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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 66.7 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 +3.15% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Mexico
2100 5,053,285 131,182,639
2099 5,030,801 131,943,283
2098 5,007,228 132,700,369
2097 4,983,150 133,455,010
2096 4,959,082 134,204,227
2095 4,933,332 134,949,218
2094 4,905,464 135,687,085
2093 4,877,815 136,415,232
2092 4,850,016 137,127,644
2091 4,823,911 137,833,985
2090 4,796,204 138,527,198
2089 4,765,373 139,208,862
2088 4,734,246 139,874,924
2087 4,703,695 140,530,483
2086 4,673,217 141,174,372
2085 4,642,131 141,805,496
2084 4,607,210 142,415,948
2083 4,574,316 143,009,187
2082 4,540,818 143,579,768
2081 4,505,519 144,138,842
2080 4,469,469 144,677,451
2079 4,430,966 145,195,172
2078 4,393,054 145,691,242
2077 4,354,278 146,165,064
2076 4,312,881 146,616,674
2075 4,271,277 147,046,928
2074 4,230,374 147,455,761
2073 4,189,634 147,841,295
2072 4,148,110 148,201,143
2071 4,106,996 148,534,057
2070 4,064,376 148,848,168
2069 4,021,900 149,134,711
2068 3,981,311 149,395,717
2067 3,939,430 149,630,386
2066 3,896,865 149,842,125
2065 3,852,791 150,029,268
2064 3,808,133 150,187,992
2063 3,764,740 150,319,846
2062 3,721,365 150,424,224
2061 3,677,181 150,502,250
2060 3,632,328 150,555,648
2059 3,586,049 150,577,220
2058 3,537,963 150,569,044
2057 3,491,303 150,535,337
2056 3,444,436 150,475,242
2055 3,396,599 150,384,336
2054 3,348,286 150,263,237
2053 3,300,634 150,110,615
2052 3,252,844 149,923,918
2051 3,205,569 149,705,066
2050 3,158,891 149,450,774
2049 3,112,260 149,166,038
2048 3,065,466 148,836,849
2047 3,019,272 148,478,965
2046 2,971,402 148,081,688
2045 2,922,377 147,647,318
2044 2,872,776 147,173,101
2043 2,823,692 146,667,761
2042 2,773,582 146,123,566
2041 2,723,897 145,543,650
2040 2,672,567 144,931,633
2039 2,622,347 144,286,278
2038 2,570,184 143,601,872
2037 2,519,310 142,883,005
2036 2,468,819 142,138,929
2035 2,418,856 141,359,885
2034 2,368,775 140,554,653
2033 2,319,952 139,713,048
2032 2,269,637 138,843,644
2031 2,220,861 137,947,334
2030 2,173,192 137,023,304
2029 2,126,230 136,071,720
2028 2,079,176 135,090,755
2027 2,032,075 134,081,337
2026 1,985,469 133,042,003
2025 1,938,873 131,970,909
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/mexico | CC BY

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 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% 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 58.1% to 3,158,891 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 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 2.45% 0.85%
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 (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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Mexico
Current population
1998075
133323134
Population rank 148/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.61%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +123 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 110/197
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 - 3,891 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 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
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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