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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 46.8 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.15% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Iran
2100 5,053,285 80,713,760
2099 5,030,801 81,246,718
2098 5,007,228 81,770,953
2097 4,983,150 82,295,714
2096 4,959,082 82,818,575
2095 4,933,332 83,338,446
2094 4,905,464 83,854,648
2093 4,877,815 84,371,569
2092 4,850,016 84,888,626
2091 4,823,911 85,410,099
2090 4,796,204 85,934,675
2089 4,765,373 86,466,409
2088 4,734,246 87,004,165
2087 4,703,695 87,549,685
2086 4,673,217 88,105,571
2085 4,642,131 88,668,329
2084 4,607,210 89,239,709
2083 4,574,316 89,817,194
2082 4,540,818 90,402,538
2081 4,505,519 90,995,822
2080 4,469,469 91,595,122
2079 4,430,966 92,196,842
2078 4,393,054 92,801,160
2077 4,354,278 93,405,954
2076 4,312,881 94,007,669
2075 4,271,277 94,606,607
2074 4,230,374 95,197,577
2073 4,189,634 95,783,994
2072 4,148,110 96,355,853
2071 4,106,996 96,915,335
2070 4,064,376 97,460,813
2069 4,021,900 97,988,897
2068 3,981,311 98,496,927
2067 3,939,430 98,978,509
2066 3,896,865 99,439,391
2065 3,852,791 99,877,457
2064 3,808,133 100,288,977
2063 3,764,740 100,668,199
2062 3,721,365 101,017,348
2061 3,677,181 101,332,810
2060 3,632,328 101,612,261
2059 3,586,049 101,858,931
2058 3,537,963 102,061,144
2057 3,491,303 102,228,085
2056 3,444,436 102,358,266
2055 3,396,599 102,449,092
2054 3,348,286 102,498,594
2053 3,300,634 102,508,245
2052 3,252,844 102,480,373
2051 3,205,569 102,417,847
2050 3,158,891 102,318,917
2049 3,112,260 102,189,816
2048 3,065,466 102,024,233
2047 3,019,272 101,832,213
2046 2,971,402 101,613,554
2045 2,922,377 101,371,784
2044 2,872,776 101,104,998
2043 2,823,692 100,818,045
2042 2,773,582 100,512,032
2041 2,723,897 100,188,214
2040 2,672,567 99,849,875
2039 2,622,347 99,501,869
2038 2,570,184 99,137,385
2037 2,519,310 98,759,167
2036 2,468,819 98,366,612
2035 2,418,856 97,963,082
2034 2,368,775 97,546,148
2033 2,319,952 97,118,106
2032 2,269,637 96,671,440
2031 2,220,861 96,204,118
2030 2,173,192 95,718,604
2029 2,126,230 95,195,996
2028 2,079,176 94,623,034
2027 2,032,075 93,987,260
2026 1,985,469 93,276,075
2025 1,938,873 92,478,162
2024 1,892,516 91,567,738
2023 1,847,549 90,608,707
2022 1,803,545 89,524,246
2021 1,758,786 88,455,488
2020 1,716,468 87,723,443
2019 1,670,177 87,051,648
2018 1,616,422 86,117,998
2017 1,562,396 85,026,754
2016 1,508,186 83,812,228
2015 1,453,923 82,619,362
2014 1,399,828 81,502,045
2013 1,346,218 80,414,686
2012 1,293,483 79,370,580
2011 1,241,835 78,383,598
2010 1,189,085 77,420,842
2009 1,135,673 76,457,825
2008 1,084,530 75,514,204
2007 1,036,044 74,602,648
2006 990,343 73,392,747
2005 947,367 71,828,455
2004 899,917 70,256,316
2003 847,862 68,769,340
2002 797,957 68,011,317
2001 749,836 67,452,005
2000 703,279 66,418,659
1999 667,214 65,445,391
1998 641,474 64,519,859
1997 616,893 63,639,638
1996 593,492 62,881,300
1995 571,264 62,205,567
1994 550,138 61,520,598
1993 530,023 61,403,543
1992 510,770 61,184,983
1991 492,217 59,986,931
1990 474,274 58,380,092
1989 456,808 56,704,914
1988 439,651 55,072,694
1987 422,522 53,323,493
1986 404,728 51,446,045
1985 385,547 49,582,289
1984 364,899 47,793,998
1983 343,421 46,029,535
1982 322,216 44,272,141
1981 303,252 41,989,312
1980 288,644 39,842,324
1979 279,846 38,424,952
1978 276,531 37,126,535
1977 276,779 35,933,181
1976 281,031 34,837,271
1975 287,901 33,802,973
1974 294,953 32,796,463
1973 302,281 31,839,838
1972 309,468 30,921,179
1971 315,940 30,029,071
1970 320,803 29,145,100
1969 322,517 28,273,482
1968 318,849 27,437,391
1967 311,805 26,628,432
1966 304,859 25,829,270
1965 298,238 25,036,978
1964 291,942 24,262,859
1963 285,965 23,519,005
1962 280,286 22,807,907
1961 274,896 22,125,726
1960 269,807 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Iran
2100 0.45% -0.66%
2099 0.47% -0.64%
2098 0.48% -0.64%
2097 0.49% -0.63%
2096 0.52% -0.62%
2095 0.57% -0.62%
2094 0.57% -0.61%
2093 0.57% -0.61%
2092 0.54% -0.61%
2091 0.58% -0.61%
2090 0.65% -0.61%
2089 0.66% -0.62%
2088 0.65% -0.62%
2087 0.65% -0.63%
2086 0.67% -0.63%
2085 0.76% -0.64%
2084 0.72% -0.64%
2083 0.74% -0.65%
2082 0.78% -0.65%
2081 0.81% -0.65%
2080 0.87% -0.65%
2079 0.86% -0.65%
2078 0.89% -0.65%
2077 0.96% -0.64%
2076 0.97% -0.63%
2075 0.97% -0.62%
2074 0.97% -0.61%
2073 1% -0.59%
2072 1% -0.58%
2071 1.05% -0.56%
2070 1.06% -0.54%
2069 1.02% -0.52%
2068 1.06% -0.49%
2067 1.09% -0.46%
2066 1.14% -0.44%
2065 1.17% -0.41%
2064 1.15% -0.38%
2063 1.17% -0.35%
2062 1.2% -0.31%
2061 1.23% -0.28%
2060 1.29% -0.24%
2059 1.36% -0.2%
2058 1.34% -0.16%
2057 1.36% -0.13%
2056 1.41% -0.09%
2055 1.44% -0.05%
2054 1.44% -0.009%
2053 1.47% 0.03%
2052 1.47% 0.06%
2051 1.48% 0.1%
2050 1.5% 0.13%
2049 1.53% 0.16%
2048 1.53% 0.19%
2047 1.61% 0.22%
2046 1.68% 0.24%
2045 1.73% 0.26%
2044 1.74% 0.28%
2043 1.81% 0.3%
2042 1.82% 0.32%
2041 1.92% 0.34%
2040 1.92% 0.35%
2039 2.03% 0.37%
2038 2.02% 0.38%
2037 2.05% 0.4%
2036 2.07% 0.41%
2035 2.11% 0.43%
2034 2.1% 0.44%
2033 2.22% 0.46%
2032 2.2% 0.49%
2031 2.19% 0.51%
2030 2.21% 0.55%
2029 2.26% 0.61%
2028 2.32% 0.68%
2027 2.35% 0.76%
2026 2.4% 0.86%
2025 2.45% 0.99%
2024 2.43% 1.06%
2023 2.44% 1.21%
2022 2.54% 1.21%
2021 2.47% 0.83%
2020 2.77% 0.77%
2019 3.33% 1.08%
2018 3.46% 1.28%
2017 3.59% 1.45%
2016 3.73% 1.44%
2015 3.86% 1.37%
2014 3.98% 1.35%
2013 4.08% 1.32%
2012 4.16% 1.26%
2011 4.44% 1.24%
2010 4.7% 1.26%
2009 4.72% 1.25%
2008 4.68% 1.22%
2007 4.61% 1.65%
2006 4.54% 2.18%
2005 5.27% 2.24%
2004 6.14% 2.16%
2003 6.25% 1.11%
2002 6.42% 0.83%
2001 6.62% 1.56%
2000 5.41% 1.49%
1999 4.01% 1.43%
1998 3.98% 1.38%
1997 3.94% 1.21%
1996 3.89% 1.09%
1995 3.84% 1.11%
1994 3.8% 0.19%
1993 3.77% 0.36%
1992 3.77% 2%
1991 3.78% 2.75%
1990 3.82% 2.95%
1989 3.9% 2.96%
1988 4.05% 3.28%
1987 4.4% 3.65%
1986 4.98% 3.76%
1985 5.66% 3.74%
1984 6.25% 3.83%
1983 6.58% 3.97%
1982 6.25% 5.44%
1981 5.06% 5.39%
1980 3.14% 3.69%
1979 1.2% 3.5%
1978 -0.09% 3.32%
1977 -1.51% 3.15%
1976 -2.39% 3.06%
1975 -2.39% 3.07%
1974 -2.42% 3%
1973 -2.32% 2.97%
1972 -2.05% 2.97%
1971 -1.52% 3.03%
1970 -0.53% 3.08%
1969 1.15% 3.05%
1968 2.26% 3.04%
1967 2.28% 3.09%
1966 2.22% 3.16%
1965 2.16% 3.19%
1964 2.09% 3.16%
1963 2.03% 3.12%
1962 1.96% 3.08%
1961 1.89% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Iran
Current population
1998075
93468444
Population rank 148/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.13%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 98/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +116,786
Net migration rank 53/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 116,786
2024 - 3,891 - 190,156
2023 40,140 3,997 750,150 262,044
2022 39,873 3,997 753,525 403,190
2021 39,160 6,493 645,725 334,967
2020 38,994 0 663,978 -180,680
2019 38,894 14,695 893,063 -32,794
2018 38,332 15,581 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 37,740 16,399 1,140,549 34,849
2016 37,180 17,107 1,186,949 66,630
2015 36,543 17,697 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 35,889 18,058 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 35,158 18,106 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 34,347 17,860 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 33,502 17,604 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 32,368 22,027 980,380 -12,849
2009 31,184 21,235 958,322 211
2008 29,941 19,925 940,983 -12,184
2007 28,672 18,433 919,254 -24,950
2006 27,404 16,889 884,529 640,932
2005 26,116 15,548 837,305 765,873
2004 24,666 28,578 801,203 739,996
2003 23,168 27,696 732,600 700,222
2002 21,744 27,198 752,205 -668,962
2001 20,376 26,919 743,658 291,692
2000 19,132 26,695 731,203 300,133
1999 18,465 7,846 723,237 191,988
1998 17,854 7,307 717,655 218,171
1997 17,305 6,696 726,574 98,009
1996 16,802 6,003 784,508 -92,435
1995 16,345 5,300 879,648 -220,258
1994 15,937 4,664 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 15,459 4,175 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 15,010 3,867 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 14,581 3,642 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 14,158 3,511 1,530,434 200,711
1989 13,724 3,545 1,609,739 9,460
1988 13,266 3,777 1,614,512 30,688
1987 12,727 4,482 1,639,644 213,524
1986 12,061 6,317 1,659,289 242,411
1985 11,179 8,816 1,661,750 163,999
1984 10,076 11,221 1,653,051 97,748
1983 8,886 12,766 1,573,612 204,544
1982 8,182 12,568 1,514,240 222,390
1981 7,573 9,605 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 7,142 4,903 1,361,293 103,674
1979 5,786 -235 1,294,306 75,451
1978 5,635 -4,553 1,156,974 70,088
1977 5,550 -7,131 1,091,542 68,093
1976 2,451 -9,377 1,013,347 18,825
1975 4,580 -11,398 929,481 106,921
1974 5,697 -12,983 873,369 103,252
1973 6,508 -13,875 831,880 104,779
1972 6,572 -13,576 804,043 96,614
1971 4,822 -10,760 805,830 77,717
1970 2,715 -6,499 794,612 89,757
1969 2,593 -2,237 780,660 78,196
1968 6,417 565 743,992 69,342
1967 6,135 974 727,276 77,313
1966 5,868 915 695,040 98,709
1965 5,618 837 663,029 127,808
1964 5,393 735 635,589 121,817
1963 5,192 632 620,126 110,190
1962 5,013 528 595,538 96,332
1961 4,858 384 594,674 77,811
1960 4,727 210 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/iran | 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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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