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 1,984,968 people compared to 10,949,849 in Papua New Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Papua New Guinea's population is 5.52 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 1.98M (100.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 10.9M (62.3% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 18.6M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: live population counter
Equatorial Guinea
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Papua New Guinea
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1984968
|
10949849
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| Population rank | 148/197 | 89/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
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2.81 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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2.06 minutes
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| One death every |
36.1 minutes
|
7.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
|
12.4 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +3,891 | -707 |
| 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 |
Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
Equatorial Guinea
Population
Growth rate
Papua New Guinea
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Equatorial Guinea
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Papua New Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | 269,807 | 1,995,110 | - | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 2,046,127 | 1.89% | 2.56% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 2,093,919 | 1.96% | 2.34% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 2,141,376 | 2.03% | 2.27% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 2,188,325 | 2.09% | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 2,235,820 | 2.16% | 2.17% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 2,285,774 | 2.22% | 2.23% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 2,337,532 | 2.28% | 2.26% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 2,390,803 | 2.26% | 2.28% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 2,446,927 | 1.15% | 2.35% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | 2,505,628 | -0.53% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | 2,566,421 | -1.52% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | 2,628,432 | -2.05% | 2.42% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | 2,690,629 | -2.32% | 2.37% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | 2,752,671 | -2.42% | 2.31% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | 2,814,820 | -2.39% | 2.26% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | 2,877,327 | -2.39% | 2.22% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | 2,940,327 | -1.51% | 2.19% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | 3,003,714 | -0.09% | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 3,067,341 | 1.2% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 3,131,512 | 3.14% | 2.09% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 3,197,019 | 5.06% | 2.09% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 3,264,291 | 6.25% | 2.1% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 3,333,633 | 6.58% | 2.12% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 3,405,198 | 6.25% | 2.15% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 3,478,936 | 5.66% | 2.17% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 3,554,793 | 4.98% | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 3,632,543 | 4.4% | 2.19% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 3,711,880 | 4.05% | 2.18% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 3,796,078 | 3.9% | 2.27% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 3,896,481 | 3.82% | 2.64% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 4,021,837 | 3.78% | 3.22% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 4,166,699 | 3.77% | 3.6% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 4,320,872 | 3.77% | 3.7% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 4,480,208 | 3.8% | 3.69% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 4,644,278 | 3.84% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 4,813,361 | 3.89% | 3.64% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 4,987,883 | 3.94% | 3.63% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 5,166,390 | 3.98% | 3.58% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 5,349,333 | 4.01% | 3.54% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 5,537,064 | 5.41% | 3.51% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 5,728,435 | 6.62% | 3.46% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 5,924,003 | 6.42% | 3.41% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 6,123,997 | 6.25% | 3.38% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 6,328,041 | 6.14% | 3.33% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 6,535,905 | 5.27% | 3.28% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 6,747,720 | 4.54% | 3.24% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 6,963,345 | 4.61% | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 7,183,002 | 4.68% | 3.15% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 7,406,438 | 4.72% | 3.11% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 7,633,523 | 4.7% | 3.07% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 7,859,346 | 4.44% | 2.96% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 8,081,390 | 4.16% | 2.83% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 8,302,698 | 4.08% | 2.74% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 8,523,441 | 3.98% | 2.66% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 8,743,246 | 3.86% | 2.58% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 8,961,718 | 3.73% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 9,178,714 | 3.59% | 2.42% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 9,394,513 | 3.46% | 2.35% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 9,609,010 | 3.33% | 2.28% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 9,815,746 | 2.77% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 10,012,896 | 2.47% | 2.01% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 10,203,169 | 2.54% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 10,389,635 | 2.44% | 1.83% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 10,576,502 | 2.43% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 10,762,813 | 2.43% | 1.76% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 10,947,845 | 2.37% | 1.72% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 11,131,268 | 2.33% | 1.68% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 11,312,895 | 2.29% | 1.63% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 11,492,799 | 2.24% | 1.59% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 11,671,420 | 2.2% | 1.55% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 11,848,221 | 2.2% | 1.51% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 12,023,121 | 2.21% | 1.48% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 12,196,639 | 2.16% | 1.44% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 12,369,248 | 2.11% | 1.42% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 12,540,596 | 2.09% | 1.39% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 12,710,682 | 2.06% | 1.36% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 12,879,737 | 2.03% | 1.33% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 13,047,122 | 2.02% | 1.3% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 13,212,668 | 1.97% | 1.27% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 13,376,156 | 1.92% | 1.24% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 13,537,361 | 1.87% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 13,696,139 | 1.82% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 13,853,410 | 1.77% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 14,009,926 | 1.73% | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 14,165,578 | 1.7% | 1.11% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 14,318,889 | 1.64% | 1.08% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 14,469,210 | 1.57% | 1.05% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 14,617,364 | 1.53% | 1.02% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 14,763,600 | 1.51% | 1% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 14,906,584 | 1.49% | 0.97% |
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 476,782 (a 31.6% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 1,988,131 (a 22.2% 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 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36.1% to 14,906,584 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.
Biggest cities by population
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Equatorial Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
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Population differences between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.3 years | 66.5 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 23.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 51.4:48.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 60.5 ppl/mi² |
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