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

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 66.5 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.63% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.01% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Mexico
2100 5,052,131 131,158,772
2099 5,029,652 131,919,278
2098 5,006,084 132,676,226
2097 4,982,012 133,430,730
2096 4,957,949 134,179,811
2095 4,932,205 134,924,667
2094 4,904,343 135,662,399
2093 4,876,701 136,390,414
2092 4,848,908 137,102,695
2091 4,822,809 137,808,909
2090 4,795,108 138,501,995
2089 4,764,284 139,183,536
2088 4,733,165 139,849,476
2087 4,702,620 140,504,916
2086 4,672,149 141,148,688
2085 4,641,070 141,779,696
2084 4,606,158 142,390,038
2083 4,573,271 142,983,168
2082 4,539,781 143,553,646
2081 4,504,490 144,112,618
2080 4,468,448 144,651,130
2079 4,429,954 145,168,756
2078 4,392,051 145,664,735
2077 4,353,283 146,138,472
2076 4,311,896 146,589,999
2075 4,270,301 147,020,176
2074 4,229,407 147,428,934
2073 4,188,677 147,814,398
2072 4,147,163 148,174,180
2071 4,106,058 148,507,034
2070 4,063,448 148,821,087
2069 4,020,982 149,107,578
2068 3,980,402 149,368,537
2067 3,938,530 149,603,163
2066 3,895,974 149,814,864
2065 3,851,911 150,001,973
2064 3,807,263 150,160,667
2063 3,763,880 150,292,498
2062 3,720,515 150,396,857
2061 3,676,341 150,474,868
2060 3,631,498 150,528,257
2059 3,585,230 150,549,825
2058 3,537,155 150,541,650
2057 3,490,505 150,507,950
2056 3,443,649 150,447,865
2055 3,395,823 150,356,976
2054 3,347,521 150,235,899
2053 3,299,880 150,083,305
2052 3,252,101 149,896,641
2051 3,204,837 149,677,830
2050 3,158,169 149,423,583
2049 3,111,550 149,138,900
2048 3,064,766 148,809,771
2047 3,018,583 148,451,951
2046 2,970,723 148,054,747
2045 2,921,709 147,620,456
2044 2,872,120 147,146,325
2043 2,823,047 146,641,077
2042 2,772,948 146,096,981
2041 2,723,274 145,517,171
2040 2,671,956 144,905,265
2039 2,621,748 144,260,027
2038 2,569,597 143,575,746
2037 2,518,735 142,857,009
2036 2,468,255 142,113,069
2035 2,418,303 141,334,167
2034 2,368,234 140,529,082
2033 2,319,422 139,687,630
2032 2,269,119 138,818,384
2031 2,220,354 137,922,237
2030 2,172,696 136,998,375
2029 2,125,745 136,046,964
2028 2,078,701 135,066,178
2027 2,031,611 134,056,943
2026 1,985,016 133,017,798
2025 1,938,431 131,946,900
2024 1,892,516 130,861,007
2023 1,847,549 129,739,759
2022 1,803,545 128,613,117
2021 1,758,786 127,648,148
2020 1,716,468 126,799,054
2019 1,670,177 125,762,982
2018 1,616,422 124,573,711
2017 1,562,396 123,400,057
2016 1,508,186 122,251,351
2015 1,453,923 121,072,306
2014 1,399,828 119,784,261
2013 1,346,218 118,343,573
2012 1,293,483 116,818,208
2011 1,241,835 115,243,504
2010 1,189,085 113,623,895
2009 1,135,673 111,999,721
2008 1,084,530 110,374,288
2007 1,036,044 108,774,360
2006 990,343 107,253,666
2005 947,367 105,811,504
2004 899,917 104,394,131
2003 847,862 102,978,515
2002 797,957 101,548,624
2001 749,836 100,099,099
2000 703,279 98,625,552
1999 667,214 97,115,707
1998 641,474 95,575,245
1997 616,893 94,021,207
1996 593,492 92,452,702
1995 571,264 90,862,455
1994 550,138 89,259,205
1993 530,023 87,653,807
1992 510,770 86,044,809
1991 492,217 84,430,572
1990 474,274 82,820,170
1989 456,808 81,247,182
1988 439,651 79,695,531
1987 422,522 78,136,651
1986 404,728 76,585,637
1985 385,547 75,043,414
1984 364,899 73,506,846
1983 343,421 71,971,240
1982 322,216 70,433,260
1981 303,252 68,892,108
1980 288,644 67,300,334
1979 279,846 65,648,865
1978 276,531 63,979,046
1977 276,779 62,308,493
1976 281,031 60,645,512
1975 287,901 58,982,400
1974 294,953 57,320,149
1973 302,281 55,667,284
1972 309,468 54,030,168
1971 315,940 52,412,558
1970 320,803 50,814,953
1969 322,517 49,233,194
1968 318,849 47,668,303
1967 311,805 46,129,608
1966 304,859 44,629,106
1965 298,238 43,174,477
1964 291,942 41,772,049
1963 285,965 40,424,065
1962 280,286 39,129,200
1961 274,896 37,890,118
1960 269,807 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 57.2% to 3,158,169 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Mexico
2100 0.45% -0.58%
2099 0.47% -0.57%
2098 0.48% -0.57%
2097 0.49% -0.56%
2096 0.52% -0.55%
2095 0.57% -0.54%
2094 0.57% -0.53%
2093 0.57% -0.52%
2092 0.54% -0.51%
2091 0.58% -0.5%
2090 0.65% -0.49%
2089 0.66% -0.48%
2088 0.65% -0.47%
2087 0.65% -0.46%
2086 0.67% -0.45%
2085 0.76% -0.43%
2084 0.72% -0.41%
2083 0.74% -0.4%
2082 0.78% -0.39%
2081 0.81% -0.37%
2080 0.87% -0.36%
2079 0.86% -0.34%
2078 0.89% -0.32%
2077 0.96% -0.31%
2076 0.97% -0.29%
2075 0.97% -0.28%
2074 0.97% -0.26%
2073 1% -0.24%
2072 1% -0.22%
2071 1.05% -0.21%
2070 1.06% -0.19%
2069 1.02% -0.17%
2068 1.06% -0.16%
2067 1.09% -0.14%
2066 1.14% -0.12%
2065 1.17% -0.11%
2064 1.15% -0.09%
2063 1.17% -0.07%
2062 1.2% -0.05%
2061 1.23% -0.04%
2060 1.29% -0.01%
2059 1.36% 0.005%
2058 1.34% 0.02%
2057 1.36% 0.04%
2056 1.41% 0.06%
2055 1.44% 0.08%
2054 1.44% 0.1%
2053 1.47% 0.12%
2052 1.47% 0.15%
2051 1.48% 0.17%
2050 1.5% 0.19%
2049 1.53% 0.22%
2048 1.53% 0.24%
2047 1.61% 0.27%
2046 1.68% 0.29%
2045 1.73% 0.32%
2044 1.74% 0.34%
2043 1.81% 0.37%
2042 1.82% 0.4%
2041 1.92% 0.42%
2040 1.92% 0.45%
2039 2.03% 0.48%
2038 2.02% 0.5%
2037 2.05% 0.52%
2036 2.07% 0.55%
2035 2.11% 0.57%
2034 2.1% 0.6%
2033 2.22% 0.63%
2032 2.2% 0.65%
2031 2.19% 0.67%
2030 2.21% 0.7%
2029 2.26% 0.73%
2028 2.32% 0.75%
2027 2.35% 0.78%
2026 2.4% 0.81%
2025 2.43% 0.83%
2024 2.43% 0.86%
2023 2.44% 0.88%
2022 2.54% 0.76%
2021 2.47% 0.67%
2020 2.77% 0.82%
2019 3.33% 0.95%
2018 3.46% 0.95%
2017 3.59% 0.94%
2016 3.73% 0.97%
2015 3.86% 1.08%
2014 3.98% 1.22%
2013 4.08% 1.31%
2012 4.16% 1.37%
2011 4.44% 1.43%
2010 4.7% 1.45%
2009 4.72% 1.47%
2008 4.68% 1.47%
2007 4.61% 1.42%
2006 4.54% 1.36%
2005 5.27% 1.36%
2004 6.14% 1.37%
2003 6.25% 1.41%
2002 6.42% 1.45%
2001 6.62% 1.49%
2000 5.41% 1.55%
1999 4.01% 1.61%
1998 3.98% 1.65%
1997 3.94% 1.7%
1996 3.89% 1.75%
1995 3.84% 1.8%
1994 3.8% 1.83%
1993 3.77% 1.87%
1992 3.77% 1.91%
1991 3.78% 1.94%
1990 3.82% 1.94%
1989 3.9% 1.95%
1988 4.05% 2%
1987 4.4% 2.03%
1986 4.98% 2.06%
1985 5.66% 2.09%
1984 6.25% 2.13%
1983 6.58% 2.18%
1982 6.25% 2.24%
1981 5.06% 2.37%
1980 3.14% 2.52%
1979 1.2% 2.61%
1978 -0.09% 2.68%
1977 -1.51% 2.74%
1976 -2.39% 2.82%
1975 -2.39% 2.9%
1974 -2.42% 2.97%
1973 -2.32% 3.03%
1972 -2.05% 3.09%
1971 -1.52% 3.14%
1970 -0.53% 3.21%
1969 1.15% 3.28%
1968 2.26% 3.34%
1967 2.28% 3.36%
1966 2.22% 3.37%
1965 2.16% 3.36%
1964 2.09% 3.33%
1963 2.03% 3.31%
1962 1.96% 3.27%
1961 1.89% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Mexico
Current population
2008950
133551566
Population rank 148/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.61%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
35.4 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +126 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +45,915 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 109/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -108,037
Net migration rank 53/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -108,037
2024 41,906 3,891 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 40,140 3,997 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 39,873 3,997 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 39,160 6,493 936,682 -122,791
2020 38,994 0 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 38,894 14,695 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 38,332 15,581 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 37,740 16,399 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 37,180 17,107 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 36,543 17,697 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 35,889 18,058 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 35,158 18,106 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 34,347 17,860 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 33,502 17,604 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 32,368 22,027 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 31,184 21,235 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 29,941 19,925 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 28,672 18,433 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 27,404 16,889 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 26,116 15,548 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 24,666 28,578 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 23,168 27,696 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 21,744 27,198 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 20,376 26,919 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 19,132 26,695 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 18,465 7,846 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 17,854 7,307 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 17,305 6,696 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 16,802 6,003 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 16,345 5,300 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 15,937 4,664 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 15,459 4,175 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 15,010 3,867 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 14,581 3,642 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 14,158 3,511 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 13,724 3,545 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 13,266 3,777 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 12,727 4,482 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 12,061 6,317 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 11,179 8,816 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 10,076 11,221 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 8,886 12,766 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 8,182 12,568 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 7,573 9,605 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 7,142 4,903 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 5,786 -235 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 5,635 -4,553 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 5,550 -7,131 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 2,451 -9,377 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 4,580 -11,398 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 5,697 -12,983 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 6,508 -13,875 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 6,572 -13,576 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 4,822 -10,760 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 2,715 -6,499 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 2,593 -2,237 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 6,417 565 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 6,135 974 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 5,868 915 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 5,618 837 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 5,393 735 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 5,192 632 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 5,013 528 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 4,858 384 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 4,727 210 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 79.6% of the population change in Equatorial Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 388,762 people) and 20.4% is from migration (a gain of 99,857 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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