Population in Equatorial Guinea compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Equatorial Guinea and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Equatorial Guinea	Gambia	Equatorial Guinea	Gambia
1960	269,807	398,060	-	-
1961	274,896	408,930	1.89%	2.73%
1962	280,286	420,163	1.96%	2.75%
1963	285,965	431,757	2.03%	2.76%
1964	291,942	443,687	2.09%	2.76%
1965	298,238	455,952	2.16%	2.76%
1966	304,859	468,516	2.22%	2.76%
1967	311,805	481,588	2.28%	2.79%
1968	318,849	495,269	2.26%	2.84%
1969	322,517	509,440	1.15%	2.86%
1970	320,803	524,105	-0.53%	2.88%
1971	315,940	539,388	-1.52%	2.92%
1972	309,468	555,370	-2.05%	2.96%
1973	302,281	571,991	-2.32%	2.99%
1974	294,953	589,085	-2.42%	2.99%
1975	287,901	606,821	-2.39%	3.01%
1976	281,031	625,667	-2.39%	3.11%
1977	276,779	645,770	-1.51%	3.21%
1978	276,531	667,103	-0.09%	3.3%
1979	279,846	689,781	1.2%	3.4%
1980	288,644	713,913	3.14%	3.5%
1981	303,252	739,125	5.06%	3.53%
1982	322,216	765,753	6.25%	3.6%
1983	343,421	794,525	6.58%	3.76%
1984	364,899	825,631	6.25%	3.92%
1985	385,547	858,874	5.66%	4.03%
1986	404,728	894,019	4.98%	4.09%
1987	422,522	931,091	4.4%	4.15%
1988	439,651	970,160	4.05%	4.2%
1989	456,808	1,011,357	3.9%	4.25%
1990	474,274	1,054,696	3.82%	4.29%
1991	492,217	1,099,959	3.78%	4.29%
1992	510,770	1,145,582	3.77%	4.15%
1993	530,023	1,188,365	3.77%	3.73%
1994	550,138	1,227,226	3.8%	3.27%
1995	571,264	1,264,313	3.84%	3.02%
1996	593,492	1,301,410	3.89%	2.93%
1997	616,893	1,338,889	3.94%	2.88%
1998	641,474	1,376,987	3.98%	2.85%
1999	667,214	1,415,779	4.01%	2.82%
2000	703,279	1,455,084	5.41%	2.78%
2001	749,836	1,495,011	6.62%	2.74%
2002	797,957	1,535,691	6.42%	2.72%
2003	847,862	1,577,611	6.25%	2.73%
2004	899,917	1,621,312	6.14%	2.77%
2005	947,367	1,667,037	5.27%	2.82%
2006	990,343	1,715,275	4.54%	2.89%
2007	1,036,044	1,765,774	4.61%	2.94%
2008	1,084,530	1,817,852	4.68%	2.95%
2009	1,135,673	1,871,422	4.72%	2.95%
2010	1,189,085	1,926,630	4.7%	2.95%
2011	1,241,835	1,983,784	4.44%	2.97%
2012	1,293,483	2,043,094	4.16%	2.99%
2013	1,346,218	2,103,820	4.08%	2.97%
2014	1,399,828	2,164,528	3.98%	2.89%
2015	1,453,923	2,224,529	3.86%	2.77%
2016	1,508,186	2,283,769	3.73%	2.66%
2017	1,562,396	2,342,189	3.59%	2.56%
2018	1,616,422	2,399,632	3.46%	2.45%
2019	1,670,177	2,456,844	3.33%	2.38%
2020	1,716,468	2,515,733	2.77%	2.4%
2021	1,758,786	2,576,010	2.47%	2.4%
2022	1,803,545	2,636,470	2.54%	2.35%
2023	1,847,549	2,697,845	2.44%	2.33%
2024	1,892,516	2,759,988	2.43%	2.3%
2025	1,938,427	2,822,083	2.43%	2.25%
2026	1,984,463	2,884,075	2.37%	2.2%
2027	2,030,749	2,945,874	2.33%	2.14%
2028	2,077,253	3,007,541	2.29%	2.09%
2029	2,123,699	3,069,012	2.24%	2.04%
2030	2,170,434	3,130,117	2.2%	1.99%
2031	2,218,077	3,190,986	2.2%	1.94%
2032	2,267,025	3,251,816	2.21%	1.91%
2033	2,315,991	3,312,585	2.16%	1.87%
2034	2,364,847	3,373,117	2.11%	1.83%
2035	2,414,263	3,433,418	2.09%	1.79%
2036	2,463,880	3,493,569	2.06%	1.75%
2037	2,513,955	3,553,521	2.03%	1.72%
2038	2,564,843	3,613,489	2.02%	1.69%
2039	2,615,417	3,673,332	1.97%	1.66%
2040	2,665,575	3,732,793	1.92%	1.62%
2041	2,715,477	3,791,791	1.87%	1.58%
2042	2,764,764	3,850,526	1.82%	1.55%
2043	2,813,769	3,909,016	1.77%	1.52%
2044	2,862,511	3,966,899	1.73%	1.48%
2045	2,911,227	4,024,221	1.7%	1.45%
2046	2,959,088	4,080,955	1.64%	1.41%
2047	3,005,551	4,137,188	1.57%	1.38%
2048	3,051,480	4,192,836	1.53%	1.35%
2049	3,097,625	4,247,701	1.51%	1.31%
2050	3,143,719	4,301,881	1.49%	1.28%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 476,782 (a 31.6% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 600,981 (a 26.3% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 49.1% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.