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Population in Equatorial Guinea compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 33,910,252 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 16.9 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.01% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast
2100 5,052,131 104,904,226
2099 5,029,652 104,097,040
2098 5,006,084 103,275,264
2097 4,982,012 102,455,988
2096 4,957,949 101,612,663
2095 4,932,205 100,756,953
2094 4,904,343 99,882,932
2093 4,876,701 99,006,111
2092 4,848,908 98,098,926
2091 4,822,809 97,176,680
2090 4,795,108 96,248,804
2089 4,764,284 95,318,164
2088 4,733,165 94,395,936
2087 4,702,620 93,464,192
2086 4,672,149 92,517,200
2085 4,641,070 91,575,557
2084 4,606,158 90,642,933
2083 4,573,271 89,673,290
2082 4,539,781 88,700,125
2081 4,504,490 87,715,881
2080 4,468,448 86,728,284
2079 4,429,954 85,741,415
2078 4,392,051 84,742,375
2077 4,353,283 83,738,886
2076 4,311,896 82,733,035
2075 4,270,301 81,703,106
2074 4,229,407 80,687,434
2073 4,188,677 79,667,993
2072 4,147,163 78,646,863
2071 4,106,058 77,607,733
2070 4,063,448 76,567,079
2069 4,020,982 75,527,815
2068 3,980,402 74,468,469
2067 3,938,530 73,417,707
2066 3,895,974 72,351,827
2065 3,851,911 71,301,141
2064 3,807,263 70,261,039
2063 3,763,880 69,222,001
2062 3,720,515 68,196,917
2061 3,676,341 67,166,219
2060 3,631,498 66,149,529
2059 3,585,230 65,130,659
2058 3,537,155 64,100,835
2057 3,490,505 63,082,551
2056 3,443,649 62,065,729
2055 3,395,823 61,036,845
2054 3,347,521 60,004,777
2053 3,299,880 58,983,583
2052 3,252,101 57,959,085
2051 3,204,837 56,932,897
2050 3,158,169 55,909,441
2049 3,111,550 54,893,369
2048 3,064,766 53,867,419
2047 3,018,583 52,850,696
2046 2,970,723 51,836,334
2045 2,921,709 50,822,485
2044 2,872,120 49,797,934
2043 2,823,047 48,781,333
2042 2,772,948 47,776,778
2041 2,723,274 46,788,054
2040 2,671,956 45,806,217
2039 2,621,748 44,834,350
2038 2,569,597 43,874,381
2037 2,518,735 42,922,767
2036 2,468,255 41,988,786
2035 2,418,303 41,071,409
2034 2,368,234 40,164,910
2033 2,319,422 39,273,072
2032 2,269,119 38,408,366
2031 2,220,354 37,558,099
2030 2,172,696 36,727,569
2029 2,125,745 35,907,265
2028 2,078,701 35,095,347
2027 2,031,611 34,296,079
2026 1,985,016 33,502,750
2025 1,938,431 32,711,547
2024 1,892,516 31,934,230
2023 1,847,549 31,165,654
2022 1,803,545 30,395,002
2021 1,758,786 29,639,736
2020 1,716,468 28,915,449
2019 1,670,177 28,193,009
2018 1,616,422 27,464,173
2017 1,562,396 26,733,372
2016 1,508,186 25,989,405
2015 1,453,923 25,246,342
2014 1,399,828 24,527,395
2013 1,346,218 23,939,775
2012 1,293,483 23,467,078
2011 1,241,835 22,982,000
2010 1,189,085 22,488,065
2009 1,135,673 21,997,940
2008 1,084,530 21,514,439
2007 1,036,044 21,030,558
2006 990,343 20,546,802
2005 947,367 20,068,458
2004 899,917 19,595,000
2003 847,862 19,125,542
2002 797,957 18,654,771
2001 749,836 18,178,913
2000 703,279 17,699,004
1999 667,214 17,215,935
1998 641,474 16,663,948
1997 616,893 16,047,170
1996 593,492 15,442,312
1995 571,264 14,855,565
1994 550,138 14,287,201
1993 530,023 13,735,951
1992 510,770 13,200,310
1991 492,217 12,683,870
1990 474,274 12,189,778
1989 456,808 11,719,771
1988 439,651 11,275,189
1987 422,522 10,851,475
1986 404,728 10,440,917
1985 385,547 10,040,483
1984 364,899 9,650,516
1983 343,421 9,272,744
1982 322,216 8,907,936
1981 303,252 8,556,596
1980 288,644 8,220,714
1979 279,846 7,902,267
1978 276,531 7,603,130
1977 276,779 7,321,950
1976 281,031 7,057,958
1975 287,901 6,776,297
1974 294,953 6,474,057
1973 302,281 6,184,944
1972 309,468 5,909,716
1971 315,940 5,650,868
1970 320,803 5,411,567
1969 322,517 5,192,221
1968 318,849 4,990,021
1967 311,805 4,799,744
1966 304,859 4,617,519
1965 298,238 4,442,377
1964 291,942 4,273,952
1963 285,965 4,112,061
1962 280,286 3,956,939
1961 274,896 3,810,151
1960 269,807 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast
2100 0.45% 0.78%
2099 0.47% 0.8%
2098 0.48% 0.8%
2097 0.49% 0.83%
2096 0.52% 0.85%
2095 0.57% 0.88%
2094 0.57% 0.89%
2093 0.57% 0.92%
2092 0.54% 0.95%
2091 0.58% 0.96%
2090 0.65% 0.98%
2089 0.66% 0.98%
2088 0.65% 1%
2087 0.65% 1.02%
2086 0.67% 1.03%
2085 0.76% 1.03%
2084 0.72% 1.08%
2083 0.74% 1.1%
2082 0.78% 1.12%
2081 0.81% 1.14%
2080 0.87% 1.15%
2079 0.86% 1.18%
2078 0.89% 1.2%
2077 0.96% 1.22%
2076 0.97% 1.26%
2075 0.97% 1.26%
2074 0.97% 1.28%
2073 1% 1.3%
2072 1% 1.34%
2071 1.05% 1.36%
2070 1.06% 1.38%
2069 1.02% 1.42%
2068 1.06% 1.43%
2067 1.09% 1.47%
2066 1.14% 1.47%
2065 1.17% 1.48%
2064 1.15% 1.5%
2063 1.17% 1.5%
2062 1.2% 1.53%
2061 1.23% 1.54%
2060 1.29% 1.56%
2059 1.36% 1.61%
2058 1.34% 1.61%
2057 1.36% 1.64%
2056 1.41% 1.69%
2055 1.44% 1.72%
2054 1.44% 1.73%
2053 1.47% 1.77%
2052 1.47% 1.8%
2051 1.48% 1.83%
2050 1.5% 1.85%
2049 1.53% 1.9%
2048 1.53% 1.92%
2047 1.61% 1.96%
2046 1.68% 1.99%
2045 1.73% 2.06%
2044 1.74% 2.08%
2043 1.81% 2.1%
2042 1.82% 2.11%
2041 1.92% 2.14%
2040 1.92% 2.17%
2039 2.03% 2.19%
2038 2.02% 2.22%
2037 2.05% 2.22%
2036 2.07% 2.23%
2035 2.11% 2.26%
2034 2.1% 2.27%
2033 2.22% 2.25%
2032 2.2% 2.26%
2031 2.19% 2.26%
2030 2.21% 2.28%
2029 2.26% 2.31%
2028 2.32% 2.33%
2027 2.35% 2.37%
2026 2.4% 2.42%
2025 2.43% 2.43%
2024 2.43% 2.47%
2023 2.44% 2.54%
2022 2.54% 2.55%
2021 2.47% 2.5%
2020 2.77% 2.56%
2019 3.33% 2.65%
2018 3.46% 2.73%
2017 3.59% 2.86%
2016 3.73% 2.94%
2015 3.86% 2.93%
2014 3.98% 2.45%
2013 4.08% 2.01%
2012 4.16% 2.11%
2011 4.44% 2.2%
2010 4.7% 2.23%
2009 4.72% 2.25%
2008 4.68% 2.3%
2007 4.61% 2.35%
2006 4.54% 2.38%
2005 5.27% 2.42%
2004 6.14% 2.45%
2003 6.25% 2.52%
2002 6.42% 2.62%
2001 6.62% 2.71%
2000 5.41% 2.81%
1999 4.01% 3.31%
1998 3.98% 3.84%
1997 3.94% 3.92%
1996 3.89% 3.95%
1995 3.84% 3.98%
1994 3.8% 4.01%
1993 3.77% 4.06%
1992 3.77% 4.07%
1991 3.78% 4.05%
1990 3.82% 4.01%
1989 3.9% 3.94%
1988 4.05% 3.9%
1987 4.4% 3.93%
1986 4.98% 3.99%
1985 5.66% 4.04%
1984 6.25% 4.07%
1983 6.58% 4.1%
1982 6.25% 4.11%
1981 5.06% 4.09%
1980 3.14% 4.03%
1979 1.2% 3.93%
1978 -0.09% 3.84%
1977 -1.51% 3.74%
1976 -2.39% 4.16%
1975 -2.39% 4.67%
1974 -2.42% 4.67%
1973 -2.32% 4.66%
1972 -2.05% 4.58%
1971 -1.52% 4.42%
1970 -0.53% 4.22%
1969 1.15% 4.05%
1968 2.26% 3.96%
1967 2.28% 3.95%
1966 2.22% 3.94%
1965 2.16% 3.94%
1964 2.09% 3.94%
1963 2.03% 3.92%
1962 1.96% 3.85%
1961 1.89% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast
Current population
2008950
33910252
Population rank 148/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.41%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
40.7 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
31.3 seconds
One death every
35.4 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +126 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +45,915 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 26/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +11,305
Net migration rank 53/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 11,305
2024 41,906 3,891 765,049 7,838
2023 40,140 3,997 758,261 6,002
2022 39,873 3,997 750,270 26,777
2021 39,160 6,493 732,191 1,322
2020 38,994 0 727,455 -12,390
2019 38,894 14,695 727,774 2,043
2018 38,332 15,581 722,445 5,395
2017 37,740 16,399 734,553 -796
2016 37,180 17,107 735,630 18,568
2015 36,543 17,697 731,387 522
2014 35,889 18,058 728,978 -23,011
2013 35,158 18,106 720,228 -250,964
2012 34,347 17,860 708,847 -232,712
2011 33,502 17,604 694,033 -200,010
2010 32,368 22,027 676,554 -182,689
2009 31,184 21,235 654,439 -168,027
2008 29,941 19,925 630,610 -150,037
2007 28,672 18,433 617,247 -130,079
2006 27,404 16,889 605,001 -124,651
2005 26,116 15,548 593,685 -117,342
2004 24,666 28,578 579,424 -108,869
2003 23,168 27,696 568,220 -99,880
2002 21,744 27,198 563,692 -90,503
2001 20,376 26,919 555,220 -76,679
2000 19,132 26,695 545,129 -63,843
1999 18,465 7,846 527,634 -42,777
1998 17,854 7,307 509,167 109,961
1997 17,305 6,696 489,984 124,443
1996 16,802 6,003 469,740 125,556
1995 16,345 5,300 453,719 124,501
1994 15,937 4,664 438,274 120,247
1993 15,459 4,175 430,759 113,215
1992 15,010 3,867 423,294 104,006
1991 14,581 3,642 413,354 92,228
1990 14,158 3,511 402,629 79,979
1989 13,724 3,545 390,081 67,324
1988 13,266 3,777 378,575 53,187
1987 12,727 4,482 370,654 45,028
1986 12,061 6,317 357,205 48,233
1985 11,179 8,816 344,549 50,872
1984 10,076 11,221 331,910 52,594
1983 8,886 12,766 317,379 53,646
1982 8,182 12,568 305,204 53,384
1981 7,573 9,605 292,755 51,354
1980 7,142 4,903 280,630 47,031
1979 5,786 -235 268,875 40,355
1978 5,635 -4,553 257,222 31,822
1977 5,550 -7,131 250,858 22,452
1976 2,451 -9,377 241,939 12,735
1975 4,580 -11,398 228,883 79,766
1974 5,697 -12,983 216,389 79,445
1973 6,508 -13,875 203,429 78,963
1972 6,572 -13,576 190,842 77,213
1971 4,822 -10,760 179,918 69,728
1970 2,715 -6,499 170,070 58,883
1969 2,593 -2,237 161,541 48,192
1968 6,417 565 153,464 41,198
1967 6,135 974 145,773 40,125
1966 5,868 915 138,438 40,125
1965 5,618 837 131,601 40,125
1964 5,393 735 124,996 40,125
1963 5,192 632 118,526 40,125
1962 5,013 528 111,930 39,670
1961 4,858 384 105,568 36,410
1960 4,727 210 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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