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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 404,610 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,975,406 people compared to 412,970 in Iceland.

Population statistics:

  • Equatorial Guinea's population is 4.78 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 172nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.005% for Iceland.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.05% in Iceland.
  • Since 2005, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth), while Iceland has grown from 297K to 413K (39.2% growth).
  • Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 445K people in 2049 for Iceland.

Equatorial Guinea vs Iceland: live population counter

Equatorial Guinea Iceland
Current population
1975406
412970
Population rank 148/197 172/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.005%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
46.7 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
2.02 hours
One death every
36.1 minutes
3.37 hours
One migration net change every
2.25 hours
2.47 hours
Annual migration change +3,891 +3,543
Daily growth/decline +123 +31
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +11,261
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.86%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 21/197

Equatorial Guinea and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Equatorial Guinea
Population

Growth rate
Iceland
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Iceland Equatorial Guinea Iceland
1960 269,807 175,574 - -
1961 274,896 179,029 1.89% 1.97%
1962 280,286 182,378 1.96% 1.87%
1963 285,965 185,653 2.03% 1.8%
1964 291,942 188,983 2.09% 1.79%
1965 298,238 192,286 2.16% 1.75%
1966 304,859 195,570 2.22% 1.71%
1967 311,805 198,751 2.28% 1.63%
1968 318,849 201,488 2.26% 1.38%
1969 322,517 203,369 1.15% 0.93%
1970 320,803 204,438 -0.53% 0.53%
1971 315,940 206,098 -1.52% 0.81%
1972 309,468 209,137 -2.05% 1.47%
1973 302,281 212,317 -2.32% 1.52%
1974 294,953 215,209 -2.42% 1.36%
1975 287,901 217,979 -2.39% 1.29%
1976 281,031 220,154 -2.39% 1%
1977 276,779 221,799 -1.51% 0.75%
1978 276,531 223,537 -0.09% 0.78%
1979 279,846 225,735 1.2% 0.98%
1980 288,644 228,138 3.14% 1.06%
1981 303,252 230,755 5.06% 1.15%
1982 322,216 233,860 6.25% 1.35%
1983 343,421 236,977 6.58% 1.33%
1984 364,899 239,511 6.25% 1.07%
1985 385,547 241,405 5.66% 0.79%
1986 404,728 243,180 4.98% 0.74%
1987 422,522 245,859 4.4% 1.1%
1988 439,651 249,740 4.05% 1.58%
1989 456,808 252,852 3.9% 1.25%
1990 474,274 254,826 3.82% 0.78%
1991 492,217 257,797 3.78% 1.17%
1992 510,770 261,057 3.77% 1.26%
1993 530,023 263,725 3.77% 1.02%
1994 550,138 266,021 3.8% 0.87%
1995 571,264 267,468 3.84% 0.54%
1996 593,492 268,916 3.89% 0.54%
1997 616,893 271,128 3.94% 0.82%
1998 641,474 274,047 3.98% 1.08%
1999 667,214 277,381 4.01% 1.22%
2000 703,279 281,205 5.41% 1.38%
2001 749,836 284,968 6.62% 1.34%
2002 797,957 287,523 6.42% 0.9%
2003 847,862 289,521 6.25% 0.69%
2004 899,917 292,074 6.14% 0.88%
2005 947,367 296,734 5.27% 1.6%
2006 990,343 303,782 4.54% 2.38%
2007 1,036,044 311,566 4.61% 2.56%
2008 1,084,530 317,414 4.68% 1.88%
2009 1,135,673 318,499 4.72% 0.34%
2010 1,189,085 318,041 4.7% -0.14%
2011 1,241,835 319,014 4.44% 0.31%
2012 1,293,483 320,716 4.16% 0.53%
2013 1,346,218 323,764 4.08% 0.95%
2014 1,399,828 327,386 3.98% 1.12%
2015 1,453,923 330,815 3.86% 1.05%
2016 1,508,186 335,439 3.73% 1.4%
2017 1,562,396 343,400 3.59% 2.37%
2018 1,616,422 352,721 3.46% 2.71%
2019 1,670,177 360,563 3.33% 2.22%
2020 1,716,468 366,463 2.77% 1.64%
2021 1,758,786 372,520 2.47% 1.65%
2022 1,803,545 382,003 2.54% 2.55%
2023 1,847,549 393,349 2.44% 2.97%
2024 1,892,516 404,610 2.43% 2.86%
2025 1,938,427 409,614 2.43% 1.24%
2026 1,984,463 413,792 2.37% 1.02%
2027 2,030,749 417,406 2.33% 0.87%
2028 2,077,253 420,691 2.29% 0.79%
2029 2,123,699 423,592 2.24% 0.69%
2030 2,170,434 426,158 2.2% 0.61%
2031 2,218,077 428,479 2.2% 0.54%
2032 2,267,025 430,544 2.21% 0.48%
2033 2,315,991 432,406 2.16% 0.43%
2034 2,364,847 434,083 2.11% 0.39%
2035 2,414,263 435,646 2.09% 0.36%
2036 2,463,880 437,132 2.06% 0.34%
2037 2,513,955 438,466 2.03% 0.31%
2038 2,564,843 439,670 2.02% 0.27%
2039 2,615,417 440,754 1.97% 0.25%
2040 2,665,575 441,687 1.92% 0.21%
2041 2,715,477 442,487 1.87% 0.18%
2042 2,764,764 443,200 1.82% 0.16%
2043 2,813,769 443,884 1.77% 0.15%
2044 2,862,511 444,457 1.73% 0.13%
2045 2,911,227 444,812 1.7% 0.08%
2046 2,959,088 445,028 1.64% 0.05%
2047 3,005,551 445,183 1.57% 0.03%
2048 3,051,480 445,283 1.53% 0.02%
2049 3,097,625 445,335 1.51% 0.01%
2050 3,143,719 445,330 1.49% -0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 59.1% to 3,143,719 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.

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