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Population in Equatorial Guinea compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 9.14 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Netherlands
2100 5,053,285 17,359,081
2099 5,030,801 17,392,412
2098 5,007,228 17,425,508
2097 4,983,150 17,459,827
2096 4,959,082 17,495,124
2095 4,933,332 17,532,593
2094 4,905,464 17,571,051
2093 4,877,815 17,610,792
2092 4,850,016 17,649,611
2091 4,823,911 17,688,532
2090 4,796,204 17,730,570
2089 4,765,373 17,770,380
2088 4,734,246 17,809,825
2087 4,703,695 17,845,820
2086 4,673,217 17,885,001
2085 4,642,131 17,921,302
2084 4,607,210 17,957,639
2083 4,574,316 17,994,232
2082 4,540,818 18,029,404
2081 4,505,519 18,063,233
2080 4,469,469 18,093,703
2079 4,430,966 18,124,294
2078 4,393,054 18,152,738
2077 4,354,278 18,181,372
2076 4,312,881 18,206,864
2075 4,271,277 18,227,791
2074 4,230,374 18,245,652
2073 4,189,634 18,263,765
2072 4,148,110 18,280,443
2071 4,106,996 18,295,700
2070 4,064,376 18,311,141
2069 4,021,900 18,326,509
2068 3,981,311 18,341,711
2067 3,939,430 18,356,770
2066 3,896,865 18,374,904
2065 3,852,791 18,396,018
2064 3,808,133 18,417,894
2063 3,764,740 18,441,434
2062 3,721,365 18,464,922
2061 3,677,181 18,492,436
2060 3,632,328 18,520,315
2059 3,586,049 18,548,786
2058 3,537,963 18,577,700
2057 3,491,303 18,608,370
2056 3,444,436 18,638,918
2055 3,396,599 18,666,514
2054 3,348,286 18,692,598
2053 3,300,634 18,718,268
2052 3,252,844 18,741,740
2051 3,205,569 18,768,309
2050 3,158,891 18,789,481
2049 3,112,260 18,809,886
2048 3,065,466 18,827,655
2047 3,019,272 18,844,635
2046 2,971,402 18,855,920
2045 2,922,377 18,867,286
2044 2,872,776 18,877,101
2043 2,823,692 18,882,735
2042 2,773,582 18,885,839
2041 2,723,897 18,885,255
2040 2,672,567 18,879,571
2039 2,622,347 18,870,248
2038 2,570,184 18,855,512
2037 2,519,310 18,837,172
2036 2,468,819 18,811,873
2035 2,418,856 18,783,312
2034 2,368,775 18,750,125
2033 2,319,952 18,708,101
2032 2,269,637 18,662,054
2031 2,220,861 18,609,452
2030 2,173,192 18,549,634
2029 2,126,230 18,481,269
2028 2,079,176 18,404,195
2027 2,032,075 18,320,644
2026 1,985,469 18,227,403
2025 1,938,873 18,118,662
2024 1,892,516 17,993,485
2023 1,847,549 17,877,117
2022 1,803,545 17,700,982
2021 1,758,786 17,533,044
2020 1,716,468 17,441,500
2019 1,670,177 17,344,874
2018 1,616,422 17,231,624
2017 1,562,396 17,131,296
2016 1,508,186 17,030,314
2015 1,453,923 16,939,923
2014 1,399,828 16,865,008
2013 1,346,218 16,804,432
2012 1,293,483 16,754,962
2011 1,241,835 16,693,074
2010 1,189,085 16,615,394
2009 1,135,673 16,530,388
2008 1,084,530 16,445,593
2007 1,036,044 16,381,696
2006 990,343 16,346,101
2005 947,367 16,319,868
2004 899,917 16,281,779
2003 847,862 16,225,302
2002 797,957 16,148,929
2001 749,836 16,046,180
2000 703,279 15,925,513
1999 667,214 15,812,088
1998 641,474 15,707,209
1997 616,893 15,610,650
1996 593,492 15,530,498
1995 571,264 15,459,006
1994 550,138 15,382,838
1993 530,023 15,290,368
1992 510,770 15,184,166
1991 492,217 15,069,798
1990 474,274 14,951,510
1989 456,808 14,848,907
1988 439,651 14,760,094
1987 422,522 14,665,037
1986 404,728 14,572,278
1985 385,547 14,491,632
1984 364,899 14,424,211
1983 343,421 14,367,070
1982 322,216 14,312,690
1981 303,252 14,247,208
1980 288,644 14,149,800
1979 279,846 14,038,270
1978 276,531 13,941,700
1977 276,779 13,856,185
1976 281,031 13,774,037
1975 287,901 13,666,335
1974 294,953 13,545,056
1973 302,281 13,439,322
1972 309,468 13,328,593
1971 315,940 13,194,497
1970 320,803 13,038,526
1969 322,517 12,877,984
1968 318,849 12,729,721
1967 311,805 12,598,201
1966 304,859 12,456,251
1965 298,238 12,294,732
1964 291,942 12,127,120
1963 285,965 11,965,966
1962 280,286 11,805,689
1961 274,896 11,638,712
1960 269,807 11,486,631

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/netherlands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Netherlands
2100 0.45% -0.19%
2099 0.47% -0.19%
2098 0.48% -0.2%
2097 0.49% -0.2%
2096 0.52% -0.21%
2095 0.57% -0.22%
2094 0.57% -0.23%
2093 0.57% -0.22%
2092 0.54% -0.22%
2091 0.58% -0.24%
2090 0.65% -0.22%
2089 0.66% -0.22%
2088 0.65% -0.2%
2087 0.65% -0.22%
2086 0.67% -0.2%
2085 0.76% -0.2%
2084 0.72% -0.2%
2083 0.74% -0.2%
2082 0.78% -0.19%
2081 0.81% -0.17%
2080 0.87% -0.17%
2079 0.86% -0.16%
2078 0.89% -0.16%
2077 0.96% -0.14%
2076 0.97% -0.11%
2075 0.97% -0.1%
2074 0.97% -0.1%
2073 1% -0.09%
2072 1% -0.08%
2071 1.05% -0.08%
2070 1.06% -0.08%
2069 1.02% -0.08%
2068 1.06% -0.08%
2067 1.09% -0.1%
2066 1.14% -0.11%
2065 1.17% -0.12%
2064 1.15% -0.13%
2063 1.17% -0.13%
2062 1.2% -0.15%
2061 1.23% -0.15%
2060 1.29% -0.15%
2059 1.36% -0.16%
2058 1.34% -0.16%
2057 1.36% -0.16%
2056 1.41% -0.15%
2055 1.44% -0.14%
2054 1.44% -0.14%
2053 1.47% -0.13%
2052 1.47% -0.14%
2051 1.48% -0.11%
2050 1.5% -0.11%
2049 1.53% -0.09%
2048 1.53% -0.09%
2047 1.61% -0.06%
2046 1.68% -0.06%
2045 1.73% -0.05%
2044 1.74% -0.03%
2043 1.81% -0.02%
2042 1.82% 0.003%
2041 1.92% 0.03%
2040 1.92% 0.05%
2039 2.03% 0.08%
2038 2.02% 0.1%
2037 2.05% 0.13%
2036 2.07% 0.15%
2035 2.11% 0.18%
2034 2.1% 0.22%
2033 2.22% 0.25%
2032 2.2% 0.28%
2031 2.19% 0.32%
2030 2.21% 0.37%
2029 2.26% 0.42%
2028 2.32% 0.46%
2027 2.35% 0.51%
2026 2.4% 0.6%
2025 2.45% 0.7%
2024 2.43% 0.65%
2023 2.44% 1%
2022 2.54% 0.96%
2021 2.47% 0.52%
2020 2.77% 0.56%
2019 3.33% 0.66%
2018 3.46% 0.59%
2017 3.59% 0.59%
2016 3.73% 0.53%
2015 3.86% 0.44%
2014 3.98% 0.36%
2013 4.08% 0.3%
2012 4.16% 0.37%
2011 4.44% 0.47%
2010 4.7% 0.51%
2009 4.72% 0.52%
2008 4.68% 0.39%
2007 4.61% 0.22%
2006 4.54% 0.16%
2005 5.27% 0.23%
2004 6.14% 0.35%
2003 6.25% 0.47%
2002 6.42% 0.64%
2001 6.62% 0.76%
2000 5.41% 0.72%
1999 4.01% 0.67%
1998 3.98% 0.62%
1997 3.94% 0.52%
1996 3.89% 0.46%
1995 3.84% 0.5%
1994 3.8% 0.6%
1993 3.77% 0.7%
1992 3.77% 0.76%
1991 3.78% 0.79%
1990 3.82% 0.69%
1989 3.9% 0.6%
1988 4.05% 0.65%
1987 4.4% 0.64%
1986 4.98% 0.56%
1985 5.66% 0.47%
1984 6.25% 0.4%
1983 6.58% 0.38%
1982 6.25% 0.46%
1981 5.06% 0.69%
1980 3.14% 0.79%
1979 1.2% 0.69%
1978 -0.09% 0.62%
1977 -1.51% 0.6%
1976 -2.39% 0.79%
1975 -2.39% 0.9%
1974 -2.42% 0.79%
1973 -2.32% 0.83%
1972 -2.05% 1.02%
1971 -1.52% 1.2%
1970 -0.53% 1.25%
1969 1.15% 1.16%
1968 2.26% 1.04%
1967 2.28% 1.14%
1966 2.22% 1.31%
1965 2.16% 1.38%
1964 2.09% 1.35%
1963 2.03% 1.36%
1962 1.96% 1.43%
1961 1.89% 1.32%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Netherlands
Current population
1998075
18252623
Population rank 148/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.22%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
4.52 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
3.2 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +319
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 121/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +104,681
Net migration rank 53/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 104,681
2024 - 3,891 - 121,628
2023 40,140 3,997 -5,363 144,558
2022 39,873 3,997 -1,770 224,472
2021 39,160 6,493 7,014 106,416
2020 38,994 0 0 67,598
2019 38,894 14,695 17,345 109,003
2018 38,332 15,581 15,508 87,197
2017 37,740 16,399 18,844 86,332
2016 37,180 17,107 23,843 88,743
2015 36,543 17,697 23,716 55,585
2014 35,889 18,058 35,417 36,591
2013 35,158 18,106 30,248 19,973
2012 34,347 17,860 35,186 14,861
2011 33,502 17,604 45,072 31,224
2010 32,368 22,027 48,184 33,703
2009 31,184 21,235 51,244 39,832
2008 29,941 19,925 49,337 32,406
2007 28,672 18,433 49,145 -304
2006 27,404 16,889 49,038 -25,401
2005 26,116 15,548 50,592 -22,496
2004 24,666 28,578 56,987 -9,230
2003 23,168 27,696 58,411 7,937
2002 21,744 27,198 59,751 28,824
2001 20,376 26,919 62,580 56,096
2000 19,132 26,695 66,887 59,308
1999 18,465 7,846 60,086 47,179
1998 17,854 7,307 61,258 52,058
1997 17,305 6,696 56,198 31,302
1996 16,802 6,003 51,251 21,792
1995 16,345 5,300 54,106 15,056
1994 15,937 4,664 61,532 20,193
1993 15,459 4,175 58,103 44,514
1992 15,010 3,867 66,811 50,148
1991 14,581 3,642 69,321 51,670
1990 14,158 3,511 68,777 53,564
1989 13,724 3,545 59,396 31,165
1988 13,266 3,777 61,993 31,026
1987 12,727 4,482 64,526 39,559
1986 12,061 6,317 59,746 30,380
1985 11,179 8,816 55,069 27,356
1984 10,076 11,221 54,812 12,902
1983 8,886 12,766 51,722 11,007
1982 8,182 12,568 54,388 7,644
1981 7,573 9,605 62,688 17,643
1980 7,142 4,903 66,504 54,010
1979 5,786 -235 63,172 42,772
1978 5,635 -4,553 61,344 26,639
1977 5,550 -7,131 63,739 19,809
1976 2,451 -9,377 63,361 18,774
1975 4,580 -11,398 64,232 68,569
1974 5,697 -12,983 75,853 31,645
1973 6,508 -13,875 84,668 18,705
1972 6,572 -13,576 101,297 17,470
1971 4,822 -10,760 116,112 32,756
1970 2,715 -6,499 129,082 32,438
1969 2,593 -2,237 139,082 21,850
1968 6,417 565 132,389 7,243
1967 6,135 974 138,580 -10,673
1966 5,868 915 138,265 20,740
1965 5,618 837 146,308 19,444
1964 5,393 735 157,653 15,014
1963 5,192 632 154,361 -21
1962 5,013 528 153,474 18,024
1961 4,858 384 159,450 8,258
1960 4,727 210 151,623 -13,235

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/netherlands | 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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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