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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 122 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.97% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Nigeria
2100 5,053,285 481,678,166
2099 5,030,801 481,494,914
2098 5,007,228 481,219,866
2097 4,983,150 480,876,108
2096 4,959,082 480,460,381
2095 4,933,332 479,976,454
2094 4,905,464 479,432,855
2093 4,877,815 478,807,152
2092 4,850,016 478,097,591
2091 4,823,911 477,274,569
2090 4,796,204 476,367,086
2089 4,765,373 475,363,859
2088 4,734,246 474,268,867
2087 4,703,695 473,072,894
2086 4,673,217 471,769,229
2085 4,642,131 470,365,292
2084 4,607,210 468,843,169
2083 4,574,316 467,224,322
2082 4,540,818 465,509,151
2081 4,505,519 463,679,779
2080 4,469,469 461,741,930
2079 4,430,966 459,680,797
2078 4,393,054 457,513,367
2077 4,354,278 455,254,796
2076 4,312,881 452,885,729
2075 4,271,277 450,402,898
2074 4,230,374 447,825,224
2073 4,189,634 445,152,156
2072 4,148,110 442,375,349
2071 4,106,996 439,499,004
2070 4,064,376 436,539,777
2069 4,021,900 433,472,204
2068 3,981,311 430,320,190
2067 3,939,430 427,066,199
2066 3,896,865 423,736,078
2065 3,852,791 420,318,527
2064 3,808,133 416,811,285
2063 3,764,740 413,231,409
2062 3,721,365 409,583,480
2061 3,677,181 405,859,509
2060 3,632,328 402,073,494
2059 3,586,049 398,228,736
2058 3,537,963 394,315,883
2057 3,491,303 390,341,867
2056 3,444,436 386,298,064
2055 3,396,599 382,193,151
2054 3,348,286 378,030,342
2053 3,300,634 373,799,276
2052 3,252,844 369,501,634
2051 3,205,569 365,149,555
2050 3,158,891 360,734,783
2049 3,112,260 356,271,401
2048 3,065,466 351,752,501
2047 3,019,272 347,169,674
2046 2,971,402 342,532,578
2045 2,922,377 337,834,528
2044 2,872,776 333,076,416
2043 2,823,692 328,256,555
2042 2,773,582 323,388,886
2041 2,723,897 318,469,120
2040 2,672,567 313,492,800
2039 2,622,347 308,474,350
2038 2,570,184 303,423,786
2037 2,519,310 298,351,344
2036 2,468,819 293,250,795
2035 2,418,856 288,138,368
2034 2,368,775 283,018,151
2033 2,319,952 277,897,810
2032 2,269,637 272,769,123
2031 2,220,861 267,666,779
2030 2,173,192 262,583,487
2029 2,126,230 257,504,936
2028 2,079,176 252,465,743
2027 2,032,075 247,457,208
2026 1,985,469 242,477,499
2025 1,938,873 237,546,527
2024 1,892,516 232,679,478
2023 1,847,549 227,882,945
2022 1,803,545 223,150,896
2021 1,758,786 218,529,286
2020 1,716,468 213,996,181
2019 1,670,177 209,485,641
2018 1,616,422 204,938,755
2017 1,562,396 200,254,579
2016 1,508,186 195,443,700
2015 1,453,923 190,671,878
2014 1,399,828 185,896,915
2013 1,346,218 181,049,443
2012 1,293,483 176,200,625
2011 1,241,835 171,379,598
2010 1,189,085 166,642,886
2009 1,135,673 162,049,464
2008 1,084,530 157,595,014
2007 1,036,044 153,267,261
2006 990,343 149,077,334
2005 947,367 145,017,253
2004 899,917 141,057,045
2003 847,862 137,202,644
2002 797,957 133,471,989
2001 749,836 129,862,595
2000 703,279 126,382,494
1999 667,214 123,047,320
1998 641,474 119,846,254
1997 616,893 116,754,792
1996 593,492 113,754,779
1995 571,264 110,819,428
1994 550,138 107,935,714
1993 530,023 105,122,069
1992 510,770 102,372,770
1991 492,217 99,720,162
1990 474,274 97,120,925
1989 456,808 94,531,014
1988 439,651 92,020,090
1987 422,522 89,591,716
1986 404,728 87,235,953
1985 385,547 84,897,973
1984 364,899 82,526,443
1983 343,421 80,438,260
1982 322,216 78,378,701
1981 303,252 76,068,103
1980 288,644 73,764,641
1979 279,846 71,498,242
1978 276,531 69,326,532
1977 276,779 67,234,590
1976 281,031 65,258,009
1975 287,901 63,410,815
1974 294,953 61,679,144
1973 302,281 60,082,139
1972 309,468 58,601,748
1971 315,940 57,214,684
1970 320,803 55,893,838
1969 322,517 54,631,914
1968 318,849 53,432,783
1967 311,805 52,293,065
1966 304,859 51,188,234
1965 298,238 50,086,764
1964 291,942 49,012,016
1963 285,965 47,973,575
1962 280,286 46,965,292
1961 274,896 45,989,310
1960 269,807 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Nigeria
2100 0.45% 0.04%
2099 0.47% 0.06%
2098 0.48% 0.07%
2097 0.49% 0.09%
2096 0.52% 0.1%
2095 0.57% 0.11%
2094 0.57% 0.13%
2093 0.57% 0.15%
2092 0.54% 0.17%
2091 0.58% 0.19%
2090 0.65% 0.21%
2089 0.66% 0.23%
2088 0.65% 0.25%
2087 0.65% 0.28%
2086 0.67% 0.3%
2085 0.76% 0.32%
2084 0.72% 0.35%
2083 0.74% 0.37%
2082 0.78% 0.39%
2081 0.81% 0.42%
2080 0.87% 0.45%
2079 0.86% 0.47%
2078 0.89% 0.5%
2077 0.96% 0.52%
2076 0.97% 0.55%
2075 0.97% 0.58%
2074 0.97% 0.6%
2073 1% 0.63%
2072 1% 0.65%
2071 1.05% 0.68%
2070 1.06% 0.71%
2069 1.02% 0.73%
2068 1.06% 0.76%
2067 1.09% 0.79%
2066 1.14% 0.81%
2065 1.17% 0.84%
2064 1.15% 0.87%
2063 1.17% 0.89%
2062 1.2% 0.92%
2061 1.23% 0.94%
2060 1.29% 0.97%
2059 1.36% 0.99%
2058 1.34% 1.02%
2057 1.36% 1.05%
2056 1.41% 1.07%
2055 1.44% 1.1%
2054 1.44% 1.13%
2053 1.47% 1.16%
2052 1.47% 1.19%
2051 1.48% 1.22%
2050 1.5% 1.25%
2049 1.53% 1.28%
2048 1.53% 1.32%
2047 1.61% 1.35%
2046 1.68% 1.39%
2045 1.73% 1.43%
2044 1.74% 1.47%
2043 1.81% 1.51%
2042 1.82% 1.54%
2041 1.92% 1.59%
2040 1.92% 1.63%
2039 2.03% 1.66%
2038 2.02% 1.7%
2037 2.05% 1.74%
2036 2.07% 1.77%
2035 2.11% 1.81%
2034 2.1% 1.84%
2033 2.22% 1.88%
2032 2.2% 1.91%
2031 2.19% 1.94%
2030 2.21% 1.97%
2029 2.26% 2%
2028 2.32% 2.02%
2027 2.35% 2.05%
2026 2.4% 2.08%
2025 2.45% 2.09%
2024 2.43% 2.1%
2023 2.44% 2.12%
2022 2.54% 2.11%
2021 2.47% 2.12%
2020 2.77% 2.15%
2019 3.33% 2.22%
2018 3.46% 2.34%
2017 3.59% 2.46%
2016 3.73% 2.5%
2015 3.86% 2.57%
2014 3.98% 2.68%
2013 4.08% 2.75%
2012 4.16% 2.81%
2011 4.44% 2.84%
2010 4.7% 2.83%
2009 4.72% 2.83%
2008 4.68% 2.82%
2007 4.61% 2.81%
2006 4.54% 2.8%
2005 5.27% 2.81%
2004 6.14% 2.81%
2003 6.25% 2.8%
2002 6.42% 2.78%
2001 6.62% 2.75%
2000 5.41% 2.71%
1999 4.01% 2.67%
1998 3.98% 2.65%
1997 3.94% 2.64%
1996 3.89% 2.65%
1995 3.84% 2.67%
1994 3.8% 2.68%
1993 3.77% 2.69%
1992 3.77% 2.66%
1991 3.78% 2.68%
1990 3.82% 2.74%
1989 3.9% 2.73%
1988 4.05% 2.71%
1987 4.4% 2.7%
1986 4.98% 2.75%
1985 5.66% 2.87%
1984 6.25% 2.6%
1983 6.58% 2.63%
1982 6.25% 3.04%
1981 5.06% 3.12%
1980 3.14% 3.17%
1979 1.2% 3.13%
1978 -0.09% 3.11%
1977 -1.51% 3.03%
1976 -2.39% 2.91%
1975 -2.39% 2.81%
1974 -2.42% 2.66%
1973 -2.32% 2.53%
1972 -2.05% 2.42%
1971 -1.52% 2.36%
1970 -0.53% 2.31%
1969 1.15% 2.24%
1968 2.26% 2.18%
1967 2.28% 2.16%
1966 2.22% 2.2%
1965 2.16% 2.19%
1964 2.09% 2.16%
1963 2.03% 2.15%
1962 1.96% 2.12%
1961 1.89% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Nigeria
Current population
1998075
243824469
Population rank 148/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 2.94%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +123 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 48/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -15,258
Net migration rank 53/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -15,258
2024 - 3,891 - -35,202
2023 40,140 3,997 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 39,873 3,997 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 39,160 6,493 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 38,994 0 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 38,894 14,695 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 38,332 15,581 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 37,740 16,399 4,706,183 78,685
2016 37,180 17,107 4,761,594 75,265
2015 36,543 17,697 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 35,889 18,058 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 35,158 18,106 4,811,751 40,201
2012 34,347 17,860 4,774,508 71,138
2011 33,502 17,604 4,728,363 67,808
2010 32,368 22,027 4,629,173 47,966
2009 31,184 21,235 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 29,941 19,925 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 28,672 18,433 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 27,404 16,889 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 26,116 15,548 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 24,666 28,578 3,877,376 46,370
2003 23,168 27,696 3,751,120 33,857
2002 21,744 27,198 3,606,814 69,594
2001 20,376 26,919 3,478,370 64,163
2000 19,132 26,695 3,343,196 74,535
1999 18,465 7,846 3,155,425 97,195
1998 17,854 7,307 3,003,946 145,575
1997 17,305 6,696 2,936,500 96,885
1996 16,802 6,003 2,882,205 84,448
1995 16,345 5,300 2,830,771 73,243
1994 15,937 4,664 2,735,198 128,134
1993 15,459 4,175 2,673,675 90,200
1992 15,010 3,867 2,596,173 138,412
1991 14,581 3,642 2,527,807 42,760
1990 14,158 3,511 2,491,928 135,959
1989 13,724 3,545 2,452,324 99,588
1988 13,266 3,777 2,376,419 93,510
1987 12,727 4,482 2,322,397 64,418
1986 12,061 6,317 2,295,003 29,682
1985 11,179 8,816 2,289,784 61,514
1984 10,076 11,221 2,278,060 113,758
1983 8,886 12,766 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 8,182 12,568 2,233,401 101,116
1981 7,573 9,605 2,179,884 106,723
1980 7,142 4,903 2,121,618 198,672
1979 5,786 -235 2,074,807 137,721
1978 5,635 -4,553 2,019,621 111,258
1977 5,550 -7,131 1,923,917 129,075
1976 2,451 -9,377 1,827,289 72,889
1975 4,580 -11,398 1,718,623 75,603
1974 5,697 -12,983 1,624,813 44,281
1973 6,508 -13,875 1,525,485 -618
1972 6,572 -13,576 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 4,822 -10,760 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 2,715 -6,499 1,295,507 7,953
1969 2,593 -2,237 1,213,484 6,912
1968 6,417 565 1,168,254 9,615
1967 6,135 974 1,082,884 18,683
1966 5,868 915 1,095,582 12,513
1965 5,618 837 1,061,840 32,988
1964 5,393 735 1,028,272 26,411
1963 5,192 632 995,116 27,115
1962 5,013 528 966,452 27,906
1961 4,858 384 932,111 25,515
1960 4,727 210 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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