189,085 5,363,352
2009 1,135,673 5,338,871
2008 1,084,530 5,313,399
2007 1,036,044 5,288,720
2006 990,343 5,266,268
2005 947,367 5,246,096
2004 899,917 5,228,172
2003 847,862 5,213,014
2002 797,957 5,200,598
2001 749,836 5,188,008
2000 703,279 5,176,209
1999 667,214 5,165,474
1998 641,474 5,153,498
1997 616,893 5,139,835
1996 593,492 5,124,573
1995 571,264 5,107,790
1994 550,138 5,088,333
1993 530,023 5,066,447
1992 510,770 5,041,992
1991 492,217 5,013,740
1990 474,274 4,986,431
1989 456,808 4,964,371
1988 439,651 4,946,481
1987 422,522 4,932,123
1986 404,728 4,918,154
1985 385,547 4,902,206
1984 364,899 4,881,803
1983 343,421 4,855,787
1982 322,216 4,826,933
1981 303,252 4,799,964
1980 288,644 4,779,535
1979 279,846 4,764,690
1978 276,531 4,752,528
1977 276,779 4,738,902
1976 281,031 4,725,664
1975 287,901 4,711,440
1974 294,953 4,690,574
1973 302,281 4,666,081
1972 309,468 4,639,657
1971 315,940 4,612,124
1970 320,803 4,606,307
1969 322,517 4,623,785
1968 318,849 4,626,469
1967 311,805 4,605,744
1966 304,859 4,580,869
1965 298,238 4,563,732
1964 291,942 4,548,543
1963 285,965 4,523,309
1962 280,286 4,491,443
1961 274,896 4,461,005
1960 269,807 4,429,634

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/equatorial-guinea/finland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Finland's population increased by 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,366,251 people and rank change from 120th to 127th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 5.63M people in 2026 for Finland.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Finland
2100 0.45% -0.35%
2099 0.47% -0.34%
2098 0.48% -0.34%
2097 0.49% -0.33%
2096 0.52% -0.33%
2095 0.57% -0.32%
2094 0.57% -0.32%
2093 0.57% -0.32%
2092 0.54% -0.32%
2091 0.58% -0.33%
2090 0.65% -0.32%
2089 0.66% -0.32%
2088 0.65% -0.33%
2087 0.65% -0.33%
2086 0.67% -0.33%
2085 0.76% -0.31%
2084 0.72% -0.31%
2083 0.74% -0.32%
2082 0.78% -0.32%
2081 0.81% -0.32%
2080 0.87% -0.31%
2079 0.86% -0.3%
2078 0.89% -0.31%
2077 0.96% -0.31%
2076 0.97% -0.3%
2075 0.97% -0.29%
2074 0.97% -0.28%
2073 1% -0.27%
2072 1% -0.27%
2071 1.05% -0.27%
2070 1.06% -0.26%
2069 1.02% -0.26%
2068 1.06% -0.26%
2067 1.09% -0.26%
2066 1.14% -0.28%
2065 1.17% -0.27%
2064 1.15% -0.28%
2063 1.17% -0.27%
2062 1.2% -0.28%
2061 1.23% -0.29%
2060 1.29% -0.29%
2059 1.36% -0.28%
2058 1.34% -0.3%
2057 1.36% -0.31%
2056 1.41% -0.3%
2055 1.44% -0.3%
2054 1.44% -0.29%
2053 1.47% -0.28%
2052 1.47% -0.28%
2051 1.48% -0.26%
2050 1.5% -0.26%
2049 1.53% -0.25%
2048 1.53% -0.24%
2047 1.61% -0.24%
2046 1.68% -0.24%
2045 1.73% -0.23%
2044 1.74% -0.23%
2043 1.81% -0.22%
2042 1.82% -0.23%
2041 1.92% -0.22%
2040 1.92% -0.22%
2039 2.03% -0.22%
2038 2.02% -0.22%
2037 2.05% -0.21%
2036 2.07% -0.21%
2035 2.11% -0.2%
2034 2.1% -0.19%
2033 2.22% -0.18%
2032 2.2% -0.17%
2031 2.19% -0.16%
2030 2.21% -0.15%
2029 2.26% -0.14%
2028 2.32% -0.12%
2027 2.35% -0.08%
2026 2.4% 0.03%
2025 2.45% 0.19%
2024 2.43% 0.64%
2023 2.44% 0.5%
2022 2.54% 0.27%
2021 2.47% 0.21%
2020 2.77% 0.14%
2019 3.33% 0.11%
2018 3.46% 0.13%
2017 3.59% 0.23%
2016 3.73% 0.29%
2015 3.86% 0.33%
2014 3.98% 0.41%
2013 4.08% 0.46%
2012 4.16% 0.48%
2011 4.44% 0.46%
2010 4.7% 0.46%
2009 4.72% 0.48%
2008 4.68% 0.47%
2007 4.61% 0.43%
2006 4.54% 0.38%
2005 5.27% 0.34%
2004 6.14% 0.29%
2003 6.25% 0.24%
2002 6.42% 0.24%
2001 6.62% 0.23%
2000 5.41% 0.21%
1999 4.01% 0.23%
1998 3.98% 0.27%
1997 3.94% 0.3%
1996 3.89% 0.33%
1995 3.84% 0.38%
1994 3.8% 0.43%
1993 3.77% 0.49%
1992 3.77% 0.56%
1991 3.78% 0.55%
1990 3.82% 0.44%
1989 3.9% 0.36%
1988 4.05% 0.29%
1987 4.4% 0.28%
1986 4.98% 0.33%
1985 5.66% 0.42%
1984 6.25% 0.54%
1983 6.58% 0.6%
1982 6.25% 0.56%
1981 5.06% 0.43%
1980 3.14% 0.31%
1979 1.2% 0.26%
1978 -0.09% 0.29%
1977 -1.51% 0.28%
1976 -2.39% 0.3%
1975 -2.39% 0.44%
1974 -2.42% 0.52%
1973 -2.32% 0.57%
1972 -2.05% 0.6%
1971 -1.52% 0.13%
1970 -0.53% -0.38%
1969 1.15% -0.06%
1968 2.26% 0.45%
1967 2.28% 0.54%
1966 2.22% 0.38%
1965 2.16% 0.33%
1964 2.09% 0.56%
1963 2.03% 0.71%
1962 1.96% 0.68%
1961 1.89% 0.71%

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/equatorial-guinea/finland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Finland's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Finland
Current population
1998075
5631965
Population rank 148/197 120/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
14.6 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
12.1 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
8.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +99
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +36,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 122/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +18,246
Net migration rank 53/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 18,246
2024 - 3,891 - 26,894
2023 40,140 3,997 -17,869 38,156
2022 39,873 3,997 -18,335 60,353
2021 39,160 6,493 -7,757 22,484
2020 38,994 0 -8,847 17,504
2019 38,894 14,695 -8,282 15,671
2018 38,332 15,581 -7,170 11,822
2017 37,740 16,399 -3,856 13,356
2016 37,180 17,107 -1,099 17,321
2015 36,543 17,697 2,740 12,655
2014 35,889 18,058 4,915 15,915
2013 35,158 18,106 6,527 18,164
2012 34,347 17,860 7,579 17,894
2011 33,502 17,604 9,160 16,798
2010 32,368 22,027 10,191 14,080
2009 31,184 21,235 10,678 14,877
2008 29,941 19,925 10,627 15,626
2007 28,672 18,433 9,519 14,027
2006 27,404 16,889 11,059 10,820
2005 26,116 15,548 9,968 9,251
2004 24,666 28,578 9,933 6,956
2003 23,168 27,696 7,819 5,929
2002 21,744 27,198 6,241 5,255
2001 20,376 26,919 7,263 6,241
2000 19,132 26,695 7,765 2,497
1999 18,465 7,846 7,748 3,604
1998 17,854 7,307 7,730 4,417
1997 17,305 6,696 9,766 4,925
1996 16,802 6,003 11,274 3,757
1995 16,345 5,300 13,791 4,325
1994 15,937 4,664 17,300 3,834
1993 15,459 4,175 13,679 9,036
1992 15,010 3,867 16,639 9,356
1991 14,581 3,642 16,044 14,515
1990 14,158 3,511 15,458 8,920
1989 13,724 3,545 14,396 5,775
1988 13,266 3,777 14,344 1,765
1987 12,727 4,482 11,837 831
1986 12,061 6,317 13,279 1,491
1985 11,179 8,816 14,707 2,416
1984 10,076 11,221 20,015 3,972
1983 8,886 12,766 21,851 6,925
1982 8,182 12,568 22,686 7,109
1981 7,573 9,605 18,720 5,287
1980 7,142 4,903 18,640 -2,212
1979 5,786 -235 19,535 -6,612
1978 5,635 -4,553 20,436 -9,348
1977 5,550 -7,131 21,799 -5,697
1976 2,451 -9,377 21,738 -11,843
1975 4,580 -11,398 21,673 -3,807
1974 5,697 -12,983 17,824 5,891
1973 6,508 -13,875 13,532 11,558
1972 6,572 -13,576 14,847 12,613
1971 4,822 -10,760 15,220 12,286
1970 2,715 -6,499 20,268 -36,579
1969 2,593 -2,237 21,732 -42,207
1968 6,417 565 28,684 -15,561
1967 6,135 974 33,622 -5,353
1966 5,868 915 34,356 -12,059
1965 5,618 837 33,771 -21,731
1964 5,393 735 38,208 -20,414
1963 5,192 632 40,258 -7,624
1962 5,013 528 38,627 -6,852
1961 4,858 384 41,487 -11,828
1960 4,727 210 42,082 -9,489

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 77% of the population change in Equatorial Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people). In Finland 22.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 65,560 people) and 77.5% is from migration (a gain of 225,237 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K

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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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