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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 14.6 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Niger
2100 5,053,285 92,149,803
2099 5,030,801 91,788,730
2098 5,007,228 91,409,848
2097 4,983,150 91,009,119
2096 4,959,082 90,589,670
2095 4,933,332 90,150,766
2094 4,905,464 89,694,201
2093 4,877,815 89,215,318
2092 4,850,016 88,716,114
2091 4,823,911 88,197,952
2090 4,796,204 87,660,657
2089 4,765,373 87,103,777
2088 4,734,246 86,525,686
2087 4,703,695 85,929,075
2086 4,673,217 85,313,560
2085 4,642,131 84,675,788
2084 4,607,210 84,017,371
2083 4,574,316 83,337,884
2082 4,540,818 82,638,198
2081 4,505,519 81,922,470
2080 4,469,469 81,186,181
2079 4,430,966 80,435,226
2078 4,393,054 79,665,207
2077 4,354,278 78,877,754
2076 4,312,881 78,071,174
2075 4,271,277 77,248,629
2074 4,230,374 76,412,785
2073 4,189,634 75,560,272
2072 4,148,110 74,691,713
2071 4,106,996 73,808,594
2070 4,064,376 72,912,178
2069 4,021,900 71,999,238
2068 3,981,311 71,073,720
2067 3,939,430 70,133,854
2066 3,896,865 69,181,625
2065 3,852,791 68,221,595
2064 3,808,133 67,248,034
2063 3,764,740 66,264,418
2062 3,721,365 65,270,595
2061 3,677,181 64,267,053
2060 3,632,328 63,257,169
2059 3,586,049 62,239,490
2058 3,537,963 61,213,177
2057 3,491,303 60,180,993
2056 3,444,436 59,145,841
2055 3,396,599 58,103,375
2054 3,348,286 57,056,756
2053 3,300,634 56,007,297
2052 3,252,844 54,958,567
2051 3,205,569 53,907,164
2050 3,158,891 52,858,275
2049 3,112,260 51,810,418
2048 3,065,466 50,763,456
2047 3,019,272 49,719,695
2046 2,971,402 48,677,799
2045 2,922,377 47,638,048
2044 2,872,776 46,602,104
2043 2,823,692 45,572,618
2042 2,773,582 44,546,381
2041 2,723,897 43,525,533
2040 2,672,567 42,508,212
2039 2,622,347 41,495,840
2038 2,570,184 40,485,407
2037 2,519,310 39,476,789
2036 2,468,819 38,472,178
2035 2,418,856 37,470,776
2034 2,368,775 36,477,557
2033 2,319,952 35,487,806
2032 2,269,637 34,508,717
2031 2,220,861 33,538,029
2030 2,173,192 32,574,145
2029 2,126,230 31,620,865
2028 2,079,176 30,680,257
2027 2,032,075 29,750,695
2026 1,985,469 28,832,547
2025 1,938,873 27,926,917
2024 1,892,516 27,032,412
2023 1,847,549 26,159,867
2022 1,803,545 25,311,973
2021 1,758,786 24,502,140
2020 1,716,468 23,717,613
2019 1,670,177 22,947,757
2018 1,616,422 22,188,069
2017 1,562,396 21,435,446
2016 1,508,186 20,685,753
2015 1,453,923 19,939,498
2014 1,399,828 19,215,909
2013 1,346,218 18,519,898
2012 1,293,483 17,836,769
2011 1,241,835 17,176,283
2010 1,189,085 16,548,835
2009 1,135,673 15,943,675
2008 1,084,530 15,361,915
2007 1,036,044 14,803,610
2006 990,343 14,268,581
2005 947,367 13,756,192
2004 899,917 13,265,836
2003 847,862 12,796,984
2002 797,957 12,349,144
2001 749,836 11,920,647
2000 703,279 11,509,630
1999 667,214 11,117,411
1998 641,474 10,741,413
1997 616,893 10,383,969
1996 593,492 10,044,852
1995 571,264 9,714,529
1994 550,138 9,398,258
1993 530,023 9,100,789
1992 510,770 8,817,633
1991 492,217 8,546,900
1990 474,274 8,286,059
1989 456,808 8,034,780
1988 439,651 7,793,748
1987 422,522 7,561,150
1986 404,728 7,335,811
1985 385,547 7,118,457
1984 364,899 6,909,971
1983 343,421 6,708,644
1982 322,216 6,512,732
1981 303,252 6,322,006
1980 288,644 6,135,971
1979 279,846 5,955,556
1978 276,531 5,782,932
1977 276,779 5,619,716
1976 281,031 5,464,962
1975 287,901 5,317,019
1974 294,953 5,174,953
1973 302,281 5,037,865
1972 309,468 4,904,845
1971 315,940 4,776,225
1970 320,803 4,650,275
1969 322,517 4,525,725
1968 318,849 4,403,637
1967 311,805 4,283,590
1966 304,859 4,165,544
1965 298,238 4,049,695
1964 291,942 3,935,814
1963 285,965 3,823,873
1962 280,286 3,714,520
1961 274,896 3,608,162
1960 269,807 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Niger
2100 0.45% 0.39%
2099 0.47% 0.41%
2098 0.48% 0.44%
2097 0.49% 0.46%
2096 0.52% 0.49%
2095 0.57% 0.51%
2094 0.57% 0.54%
2093 0.57% 0.56%
2092 0.54% 0.59%
2091 0.58% 0.61%
2090 0.65% 0.64%
2089 0.66% 0.67%
2088 0.65% 0.69%
2087 0.65% 0.72%
2086 0.67% 0.75%
2085 0.76% 0.78%
2084 0.72% 0.82%
2083 0.74% 0.85%
2082 0.78% 0.87%
2081 0.81% 0.91%
2080 0.87% 0.93%
2079 0.86% 0.97%
2078 0.89% 1%
2077 0.96% 1.03%
2076 0.97% 1.06%
2075 0.97% 1.09%
2074 0.97% 1.13%
2073 1% 1.16%
2072 1% 1.2%
2071 1.05% 1.23%
2070 1.06% 1.27%
2069 1.02% 1.3%
2068 1.06% 1.34%
2067 1.09% 1.38%
2066 1.14% 1.41%
2065 1.17% 1.45%
2064 1.15% 1.48%
2063 1.17% 1.52%
2062 1.2% 1.56%
2061 1.23% 1.6%
2060 1.29% 1.64%
2059 1.36% 1.68%
2058 1.34% 1.72%
2057 1.36% 1.75%
2056 1.41% 1.79%
2055 1.44% 1.83%
2054 1.44% 1.87%
2053 1.47% 1.91%
2052 1.47% 1.95%
2051 1.48% 1.98%
2050 1.5% 2.02%
2049 1.53% 2.06%
2048 1.53% 2.1%
2047 1.61% 2.14%
2046 1.68% 2.18%
2045 1.73% 2.22%
2044 1.74% 2.26%
2043 1.81% 2.3%
2042 1.82% 2.35%
2041 1.92% 2.39%
2040 1.92% 2.44%
2039 2.03% 2.5%
2038 2.02% 2.55%
2037 2.05% 2.61%
2036 2.07% 2.67%
2035 2.11% 2.72%
2034 2.1% 2.79%
2033 2.22% 2.84%
2032 2.2% 2.89%
2031 2.19% 2.96%
2030 2.21% 3.01%
2029 2.26% 3.07%
2028 2.32% 3.12%
2027 2.35% 3.18%
2026 2.4% 3.24%
2025 2.45% 3.31%
2024 2.43% 3.34%
2023 2.44% 3.35%
2022 2.54% 3.31%
2021 2.47% 3.31%
2020 2.77% 3.35%
2019 3.33% 3.42%
2018 3.46% 3.51%
2017 3.59% 3.62%
2016 3.73% 3.74%
2015 3.86% 3.77%
2014 3.98% 3.76%
2013 4.08% 3.83%
2012 4.16% 3.85%
2011 4.44% 3.79%
2010 4.7% 3.8%
2009 4.72% 3.79%
2008 4.68% 3.77%
2007 4.61% 3.75%
2006 4.54% 3.72%
2005 5.27% 3.7%
2004 6.14% 3.66%
2003 6.25% 3.63%
2002 6.42% 3.59%
2001 6.62% 3.57%
2000 5.41% 3.53%
1999 4.01% 3.5%
1998 3.98% 3.44%
1997 3.94% 3.38%
1996 3.89% 3.4%
1995 3.84% 3.37%
1994 3.8% 3.27%
1993 3.77% 3.21%
1992 3.77% 3.17%
1991 3.78% 3.15%
1990 3.82% 3.13%
1989 3.9% 3.09%
1988 4.05% 3.08%
1987 4.4% 3.07%
1986 4.98% 3.05%
1985 5.66% 3.02%
1984 6.25% 3%
1983 6.58% 3.01%
1982 6.25% 3.02%
1981 5.06% 3.03%
1980 3.14% 3.03%
1979 1.2% 2.99%
1978 -0.09% 2.9%
1977 -1.51% 2.83%
1976 -2.39% 2.78%
1975 -2.39% 2.75%
1974 -2.42% 2.72%
1973 -2.32% 2.71%
1972 -2.05% 2.69%
1971 -1.52% 2.71%
1970 -0.53% 2.75%
1969 1.15% 2.77%
1968 2.26% 2.8%
1967 2.28% 2.83%
1966 2.22% 2.86%
1965 2.16% 2.89%
1964 2.09% 2.93%
1963 2.03% 2.94%
1962 1.96% 2.95%
1961 1.89% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Niger
Current population
1998075
29080898
Population rank 148/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.35%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
36.1 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 10/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
1.14 hours
Annual migration change +3,812 -7,704
Net migration rank 53/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -7,704
2024 - 3,891 - -4,041
2023 40,140 3,997 864,139 995
2022 39,873 3,997 829,651 995
2021 39,160 6,493 793,428 -4,405
2020 38,994 0 784,437 -4,402
2019 38,894 14,695 775,474 -15,778
2018 38,332 15,581 763,536 -3,830
2017 37,740 16,399 752,384 -6,830
2016 37,180 17,107 738,999 14,833
2015 36,543 17,697 721,630 17,051
2014 35,889 18,058 704,609 3,891
2013 35,158 18,106 686,070 -2,543
2012 34,347 17,860 664,009 18,714
2011 33,502 17,604 645,175 -6,941
2010 32,368 22,027 624,685 -8,033
2009 31,184 21,235 602,671 -9,014
2008 29,941 19,925 579,727 -9,847
2007 28,672 18,433 556,808 -10,069
2006 27,404 16,889 533,374 -10,054
2005 26,116 15,548 511,167 -9,700
2004 24,666 28,578 488,328 -9,070
2003 23,168 27,696 467,295 -8,841
2002 21,744 27,198 446,767 -9,550
2001 20,376 26,919 428,417 -8,654
2000 19,132 26,695 410,779 -8,522
1999 18,465 7,846 394,212 -12,037
1998 17,854 7,307 377,120 -7,298
1997 17,305 6,696 358,745 -13,680
1996 16,802 6,003 341,223 -8,057
1995 16,345 5,300 323,630 3,843
1994 15,937 4,664 306,026 -959
1993 15,459 4,175 292,135 -2,269
1992 15,010 3,867 278,690 -2,258
1991 14,581 3,642 266,527 -1,500
1990 14,158 3,511 256,594 73
1989 13,724 3,545 245,278 613
1988 13,266 3,777 237,296 -1,139
1987 12,727 4,482 231,371 -2,338
1986 12,061 6,317 224,365 -2,728
1985 11,179 8,816 219,206 -6,126
1984 10,076 11,221 213,111 -9,208
1983 8,886 12,766 207,962 -9,209
1982 8,182 12,568 202,012 -8,935
1981 7,573 9,605 195,938 -7,559
1980 7,142 4,903 189,251 -5,564
1979 5,786 -235 180,632 -3,495
1978 5,635 -4,553 171,614 -3,494
1977 5,550 -7,131 161,792 -3,476
1976 2,451 -9,377 154,489 -3,308
1975 4,580 -11,398 147,962 -3,254
1974 5,697 -12,983 142,606 -3,179
1973 6,508 -13,875 137,695 -2,942
1972 6,572 -13,576 133,813 -2,525
1971 4,822 -10,760 128,223 -2,277
1970 2,715 -6,499 128,184 -2,225
1969 2,593 -2,237 125,389 -2,245
1968 6,417 565 123,301 -2,277
1967 6,135 974 121,358 -2,289
1966 5,868 915 119,314 -2,289
1965 5,618 837 116,963 -2,289
1964 5,393 735 115,386 -2,289
1963 5,192 632 113,072 -2,289
1962 5,013 528 110,280 -2,369
1961 4,858 384 107,693 -2,893
1960 4,727 210 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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