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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 11.5 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Malawi
2100 5,053,285 59,786,744
2099 5,030,801 59,528,389
2098 5,007,228 59,275,876
2097 4,983,150 59,028,312
2096 4,959,082 58,761,888
2095 4,933,332 58,508,246
2094 4,905,464 58,240,422
2093 4,877,815 57,966,788
2092 4,850,016 57,672,738
2091 4,823,911 57,377,090
2090 4,796,204 57,060,476
2089 4,765,373 56,739,410
2088 4,734,246 56,397,330
2087 4,703,695 56,053,671
2086 4,673,217 55,706,928
2085 4,642,131 55,348,708
2084 4,607,210 54,997,097
2083 4,574,316 54,605,058
2082 4,540,818 54,206,477
2081 4,505,519 53,795,317
2080 4,469,469 53,372,779
2079 4,430,966 52,948,243
2078 4,393,054 52,521,908
2077 4,354,278 52,063,931
2076 4,312,881 51,600,404
2075 4,271,277 51,141,728
2074 4,230,374 50,684,368
2073 4,189,634 50,229,762
2072 4,148,110 49,769,904
2071 4,106,996 49,287,139
2070 4,064,376 48,797,935
2069 4,021,900 48,301,644
2068 3,981,311 47,792,308
2067 3,939,430 47,277,473
2066 3,896,865 46,752,024
2065 3,852,791 46,228,139
2064 3,808,133 45,701,844
2063 3,764,740 45,179,322
2062 3,721,365 44,638,764
2061 3,677,181 44,076,711
2060 3,632,328 43,508,702
2059 3,586,049 42,916,694
2058 3,537,963 42,344,863
2057 3,491,303 41,762,060
2056 3,444,436 41,184,161
2055 3,396,599 40,584,950
2054 3,348,286 39,994,696
2053 3,300,634 39,377,622
2052 3,252,844 38,766,890
2051 3,205,569 38,153,322
2050 3,158,891 37,545,865
2049 3,112,260 36,936,275
2048 3,065,466 36,339,833
2047 3,019,272 35,725,127
2046 2,971,402 35,107,179
2045 2,922,377 34,491,916
2044 2,872,776 33,862,279
2043 2,823,692 33,247,804
2042 2,773,582 32,636,511
2041 2,723,897 32,019,447
2040 2,672,567 31,402,305
2039 2,622,347 30,782,479
2038 2,570,184 30,166,708
2037 2,519,310 29,527,821
2036 2,468,819 28,896,515
2035 2,418,856 28,267,970
2034 2,368,775 27,643,367
2033 2,319,952 27,018,105
2032 2,269,637 26,404,071
2031 2,220,861 25,795,897
2030 2,173,192 25,181,820
2029 2,126,230 24,566,478
2028 2,079,176 23,968,071
2027 2,032,075 23,374,588
2026 1,985,469 22,791,601
2025 1,938,873 22,220,885
2024 1,892,516 21,655,286
2023 1,847,549 21,104,482
2022 1,803,545 20,568,728
2021 1,758,786 20,047,258
2020 1,716,468 19,533,888
2019 1,670,177 19,025,752
2018 1,616,422 18,528,081
2017 1,562,396 18,039,715
2016 1,508,186 17,557,739
2015 1,453,923 17,085,587
2014 1,399,828 16,621,538
2013 1,346,218 16,161,816
2012 1,293,483 15,709,577
2011 1,241,835 15,265,022
2010 1,189,085 14,826,463
2009 1,135,673 14,395,788
2008 1,084,530 13,976,417
2007 1,036,044 13,576,343
2006 990,343 13,198,701
2005 947,367 12,840,031
2004 899,917 12,500,737
2003 847,862 12,181,574
2002 797,957 11,880,440
2001 749,836 11,593,058
2000 703,279 11,315,942
1999 667,214 11,047,804
1998 641,474 10,792,876
1997 616,893 10,562,035
1996 593,492 10,352,228
1995 571,264 10,150,117
1994 550,138 10,164,894
1993 530,023 10,284,024
1992 510,770 10,135,079
1991 492,217 9,844,227
1990 474,274 9,545,852
1989 456,808 9,176,220
1988 439,651 8,753,262
1987 422,522 8,293,174
1986 404,728 7,906,480
1985 385,547 7,620,508
1984 364,899 7,332,810
1983 343,421 7,051,709
1982 322,216 6,778,879
1981 303,252 6,516,454
1980 288,644 6,265,529
1979 279,846 6,028,749
1978 276,531 5,810,132
1977 276,779 5,614,983
1976 281,031 5,443,384
1975 287,901 5,287,367
1974 294,953 5,141,337
1973 302,281 5,003,938
1972 309,468 4,874,475
1971 315,940 4,751,434
1970 320,803 4,633,944
1969 322,517 4,521,184
1968 318,849 4,411,054
1967 311,805 4,303,012
1966 304,859 4,197,926
1965 298,238 4,096,157
1964 291,942 3,997,305
1963 285,965 3,900,506
1962 280,286 3,806,307
1961 274,896 3,715,534
1960 269,807 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Malawi
2100 0.45% 0.43%
2099 0.47% 0.43%
2098 0.48% 0.42%
2097 0.49% 0.45%
2096 0.52% 0.43%
2095 0.57% 0.46%
2094 0.57% 0.47%
2093 0.57% 0.51%
2092 0.54% 0.52%
2091 0.58% 0.55%
2090 0.65% 0.57%
2089 0.66% 0.61%
2088 0.65% 0.61%
2087 0.65% 0.62%
2086 0.67% 0.65%
2085 0.76% 0.64%
2084 0.72% 0.72%
2083 0.74% 0.74%
2082 0.78% 0.76%
2081 0.81% 0.79%
2080 0.87% 0.8%
2079 0.86% 0.81%
2078 0.89% 0.88%
2077 0.96% 0.9%
2076 0.97% 0.9%
2075 0.97% 0.9%
2074 0.97% 0.91%
2073 1% 0.92%
2072 1% 0.98%
2071 1.05% 1%
2070 1.06% 1.03%
2069 1.02% 1.07%
2068 1.06% 1.09%
2067 1.09% 1.12%
2066 1.14% 1.13%
2065 1.17% 1.15%
2064 1.15% 1.16%
2063 1.17% 1.21%
2062 1.2% 1.28%
2061 1.23% 1.31%
2060 1.29% 1.38%
2059 1.36% 1.35%
2058 1.34% 1.4%
2057 1.36% 1.4%
2056 1.41% 1.48%
2055 1.44% 1.48%
2054 1.44% 1.57%
2053 1.47% 1.58%
2052 1.47% 1.61%
2051 1.48% 1.62%
2050 1.5% 1.65%
2049 1.53% 1.64%
2048 1.53% 1.72%
2047 1.61% 1.76%
2046 1.68% 1.78%
2045 1.73% 1.86%
2044 1.74% 1.85%
2043 1.81% 1.87%
2042 1.82% 1.93%
2041 1.92% 1.97%
2040 1.92% 2.01%
2039 2.03% 2.04%
2038 2.02% 2.16%
2037 2.05% 2.18%
2036 2.07% 2.22%
2035 2.11% 2.26%
2034 2.1% 2.31%
2033 2.22% 2.33%
2032 2.2% 2.36%
2031 2.19% 2.44%
2030 2.21% 2.5%
2029 2.26% 2.5%
2028 2.32% 2.54%
2027 2.35% 2.56%
2026 2.4% 2.57%
2025 2.45% 2.61%
2024 2.43% 2.61%
2023 2.44% 2.6%
2022 2.54% 2.6%
2021 2.47% 2.63%
2020 2.77% 2.67%
2019 3.33% 2.69%
2018 3.46% 2.71%
2017 3.59% 2.75%
2016 3.73% 2.76%
2015 3.86% 2.79%
2014 3.98% 2.84%
2013 4.08% 2.88%
2012 4.16% 2.91%
2011 4.44% 2.96%
2010 4.7% 2.99%
2009 4.72% 3%
2008 4.68% 2.95%
2007 4.61% 2.86%
2006 4.54% 2.79%
2005 5.27% 2.71%
2004 6.14% 2.62%
2003 6.25% 2.53%
2002 6.42% 2.48%
2001 6.62% 2.45%
2000 5.41% 2.43%
1999 4.01% 2.36%
1998 3.98% 2.19%
1997 3.94% 2.03%
1996 3.89% 1.99%
1995 3.84% -0.15%
1994 3.8% -1.16%
1993 3.77% 1.47%
1992 3.77% 2.95%
1991 3.78% 3.13%
1990 3.82% 4.03%
1989 3.9% 4.83%
1988 4.05% 5.55%
1987 4.4% 4.89%
1986 4.98% 3.75%
1985 5.66% 3.92%
1984 6.25% 3.99%
1983 6.58% 4.02%
1982 6.25% 4.03%
1981 5.06% 4%
1980 3.14% 3.93%
1979 1.2% 3.76%
1978 -0.09% 3.48%
1977 -1.51% 3.15%
1976 -2.39% 2.95%
1975 -2.39% 2.84%
1974 -2.42% 2.75%
1973 -2.32% 2.66%
1972 -2.05% 2.59%
1971 -1.52% 2.54%
1970 -0.53% 2.49%
1969 1.15% 2.5%
1968 2.26% 2.51%
1967 2.28% 2.5%
1966 2.22% 2.48%
1965 2.16% 2.47%
1964 2.09% 2.48%
1963 2.03% 2.47%
1962 1.96% 2.44%
1961 1.89% 2.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Malawi
Current population
1998075
22949294
Population rank 148/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.28%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 26/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change +3,812 -5,628
Net migration rank 53/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -5,628
2024 - 3,891 - -1,507
2023 40,140 3,997 549,096 -5,811
2022 39,873 3,997 533,450 -5,231
2021 39,160 6,493 517,400 -2,666
2020 38,994 0 514,659 -2,655
2019 38,894 14,695 506,104 -1,837
2018 38,332 15,581 494,348 -3,267
2017 37,740 16,399 484,655 982
2016 37,180 17,107 474,779 3,505
2015 36,543 17,697 472,484 -6,471
2014 35,889 18,058 472,418 -10,317
2013 35,158 18,106 470,293 -12,934
2012 34,347 17,860 460,684 -13,561
2011 33,502 17,604 454,149 -12,170
2010 32,368 22,027 444,468 -9,327
2009 31,184 21,235 434,811 -8,590
2008 29,941 19,925 421,781 -9,264
2007 28,672 18,433 410,290 -22,680
2006 27,404 16,889 397,123 -29,450
2005 26,116 15,548 381,130 -31,462
2004 24,666 28,578 361,133 -32,221
2003 23,168 27,696 341,133 -31,729
2002 21,744 27,198 322,863 -30,013
2001 20,376 26,919 310,833 -28,933
2000 19,132 26,695 300,439 -28,098
1999 18,465 7,846 295,629 -31,686
1998 17,854 7,307 285,407 -39,491
1997 17,305 6,696 277,433 -61,646
1996 16,802 6,003 270,048 -66,212
1995 16,345 5,300 266,745 -66,366
1994 15,937 4,664 275,439 -505,365
1993 15,459 4,175 276,538 -284,867
1992 15,010 3,867 269,066 37,142
1991 14,581 3,642 260,193 15,291
1990 14,158 3,511 250,159 71,111
1989 13,724 3,545 237,967 180,031
1988 13,266 3,777 226,911 201,011
1987 12,727 4,482 220,566 271,693
1986 12,061 6,317 218,519 62,615
1985 11,179 8,816 216,179 74,625
1984 10,076 11,221 212,146 72,435
1983 8,886 12,766 209,422 68,197
1982 8,182 12,568 205,386 62,661
1981 7,573 9,605 199,436 57,376
1980 7,142 4,903 192,746 52,294
1979 5,786 -235 182,123 46,388
1978 5,635 -4,553 172,503 36,225
1977 5,550 -7,131 161,930 19,638
1976 2,451 -9,377 153,422 8,206
1975 4,580 -11,398 145,254 5,162
1974 5,697 -12,983 137,819 3,833
1973 6,508 -13,875 131,529 1,623
1972 6,572 -13,576 125,728 48
1971 4,822 -10,760 121,015 -710
1970 2,715 -6,499 116,822 -2,147
1969 2,593 -2,237 113,120 -2,266
1968 6,417 565 110,329 -924
1967 6,135 974 106,668 0
1966 5,868 915 103,512 0
1965 5,618 837 100,040 0
1964 5,393 735 97,658 0
1963 5,192 632 95,933 0
1962 5,013 528 92,463 0
1961 4,858 384 89,091 0
1960 4,727 210 85,718 0

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

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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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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