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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 16.9 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Madagascar
2100 5,053,285 86,197,674
2099 5,030,801 85,808,382
2098 5,007,228 85,404,097
2097 4,983,150 84,987,607
2096 4,959,082 84,559,113
2095 4,933,332 84,119,392
2094 4,905,464 83,665,834
2093 4,877,815 83,200,140
2092 4,850,016 82,723,075
2091 4,823,911 82,233,465
2090 4,796,204 81,734,626
2089 4,765,373 81,223,857
2088 4,734,246 80,700,261
2087 4,703,695 80,164,903
2086 4,673,217 79,619,760
2085 4,642,131 79,064,003
2084 4,607,210 78,499,094
2083 4,574,316 77,922,946
2082 4,540,818 77,337,305
2081 4,505,519 76,740,524
2080 4,469,469 76,133,028
2079 4,430,966 75,513,518
2078 4,393,054 74,881,435
2077 4,354,278 74,236,865
2076 4,312,881 73,582,256
2075 4,271,277 72,914,884
2074 4,230,374 72,235,202
2073 4,189,634 71,545,378
2072 4,148,110 70,843,401
2071 4,106,996 70,130,366
2070 4,064,376 69,409,326
2069 4,021,900 68,677,859
2068 3,981,311 67,936,195
2067 3,939,430 67,185,066
2066 3,896,865 66,425,210
2065 3,852,791 65,658,016
2064 3,808,133 64,881,253
2063 3,764,740 64,097,223
2062 3,721,365 63,305,402
2061 3,677,181 62,506,578
2060 3,632,328 61,701,267
2059 3,586,049 60,889,495
2058 3,537,963 60,073,702
2057 3,491,303 59,254,008
2056 3,444,436 58,428,653
2055 3,396,599 57,600,579
2054 3,348,286 56,769,869
2053 3,300,634 55,935,411
2052 3,252,844 55,097,962
2051 3,205,569 54,258,057
2050 3,158,891 53,415,029
2049 3,112,260 52,570,680
2048 3,065,466 51,725,320
2047 3,019,272 50,879,659
2046 2,971,402 50,033,785
2045 2,922,377 49,188,703
2044 2,872,776 48,344,009
2043 2,823,692 47,499,657
2042 2,773,582 46,656,643
2041 2,723,897 45,815,621
2040 2,672,567 44,976,152
2039 2,622,347 44,140,155
2038 2,570,184 43,305,683
2037 2,519,310 42,474,372
2036 2,468,819 41,645,556
2035 2,418,856 40,819,415
2034 2,368,775 39,997,842
2033 2,319,952 39,178,430
2032 2,269,637 38,361,932
2031 2,220,861 37,547,484
2030 2,173,192 36,737,238
2029 2,126,230 35,930,925
2028 2,079,176 35,128,136
2027 2,032,075 34,329,429
2026 1,985,469 33,535,391
2025 1,938,873 32,747,552
2024 1,892,516 31,964,956
2023 1,847,549 31,195,932
2022 1,803,545 30,437,261
2021 1,758,786 29,691,083
2020 1,716,468 28,953,556
2019 1,670,177 28,219,554
2018 1,616,422 27,494,926
2017 1,562,396 26,788,375
2016 1,508,186 26,099,952
2015 1,453,923 25,426,702
2014 1,399,828 24,764,348
2013 1,346,218 24,109,290
2012 1,293,483 23,462,438
2011 1,241,835 22,822,300
2010 1,189,085 22,183,340
2009 1,135,673 21,547,280
2008 1,084,530 20,923,840
2007 1,036,044 20,318,583
2006 990,343 19,730,909
2005 947,367 19,159,707
2004 899,917 18,606,608
2003 847,862 18,071,854
2002 797,957 17,549,913
2001 749,836 17,032,939
2000 703,279 16,516,338
1999 667,214 16,000,506
1998 641,474 15,489,364
1997 616,893 14,990,814
1996 593,492 14,510,711
1995 571,264 14,051,275
1994 550,138 13,613,850
1993 530,023 13,197,345
1992 510,770 12,800,870
1991 492,217 12,421,412
1990 474,274 12,055,639
1989 456,808 11,704,998
1988 439,651 11,369,462
1987 422,522 11,047,291
1986 404,728 10,736,857
1985 385,547 10,433,142
1984 364,899 10,134,550
1983 343,421 9,843,044
1982 322,216 9,557,671
1981 303,252 9,279,011
1980 288,644 9,006,032
1979 279,846 8,737,581
1978 276,531 8,475,864
1977 276,779 8,222,240
1976 281,031 7,976,831
1975 287,901 7,739,336
1974 294,953 7,509,726
1973 302,281 7,288,048
1972 309,468 7,074,398
1971 315,940 6,868,868
1970 320,803 6,672,003
1969 322,517 6,484,716
1968 318,849 6,306,493
1967 311,805 6,136,486
1966 304,859 5,974,279
1965 298,238 5,819,116
1964 291,942 5,669,863
1963 285,965 5,525,185
1962 280,286 5,384,150
1961 274,896 5,246,158
1960 269,807 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Madagascar
2100 0.45% 0.45%
2099 0.47% 0.47%
2098 0.48% 0.49%
2097 0.49% 0.51%
2096 0.52% 0.52%
2095 0.57% 0.54%
2094 0.57% 0.56%
2093 0.57% 0.58%
2092 0.54% 0.6%
2091 0.58% 0.61%
2090 0.65% 0.63%
2089 0.66% 0.65%
2088 0.65% 0.67%
2087 0.65% 0.68%
2086 0.67% 0.7%
2085 0.76% 0.72%
2084 0.72% 0.74%
2083 0.74% 0.76%
2082 0.78% 0.78%
2081 0.81% 0.8%
2080 0.87% 0.82%
2079 0.86% 0.84%
2078 0.89% 0.87%
2077 0.96% 0.89%
2076 0.97% 0.92%
2075 0.97% 0.94%
2074 0.97% 0.96%
2073 1% 0.99%
2072 1% 1.02%
2071 1.05% 1.04%
2070 1.06% 1.07%
2069 1.02% 1.09%
2068 1.06% 1.12%
2067 1.09% 1.14%
2066 1.14% 1.17%
2065 1.17% 1.2%
2064 1.15% 1.22%
2063 1.17% 1.25%
2062 1.2% 1.28%
2061 1.23% 1.31%
2060 1.29% 1.33%
2059 1.36% 1.36%
2058 1.34% 1.38%
2057 1.36% 1.41%
2056 1.41% 1.44%
2055 1.44% 1.46%
2054 1.44% 1.49%
2053 1.47% 1.52%
2052 1.47% 1.55%
2051 1.48% 1.58%
2050 1.5% 1.61%
2049 1.53% 1.63%
2048 1.53% 1.66%
2047 1.61% 1.69%
2046 1.68% 1.72%
2045 1.73% 1.75%
2044 1.74% 1.78%
2043 1.81% 1.81%
2042 1.82% 1.84%
2041 1.92% 1.87%
2040 1.92% 1.89%
2039 2.03% 1.93%
2038 2.02% 1.96%
2037 2.05% 1.99%
2036 2.07% 2.02%
2035 2.11% 2.05%
2034 2.1% 2.09%
2033 2.22% 2.13%
2032 2.2% 2.17%
2031 2.19% 2.21%
2030 2.21% 2.24%
2029 2.26% 2.29%
2028 2.32% 2.33%
2027 2.35% 2.37%
2026 2.4% 2.41%
2025 2.45% 2.45%
2024 2.43% 2.47%
2023 2.44% 2.49%
2022 2.54% 2.51%
2021 2.47% 2.55%
2020 2.77% 2.6%
2019 3.33% 2.64%
2018 3.46% 2.64%
2017 3.59% 2.64%
2016 3.73% 2.65%
2015 3.86% 2.67%
2014 3.98% 2.72%
2013 4.08% 2.76%
2012 4.16% 2.8%
2011 4.44% 2.88%
2010 4.7% 2.95%
2009 4.72% 2.98%
2008 4.68% 2.98%
2007 4.61% 2.98%
2006 4.54% 2.98%
2005 5.27% 2.97%
2004 6.14% 2.96%
2003 6.25% 2.97%
2002 6.42% 3.04%
2001 6.62% 3.13%
2000 5.41% 3.22%
1999 4.01% 3.3%
1998 3.98% 3.33%
1997 3.94% 3.31%
1996 3.89% 3.27%
1995 3.84% 3.21%
1994 3.8% 3.16%
1993 3.77% 3.1%
1992 3.77% 3.05%
1991 3.78% 3.03%
1990 3.82% 3%
1989 3.9% 2.95%
1988 4.05% 2.92%
1987 4.4% 2.89%
1986 4.98% 2.91%
1985 5.66% 2.95%
1984 6.25% 2.96%
1983 6.58% 2.99%
1982 6.25% 3%
1981 5.06% 3.03%
1980 3.14% 3.07%
1979 1.2% 3.09%
1978 -0.09% 3.08%
1977 -1.51% 3.08%
1976 -2.39% 3.07%
1975 -2.39% 3.06%
1974 -2.42% 3.04%
1973 -2.32% 3.02%
1972 -2.05% 2.99%
1971 -1.52% 2.95%
1970 -0.53% 2.89%
1969 1.15% 2.83%
1968 2.26% 2.77%
1967 2.28% 2.72%
1966 2.22% 2.67%
1965 2.16% 2.63%
1964 2.09% 2.62%
1963 2.03% 2.62%
1962 1.96% 2.63%
1961 1.89% 2.64%

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/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Madagascar
Current population
1998075
33750171
Population rank 148/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.41%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 29/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change +3,812 -2,227
Net migration rank 53/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -2,227
2024 - 3,891 - -1,795
2023 40,140 3,997 766,391 -1,487
2022 39,873 3,997 753,931 -1,487
2021 39,160 6,493 741,416 -1,480
2020 38,994 0 736,607 -1,480
2019 38,894 14,695 735,853 -2,976
2018 38,332 15,581 719,267 -2,887
2017 37,740 16,399 699,498 -2,784
2016 37,180 17,107 682,801 -2,687
2015 36,543 17,697 668,977 -2,594
2014 35,889 18,058 660,837 -2,522
2013 35,158 18,106 654,230 -2,445
2012 34,347 17,860 644,255 -2,334
2011 33,502 17,604 640,577 -2,219
2010 32,368 22,027 641,543 -1,979
2009 31,184 21,235 634,008 -1,429
2008 29,941 19,925 615,580 -1,255
2007 28,672 18,433 597,772 -1,563
2006 27,404 16,889 581,489 -2,336
2005 26,116 15,548 568,143 -4,869
2004 24,666 28,578 556,319 -13,393
2003 23,168 27,696 544,903 -18,345
2002 21,744 27,198 535,518 -18,209
2001 20,376 26,919 529,656 -13,014
2000 19,132 26,695 520,860 -4,298
1999 18,465 7,846 516,976 -1,891
1998 17,854 7,307 508,408 -1,222
1997 17,305 6,696 490,905 -986
1996 16,802 6,003 471,453 -1,161
1995 16,345 5,300 450,259 -1,670
1994 15,937 4,664 428,169 -1,905
1993 15,459 4,175 408,801 -2,063
1992 15,010 3,867 388,430 -2,216
1991 14,581 3,642 375,040 -2,330
1990 14,158 3,511 360,621 -1,777
1989 13,724 3,545 344,279 -1,848
1988 13,266 3,777 330,510 -1,883
1987 12,727 4,482 317,621 -1,896
1986 12,061 6,317 307,074 -1,914
1985 11,179 8,816 304,199 -1,947
1984 10,076 11,221 296,892 -1,965
1983 8,886 12,766 290,085 -1,979
1982 8,182 12,568 284,733 -2,093
1981 7,573 9,605 277,535 -2,864
1980 7,142 4,903 275,287 -4,005
1979 5,786 -235 270,752 -5,126
1978 5,635 -4,553 263,684 -5,874
1977 5,550 -7,131 255,399 -5,957
1976 2,451 -9,377 247,026 -5,655
1975 4,580 -11,398 238,774 -5,173
1974 5,697 -12,983 230,233 -4,607
1973 6,508 -13,875 221,768 -4,037
1972 6,572 -13,576 213,138 -3,583
1971 4,822 -10,760 204,617 -3,118
1970 2,715 -6,499 194,889 -2,658
1969 2,593 -2,237 184,562 -2,216
1968 6,417 565 175,869 -1,766
1967 6,135 974 167,287 -1,383
1966 5,868 915 159,483 -964
1965 5,618 837 152,362 -550
1964 5,393 735 146,894 -204
1963 5,192 632 142,666 0
1962 5,013 528 139,412 0
1961 4,858 384 136,578 0
1960 4,727 210 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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