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

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 29.2 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.01% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Italy
2100 5,052,131 35,295,729
2099 5,029,652 35,533,045
2098 5,006,084 35,764,971
2097 4,982,012 36,003,567
2096 4,957,949 36,240,310
2095 4,932,205 36,477,183
2094 4,904,343 36,710,370
2093 4,876,701 36,941,728
2092 4,848,908 37,181,889
2091 4,822,809 37,416,123
2090 4,795,108 37,654,289
2089 4,764,284 37,896,069
2088 4,733,165 38,134,560
2087 4,702,620 38,375,540
2086 4,672,149 38,612,968
2085 4,641,070 38,857,421
2084 4,606,158 39,105,783
2083 4,573,271 39,352,795
2082 4,539,781 39,608,119
2081 4,504,490 39,866,527
2080 4,468,448 40,130,426
2079 4,429,954 40,403,049
2078 4,392,051 40,680,460
2077 4,353,283 40,962,463
2076 4,311,896 41,254,005
2075 4,270,301 41,558,635
2074 4,229,407 41,883,296
2073 4,188,677 42,216,283
2072 4,147,163 42,564,739
2071 4,106,058 42,921,274
2070 4,063,448 43,295,245
2069 4,020,982 43,679,714
2068 3,980,402 44,073,736
2067 3,938,530 44,471,480
2066 3,895,974 44,883,154
2065 3,851,911 45,309,461
2064 3,807,263 45,741,985
2063 3,763,880 46,180,658
2062 3,720,515 46,633,125
2061 3,676,341 47,088,290
2060 3,631,498 47,542,648
2059 3,585,230 47,998,659
2058 3,537,155 48,452,892
2057 3,490,505 48,899,246
2056 3,443,649 49,344,799
2055 3,395,823 49,776,680
2054 3,347,521 50,197,999
2053 3,299,880 50,613,632
2052 3,252,101 51,012,772
2051 3,204,837 51,404,003
2050 3,158,169 51,791,523
2049 3,111,550 52,164,254
2048 3,064,766 52,522,170
2047 3,018,583 52,876,346
2046 2,970,723 53,212,697
2045 2,921,709 53,541,344
2044 2,872,120 53,856,790
2043 2,823,047 54,176,580
2042 2,772,948 54,477,632
2041 2,723,274 54,765,213
2040 2,671,956 55,052,803
2039 2,621,748 55,342,225
2038 2,569,597 55,619,470
2037 2,518,735 55,895,913
2036 2,468,255 56,164,408
2035 2,418,303 56,435,468
2034 2,368,234 56,703,168
2033 2,319,422 56,963,528
2032 2,269,119 57,220,334
2031 2,220,354 57,487,786
2030 2,172,696 57,749,232
2029 2,125,745 57,994,812
2028 2,078,701 58,236,078
2027 2,031,611 58,477,957
2026 1,985,016 58,708,169
2025 1,938,431 58,915,656
2024 1,892,516 58,952,704
2023 1,847,549 58,984,216
2022 1,803,545 59,013,667
2021 1,758,786 59,133,173
2020 1,716,468 59,438,851
2019 1,670,177 59,729,081
2018 1,616,422 59,877,221
2017 1,562,396 60,002,252
2016 1,508,186 60,115,223
2015 1,453,923 60,229,605
2014 1,399,828 60,320,707
2013 1,346,218 60,311,613
2012 1,293,483 60,191,247
2011 1,241,835 60,026,841
2010 1,189,085 59,819,407
2009 1,135,673 59,555,454
2008 1,084,530 59,211,181
2007 1,036,044 58,756,247
2006 990,343 58,399,861
2005 947,367 58,166,682
2004 899,917 57,828,179
2003 847,862 57,399,184
2002 797,957 57,089,824
2001 749,836 56,976,981
2000 703,279 56,942,108
1999 667,214 56,916,317
1998 641,474 56,906,744
1997 616,893 56,890,372
1996 593,492 56,860,281
1995 571,264 56,844,303
1994 550,138 56,843,400
1993 530,023 56,831,821
1992 510,770 56,797,087
1991 492,217 56,758,521
1990 474,274 56,719,240
1989 456,808 56,671,781
1988 439,651 56,629,288
1987 422,522 56,601,931
1986 404,728 56,596,155
1985 385,547 56,593,071
1984 364,899 56,576,718
1983 343,421 56,564,074
1982 322,216 56,543,548
1981 303,252 56,501,675
1980 288,644 56,433,883
1979 279,846 56,317,749
1978 276,531 56,155,143
1977 276,779 55,955,411
1976 281,031 55,718,260
1975 287,901 55,441,001
1974 294,953 55,110,868
1973 302,281 54,751,406
1972 309,468 54,381,345
1971 315,940 54,073,490
1970 320,803 53,821,850
1969 322,517 53,537,950
1968 318,849 53,235,750
1967 311,805 52,900,500
1966 304,859 52,519,000
1965 298,238 52,112,350
1964 291,942 51,675,350
1963 285,965 51,252,000
1962 280,286 50,879,450
1961 274,896 50,536,350
1960 269,807 50,199,700

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 57.2% to 3,158,169 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Italy
2100 0.45% -0.67%
2099 0.47% -0.65%
2098 0.48% -0.66%
2097 0.49% -0.65%
2096 0.52% -0.65%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.57% -0.63%
2093 0.57% -0.65%
2092 0.54% -0.63%
2091 0.58% -0.63%
2090 0.65% -0.64%
2089 0.66% -0.63%
2088 0.65% -0.63%
2087 0.65% -0.61%
2086 0.67% -0.63%
2085 0.76% -0.64%
2084 0.72% -0.63%
2083 0.74% -0.64%
2082 0.78% -0.65%
2081 0.81% -0.66%
2080 0.87% -0.67%
2079 0.86% -0.68%
2078 0.89% -0.69%
2077 0.96% -0.71%
2076 0.97% -0.73%
2075 0.97% -0.78%
2074 0.97% -0.79%
2073 1% -0.82%
2072 1% -0.83%
2071 1.05% -0.86%
2070 1.06% -0.88%
2069 1.02% -0.89%
2068 1.06% -0.89%
2067 1.09% -0.92%
2066 1.14% -0.94%
2065 1.17% -0.95%
2064 1.15% -0.95%
2063 1.17% -0.97%
2062 1.2% -0.97%
2061 1.23% -0.96%
2060 1.29% -0.95%
2059 1.36% -0.94%
2058 1.34% -0.91%
2057 1.36% -0.9%
2056 1.41% -0.87%
2055 1.44% -0.84%
2054 1.44% -0.82%
2053 1.47% -0.78%
2052 1.47% -0.76%
2051 1.48% -0.75%
2050 1.5% -0.71%
2049 1.53% -0.68%
2048 1.53% -0.67%
2047 1.61% -0.63%
2046 1.68% -0.61%
2045 1.73% -0.59%
2044 1.74% -0.59%
2043 1.81% -0.55%
2042 1.82% -0.53%
2041 1.92% -0.52%
2040 1.92% -0.52%
2039 2.03% -0.5%
2038 2.02% -0.49%
2037 2.05% -0.48%
2036 2.07% -0.48%
2035 2.11% -0.47%
2034 2.1% -0.46%
2033 2.22% -0.45%
2032 2.2% -0.47%
2031 2.19% -0.45%
2030 2.21% -0.42%
2029 2.26% -0.41%
2028 2.32% -0.41%
2027 2.35% -0.39%
2026 2.4% -0.35%
2025 2.43% -0.06%
2024 2.43% -0.05%
2023 2.44% -0.05%
2022 2.54% -0.2%
2021 2.47% -0.51%
2020 2.77% -0.49%
2019 3.33% -0.25%
2018 3.46% -0.21%
2017 3.59% -0.19%
2016 3.73% -0.19%
2015 3.86% -0.15%
2014 3.98% 0.02%
2013 4.08% 0.2%
2012 4.16% 0.27%
2011 4.44% 0.35%
2010 4.7% 0.44%
2009 4.72% 0.58%
2008 4.68% 0.77%
2007 4.61% 0.61%
2006 4.54% 0.4%
2005 5.27% 0.59%
2004 6.14% 0.75%
2003 6.25% 0.54%
2002 6.42% 0.2%
2001 6.62% 0.06%
2000 5.41% 0.05%
1999 4.01% 0.02%
1998 3.98% 0.03%
1997 3.94% 0.05%
1996 3.89% 0.03%
1995 3.84% 0.002%
1994 3.8% 0.02%
1993 3.77% 0.06%
1992 3.77% 0.07%
1991 3.78% 0.07%
1990 3.82% 0.08%
1989 3.9% 0.08%
1988 4.05% 0.05%
1987 4.4% 0.01%
1986 4.98% 0.005%
1985 5.66% 0.03%
1984 6.25% 0.02%
1983 6.58% 0.04%
1982 6.25% 0.07%
1981 5.06% 0.12%
1980 3.14% 0.21%
1979 1.2% 0.29%
1978 -0.09% 0.36%
1977 -1.51% 0.43%
1976 -2.39% 0.5%
1975 -2.39% 0.6%
1974 -2.42% 0.66%
1973 -2.32% 0.68%
1972 -2.05% 0.57%
1971 -1.52% 0.47%
1970 -0.53% 0.53%
1969 1.15% 0.57%
1968 2.26% 0.63%
1967 2.28% 0.73%
1966 2.22% 0.78%
1965 2.16% 0.85%
1964 2.09% 0.83%
1963 2.03% 0.73%
1962 1.96% 0.68%
1961 1.89% 0.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Italy
Current population
2008950
58708169
Population rank 148/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.71%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
9.26 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
35.4 minutes
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +126 -102
Annual growth/decline +45,915 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 162/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +75,448
Net migration rank 53/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 75,448
2024 41,906 3,891 -277,077 95,246
2023 40,140 3,997 -294,922 150,189
2022 39,873 3,997 -318,674 231,228
2021 39,160 6,493 -301,579 157,327
2020 38,994 0 -338,801 85,281
2019 38,894 14,695 -215,025 46,634
2018 38,332 15,581 -197,595 83,686
2017 37,740 16,399 -192,007 95,147
2016 37,180 17,107 -138,265 84,568
2015 36,543 17,697 -162,620 39,389
2014 35,889 18,058 -96,513 52,679
2013 35,158 18,106 -90,468 158,090
2012 34,347 17,860 -78,248 252,524
2011 33,502 17,604 -48,021 198,544
2010 32,368 22,027 -23,928 274,387
2009 31,184 21,235 -17,866 283,676
2008 29,941 19,925 -11,842 422,534
2007 28,672 18,433 -5,876 495,092
2006 27,404 16,889 0 215,995
2005 26,116 15,548 -17,450 258,702
2004 24,666 28,578 11,566 417,970
2003 23,168 27,696 -40,179 478,578
2002 21,744 27,198 -22,836 223,861
2001 20,376 26,919 -11,396 48,903
2000 19,132 26,695 -17,082 56,065
1999 18,465 7,846 -22,766 54,405
1998 17,854 7,307 -39,835 67,985
1997 17,305 6,696 -22,756 50,539
1996 16,802 6,003 -22,744 53,450
1995 16,345 5,300 -34,107 -460,287
1994 15,937 4,664 -17,053 502,750
1993 15,459 4,175 0 24,321
1992 15,010 3,867 22,718 51,747
1991 14,581 3,642 11,352 19,721
1990 14,158 3,511 22,688 35,317
1989 13,724 3,545 28,336 19,540
1988 13,266 3,777 33,977 18,553
1987 12,727 4,482 16,980 7,825
1986 12,061 6,317 11,319 -6,206
1985 11,179 8,816 28,297 6,911
1984 10,076 11,221 50,919 203
1983 8,886 12,766 33,939 -3,733
1982 8,182 12,568 79,161 -24,223
1981 7,573 9,605 73,452 7,182
1980 7,142 4,903 84,650 295,642
1979 5,786 -235 129,531 42,637
1978 5,635 -4,553 168,465 43,932
1977 5,550 -7,131 190,248 42,246
1976 2,451 -9,377 228,445 40,885
1975 4,580 -11,398 271,660 43,051
1974 5,697 -12,983 336,176 42,487
1973 6,508 -13,875 328,508 41,631
1972 6,572 -13,576 364,355 43,182
1971 4,822 -10,760 383,922 -58,627
1970 2,715 -6,499 376,753 -62,216
1969 2,593 -2,237 390,827 -45,346
1968 6,417 565 399,268 -50,149
1967 6,135 974 439,074 -37,992
1966 5,868 915 488,427 -35,352
1965 5,618 837 474,222 -36,267
1964 5,393 735 527,089 -27,368
1963 5,192 632 440,767 -28,198
1962 5,013 528 427,387 -25,840
1961 4,858 384 459,880 -129,761
1960 4,727 210 426,697 -140,765

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 79.6% of the population change in Equatorial Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 388,762 people) and 20.4% is from migration (a gain of 99,857 people). In Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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