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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 29.5 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Kenya
2100 5,053,285 105,238,162
2099 5,030,801 105,257,438
2098 5,007,228 105,257,489
2097 4,983,150 105,250,948
2096 4,959,082 105,220,085
2095 4,933,332 105,175,623
2094 4,905,464 105,118,372
2093 4,877,815 105,046,907
2092 4,850,016 104,955,024
2091 4,823,911 104,846,805
2090 4,796,204 104,718,130
2089 4,765,373 104,573,271
2088 4,734,246 104,414,197
2087 4,703,695 104,243,505
2086 4,673,217 104,056,143
2085 4,642,131 103,854,891
2084 4,607,210 103,640,244
2083 4,574,316 103,407,124
2082 4,540,818 103,158,580
2081 4,505,519 102,889,291
2080 4,469,469 102,594,978
2079 4,430,966 102,286,967
2078 4,393,054 101,961,280
2077 4,354,278 101,613,181
2076 4,312,881 101,239,843
2075 4,271,277 100,849,423
2074 4,230,374 100,436,632
2073 4,189,634 100,001,277
2072 4,148,110 99,533,234
2071 4,106,996 99,042,264
2070 4,064,376 98,529,166
2069 4,021,900 97,992,232
2068 3,981,311 97,428,138
2067 3,939,430 96,842,744
2066 3,896,865 96,230,345
2065 3,852,791 95,598,937
2064 3,808,133 94,942,874
2063 3,764,740 94,266,124
2062 3,721,365 93,561,519
2061 3,677,181 92,837,768
2060 3,632,328 92,098,717
2059 3,586,049 91,343,602
2058 3,537,963 90,569,828
2057 3,491,303 89,783,087
2056 3,444,436 88,994,126
2055 3,396,599 88,192,182
2054 3,348,286 87,379,992
2053 3,300,634 86,552,281
2052 3,252,844 85,710,403
2051 3,205,569 84,850,558
2050 3,158,891 83,976,685
2049 3,112,260 83,090,517
2048 3,065,466 82,191,119
2047 3,019,272 81,274,836
2046 2,971,402 80,340,592
2045 2,922,377 79,389,433
2044 2,872,776 78,414,158
2043 2,823,692 77,418,567
2042 2,773,582 76,399,781
2041 2,723,897 75,363,853
2040 2,672,567 74,308,480
2039 2,622,347 73,241,028
2038 2,570,184 72,153,876
2037 2,519,310 71,058,753
2036 2,468,819 69,949,421
2035 2,418,856 68,831,151
2034 2,368,775 67,705,051
2033 2,319,952 66,569,532
2032 2,269,637 65,431,402
2031 2,220,861 64,289,540
2030 2,173,192 63,153,520
2029 2,126,230 62,021,378
2028 2,079,176 60,894,078
2027 2,032,075 59,770,115
2026 1,985,469 58,653,621
2025 1,938,873 57,540,609
2024 1,892,516 56,432,944
2023 1,847,549 55,339,003
2022 1,803,545 54,252,461
2021 1,758,786 53,219,166
2020 1,716,468 52,217,334
2019 1,670,177 51,202,827
2018 1,616,422 50,207,107
2017 1,562,396 49,197,766
2016 1,508,186 48,139,687
2015 1,453,923 47,088,526
2014 1,399,828 46,051,440
2013 1,346,218 44,986,791
2012 1,293,483 43,888,303
2011 1,241,835 42,758,461
2010 1,189,085 41,598,567
2009 1,135,673 40,408,891
2008 1,084,530 39,206,351
2007 1,036,044 38,036,349
2006 990,343 36,904,008
2005 947,367 35,796,484
2004 899,917 34,713,455
2003 847,862 33,652,223
2002 797,957 32,629,808
2001 749,836 31,619,170
2000 703,279 30,642,890
1999 667,214 29,733,408
1998 641,474 28,888,057
1997 616,893 28,101,768
1996 593,492 27,344,211
1995 571,264 26,601,751
1994 550,138 25,857,130
1993 530,023 25,117,188
1992 510,770 24,382,460
1991 492,217 23,646,514
1990 474,274 22,892,651
1989 456,808 22,118,434
1988 439,651 21,356,219
1987 422,522 20,616,096
1986 404,728 19,901,646
1985 385,547 19,201,768
1984 364,899 18,514,906
1983 343,421 17,846,374
1982 322,216 17,206,175
1981 303,252 16,601,507
1980 288,644 16,018,459
1979 279,846 15,460,666
1978 276,531 14,934,126
1977 276,779 14,428,819
1976 281,031 13,957,623
1975 287,901 13,511,671
1974 294,953 13,070,078
1973 302,281 12,634,835
1972 309,468 12,206,060
1971 315,940 11,788,904
1970 320,803 11,368,791
1969 322,517 10,939,695
1968 318,849 10,518,823
1967 311,805 10,111,057
1966 304,859 9,717,816
1965 298,238 9,338,078
1964 291,942 8,973,535
1963 285,965 8,627,971
1962 280,286 8,299,308
1961 274,896 7,987,770
1960 269,807 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Kenya
2100 0.45% -0.02%
2099 0.47% -0%
2098 0.48% 0.006%
2097 0.49% 0.03%
2096 0.52% 0.04%
2095 0.57% 0.05%
2094 0.57% 0.07%
2093 0.57% 0.09%
2092 0.54% 0.1%
2091 0.58% 0.12%
2090 0.65% 0.14%
2089 0.66% 0.15%
2088 0.65% 0.16%
2087 0.65% 0.18%
2086 0.67% 0.19%
2085 0.76% 0.21%
2084 0.72% 0.23%
2083 0.74% 0.24%
2082 0.78% 0.26%
2081 0.81% 0.29%
2080 0.87% 0.3%
2079 0.86% 0.32%
2078 0.89% 0.34%
2077 0.96% 0.37%
2076 0.97% 0.39%
2075 0.97% 0.41%
2074 0.97% 0.44%
2073 1% 0.47%
2072 1% 0.5%
2071 1.05% 0.52%
2070 1.06% 0.55%
2069 1.02% 0.58%
2068 1.06% 0.6%
2067 1.09% 0.64%
2066 1.14% 0.66%
2065 1.17% 0.69%
2064 1.15% 0.72%
2063 1.17% 0.75%
2062 1.2% 0.78%
2061 1.23% 0.8%
2060 1.29% 0.83%
2059 1.36% 0.85%
2058 1.34% 0.88%
2057 1.36% 0.89%
2056 1.41% 0.91%
2055 1.44% 0.93%
2054 1.44% 0.96%
2053 1.47% 0.98%
2052 1.47% 1.01%
2051 1.48% 1.04%
2050 1.5% 1.07%
2049 1.53% 1.09%
2048 1.53% 1.13%
2047 1.61% 1.16%
2046 1.68% 1.2%
2045 1.73% 1.24%
2044 1.74% 1.29%
2043 1.81% 1.33%
2042 1.82% 1.37%
2041 1.92% 1.42%
2040 1.92% 1.46%
2039 2.03% 1.51%
2038 2.02% 1.54%
2037 2.05% 1.59%
2036 2.07% 1.62%
2035 2.11% 1.66%
2034 2.1% 1.71%
2033 2.22% 1.74%
2032 2.2% 1.78%
2031 2.19% 1.8%
2030 2.21% 1.83%
2029 2.26% 1.85%
2028 2.32% 1.88%
2027 2.35% 1.9%
2026 2.4% 1.93%
2025 2.45% 1.96%
2024 2.43% 1.98%
2023 2.44% 2%
2022 2.54% 1.94%
2021 2.47% 1.92%
2020 2.77% 1.98%
2019 3.33% 1.98%
2018 3.46% 2.05%
2017 3.59% 2.2%
2016 3.73% 2.23%
2015 3.86% 2.25%
2014 3.98% 2.37%
2013 4.08% 2.5%
2012 4.16% 2.64%
2011 4.44% 2.79%
2010 4.7% 2.94%
2009 4.72% 3.07%
2008 4.68% 3.08%
2007 4.61% 3.07%
2006 4.54% 3.09%
2005 5.27% 3.12%
2004 6.14% 3.15%
2003 6.25% 3.13%
2002 6.42% 3.2%
2001 6.62% 3.19%
2000 5.41% 3.06%
1999 4.01% 2.93%
1998 3.98% 2.8%
1997 3.94% 2.77%
1996 3.89% 2.79%
1995 3.84% 2.88%
1994 3.8% 2.95%
1993 3.77% 3.01%
1992 3.77% 3.11%
1991 3.78% 3.29%
1990 3.82% 3.5%
1989 3.9% 3.57%
1988 4.05% 3.59%
1987 4.4% 3.59%
1986 4.98% 3.64%
1985 5.66% 3.71%
1984 6.25% 3.75%
1983 6.58% 3.72%
1982 6.25% 3.64%
1981 5.06% 3.64%
1980 3.14% 3.61%
1979 1.2% 3.53%
1978 -0.09% 3.5%
1977 -1.51% 3.38%
1976 -2.39% 3.3%
1975 -2.39% 3.38%
1974 -2.42% 3.44%
1973 -2.32% 3.51%
1972 -2.05% 3.54%
1971 -1.52% 3.7%
1970 -0.53% 3.92%
1969 1.15% 4%
1968 2.26% 4.03%
1967 2.28% 4.05%
1966 2.22% 4.07%
1965 2.16% 4.06%
1964 2.09% 4.01%
1963 2.03% 3.96%
1962 1.96% 3.9%
1961 1.89% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Kenya
Current population
1998075
58955623
Population rank 148/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.71%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 53/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -27,330
Net migration rank 53/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -27,330
2024 - 3,891 - -19,781
2023 40,140 3,997 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 39,873 3,997 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 39,160 6,493 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 38,994 0 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 38,894 14,695 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 38,332 15,581 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 37,740 16,399 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 37,180 17,107 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 36,543 17,697 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 35,889 18,058 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 35,158 18,106 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 34,347 17,860 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 33,502 17,604 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 32,368 22,027 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 31,184 21,235 1,193,598 7,096
2008 29,941 19,925 1,174,818 29,612
2007 28,672 18,433 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 27,404 16,889 1,113,357 15,767
2005 26,116 15,548 1,080,446 5,501
2004 24,666 28,578 1,048,590 31,525
2003 23,168 27,696 1,018,182 24,175
2002 21,744 27,198 992,044 10,431
2001 20,376 26,919 963,721 55,052
2000 19,132 26,695 928,357 5,407
1999 18,465 7,846 898,484 -13,257
1998 17,854 7,307 875,511 -70,023
1997 17,305 6,696 847,493 -80,443
1996 16,802 6,003 827,326 -79,276
1995 16,345 5,300 812,391 -75,506
1994 15,937 4,664 792,702 -40,367
1993 15,459 4,175 788,579 -61,054
1992 15,010 3,867 785,018 -43,085
1991 14,581 3,642 790,030 -60,087
1990 14,158 3,511 789,087 -11,338
1989 13,724 3,545 795,622 -24,949
1988 13,266 3,777 785,652 -31,894
1987 12,727 4,482 775,124 -48,633
1986 12,061 6,317 755,606 -53,183
1985 11,179 8,816 732,739 -35,400
1984 10,076 11,221 709,639 -33,253
1983 8,886 12,766 684,587 -23,905
1982 8,182 12,568 663,109 -43,382
1981 7,573 9,605 642,379 -52,761
1980 7,142 4,903 616,390 -39,920
1979 5,786 -235 595,390 -56,280
1978 5,635 -4,553 574,695 -60,718
1977 5,550 -7,131 554,124 -57,493
1976 2,451 -9,377 536,740 -90,990
1975 4,580 -11,398 517,579 -71,421
1974 5,697 -12,983 500,008 -62,973
1973 6,508 -13,875 485,556 -52,102
1972 6,572 -13,576 472,557 -48,466
1971 4,822 -10,760 459,897 -49,671
1970 2,715 -6,499 443,065 -13,064
1969 2,593 -2,237 427,819 369
1968 6,417 565 411,948 1,611
1967 6,135 974 396,920 5,060
1966 5,868 915 382,891 1,616
1965 5,618 837 366,444 8,524
1964 5,393 735 349,322 4,788
1963 5,192 632 332,763 4,246
1962 5,013 528 315,797 4,521
1961 4,858 384 298,463 4,296
1960 4,727 210 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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