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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Lebanon's population is 2.96 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Lebanon
2100 5,053,285 7,229,611
2099 5,030,801 7,252,189
2098 5,007,228 7,273,846
2097 4,983,150 7,298,208
2096 4,959,082 7,322,265
2095 4,933,332 7,343,287
2094 4,905,464 7,365,719
2093 4,877,815 7,386,532
2092 4,850,016 7,403,314
2091 4,823,911 7,420,036
2090 4,796,204 7,433,603
2089 4,765,373 7,444,239
2088 4,734,246 7,454,263
2087 4,703,695 7,465,163
2086 4,673,217 7,468,994
2085 4,642,131 7,477,406
2084 4,607,210 7,476,483
2083 4,574,316 7,482,841
2082 4,540,818 7,482,980
2081 4,505,519 7,484,110
2080 4,469,469 7,484,392
2079 4,430,966 7,482,168
2078 4,393,054 7,480,962
2077 4,354,278 7,474,272
2076 4,312,881 7,470,260
2075 4,271,277 7,464,057
2074 4,230,374 7,446,862
2073 4,189,634 7,432,591
2072 4,148,110 7,420,911
2071 4,106,996 7,408,401
2070 4,064,376 7,394,163
2069 4,021,900 7,382,479
2068 3,981,311 7,373,962
2067 3,939,430 7,361,021
2066 3,896,865 7,348,605
2065 3,852,791 7,332,917
2064 3,808,133 7,316,835
2063 3,764,740 7,299,642
2062 3,721,365 7,279,937
2061 3,677,181 7,262,112
2060 3,632,328 7,239,759
2059 3,586,049 7,219,520
2058 3,537,963 7,199,035
2057 3,491,303 7,176,342
2056 3,444,436 7,152,803
2055 3,396,599 7,131,059
2054 3,348,286 7,107,641
2053 3,300,634 7,085,759
2052 3,252,844 7,063,172
2051 3,205,569 7,036,781
2050 3,158,891 7,010,541
2049 3,112,260 6,983,849
2048 3,065,466 6,952,958
2047 3,019,272 6,913,262
2046 2,971,402 6,878,209
2045 2,922,377 6,839,423
2044 2,872,776 6,795,984
2043 2,823,692 6,759,252
2042 2,773,582 6,716,445
2041 2,723,897 6,668,251
2040 2,672,567 6,618,567
2039 2,622,347 6,565,787
2038 2,570,184 6,512,143
2037 2,519,310 6,456,654
2036 2,468,819 6,403,370
2035 2,418,856 6,356,407
2034 2,368,775 6,305,239
2033 2,319,952 6,257,900
2032 2,269,637 6,206,916
2031 2,220,861 6,152,022
2030 2,173,192 6,098,153
2029 2,126,230 6,044,795
2028 2,079,176 5,992,721
2027 2,032,075 5,942,870
2026 1,985,469 5,893,183
2025 1,938,873 5,846,443
2024 1,892,516 5,805,962
2023 1,847,549 5,773,493
2022 1,803,545 5,744,489
2021 1,758,786 5,718,122
2020 1,716,468 5,702,398
2019 1,670,177 5,794,594
2018 1,616,422 5,984,119
2017 1,562,396 6,160,128
2016 1,508,186 6,323,060
2015 1,453,923 6,472,469
2014 1,399,828 6,346,990
2013 1,346,218 5,743,436
2012 1,293,483 5,235,742
2011 1,241,835 5,096,020
2010 1,189,085 5,041,288
2009 1,135,673 4,992,287
2008 1,084,530 4,925,354
2007 1,036,044 4,844,118
2006 990,343 4,751,136
2005 947,367 4,671,102
2004 899,917 4,599,279
2003 847,862 4,525,508
2002 797,957 4,463,504
2001 749,836 4,401,918
2000 703,279 4,329,340
1999 667,214 4,255,277
1998 641,474 4,181,281
1997 616,893 4,108,405
1996 593,492 4,034,781
1995 571,264 3,960,735
1994 550,138 3,889,799
1993 530,023 3,820,647
1992 510,770 3,747,371
1991 492,217 3,668,912
1990 474,274 3,595,175
1989 456,808 3,525,285
1988 439,651 3,454,649
1987 422,522 3,385,555
1986 404,728 3,300,365
1985 385,547 3,217,376
1984 364,899 3,152,744
1983 343,421 3,094,996
1982 322,216 3,054,931
1981 303,252 3,008,981
1980 288,644 2,944,763
1979 279,846 2,882,635
1978 276,531 2,822,682
1977 276,779 2,762,155
1976 281,031 2,726,469
1975 287,901 2,693,191
1974 294,953 2,635,185
1973 302,281 2,572,935
1972 309,468 2,509,729
1971 315,940 2,446,314
1970 320,803 2,386,114
1969 322,517 2,328,159
1968 318,849 2,266,368
1967 311,805 2,206,731
1966 304,859 2,148,260
1965 298,238 2,088,831
1964 291,942 2,030,543
1963 285,965 1,970,316
1962 280,286 1,909,578
1961 274,896 1,850,084
1960 269,807 1,794,406

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/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Lebanon
2100 0.45% -0.31%
2099 0.47% -0.3%
2098 0.48% -0.33%
2097 0.49% -0.33%
2096 0.52% -0.29%
2095 0.57% -0.3%
2094 0.57% -0.28%
2093 0.57% -0.23%
2092 0.54% -0.23%
2091 0.58% -0.18%
2090 0.65% -0.14%
2089 0.66% -0.13%
2088 0.65% -0.15%
2087 0.65% -0.05%
2086 0.67% -0.11%
2085 0.76% 0.01%
2084 0.72% -0.08%
2083 0.74% -0.002%
2082 0.78% -0.02%
2081 0.81% -0.004%
2080 0.87% 0.03%
2079 0.86% 0.02%
2078 0.89% 0.09%
2077 0.96% 0.05%
2076 0.97% 0.08%
2075 0.97% 0.23%
2074 0.97% 0.19%
2073 1% 0.16%
2072 1% 0.17%
2071 1.05% 0.19%
2070 1.06% 0.16%
2069 1.02% 0.12%
2068 1.06% 0.18%
2067 1.09% 0.17%
2066 1.14% 0.21%
2065 1.17% 0.22%
2064 1.15% 0.24%
2063 1.17% 0.27%
2062 1.2% 0.25%
2061 1.23% 0.31%
2060 1.29% 0.28%
2059 1.36% 0.28%
2058 1.34% 0.32%
2057 1.36% 0.33%
2056 1.41% 0.3%
2055 1.44% 0.33%
2054 1.44% 0.31%
2053 1.47% 0.32%
2052 1.47% 0.38%
2051 1.48% 0.37%
2050 1.5% 0.38%
2049 1.53% 0.44%
2048 1.53% 0.57%
2047 1.61% 0.51%
2046 1.68% 0.57%
2045 1.73% 0.64%
2044 1.74% 0.54%
2043 1.81% 0.64%
2042 1.82% 0.72%
2041 1.92% 0.75%
2040 1.92% 0.8%
2039 2.03% 0.82%
2038 2.02% 0.86%
2037 2.05% 0.83%
2036 2.07% 0.74%
2035 2.11% 0.81%
2034 2.1% 0.76%
2033 2.22% 0.82%
2032 2.2% 0.89%
2031 2.19% 0.88%
2030 2.21% 0.88%
2029 2.26% 0.87%
2028 2.32% 0.84%
2027 2.35% 0.84%
2026 2.4% 0.8%
2025 2.45% 0.7%
2024 2.43% 0.56%
2023 2.44% 0.5%
2022 2.54% 0.46%
2021 2.47% 0.28%
2020 2.77% -1.59%
2019 3.33% -3.17%
2018 3.46% -2.86%
2017 3.59% -2.58%
2016 3.73% -2.31%
2015 3.86% 1.98%
2014 3.98% 10.5%
2013 4.08% 9.7%
2012 4.16% 2.74%
2011 4.44% 1.09%
2010 4.7% 0.98%
2009 4.72% 1.36%
2008 4.68% 1.68%
2007 4.61% 1.96%
2006 4.54% 1.71%
2005 5.27% 1.56%
2004 6.14% 1.63%
2003 6.25% 1.39%
2002 6.42% 1.4%
2001 6.62% 1.68%
2000 5.41% 1.74%
1999 4.01% 1.77%
1998 3.98% 1.77%
1997 3.94% 1.82%
1996 3.89% 1.87%
1995 3.84% 1.82%
1994 3.8% 1.81%
1993 3.77% 1.96%
1992 3.77% 2.14%
1991 3.78% 2.05%
1990 3.82% 1.98%
1989 3.9% 2.04%
1988 4.05% 2.04%
1987 4.4% 2.58%
1986 4.98% 2.58%
1985 5.66% 2.05%
1984 6.25% 1.87%
1983 6.58% 1.31%
1982 6.25% 1.53%
1981 5.06% 2.18%
1980 3.14% 2.16%
1979 1.2% 2.12%
1978 -0.09% 2.19%
1977 -1.51% 1.31%
1976 -2.39% 1.24%
1975 -2.39% 2.2%
1974 -2.42% 2.42%
1973 -2.32% 2.52%
1972 -2.05% 2.59%
1971 -1.52% 2.52%
1970 -0.53% 2.49%
1969 1.15% 2.73%
1968 2.26% 2.7%
1967 2.28% 2.72%
1966 2.22% 2.85%
1965 2.16% 2.87%
1964 2.09% 3.06%
1963 2.03% 3.18%
1962 1.96% 3.22%
1961 1.89% 3.1%

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/lebanon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Lebanon
Current population
1998075
5906622
Population rank 148/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
16.2 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
5.64 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +89
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 129/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -10,230
Net migration rank 53/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -10,230
2024 - 3,891 - -17,267
2023 40,140 3,997 58,786 -34,193
2022 39,873 3,997 60,909 -27,507
2021 39,160 6,493 46,614 -27,290
2020 38,994 0 59,903 -47,787
2019 38,894 14,695 70,486 -266,992
2018 38,332 15,581 77,165 -259,700
2017 37,740 16,399 84,172 -253,664
2016 37,180 17,107 91,551 -247,921
2015 36,543 17,697 97,385 -239,829
2014 35,889 18,058 92,285 301,111
2013 35,158 18,106 80,218 733,500
2012 34,347 17,860 77,248 124,427
2011 33,502 17,604 75,523 2,246
2010 32,368 22,027 72,605 -40,915
2009 31,184 21,235 69,004 -2,700
2008 29,941 19,925 67,132 430
2007 28,672 18,433 66,965 27,944
2006 27,404 16,889 65,932 25,126
2005 26,116 15,548 67,778 1,224
2004 24,666 28,578 69,675 4,974
2003 23,168 27,696 71,232 1,674
2002 21,744 27,198 72,648 -21,543
2001 20,376 26,919 73,160 -1,094
2000 19,132 26,695 72,642 455
1999 18,465 7,846 72,437 2,589
1998 17,854 7,307 71,889 1,062
1997 17,305 6,696 71,486 1,313
1996 16,802 6,003 71,286 3,164
1995 16,345 5,300 71,016 2,634
1994 15,937 4,664 73,069 -4,850
1993 15,459 4,175 75,278 -5,196
1992 15,010 3,867 77,447 -970
1991 14,581 3,642 79,274 1,159
1990 14,158 3,511 73,629 -6,595
1989 13,724 3,545 74,577 -1,827
1988 13,266 3,777 70,444 -1,916
1987 12,727 4,482 69,058 607
1986 12,061 6,317 67,162 33,549
1985 11,179 8,816 66,368 -1,108
1984 10,076 11,221 66,785 -2,785
1983 8,886 12,766 66,056 -14,558
1982 8,182 12,568 41,602 -12,981
1981 7,573 9,605 65,084 -1,799
1980 7,142 4,903 63,053 2,104
1979 5,786 -235 61,184 -2,103
1978 5,635 -4,553 60,829 0
1977 5,550 -7,131 60,232 0
1976 2,451 -9,377 11,138 0
1975 4,580 -11,398 55,423 0
1974 5,697 -12,983 64,425 -3,831
1973 6,508 -13,875 63,420 482
1972 6,572 -13,576 62,216 294
1971 4,822 -10,760 61,278 3,042
1970 2,715 -6,499 60,593 -4,508
1969 2,593 -2,237 59,829 0
1968 6,417 565 59,247 4,506
1967 6,135 974 58,957 -3,434
1966 5,868 915 58,546 2,864
1965 5,618 837 58,195 -742
1964 5,393 735 57,808 1,311
1963 5,192 632 57,054 4,269
1962 5,013 528 55,585 4,569
1961 4,858 384 53,995 4,844
1960 4,727 210 52,515 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/lebanon | 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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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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