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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 17.5 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Peru
2100 5,053,285 38,452,509
2099 5,030,801 38,619,608
2098 5,007,228 38,784,430
2097 4,983,150 38,947,717
2096 4,959,082 39,108,849
2095 4,933,332 39,267,786
2094 4,905,464 39,423,479
2093 4,877,815 39,578,294
2092 4,850,016 39,729,309
2091 4,823,911 39,877,488
2090 4,796,204 40,022,659
2089 4,765,373 40,164,228
2088 4,734,246 40,303,304
2087 4,703,695 40,438,644
2086 4,673,217 40,569,419
2085 4,642,131 40,695,935
2084 4,607,210 40,817,705
2083 4,574,316 40,933,831
2082 4,540,818 41,045,559
2081 4,505,519 41,151,529
2080 4,469,469 41,252,019
2079 4,430,966 41,345,682
2078 4,393,054 41,433,298
2077 4,354,278 41,514,392
2076 4,312,881 41,589,064
2075 4,271,277 41,656,726
2074 4,230,374 41,717,426
2073 4,189,634 41,770,225
2072 4,148,110 41,815,673
2071 4,106,996 41,853,504
2070 4,064,376 41,883,997
2069 4,021,900 41,906,365
2068 3,981,311 41,920,235
2067 3,939,430 41,925,717
2066 3,896,865 41,923,100
2065 3,852,791 41,912,338
2064 3,808,133 41,893,671
2063 3,764,740 41,866,010
2062 3,721,365 41,830,096
2061 3,677,181 41,785,364
2060 3,632,328 41,732,163
2059 3,586,049 41,670,843
2058 3,537,963 41,601,084
2057 3,491,303 41,522,014
2056 3,444,436 41,434,774
2055 3,396,599 41,338,448
2054 3,348,286 41,233,873
2053 3,300,634 41,120,477
2052 3,252,844 40,999,698
2051 3,205,569 40,870,773
2050 3,158,891 40,733,304
2049 3,112,260 40,588,072
2048 3,065,466 40,434,856
2047 3,019,272 40,272,431
2046 2,971,402 40,100,751
2045 2,922,377 39,920,558
2044 2,872,776 39,731,027
2043 2,823,692 39,534,093
2042 2,773,582 39,328,332
2041 2,723,897 39,114,174
2040 2,672,567 38,892,211
2039 2,622,347 38,662,243
2038 2,570,184 38,424,592
2037 2,519,310 38,178,789
2036 2,468,819 37,924,438
2035 2,418,856 37,662,565
2034 2,368,775 37,392,354
2033 2,319,952 37,114,776
2032 2,269,637 36,830,488
2031 2,220,861 36,538,688
2030 2,173,192 36,238,199
2029 2,126,230 35,929,085
2028 2,079,176 35,609,999
2027 2,032,075 35,280,410
2026 1,985,469 34,939,340
2025 1,938,873 34,585,730
2024 1,892,516 34,217,848
2023 1,847,549 33,845,617
2022 1,803,545 33,475,438
2021 1,758,786 33,155,882
2020 1,716,468 32,838,579
2019 1,670,177 32,449,303
2018 1,616,422 31,897,584
2017 1,562,396 31,324,637
2016 1,508,186 30,866,494
2015 1,453,923 30,457,600
2014 1,399,828 30,115,826
2013 1,346,218 29,817,919
2012 1,293,483 29,550,366
2011 1,241,835 29,304,086
2010 1,189,085 29,086,019
2009 1,135,673 28,896,811
2008 1,084,530 28,719,041
2007 1,036,044 28,530,699
2006 990,343 28,324,491
2005 947,367 28,101,180
2004 899,917 27,852,190
2003 847,862 27,580,490
2002 797,957 27,288,217
2001 749,836 26,964,601
2000 703,279 26,598,331
1999 667,214 26,186,504
1998 641,474 25,738,095
1997 616,893 25,274,147
1996 593,492 24,811,171
1995 571,264 24,348,919
1994 550,138 23,881,493
1993 530,023 23,413,783
1992 510,770 22,946,340
1991 492,217 22,483,775
1990 474,274 22,014,771
1989 456,808 21,532,589
1988 439,651 21,054,702
1987 422,522 20,582,320
1986 404,728 20,117,122
1985 385,547 19,648,204
1984 364,899 19,174,716
1983 343,421 18,705,957
1982 322,216 18,246,503
1981 303,252 17,798,805
1980 288,644 17,360,949
1979 279,846 16,933,139
1978 276,531 16,516,059
1977 276,779 16,109,806
1976 281,031 15,716,809
1975 287,901 15,333,957
1974 294,953 14,956,552
1973 302,281 14,582,867
1972 309,468 14,210,147
1971 315,940 13,838,067
1970 320,803 13,501,237
1969 322,517 13,166,767
1968 318,849 12,803,993
1967 311,805 12,448,814
1966 304,859 12,101,297
1965 298,238 11,761,085
1964 291,942 11,427,978
1963 285,965 11,102,099
1962 280,286 10,784,612
1961 274,896 10,475,123
1960 269,807 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Peru
2100 0.45% -0.43%
2099 0.47% -0.42%
2098 0.48% -0.42%
2097 0.49% -0.41%
2096 0.52% -0.4%
2095 0.57% -0.39%
2094 0.57% -0.39%
2093 0.57% -0.38%
2092 0.54% -0.37%
2091 0.58% -0.36%
2090 0.65% -0.35%
2089 0.66% -0.35%
2088 0.65% -0.33%
2087 0.65% -0.32%
2086 0.67% -0.31%
2085 0.76% -0.3%
2084 0.72% -0.28%
2083 0.74% -0.27%
2082 0.78% -0.26%
2081 0.81% -0.24%
2080 0.87% -0.23%
2079 0.86% -0.21%
2078 0.89% -0.2%
2077 0.96% -0.18%
2076 0.97% -0.16%
2075 0.97% -0.15%
2074 0.97% -0.13%
2073 1% -0.11%
2072 1% -0.09%
2071 1.05% -0.07%
2070 1.06% -0.05%
2069 1.02% -0.03%
2068 1.06% -0.01%
2067 1.09% 0.006%
2066 1.14% 0.03%
2065 1.17% 0.04%
2064 1.15% 0.07%
2063 1.17% 0.09%
2062 1.2% 0.11%
2061 1.23% 0.13%
2060 1.29% 0.15%
2059 1.36% 0.17%
2058 1.34% 0.19%
2057 1.36% 0.21%
2056 1.41% 0.23%
2055 1.44% 0.25%
2054 1.44% 0.28%
2053 1.47% 0.29%
2052 1.47% 0.32%
2051 1.48% 0.34%
2050 1.5% 0.36%
2049 1.53% 0.38%
2048 1.53% 0.4%
2047 1.61% 0.43%
2046 1.68% 0.45%
2045 1.73% 0.48%
2044 1.74% 0.5%
2043 1.81% 0.52%
2042 1.82% 0.55%
2041 1.92% 0.57%
2040 1.92% 0.59%
2039 2.03% 0.62%
2038 2.02% 0.64%
2037 2.05% 0.67%
2036 2.07% 0.7%
2035 2.11% 0.72%
2034 2.1% 0.75%
2033 2.22% 0.77%
2032 2.2% 0.8%
2031 2.19% 0.83%
2030 2.21% 0.86%
2029 2.26% 0.9%
2028 2.32% 0.93%
2027 2.35% 0.98%
2026 2.4% 1.02%
2025 2.45% 1.08%
2024 2.43% 1.1%
2023 2.44% 1.11%
2022 2.54% 0.96%
2021 2.47% 0.97%
2020 2.77% 1.2%
2019 3.33% 1.73%
2018 3.46% 1.83%
2017 3.59% 1.48%
2016 3.73% 1.34%
2015 3.86% 1.13%
2014 3.98% 1%
2013 4.08% 0.91%
2012 4.16% 0.84%
2011 4.44% 0.75%
2010 4.7% 0.65%
2009 4.72% 0.62%
2008 4.68% 0.66%
2007 4.61% 0.73%
2006 4.54% 0.79%
2005 5.27% 0.89%
2004 6.14% 0.99%
2003 6.25% 1.07%
2002 6.42% 1.2%
2001 6.62% 1.38%
2000 5.41% 1.57%
1999 4.01% 1.74%
1998 3.98% 1.84%
1997 3.94% 1.87%
1996 3.89% 1.9%
1995 3.84% 1.96%
1994 3.8% 2%
1993 3.77% 2.04%
1992 3.77% 2.06%
1991 3.78% 2.13%
1990 3.82% 2.24%
1989 3.9% 2.27%
1988 4.05% 2.3%
1987 4.4% 2.31%
1986 4.98% 2.39%
1985 5.66% 2.47%
1984 6.25% 2.51%
1983 6.58% 2.52%
1982 6.25% 2.52%
1981 5.06% 2.52%
1980 3.14% 2.53%
1979 1.2% 2.53%
1978 -0.09% 2.52%
1977 -1.51% 2.5%
1976 -2.39% 2.5%
1975 -2.39% 2.52%
1974 -2.42% 2.56%
1973 -2.32% 2.62%
1972 -2.05% 2.69%
1971 -1.52% 2.49%
1970 -0.53% 2.54%
1969 1.15% 2.83%
1968 2.26% 2.85%
1967 2.28% 2.87%
1966 2.22% 2.89%
1965 2.16% 2.91%
1964 2.09% 2.94%
1963 2.03% 2.94%
1962 1.96% 2.95%
1961 1.89% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Peru
Current population
1998075
35031596
Population rank 148/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.42%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 95/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +11,931
Net migration rank 53/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 11,931
2024 - 3,891 - 18,406
2023 40,140 3,997 353,788 24,783
2022 39,873 3,997 327,859 33,982
2021 39,160 6,493 235,440 41,868
2020 38,994 0 301,950 55,375
2019 38,894 14,695 346,981 74,270
2018 38,332 15,581 343,123 339,067
2017 37,740 16,399 349,333 114,382
2016 37,180 17,107 355,859 96,740
2015 36,543 17,697 362,781 2,421
2014 35,889 18,058 368,708 -50,383
2013 35,158 18,106 372,694 -95,214
2012 34,347 17,860 376,501 -118,863
2011 33,502 17,604 383,268 -148,339
2010 32,368 22,027 382,510 -181,302
2009 31,184 21,235 396,522 -219,314
2008 29,941 19,925 413,640 -235,307
2007 28,672 18,433 435,122 -236,745
2006 27,404 16,889 445,884 -231,851
2005 26,116 15,548 454,199 -221,652
2004 24,666 28,578 459,617 -194,171
2003 23,168 27,696 459,243 -181,276
2002 21,744 27,198 463,709 -157,158
2001 20,376 26,919 470,154 -129,481
2000 19,132 26,695 484,222 -92,353
1999 18,465 7,846 487,095 -55,325
1998 17,854 7,307 489,436 -24,388
1997 17,305 6,696 495,348 -32,515
1996 16,802 6,003 501,855 -38,749
1995 16,345 5,300 507,894 -46,499
1994 15,937 4,664 512,735 -39,299
1993 15,459 4,175 513,769 -51,775
1992 15,010 3,867 514,618 -41,702
1991 14,581 3,642 513,867 -61,645
1990 14,158 3,511 515,233 -29,437
1989 13,724 3,545 512,152 -33,569
1988 13,266 3,777 508,429 -31,238
1987 12,727 4,482 502,229 -34,651
1986 12,061 6,317 496,712 -33,891
1985 11,179 8,816 488,887 -13,887
1984 10,076 11,221 477,968 -6,007
1983 8,886 12,766 469,781 -4,243
1982 8,182 12,568 461,107 -7,748
1981 7,573 9,605 453,158 -11,123
1980 7,142 4,903 445,100 -11,446
1979 5,786 -235 439,110 -17,148
1978 5,635 -4,553 432,127 -19,939
1977 5,550 -7,131 425,428 -25,117
1976 2,451 -9,377 420,284 -34,602
1975 4,580 -11,398 414,400 -34,382
1974 5,697 -12,983 408,299 -33,493
1973 6,508 -13,875 400,752 -28,191
1972 6,572 -13,576 396,960 -24,100
1971 4,822 -10,760 391,506 -20,209
1970 2,715 -6,499 318,022 -15,653
1969 2,593 -2,237 379,347 -12,776
1968 6,417 565 372,379 -13,389
1967 6,135 974 365,224 -13,837
1966 5,868 915 356,819 -13,166
1965 5,618 837 349,245 -12,470
1964 5,393 735 341,570 -12,129
1963 5,192 632 332,352 -10,040
1962 5,013 528 321,716 -9,051
1961 4,858 384 313,385 -7,063
1960 4,727 210 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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