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

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 27,917,831 people in Niger in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 29,294,628 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 0.38% 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 +3.01% per year vs +3.45% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.3M (105.3% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Niger
2100 5,052,131 92,119,820
2099 5,029,652 91,758,864
2098 5,006,084 91,380,105
2097 4,982,012 90,979,507
2096 4,957,949 90,560,194
2095 4,932,205 90,121,433
2094 4,904,343 89,665,016
2093 4,876,701 89,186,290
2092 4,848,908 88,687,247
2091 4,822,809 88,169,255
2090 4,795,108 87,632,134
2089 4,764,284 87,075,435
2088 4,733,165 86,497,532
2087 4,702,620 85,901,116
2086 4,672,149 85,285,801
2085 4,641,070 84,648,237
2084 4,606,158 83,990,034
2083 4,573,271 83,310,768
2082 4,539,781 82,611,309
2081 4,504,490 81,895,814
2080 4,468,448 81,159,765
2079 4,429,954 80,409,054
2078 4,392,051 79,639,286
2077 4,353,283 78,852,089
2076 4,311,896 78,045,772
2075 4,270,301 77,223,494
2074 4,229,407 76,387,922
2073 4,188,677 75,535,687
2072 4,147,163 74,667,410
2071 4,106,058 73,784,579
2070 4,063,448 72,888,455
2069 4,020,982 71,975,811
2068 3,980,402 71,050,594
2067 3,938,530 70,111,034
2066 3,895,974 69,159,115
2065 3,851,911 68,199,397
2064 3,807,263 67,226,153
2063 3,763,880 66,242,857
2062 3,720,515 65,249,357
2061 3,676,341 64,246,142
2060 3,631,498 63,236,587
2059 3,585,230 62,219,239
2058 3,537,155 61,193,260
2057 3,490,505 60,161,411
2056 3,443,649 59,126,596
2055 3,395,823 58,084,470
2054 3,347,521 57,038,192
2053 3,299,880 55,989,073
2052 3,252,101 54,940,685
2051 3,204,837 53,889,624
2050 3,158,169 52,841,076
2049 3,111,550 51,793,560
2048 3,064,766 50,746,939
2047 3,018,583 49,703,518
2046 2,970,723 48,661,960
2045 2,921,709 47,622,548
2044 2,872,120 46,586,941
2043 2,823,047 45,557,790
2042 2,772,948 44,531,886
2041 2,723,274 43,511,370
2040 2,671,956 42,494,381
2039 2,621,748 41,482,338
2038 2,569,597 40,472,234
2037 2,518,735 39,463,944
2036 2,468,255 38,459,660
2035 2,418,303 37,458,584
2034 2,368,234 36,465,688
2033 2,319,422 35,476,260
2032 2,269,119 34,497,489
2031 2,220,354 33,527,117
2030 2,172,696 32,563,547
2029 2,125,745 31,610,576
2028 2,078,701 30,670,274
2027 2,031,611 29,741,014
2026 1,985,016 28,823,166
2025 1,938,431 27,917,831
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,608,875 people (a 41.6% 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 57.2% to 3,158,169 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Niger will increase by 80.4% to 52,841,076 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 2.43% 3.28%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Niger's population grew by 3.28%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Niger
Current population
2008950
29294628
Population rank 148/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.35%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
35.7 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
28.2 seconds
One death every
35.4 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +126 +2,426
Annual growth/decline +45,915 +885,419
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +3.28%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 9/197
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 41,906 3,891 883,987 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Niger 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,907,665 people) and 0.07% is from migration (a loss of 5,412 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 (1960–2025, 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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