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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Moldova's population is 1.17 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Equatorial Guinea vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Moldova
2100 5,053,285 1,175,882
2099 5,030,801 1,186,641
2098 5,007,228 1,197,541
2097 4,983,150 1,208,458
2096 4,959,082 1,219,478
2095 4,933,332 1,230,573
2094 4,905,464 1,241,540
2093 4,877,815 1,252,531
2092 4,850,016 1,263,471
2091 4,823,911 1,274,372
2090 4,796,204 1,285,020
2089 4,765,373 1,295,696
2088 4,734,246 1,306,424
2087 4,703,695 1,317,064
2086 4,673,217 1,327,799
2085 4,642,131 1,338,702
2084 4,607,210 1,349,432
2083 4,574,316 1,360,333
2082 4,540,818 1,371,322
2081 4,505,519 1,382,447
2080 4,469,469 1,393,733
2079 4,430,966 1,405,298
2078 4,393,054 1,417,062
2077 4,354,278 1,429,240
2076 4,312,881 1,441,240
2075 4,271,277 1,453,677
2074 4,230,374 1,466,568
2073 4,189,634 1,479,672
2072 4,148,110 1,493,311
2071 4,106,996 1,507,315
2070 4,064,376 1,522,149
2069 4,021,900 1,537,091
2068 3,981,311 1,552,724
2067 3,939,430 1,568,676
2066 3,896,865 1,584,782
2065 3,852,791 1,601,356
2064 3,808,133 1,618,317
2063 3,764,740 1,635,288
2062 3,721,365 1,652,720
2061 3,677,181 1,670,255
2060 3,632,328 1,688,120
2059 3,586,049 1,705,595
2058 3,537,963 1,722,942
2057 3,491,303 1,740,252
2056 3,444,436 1,757,829
2055 3,396,599 1,775,082
2054 3,348,286 1,792,262
2053 3,300,634 1,809,221
2052 3,252,844 1,825,831
2051 3,205,569 1,842,337
2050 3,158,891 1,858,281
2049 3,112,260 1,874,666
2048 3,065,466 1,890,586
2047 3,019,272 1,906,615
2046 2,971,402 1,922,962
2045 2,922,377 1,939,938
2044 2,872,776 1,956,858
2043 2,823,692 1,974,616
2042 2,773,582 1,992,765
2041 2,723,897 2,011,342
2040 2,672,567 2,030,732
2039 2,622,347 2,051,163
2038 2,570,184 2,071,871
2037 2,519,310 2,093,068
2036 2,468,819 2,114,669
2035 2,418,856 2,136,998
2034 2,368,775 2,159,450
2033 2,319,952 2,182,023
2032 2,269,637 2,204,431
2031 2,220,861 2,227,006
2030 2,173,192 2,250,038
2029 2,126,230 2,272,963
2028 2,079,176 2,295,739
2027 2,032,075 2,318,425
2026 1,985,469 2,341,166
2025 1,938,873 2,373,265
2024 1,892,516 2,402,306
2023 1,847,549 2,457,783
2022 1,803,545 2,528,654
2021 1,758,786 2,595,809
2020 1,716,468 2,635,130
2019 1,670,177 2,664,224
2018 1,616,422 2,707,203
2017 1,562,396 2,755,189
2016 1,508,186 2,803,186
2015 1,453,923 2,835,978
2014 1,399,828 2,857,815
2013 1,346,218 2,859,558
2012 1,293,483 2,860,324
2011 1,241,835 2,860,699
2010 1,189,085 2,862,354
2009 1,135,673 2,865,213
2008 1,084,530 2,868,833
2007 1,036,044 2,874,299
2006 990,343 2,880,967
2005 947,367 2,888,985
2004 899,917 2,896,023
2003 847,862 2,903,198
2002 797,957 2,911,385
2001 749,836 2,918,135
2000 703,279 2,924,668
1999 667,214 2,930,622
1998 641,474 2,935,227
1997 616,893 2,936,413
1996 593,492 2,947,293
1995 571,264 2,953,200
1994 550,138 2,966,745
1993 530,023 2,975,966
1992 510,770 2,980,965
1991 492,217 2,981,566
1990 474,274 2,977,912
1989 456,808 2,970,039
1988 439,651 2,948,891
1987 422,522 2,916,306
1986 404,728 2,883,057
1985 385,547 2,850,787
1984 364,899 2,820,518
1983 343,421 2,791,207
1982 322,216 2,763,101
1981 303,252 2,735,987
1980 288,644 2,708,675
1979 279,846 2,683,035
1978 276,531 2,656,211
1977 276,779 2,626,298
1976 281,031 2,596,491
1975 287,901 2,566,998
1974 294,953 2,538,164
1973 302,281 2,510,584
1972 309,468 2,484,742
1971 315,940 2,460,611
1970 320,803 2,437,590
1969 322,517 2,408,469
1968 318,849 2,373,073
1967 311,805 2,337,695
1966 304,859 2,301,871
1965 298,238 2,265,287
1964 291,942 2,228,000
1963 285,965 2,188,895
1962 280,286 2,147,227
1961 274,896 2,103,327
1960 269,807 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Moldova
2100 0.45% -0.91%
2099 0.47% -0.91%
2098 0.48% -0.9%
2097 0.49% -0.9%
2096 0.52% -0.9%
2095 0.57% -0.88%
2094 0.57% -0.88%
2093 0.57% -0.87%
2092 0.54% -0.86%
2091 0.58% -0.83%
2090 0.65% -0.82%
2089 0.66% -0.82%
2088 0.65% -0.81%
2087 0.65% -0.81%
2086 0.67% -0.81%
2085 0.76% -0.8%
2084 0.72% -0.8%
2083 0.74% -0.8%
2082 0.78% -0.8%
2081 0.81% -0.81%
2080 0.87% -0.82%
2079 0.86% -0.83%
2078 0.89% -0.85%
2077 0.96% -0.83%
2076 0.97% -0.86%
2075 0.97% -0.88%
2074 0.97% -0.89%
2073 1% -0.91%
2072 1% -0.93%
2071 1.05% -0.97%
2070 1.06% -0.97%
2069 1.02% -1.01%
2068 1.06% -1.02%
2067 1.09% -1.02%
2066 1.14% -1.03%
2065 1.17% -1.05%
2064 1.15% -1.04%
2063 1.17% -1.05%
2062 1.2% -1.05%
2061 1.23% -1.06%
2060 1.29% -1.02%
2059 1.36% -1.01%
2058 1.34% -0.99%
2057 1.36% -1%
2056 1.41% -0.97%
2055 1.44% -0.96%
2054 1.44% -0.94%
2053 1.47% -0.91%
2052 1.47% -0.9%
2051 1.48% -0.86%
2050 1.5% -0.87%
2049 1.53% -0.84%
2048 1.53% -0.84%
2047 1.61% -0.85%
2046 1.68% -0.88%
2045 1.73% -0.86%
2044 1.74% -0.9%
2043 1.81% -0.91%
2042 1.82% -0.92%
2041 1.92% -0.95%
2040 1.92% -1%
2039 2.03% -1%
2038 2.02% -1.01%
2037 2.05% -1.02%
2036 2.07% -1.04%
2035 2.11% -1.04%
2034 2.1% -1.03%
2033 2.22% -1.02%
2032 2.2% -1.01%
2031 2.19% -1.02%
2030 2.21% -1.01%
2029 2.26% -0.99%
2028 2.32% -0.98%
2027 2.35% -0.97%
2026 2.4% -1.35%
2025 2.45% -1.21%
2024 2.43% -2.26%
2023 2.44% -2.8%
2022 2.54% -2.59%
2021 2.47% -1.49%
2020 2.77% -1.09%
2019 3.33% -1.59%
2018 3.46% -1.74%
2017 3.59% -1.71%
2016 3.73% -1.16%
2015 3.86% -0.76%
2014 3.98% -0.06%
2013 4.08% -0.03%
2012 4.16% -0.01%
2011 4.44% -0.06%
2010 4.7% -0.1%
2009 4.72% -0.13%
2008 4.68% -0.19%
2007 4.61% -0.23%
2006 4.54% -0.28%
2005 5.27% -0.24%
2004 6.14% -0.25%
2003 6.25% -0.28%
2002 6.42% -0.23%
2001 6.62% -0.22%
2000 5.41% -0.2%
1999 4.01% -0.16%
1998 3.98% -0.04%
1997 3.94% -0.37%
1996 3.89% -0.2%
1995 3.84% -0.46%
1994 3.8% -0.31%
1993 3.77% -0.17%
1992 3.77% -0.02%
1991 3.78% 0.12%
1990 3.82% 0.27%
1989 3.9% 0.72%
1988 4.05% 1.12%
1987 4.4% 1.15%
1986 4.98% 1.13%
1985 5.66% 1.07%
1984 6.25% 1.05%
1983 6.58% 1.02%
1982 6.25% 0.99%
1981 5.06% 1.01%
1980 3.14% 0.96%
1979 1.2% 1.01%
1978 -0.09% 1.14%
1977 -1.51% 1.15%
1976 -2.39% 1.15%
1975 -2.39% 1.14%
1974 -2.42% 1.1%
1973 -2.32% 1.04%
1972 -2.05% 0.98%
1971 -1.52% 0.94%
1970 -0.53% 1.21%
1969 1.15% 1.49%
1968 2.26% 1.51%
1967 2.28% 1.56%
1966 2.22% 1.61%
1965 2.16% 1.67%
1964 2.09% 1.79%
1963 2.03% 1.94%
1962 1.96% 2.09%
1961 1.89% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Moldova
Current population
1998075
2341166
Population rank 148/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 -152
Annual growth/decline +44,967 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 196/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -29,766
Net migration rank 53/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -29,766
2024 - 3,891 - -27,088
2023 40,140 3,997 -7,007 -18,570
2022 39,873 3,997 -6,385 89,154
2021 39,160 6,493 -13,444 -33,405
2020 38,994 0 -7,067 -33,405
2019 38,894 14,695 -3,416 -41,233
2018 38,332 15,581 -961 -36,085
2017 37,740 16,399 1,402 -43,871
2016 37,180 17,107 4,580 -51,642
2015 36,543 17,697 6,049 -59,399
2014 35,889 18,058 7,248 -67,175
2013 35,158 18,106 3,537 -77,571
2012 34,347 17,860 5,581 -81,215
2011 33,502 17,604 5,948 -82,271
2010 32,368 22,027 7,456 -84,039
2009 31,184 21,235 7,492 -83,546
2008 29,941 19,925 5,210 -79,593
2007 28,672 18,433 3,490 -75,734
2006 27,404 16,889 2,406 -72,061
2005 26,116 15,548 2,005 -68,681
2004 24,666 28,578 1,714 -52,491
2003 23,168 27,696 -322 -46,947
2002 21,744 27,198 -1,249 -45,833
2001 20,376 26,919 -718 -45,043
2000 19,132 26,695 -324 -43,854
1999 18,465 7,846 642 -43,111
1998 17,854 7,307 2,140 -41,975
1997 17,305 6,696 4,669 -41,743
1996 16,802 6,003 2,655 -33,369
1995 16,345 5,300 5,534 -31,975
1994 15,937 4,664 9,921 -31,616
1993 15,459 4,175 13,886 -31,526
1992 15,010 3,867 17,373 -30,136
1991 14,581 3,642 21,127 -29,204
1990 14,158 3,511 25,824 -30,053
1989 13,724 3,545 29,638 -29,307
1988 13,266 3,777 35,608 -4,989
1987 12,727 4,482 40,122 -10,796
1986 12,061 6,317 39,463 -8,769
1985 11,179 8,816 38,060 -10,627
1984 10,076 11,221 38,108 -12,732
1983 8,886 12,766 36,076 -10,543
1982 8,182 12,568 32,814 -8,412
1981 7,573 9,605 31,360 -6,452
1980 7,142 4,903 30,053 -3,693
1979 5,786 -235 28,322 -6,912
1978 5,635 -4,553 27,622 3,483
1977 5,550 -7,131 27,707 3,245
1976 2,451 -9,377 27,801 2,885
1975 4,580 -11,398 27,677 2,355
1974 5,697 -12,983 27,219 1,785
1973 6,508 -13,875 25,967 1,156
1972 6,572 -13,576 24,626 481
1971 4,822 -10,760 23,359 -61
1970 2,715 -6,499 22,314 606
1969 2,593 -2,237 21,768 20,561
1968 6,417 565 22,005 19,830
1967 6,135 974 22,654 19,175
1966 5,868 915 23,720 18,601
1965 5,618 837 24,916 18,066
1964 5,393 735 25,860 17,509
1963 5,192 632 29,382 16,816
1962 5,013 528 32,082 15,884
1961 4,858 384 35,180 14,818
1960 4,727 210 36,352 13,697

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/moldova | 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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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