The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,984,968 people compared to 1,805,395 in North Macedonia.
Population statistics:
- Equatorial Guinea's population is 1.1 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
- Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
- For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
- Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 1.98M (100.4% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.47% decline).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 864K people by 2100.
Equatorial Guinea vs North Macedonia: live population counter
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| Current population |
1984968
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1805395
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| Population rank | 148/197 | 150/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
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2.53 hours
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| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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31.3 minutes
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| One death every |
36.1 minutes
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26.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
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1.53 hours
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| Annual migration change | +3,891 | -5,728 |
| Daily growth/decline | +123 | -9 |
| Annual growth/decline | +44,967 | -3,457 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | -0.19% |
| Population growth rate rank | 30/197 | 177/197 |
Equatorial Guinea and North Macedonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 269,807 | 1,435,059 | - | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 1,455,171 | 1.89% | 1.4% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 1,471,745 | 1.96% | 1.14% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 1,488,737 | 2.03% | 1.15% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 1,510,900 | 2.09% | 1.49% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 1,533,466 | 2.16% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 1,557,349 | 2.22% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 1,582,492 | 2.28% | 1.61% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 1,608,930 | 2.26% | 1.67% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 1,636,345 | 1.15% | 1.7% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | 1,664,208 | -0.53% | 1.7% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | 1,691,216 | -1.52% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | 1,717,395 | -2.05% | 1.55% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | 1,743,816 | -2.32% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | 1,770,545 | -2.42% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | 1,797,972 | -2.39% | 1.55% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | 1,825,830 | -2.39% | 1.55% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | 1,853,138 | -1.51% | 1.5% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | 1,879,847 | -0.09% | 1.44% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 1,906,523 | 1.2% | 1.42% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 1,933,038 | 3.14% | 1.39% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 1,959,065 | 5.06% | 1.35% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 1,978,956 | 6.25% | 1.02% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 1,991,901 | 6.58% | 0.65% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 2,003,399 | 6.25% | 0.58% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 2,014,331 | 5.66% | 0.55% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 2,024,732 | 4.98% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 2,035,157 | 4.4% | 0.51% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 2,045,737 | 4.05% | 0.52% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 2,055,649 | 3.9% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 2,063,689 | 3.82% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 2,055,994 | 3.78% | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 2,032,523 | 3.77% | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 2,006,854 | 3.77% | -1.26% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 1,992,666 | 3.8% | -0.71% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 1,998,534 | 3.84% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 2,012,553 | 3.89% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 1,996,869 | 3.94% | -0.78% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 2,007,523 | 3.98% | 0.53% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 2,017,142 | 4.01% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 2,026,350 | 5.41% | 0.46% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 2,034,882 | 6.62% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 2,020,157 | 6.42% | -0.72% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 2,022,725 | 6.25% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 2,016,186 | 6.14% | -0.32% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 2,005,330 | 5.27% | -0.54% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 1,994,287 | 4.54% | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 1,982,933 | 4.61% | -0.57% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 1,971,493 | 4.68% | -0.58% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 1,958,782 | 4.72% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 1,946,298 | 4.7% | -0.64% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 1,937,398 | 4.44% | -0.46% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 1,929,821 | 4.16% | -0.39% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 1,922,716 | 4.08% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 1,917,557 | 3.98% | -0.27% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 1,912,430 | 3.86% | -0.27% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 1,906,313 | 3.73% | -0.32% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 1,898,657 | 3.59% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 1,889,051 | 3.46% | -0.51% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 1,876,262 | 3.33% | -0.68% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 1,856,124 | 2.77% | -1.07% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 1,837,114 | 2.47% | -1.02% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 1,831,712 | 2.54% | -0.29% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 1,827,816 | 2.44% | -0.21% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 1,824,359 | 2.43% | -0.19% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 1,815,133 | 2.43% | -0.51% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 1,805,395 | 2.37% | -0.54% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 1,795,422 | 2.33% | -0.55% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 1,785,331 | 2.29% | -0.56% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 1,774,860 | 2.24% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 1,763,791 | 2.2% | -0.62% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 1,752,330 | 2.2% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 1,740,795 | 2.21% | -0.66% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 1,729,225 | 2.16% | -0.66% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 1,717,480 | 2.11% | -0.68% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 1,705,456 | 2.09% | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 1,693,196 | 2.06% | -0.72% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 1,680,741 | 2.03% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 1,668,308 | 2.02% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 1,655,824 | 1.97% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 1,643,124 | 1.92% | -0.77% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 1,630,336 | 1.87% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 1,617,428 | 1.82% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 1,604,359 | 1.77% | -0.81% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 1,591,423 | 1.73% | -0.81% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 1,578,519 | 1.7% | -0.81% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 1,565,479 | 1.64% | -0.83% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 1,552,566 | 1.57% | -0.82% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 1,539,797 | 1.53% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 1,526,883 | 1.51% | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 1,513,804 | 1.49% | -0.86% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 476,782 (a 31.6% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by -100,918 (a 5.29% decline).
Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of North Macedonia will decrease by 16.2% to 1,513,804 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.
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Population differences between Equatorial Guinea and North Macedonia
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| Life expectancy | 64.3 years | 77.8 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 41.2 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 41.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 187.4 ppl/mi² |
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