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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 2.84 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Norway
2100 5,053,285 5,441,855
2099 5,030,801 5,454,583
2098 5,007,228 5,466,669
2097 4,983,150 5,478,174
2096 4,959,082 5,490,010
2095 4,933,332 5,502,418
2094 4,905,464 5,514,598
2093 4,877,815 5,527,174
2092 4,850,016 5,539,172
2091 4,823,911 5,551,172
2090 4,796,204 5,564,044
2089 4,765,373 5,576,715
2088 4,734,246 5,590,047
2087 4,703,695 5,604,159
2086 4,673,217 5,617,935
2085 4,642,131 5,631,413
2084 4,607,210 5,645,116
2083 4,574,316 5,658,044
2082 4,540,818 5,670,485
2081 4,505,519 5,682,427
2080 4,469,469 5,694,199
2079 4,430,966 5,705,317
2078 4,393,054 5,715,984
2077 4,354,278 5,726,145
2076 4,312,881 5,735,898
2075 4,271,277 5,745,619
2074 4,230,374 5,755,683
2073 4,189,634 5,765,642
2072 4,148,110 5,775,295
2071 4,106,996 5,784,119
2070 4,064,376 5,793,594
2069 4,021,900 5,802,341
2068 3,981,311 5,811,630
2067 3,939,430 5,821,550
2066 3,896,865 5,831,535
2065 3,852,791 5,841,333
2064 3,808,133 5,851,085
2063 3,764,740 5,860,548
2062 3,721,365 5,869,700
2061 3,677,181 5,877,754
2060 3,632,328 5,885,488
2059 3,586,049 5,892,036
2058 3,537,963 5,897,922
2057 3,491,303 5,904,330
2056 3,444,436 5,910,291
2055 3,396,599 5,915,286
2054 3,348,286 5,919,312
2053 3,300,634 5,922,325
2052 3,252,844 5,923,483
2051 3,205,569 5,923,938
2050 3,158,891 5,923,557
2049 3,112,260 5,922,138
2048 3,065,466 5,919,215
2047 3,019,272 5,916,146
2046 2,971,402 5,912,426
2045 2,922,377 5,907,334
2044 2,872,776 5,902,175
2043 2,823,692 5,896,614
2042 2,773,582 5,889,741
2041 2,723,897 5,881,692
2040 2,672,567 5,873,512
2039 2,622,347 5,864,063
2038 2,570,184 5,853,639
2037 2,519,310 5,842,734
2036 2,468,819 5,830,991
2035 2,418,856 5,818,882
2034 2,368,775 5,805,966
2033 2,319,952 5,792,030
2032 2,269,637 5,777,062
2031 2,220,861 5,760,828
2030 2,173,192 5,743,814
2029 2,126,230 5,725,891
2028 2,079,176 5,706,765
2027 2,032,075 5,686,336
2026 1,985,469 5,665,477
2025 1,938,873 5,626,258
2024 1,892,516 5,572,279
2023 1,847,549 5,519,601
2022 1,803,545 5,457,127
2021 1,758,786 5,408,320
2020 1,716,468 5,379,475
2019 1,670,177 5,347,896
2018 1,616,422 5,311,916
2017 1,562,396 5,276,968
2016 1,508,186 5,234,519
2015 1,453,923 5,188,607
2014 1,399,828 5,137,232
2013 1,346,218 5,079,623
2012 1,293,483 5,018,573
2011 1,241,835 4,953,088
2010 1,189,085 4,889,252
2009 1,135,673 4,828,726
2008 1,084,530 4,768,212
2007 1,036,044 4,709,153
2006 990,343 4,660,677
2005 947,367 4,623,291
2004 899,917 4,591,910
2003 847,862 4,564,855
2002 797,957 4,538,159
2001 749,836 4,513,751
2000 703,279 4,490,967
1999 667,214 4,461,913
1998 641,474 4,431,464
1997 616,893 4,405,157
1996 593,492 4,381,336
1995 571,264 4,359,184
1994 550,138 4,336,613
1993 530,023 4,311,991
1992 510,770 4,286,401
1991 492,217 4,261,732
1990 474,274 4,241,473
1989 456,808 4,226,901
1988 439,651 4,209,488
1987 422,522 4,186,905
1986 404,728 4,167,354
1985 385,547 4,152,516
1984 364,899 4,140,099
1983 343,421 4,128,432
1982 322,216 4,114,787
1981 303,252 4,099,702
1980 288,644 4,085,620
1979 279,846 4,072,517
1978 276,531 4,058,671
1977 276,779 4,043,205
1976 281,031 4,026,152
1975 287,901 4,007,313
1974 294,953 3,985,258
1973 302,281 3,960,612
1972 309,468 3,933,004
1971 315,940 3,903,039
1970 320,803 3,875,763
1969 322,517 3,847,707
1968 318,849 3,816,486
1967 311,805 3,784,539
1966 304,859 3,753,012
1965 298,238 3,723,168
1964 291,942 3,694,339
1963 285,965 3,666,537
1962 280,286 3,638,918
1961 274,896 3,609,800
1960 269,807 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Norway
2100 0.45% -0.23%
2099 0.47% -0.22%
2098 0.48% -0.21%
2097 0.49% -0.22%
2096 0.52% -0.23%
2095 0.57% -0.22%
2094 0.57% -0.23%
2093 0.57% -0.22%
2092 0.54% -0.22%
2091 0.58% -0.23%
2090 0.65% -0.23%
2089 0.66% -0.24%
2088 0.65% -0.25%
2087 0.65% -0.25%
2086 0.67% -0.24%
2085 0.76% -0.24%
2084 0.72% -0.23%
2083 0.74% -0.22%
2082 0.78% -0.21%
2081 0.81% -0.21%
2080 0.87% -0.19%
2079 0.86% -0.19%
2078 0.89% -0.18%
2077 0.96% -0.17%
2076 0.97% -0.17%
2075 0.97% -0.17%
2074 0.97% -0.17%
2073 1% -0.17%
2072 1% -0.15%
2071 1.05% -0.16%
2070 1.06% -0.15%
2069 1.02% -0.16%
2068 1.06% -0.17%
2067 1.09% -0.17%
2066 1.14% -0.17%
2065 1.17% -0.17%
2064 1.15% -0.16%
2063 1.17% -0.16%
2062 1.2% -0.14%
2061 1.23% -0.13%
2060 1.29% -0.11%
2059 1.36% -0.1%
2058 1.34% -0.11%
2057 1.36% -0.1%
2056 1.41% -0.08%
2055 1.44% -0.07%
2054 1.44% -0.05%
2053 1.47% -0.02%
2052 1.47% -0.008%
2051 1.48% 0.006%
2050 1.5% 0.02%
2049 1.53% 0.05%
2048 1.53% 0.05%
2047 1.61% 0.06%
2046 1.68% 0.09%
2045 1.73% 0.09%
2044 1.74% 0.09%
2043 1.81% 0.12%
2042 1.82% 0.14%
2041 1.92% 0.14%
2040 1.92% 0.16%
2039 2.03% 0.18%
2038 2.02% 0.19%
2037 2.05% 0.2%
2036 2.07% 0.21%
2035 2.11% 0.22%
2034 2.1% 0.24%
2033 2.22% 0.26%
2032 2.2% 0.28%
2031 2.19% 0.3%
2030 2.21% 0.31%
2029 2.26% 0.34%
2028 2.32% 0.36%
2027 2.35% 0.37%
2026 2.4% 0.7%
2025 2.45% 0.97%
2024 2.43% 0.95%
2023 2.44% 1.14%
2022 2.54% 0.9%
2021 2.47% 0.54%
2020 2.77% 0.59%
2019 3.33% 0.68%
2018 3.46% 0.66%
2017 3.59% 0.81%
2016 3.73% 0.88%
2015 3.86% 1%
2014 3.98% 1.13%
2013 4.08% 1.22%
2012 4.16% 1.32%
2011 4.44% 1.31%
2010 4.7% 1.25%
2009 4.72% 1.27%
2008 4.68% 1.25%
2007 4.61% 1.04%
2006 4.54% 0.81%
2005 5.27% 0.68%
2004 6.14% 0.59%
2003 6.25% 0.59%
2002 6.42% 0.54%
2001 6.62% 0.51%
2000 5.41% 0.65%
1999 4.01% 0.69%
1998 3.98% 0.6%
1997 3.94% 0.54%
1996 3.89% 0.51%
1995 3.84% 0.52%
1994 3.8% 0.57%
1993 3.77% 0.6%
1992 3.77% 0.58%
1991 3.78% 0.48%
1990 3.82% 0.34%
1989 3.9% 0.41%
1988 4.05% 0.54%
1987 4.4% 0.47%
1986 4.98% 0.36%
1985 5.66% 0.3%
1984 6.25% 0.28%
1983 6.58% 0.33%
1982 6.25% 0.37%
1981 5.06% 0.34%
1980 3.14% 0.32%
1979 1.2% 0.34%
1978 -0.09% 0.38%
1977 -1.51% 0.42%
1976 -2.39% 0.47%
1975 -2.39% 0.55%
1974 -2.42% 0.62%
1973 -2.32% 0.7%
1972 -2.05% 0.77%
1971 -1.52% 0.7%
1970 -0.53% 0.73%
1969 1.15% 0.82%
1968 2.26% 0.84%
1967 2.28% 0.84%
1966 2.22% 0.8%
1965 2.16% 0.78%
1964 2.09% 0.76%
1963 2.03% 0.76%
1962 1.96% 0.81%
1961 1.89% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Norway
Current population
1998075
5671119
Population rank 148/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
10.1 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +144
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 105/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +29,798
Net migration rank 53/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 29,798
2024 - 3,891 - 44,356
2023 40,140 3,997 8,280 53,806
2022 39,873 3,997 5,457 58,040
2021 39,160 6,493 14,062 19,804
2020 38,994 0 12,372 11,277
2019 38,894 14,695 13,904 25,707
2018 38,332 15,581 14,342 18,473
2017 37,740 16,399 15,831 21,657
2016 37,180 17,107 17,797 26,417
2015 36,543 17,697 18,160 30,242
2014 35,889 18,058 18,494 38,522
2013 35,158 18,106 17,779 40,690
2012 34,347 17,860 18,066 47,883
2011 33,502 17,604 18,822 47,454
2010 32,368 22,027 20,046 42,865
2009 31,184 21,235 20,280 39,316
2008 29,941 19,925 19,073 44,002
2007 28,672 18,433 16,482 40,111
2006 27,404 16,889 17,244 24,054
2005 26,116 15,548 15,719 18,588
2004 24,666 28,578 15,612 13,412
2003 23,168 27,696 14,151 11,389
2002 21,744 27,198 10,892 17,279
2001 20,376 26,919 13,090 7,906
2000 19,132 26,695 15,269 9,805
1999 18,465 7,846 14,278 19,147
1998 17,854 7,307 14,181 13,519
1997 17,305 6,696 15,418 9,744
1996 16,802 6,003 17,087 5,671
1995 16,345 5,300 14,821 6,343
1994 15,937 4,664 16,045 7,580
1993 15,459 4,175 12,936 12,567
1992 15,010 3,867 15,431 10,218
1991 14,581 3,642 16,194 7,949
1990 14,158 3,511 14,845 1,818
1989 13,724 3,545 13,949 -1,730
1988 13,266 3,777 12,207 10,380
1987 12,727 4,482 9,212 13,907
1986 12,061 6,317 8,751 7,616
1985 11,179 8,816 6,644 6,725
1984 10,076 11,221 7,452 3,856
1983 8,886 12,766 7,844 4,120
1982 8,182 12,568 9,875 5,749
1981 7,573 9,605 9,020 6,010
1980 7,142 4,903 9,806 3,763
1979 5,786 -235 10,181 2,839
1978 5,635 -4,553 11,364 3,823
1977 5,550 -7,131 11,321 4,845
1976 2,451 -9,377 13,286 4,779
1975 4,580 -11,398 16,430 3,312
1974 5,697 -12,983 20,324 4,425
1973 6,508 -13,875 21,387 3,414
1972 6,572 -13,576 24,777 5,603
1971 4,822 -10,760 26,541 3,031
1970 2,715 -6,499 25,968 -1,034
1969 2,593 -2,237 28,858 2,230
1968 6,417 565 29,387 1,761
1967 6,135 974 30,276 2,460
1966 5,868 915 31,150 -888
1965 5,618 837 31,275 -1,525
1964 5,393 735 30,293 -1,571
1963 5,192 632 26,766 1,061
1962 5,013 528 28,020 655
1961 4,858 384 29,239 1,437
1960 4,727 210 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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