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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 9.53 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Guatemala
2100 5,053,285 26,157,456
2099 5,030,801 26,245,641
2098 5,007,228 26,331,619
2097 4,983,150 26,416,090
2096 4,959,082 26,497,966
2095 4,933,332 26,577,430
2094 4,905,464 26,654,549
2093 4,877,815 26,728,912
2092 4,850,016 26,800,726
2091 4,823,911 26,869,103
2090 4,796,204 26,933,745
2089 4,765,373 26,994,393
2088 4,734,246 27,051,725
2087 4,703,695 27,105,725
2086 4,673,217 27,155,743
2085 4,642,131 27,200,252
2084 4,607,210 27,240,081
2083 4,574,316 27,274,635
2082 4,540,818 27,304,601
2081 4,505,519 27,328,275
2080 4,469,469 27,346,322
2079 4,430,966 27,358,846
2078 4,393,054 27,364,710
2077 4,354,278 27,363,544
2076 4,312,881 27,356,220
2075 4,271,277 27,343,275
2074 4,230,374 27,324,366
2073 4,189,634 27,298,193
2072 4,148,110 27,264,801
2071 4,106,996 27,224,139
2070 4,064,376 27,176,996
2069 4,021,900 27,121,679
2068 3,981,311 27,058,279
2067 3,939,430 26,987,818
2066 3,896,865 26,909,977
2065 3,852,791 26,825,610
2064 3,808,133 26,733,472
2063 3,764,740 26,634,443
2062 3,721,365 26,529,537
2061 3,677,181 26,418,318
2060 3,632,328 26,300,043
2059 3,586,049 26,175,298
2058 3,537,963 26,043,910
2057 3,491,303 25,905,522
2056 3,444,436 25,761,415
2055 3,396,599 25,611,347
2054 3,348,286 25,455,341
2053 3,300,634 25,292,387
2052 3,252,844 25,124,081
2051 3,205,569 24,950,631
2050 3,158,891 24,772,432
2049 3,112,260 24,588,164
2048 3,065,466 24,398,840
2047 3,019,272 24,205,409
2046 2,971,402 24,005,250
2045 2,922,377 23,799,564
2044 2,872,776 23,587,909
2043 2,823,692 23,370,717
2042 2,773,582 23,147,742
2041 2,723,897 22,919,092
2040 2,672,567 22,684,402
2039 2,622,347 22,443,876
2038 2,570,184 22,196,908
2037 2,519,310 21,945,561
2036 2,468,819 21,689,784
2035 2,418,856 21,429,391
2034 2,368,775 21,165,636
2033 2,319,952 20,899,157
2032 2,269,637 20,630,118
2031 2,220,861 20,359,005
2030 2,173,192 20,085,689
2029 2,126,230 19,810,652
2028 2,079,176 19,534,112
2027 2,032,075 19,255,397
2026 1,985,469 18,973,755
2025 1,938,873 18,690,875
2024 1,892,516 18,406,359
2023 1,847,549 18,124,838
2022 1,803,545 17,847,877
2021 1,758,786 17,598,650
2020 1,716,468 17,357,325
2019 1,670,177 17,103,803
2018 1,616,422 16,845,685
2017 1,562,396 16,567,357
2016 1,508,186 16,268,760
2015 1,453,923 15,971,743
2014 1,399,828 15,681,725
2013 1,346,218 15,387,337
2012 1,293,483 15,089,647
2011 1,241,835 14,792,126
2010 1,189,085 14,500,112
2009 1,135,673 14,215,611
2008 1,084,530 13,935,174
2007 1,036,044 13,652,040
2006 990,343 13,367,459
2005 947,367 13,087,629
2004 899,917 12,807,402
2003 847,862 12,525,842
2002 797,957 12,246,915
2001 749,836 11,969,422
2000 703,279 11,697,592
1999 667,214 11,422,965
1998 641,474 11,139,145
1997 616,893 10,857,754
1996 593,492 10,583,526
1995 571,264 10,312,996
1994 550,138 10,043,718
1993 530,023 9,779,761
1992 510,770 9,522,266
1991 492,217 9,272,584
1990 474,274 9,024,773
1989 456,808 8,775,546
1988 439,651 8,532,099
1987 422,522 8,296,485
1986 404,728 8,070,818
1985 385,547 7,849,693
1984 364,899 7,630,682
1983 343,421 7,419,642
1982 322,216 7,240,241
1981 303,252 7,075,648
1980 288,644 6,900,212
1979 279,846 6,727,797
1978 276,531 6,561,534
1977 276,779 6,401,515
1976 281,031 6,262,404
1975 287,901 6,128,731
1974 294,953 5,981,197
1973 302,281 5,831,631
1972 309,468 5,682,833
1971 315,940 5,538,355
1970 320,803 5,396,966
1969 322,517 5,257,081
1968 318,849 5,118,111
1967 311,805 4,978,862
1966 304,859 4,840,958
1965 298,238 4,704,965
1964 291,942 4,571,109
1963 285,965 4,440,264
1962 280,286 4,312,044
1961 274,896 4,186,201
1960 269,807 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Guatemala
2100 0.45% -0.34%
2099 0.47% -0.33%
2098 0.48% -0.32%
2097 0.49% -0.31%
2096 0.52% -0.3%
2095 0.57% -0.29%
2094 0.57% -0.28%
2093 0.57% -0.27%
2092 0.54% -0.25%
2091 0.58% -0.24%
2090 0.65% -0.22%
2089 0.66% -0.21%
2088 0.65% -0.2%
2087 0.65% -0.18%
2086 0.67% -0.16%
2085 0.76% -0.15%
2084 0.72% -0.13%
2083 0.74% -0.11%
2082 0.78% -0.09%
2081 0.81% -0.07%
2080 0.87% -0.05%
2079 0.86% -0.02%
2078 0.89% 0.004%
2077 0.96% 0.03%
2076 0.97% 0.05%
2075 0.97% 0.07%
2074 0.97% 0.1%
2073 1% 0.12%
2072 1% 0.15%
2071 1.05% 0.17%
2070 1.06% 0.2%
2069 1.02% 0.23%
2068 1.06% 0.26%
2067 1.09% 0.29%
2066 1.14% 0.31%
2065 1.17% 0.34%
2064 1.15% 0.37%
2063 1.17% 0.4%
2062 1.2% 0.42%
2061 1.23% 0.45%
2060 1.29% 0.48%
2059 1.36% 0.5%
2058 1.34% 0.53%
2057 1.36% 0.56%
2056 1.41% 0.59%
2055 1.44% 0.61%
2054 1.44% 0.64%
2053 1.47% 0.67%
2052 1.47% 0.7%
2051 1.48% 0.72%
2050 1.5% 0.75%
2049 1.53% 0.78%
2048 1.53% 0.8%
2047 1.61% 0.83%
2046 1.68% 0.86%
2045 1.73% 0.9%
2044 1.74% 0.93%
2043 1.81% 0.96%
2042 1.82% 1%
2041 1.92% 1.03%
2040 1.92% 1.07%
2039 2.03% 1.11%
2038 2.02% 1.15%
2037 2.05% 1.18%
2036 2.07% 1.22%
2035 2.11% 1.25%
2034 2.1% 1.28%
2033 2.22% 1.3%
2032 2.2% 1.33%
2031 2.19% 1.36%
2030 2.21% 1.39%
2029 2.26% 1.42%
2028 2.32% 1.45%
2027 2.35% 1.48%
2026 2.4% 1.51%
2025 2.45% 1.55%
2024 2.43% 1.55%
2023 2.44% 1.55%
2022 2.54% 1.42%
2021 2.47% 1.39%
2020 2.77% 1.48%
2019 3.33% 1.53%
2018 3.46% 1.68%
2017 3.59% 1.84%
2016 3.73% 1.86%
2015 3.86% 1.85%
2014 3.98% 1.91%
2013 4.08% 1.97%
2012 4.16% 2.01%
2011 4.44% 2.01%
2010 4.7% 2%
2009 4.72% 2.01%
2008 4.68% 2.07%
2007 4.61% 2.13%
2006 4.54% 2.14%
2005 5.27% 2.19%
2004 6.14% 2.25%
2003 6.25% 2.28%
2002 6.42% 2.32%
2001 6.62% 2.32%
2000 5.41% 2.4%
1999 4.01% 2.55%
1998 3.98% 2.59%
1997 3.94% 2.59%
1996 3.89% 2.62%
1995 3.84% 2.68%
1994 3.8% 2.7%
1993 3.77% 2.7%
1992 3.77% 2.69%
1991 3.78% 2.75%
1990 3.82% 2.84%
1989 3.9% 2.85%
1988 4.05% 2.84%
1987 4.4% 2.8%
1986 4.98% 2.82%
1985 5.66% 2.87%
1984 6.25% 2.84%
1983 6.58% 2.48%
1982 6.25% 2.33%
1981 5.06% 2.54%
1980 3.14% 2.56%
1979 1.2% 2.53%
1978 -0.09% 2.5%
1977 -1.51% 2.22%
1976 -2.39% 2.18%
1975 -2.39% 2.47%
1974 -2.42% 2.56%
1973 -2.32% 2.62%
1972 -2.05% 2.61%
1971 -1.52% 2.62%
1970 -0.53% 2.66%
1969 1.15% 2.72%
1968 2.26% 2.8%
1967 2.28% 2.85%
1966 2.22% 2.89%
1965 2.16% 2.93%
1964 2.09% 2.95%
1963 2.03% 2.97%
1962 1.96% 3.01%
1961 1.89% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Guatemala
Current population
1998075
19049936
Population rank 148/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.23%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +771
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 69/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
1.1 hours
Annual migration change +3,812 -7,959
Net migration rank 53/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -7,959
2024 - 3,891 - -7,725
2023 40,140 3,997 289,635 -8,940
2022 39,873 3,997 281,675 -8,463
2021 39,160 6,493 255,145 -29,908
2020 38,994 0 281,328 -23,927
2019 38,894 14,695 307,389 -57,746
2018 38,332 15,581 323,100 -56,487
2017 37,740 16,399 332,838 -42,779
2016 37,180 17,107 338,114 -30,980
2015 36,543 17,697 335,072 -48,179
2014 35,889 18,058 333,551 -40,409
2013 35,158 18,106 331,321 -35,698
2012 34,347 17,860 332,365 -32,624
2011 33,502 17,604 328,548 -33,238
2010 32,368 22,027 324,802 -36,076
2009 31,184 21,235 323,320 -43,046
2008 29,941 19,925 323,226 -42,624
2007 28,672 18,433 326,298 -40,632
2006 27,404 16,889 325,604 -42,118
2005 26,116 15,548 325,816 -49,636
2004 24,666 28,578 331,699 -47,409
2003 23,168 27,696 333,539 -54,701
2002 21,744 27,198 334,255 -55,247
2001 20,376 26,919 335,503 -59,536
2000 19,132 26,695 332,891 -65,197
1999 18,465 7,846 328,890 -47,325
1998 17,854 7,307 325,174 -39,104
1997 17,305 6,696 320,087 -43,377
1996 16,802 6,003 315,252 -43,501
1995 16,345 5,300 309,236 -39,917
1994 15,937 4,664 302,708 -33,462
1993 15,459 4,175 295,515 -36,848
1992 15,010 3,867 288,411 -32,093
1991 14,581 3,642 283,917 -40,868
1990 14,158 3,511 280,318 -27,735
1989 13,724 3,545 276,736 -30,860
1988 13,266 3,777 271,466 -30,450
1987 12,727 4,482 261,746 -31,539
1986 12,061 6,317 252,754 -31,631
1985 11,179 8,816 246,119 -24,991
1984 10,076 11,221 241,892 -25,010
1983 8,886 12,766 238,059 -32,877
1982 8,182 12,568 199,809 -46,174
1981 7,573 9,605 221,044 -45,490
1980 7,142 4,903 218,460 -43,144
1979 5,786 -235 216,810 -47,278
1978 5,635 -4,553 211,301 -48,309
1977 5,550 -7,131 203,299 -46,249
1976 2,451 -9,377 171,903 -50,745
1975 4,580 -11,398 188,501 -42,329
1974 5,697 -12,983 184,992 -36,089
1973 6,508 -13,875 179,871 -29,641
1972 6,572 -13,576 173,162 -25,807
1971 4,822 -10,760 165,104 -23,513
1970 2,715 -6,499 155,946 -14,755
1969 2,593 -2,237 149,516 -10,937
1968 6,417 565 146,946 -7,589
1967 6,135 974 143,859 -4,715
1966 5,868 915 140,494 -3,824
1965 5,618 837 135,997 -681
1964 5,393 735 132,832 -440
1963 5,192 632 129,065 240
1962 5,013 528 126,429 713
1961 4,858 384 123,753 797
1960 4,727 210 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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