The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,975,406 people compared to 531,152 in Maldives.
Population statistics:
- Equatorial Guinea's population is 3.72 times bigger than Maldives'.
- Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.006% for Maldives.
- For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
- Since 2005, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth), while Maldives has grown from 306K to 531K (73.3% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 597K people in 2057 for Maldives.
Equatorial Guinea vs Maldives: live population counter
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| Current population |
1975406
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531152
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| Population rank | 148/197 | 168/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
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4.85 hours
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| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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1.51 hours
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| One death every |
36.1 minutes
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7.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
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3.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | +3,891 | -2,421 |
| Daily growth/decline | +123 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +44,967 | +1,805 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 32/197 | 145/197 |
Equatorial Guinea and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 269,807 | 91,189 | - | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 93,450 | 1.89% | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 95,802 | 1.96% | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 98,222 | 2.03% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 100,662 | 2.09% | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 104,102 | 2.16% | 3.42% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 108,507 | 2.22% | 4.23% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 112,528 | 2.28% | 3.71% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 116,075 | 2.26% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 119,564 | 1.15% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | 123,219 | -0.53% | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | 127,035 | -1.52% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | 130,968 | -2.05% | 3.1% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | 134,952 | -2.32% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | 138,978 | -2.42% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | 143,158 | -2.39% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | 147,525 | -2.39% | 3.05% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | 151,930 | -1.51% | 2.99% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | 156,159 | -0.09% | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 160,360 | 1.2% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 164,835 | 3.14% | 2.79% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 169,532 | 5.06% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 174,333 | 6.25% | 2.83% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 179,128 | 6.58% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 184,198 | 6.25% | 2.83% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 190,169 | 5.66% | 3.24% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 196,935 | 4.98% | 3.56% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 203,944 | 4.4% | 3.56% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 210,885 | 4.05% | 3.4% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 217,738 | 3.9% | 3.25% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 224,762 | 3.82% | 3.23% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 231,802 | 3.78% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 238,543 | 3.77% | 2.91% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 244,884 | 3.77% | 2.66% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 250,822 | 3.8% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 256,649 | 3.84% | 2.32% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 262,347 | 3.89% | 2.22% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 267,707 | 3.94% | 2.04% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 272,723 | 3.98% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 277,412 | 4.01% | 1.72% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 282,019 | 5.41% | 1.66% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 286,767 | 6.62% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 291,616 | 6.42% | 1.69% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 296,491 | 6.25% | 1.67% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 301,413 | 6.14% | 1.66% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 306,429 | 5.27% | 1.66% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 313,851 | 4.54% | 2.42% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 324,479 | 4.61% | 3.39% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 336,170 | 4.68% | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 348,275 | 4.72% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 360,792 | 4.7% | 3.59% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 373,674 | 4.44% | 3.57% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 386,818 | 4.16% | 3.52% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 400,070 | 4.08% | 3.43% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 413,617 | 3.98% | 3.39% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 428,154 | 3.86% | 3.51% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 443,308 | 3.73% | 3.54% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 458,287 | 3.59% | 3.38% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 473,099 | 3.46% | 3.23% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 487,731 | 3.33% | 3.09% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 502,118 | 2.77% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 516,154 | 2.47% | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 524,106 | 2.54% | 1.54% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 525,994 | 2.44% | 0.36% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 527,799 | 2.43% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 529,677 | 2.43% | 0.36% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 531,514 | 2.37% | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 533,433 | 2.33% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 535,502 | 2.29% | 0.39% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 537,574 | 2.24% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 539,667 | 2.2% | 0.39% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 541,929 | 2.2% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 544,288 | 2.21% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 546,723 | 2.16% | 0.45% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 549,162 | 2.11% | 0.45% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 551,599 | 2.09% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 554,092 | 2.06% | 0.45% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 556,637 | 2.03% | 0.46% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 559,231 | 2.02% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 561,958 | 1.97% | 0.49% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 564,800 | 1.92% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 567,606 | 1.87% | 0.5% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 570,381 | 1.82% | 0.49% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 573,138 | 1.77% | 0.48% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 575,811 | 1.73% | 0.47% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 578,459 | 1.7% | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 581,026 | 1.64% | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 583,393 | 1.57% | 0.41% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 585,720 | 1.53% | 0.4% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 587,988 | 1.51% | 0.39% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 589,960 | 1.49% | 0.34% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while Maldives gained 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 102,998 (a 24.1% growth).
Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2005 and ranked 168th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 59.1% to 3,143,719 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Maldives will increase by 11.1% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.
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Population differences between Equatorial Guinea and Maldives
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| Life expectancy | 64.1 years | 81.5 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 32.7 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 32.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 61.9:38.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 4,587 ppl/mi² |
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