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Population in Equatorial Guinea compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 5.51 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea
2100 5,053,285 18,802,138
2099 5,030,801 18,790,040
2098 5,007,228 18,776,265
2097 4,983,150 18,758,897
2096 4,959,082 18,737,707
2095 4,933,332 18,714,219
2094 4,905,464 18,687,257
2093 4,877,815 18,658,233
2092 4,850,016 18,625,772
2091 4,823,911 18,590,001
2090 4,796,204 18,549,501
2089 4,765,373 18,510,463
2088 4,734,246 18,468,827
2087 4,703,695 18,424,378
2086 4,673,217 18,376,043
2085 4,642,131 18,325,641
2084 4,607,210 18,274,394
2083 4,574,316 18,218,709
2082 4,540,818 18,163,177
2081 4,505,519 18,104,285
2080 4,469,469 18,039,008
2079 4,430,966 17,975,778
2078 4,393,054 17,908,670
2077 4,354,278 17,840,781
2076 4,312,881 17,771,791
2075 4,271,277 17,699,428
2074 4,230,374 17,625,044
2073 4,189,634 17,548,128
2072 4,148,110 17,466,649
2071 4,106,996 17,381,598
2070 4,064,376 17,295,105
2069 4,021,900 17,205,503
2068 3,981,311 17,112,154
2067 3,939,430 17,015,090
2066 3,896,865 16,915,436
2065 3,852,791 16,812,946
2064 3,808,133 16,708,669
2063 3,764,740 16,604,296
2062 3,721,365 16,497,292
2061 3,677,181 16,386,905
2060 3,632,328 16,270,535
2059 3,586,049 16,152,614
2058 3,537,963 16,032,684
2057 3,491,303 15,909,649
2056 3,444,436 15,784,519
2055 3,396,599 15,656,542
2054 3,348,286 15,523,143
2053 3,300,634 15,389,244
2052 3,252,844 15,250,715
2051 3,205,569 15,110,389
2050 3,158,891 14,968,530
2049 3,112,260 14,821,865
2048 3,065,466 14,673,459
2047 3,019,272 14,522,926
2046 2,971,402 14,370,120
2045 2,922,377 14,213,585
2044 2,872,776 14,056,036
2043 2,823,692 13,897,765
2042 2,773,582 13,738,690
2041 2,723,897 13,577,382
2040 2,672,567 13,413,396
2039 2,622,347 13,247,486
2038 2,570,184 13,079,352
2037 2,519,310 12,909,735
2036 2,468,819 12,738,223
2035 2,418,856 12,566,543
2034 2,368,775 12,392,476
2033 2,319,952 12,218,246
2032 2,269,637 12,042,345
2031 2,220,861 11,865,316
2030 2,173,192 11,685,599
2029 2,126,230 11,504,890
2028 2,079,176 11,322,573
2027 2,032,075 11,138,409
2026 1,985,469 10,952,454
2025 1,938,873 10,765,048
2024 1,892,516 10,576,502
2023 1,847,549 10,389,635
2022 1,803,545 10,203,169
2021 1,758,786 10,012,896
2020 1,716,468 9,815,746
2019 1,670,177 9,609,010
2018 1,616,422 9,394,513
2017 1,562,396 9,178,714
2016 1,508,186 8,961,718
2015 1,453,923 8,743,246
2014 1,399,828 8,523,441
2013 1,346,218 8,302,698
2012 1,293,483 8,081,390
2011 1,241,835 7,859,346
2010 1,189,085 7,633,523
2009 1,135,673 7,406,438
2008 1,084,530 7,183,002
2007 1,036,044 6,963,345
2006 990,343 6,747,720
2005 947,367 6,535,905
2004 899,917 6,328,041
2003 847,862 6,123,997
2002 797,957 5,924,003
2001 749,836 5,728,435
2000 703,279 5,537,064
1999 667,214 5,349,333
1998 641,474 5,166,390
1997 616,893 4,987,883
1996 593,492 4,813,361
1995 571,264 4,644,278
1994 550,138 4,480,208
1993 530,023 4,320,872
1992 510,770 4,166,699
1991 492,217 4,021,837
1990 474,274 3,896,481
1989 456,808 3,796,078
1988 439,651 3,711,880
1987 422,522 3,632,543
1986 404,728 3,554,793
1985 385,547 3,478,936
1984 364,899 3,405,198
1983 343,421 3,333,633
1982 322,216 3,264,291
1981 303,252 3,197,019
1980 288,644 3,131,512
1979 279,846 3,067,341
1978 276,531 3,003,714
1977 276,779 2,940,327
1976 281,031 2,877,327
1975 287,901 2,814,820
1974 294,953 2,752,671
1973 302,281 2,690,629
1972 309,468 2,628,432
1971 315,940 2,566,421
1970 320,803 2,505,628
1969 322,517 2,446,927
1968 318,849 2,390,803
1967 311,805 2,337,532
1966 304,859 2,285,774
1965 298,238 2,235,820
1964 291,942 2,188,325
1963 285,965 2,141,376
1962 280,286 2,093,919
1961 274,896 2,046,127
1960 269,807 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea
2100 0.45% 0.06%
2099 0.47% 0.07%
2098 0.48% 0.09%
2097 0.49% 0.11%
2096 0.52% 0.13%
2095 0.57% 0.14%
2094 0.57% 0.16%
2093 0.57% 0.17%
2092 0.54% 0.19%
2091 0.58% 0.22%
2090 0.65% 0.21%
2089 0.66% 0.23%
2088 0.65% 0.24%
2087 0.65% 0.26%
2086 0.67% 0.28%
2085 0.76% 0.28%
2084 0.72% 0.31%
2083 0.74% 0.31%
2082 0.78% 0.33%
2081 0.81% 0.36%
2080 0.87% 0.35%
2079 0.86% 0.37%
2078 0.89% 0.38%
2077 0.96% 0.39%
2076 0.97% 0.41%
2075 0.97% 0.42%
2074 0.97% 0.44%
2073 1% 0.47%
2072 1% 0.49%
2071 1.05% 0.5%
2070 1.06% 0.52%
2069 1.02% 0.55%
2068 1.06% 0.57%
2067 1.09% 0.59%
2066 1.14% 0.61%
2065 1.17% 0.62%
2064 1.15% 0.63%
2063 1.17% 0.65%
2062 1.2% 0.67%
2061 1.23% 0.72%
2060 1.29% 0.73%
2059 1.36% 0.75%
2058 1.34% 0.77%
2057 1.36% 0.79%
2056 1.41% 0.82%
2055 1.44% 0.86%
2054 1.44% 0.87%
2053 1.47% 0.91%
2052 1.47% 0.93%
2051 1.48% 0.95%
2050 1.5% 0.99%
2049 1.53% 1.01%
2048 1.53% 1.04%
2047 1.61% 1.06%
2046 1.68% 1.1%
2045 1.73% 1.12%
2044 1.74% 1.14%
2043 1.81% 1.16%
2042 1.82% 1.19%
2041 1.92% 1.22%
2040 1.92% 1.25%
2039 2.03% 1.29%
2038 2.02% 1.31%
2037 2.05% 1.35%
2036 2.07% 1.37%
2035 2.11% 1.4%
2034 2.1% 1.43%
2033 2.22% 1.46%
2032 2.2% 1.49%
2031 2.19% 1.54%
2030 2.21% 1.57%
2029 2.26% 1.61%
2028 2.32% 1.65%
2027 2.35% 1.7%
2026 2.4% 1.74%
2025 2.45% 1.78%
2024 2.43% 1.8%
2023 2.44% 1.83%
2022 2.54% 1.9%
2021 2.47% 2.01%
2020 2.77% 2.15%
2019 3.33% 2.28%
2018 3.46% 2.35%
2017 3.59% 2.42%
2016 3.73% 2.5%
2015 3.86% 2.58%
2014 3.98% 2.66%
2013 4.08% 2.74%
2012 4.16% 2.83%
2011 4.44% 2.96%
2010 4.7% 3.07%
2009 4.72% 3.11%
2008 4.68% 3.15%
2007 4.61% 3.2%
2006 4.54% 3.24%
2005 5.27% 3.28%
2004 6.14% 3.33%
2003 6.25% 3.38%
2002 6.42% 3.41%
2001 6.62% 3.46%
2000 5.41% 3.51%
1999 4.01% 3.54%
1998 3.98% 3.58%
1997 3.94% 3.63%
1996 3.89% 3.64%
1995 3.84% 3.66%
1994 3.8% 3.69%
1993 3.77% 3.7%
1992 3.77% 3.6%
1991 3.78% 3.22%
1990 3.82% 2.64%
1989 3.9% 2.27%
1988 4.05% 2.18%
1987 4.4% 2.19%
1986 4.98% 2.18%
1985 5.66% 2.17%
1984 6.25% 2.15%
1983 6.58% 2.12%
1982 6.25% 2.1%
1981 5.06% 2.09%
1980 3.14% 2.09%
1979 1.2% 2.12%
1978 -0.09% 2.16%
1977 -1.51% 2.19%
1976 -2.39% 2.22%
1975 -2.39% 2.26%
1974 -2.42% 2.31%
1973 -2.32% 2.37%
1972 -2.05% 2.42%
1971 -1.52% 2.43%
1970 -0.53% 2.4%
1969 1.15% 2.35%
1968 2.26% 2.28%
1967 2.28% 2.26%
1966 2.22% 2.23%
1965 2.16% 2.17%
1964 2.09% 2.19%
1963 2.03% 2.27%
1962 1.96% 2.34%
1961 1.89% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea
Current population
1998075
11002753
Population rank 148/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.13%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +512
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 59/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change +3,812 -284
Net migration rank 53/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -284
2024 - 3,891 - -707
2023 40,140 3,997 187,637 -787
2022 39,873 3,997 186,861 -787
2021 39,160 6,493 183,766 10,703
2020 38,994 0 189,130 10,703
2019 38,894 14,695 190,662 22,978
2018 38,332 15,581 190,662 24,684
2017 37,740 16,399 189,715 26,513
2016 37,180 17,107 189,281 28,473
2015 36,543 17,697 188,600 30,580
2014 35,889 18,058 187,592 32,840
2013 35,158 18,106 185,790 35,280
2012 34,347 17,860 183,658 37,893
2011 33,502 17,604 181,842 40,690
2010 32,368 22,027 178,998 50,106
2009 31,184 21,235 175,421 49,647
2008 29,941 19,925 172,823 48,985
2007 28,672 18,433 169,306 48,203
2006 27,404 16,889 166,540 47,191
2005 26,116 15,548 163,888 46,014
2004 24,666 28,578 161,023 44,811
2003 23,168 27,696 158,611 43,639
2002 21,744 27,198 155,091 42,657
2001 20,376 26,919 151,431 41,962
2000 19,132 26,695 147,496 41,855
1999 18,465 7,846 143,592 42,519
1998 17,854 7,307 136,677 43,091
1997 17,305 6,696 134,458 42,787
1996 16,802 6,003 129,802 41,994
1995 16,345 5,300 125,410 40,962
1994 15,937 4,664 122,113 39,669
1993 15,459 4,175 118,668 38,220
1992 15,010 3,867 114,818 36,622
1991 14,581 3,642 111,453 26,830
1990 14,158 3,511 110,033 2,398
1989 13,724 3,545 108,199 -19,824
1988 13,266 3,777 106,256 -26,232
1987 12,727 4,482 104,367 -25,720
1986 12,061 6,317 102,346 -25,495
1985 11,179 8,816 100,333 -25,470
1984 10,076 11,221 98,103 -25,487
1983 8,886 12,766 95,982 -25,465
1982 8,182 12,568 93,522 -25,355
1981 7,573 9,605 91,767 -25,383
1980 7,142 4,903 90,266 -25,638
1979 5,786 -235 89,330 -25,618
1978 5,635 -4,553 88,747 -25,208
1977 5,550 -7,131 87,954 -24,722
1976 2,451 -9,377 86,965 -24,198
1975 4,580 -11,398 85,809 -23,562
1974 5,697 -12,983 84,829 -22,771
1973 6,508 -13,875 83,821 -21,803
1972 6,572 -13,576 82,672 -20,303
1971 4,822 -10,760 80,599 -18,945
1970 2,715 -6,499 78,712 -18,773
1969 2,593 -2,237 76,454 -18,994
1968 6,417 565 73,983 -19,188
1967 6,135 974 71,519 -19,767
1966 5,868 915 69,206 -17,454
1965 5,618 837 66,693 -18,532
1964 5,393 735 64,558 -17,730
1963 5,192 632 62,260 -15,189
1962 5,013 528 59,974 -12,141
1961 4,858 384 58,151 -10,409
1960 4,727 210 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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