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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 5.34 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Portugal
2100 5,053,285 8,977,781
2099 5,030,801 8,983,042
2098 5,007,228 8,987,129
2097 4,983,150 8,992,549
2096 4,959,082 8,998,689
2095 4,933,332 9,006,394
2094 4,905,464 9,011,158
2093 4,877,815 9,016,023
2092 4,850,016 9,021,257
2091 4,823,911 9,025,345
2090 4,796,204 9,029,722
2089 4,765,373 9,034,399
2088 4,734,246 9,039,122
2087 4,703,695 9,045,400
2086 4,673,217 9,050,153
2085 4,642,131 9,055,552
2084 4,607,210 9,062,369
2083 4,574,316 9,068,714
2082 4,540,818 9,077,003
2081 4,505,519 9,087,394
2080 4,469,469 9,098,423
2079 4,430,966 9,111,057
2078 4,393,054 9,125,056
2077 4,354,278 9,140,039
2076 4,312,881 9,158,661
2075 4,271,277 9,178,289
2074 4,230,374 9,201,245
2073 4,189,634 9,225,478
2072 4,148,110 9,248,867
2071 4,106,996 9,275,782
2070 4,064,376 9,304,137
2069 4,021,900 9,334,425
2068 3,981,311 9,367,211
2067 3,939,430 9,399,389
2066 3,896,865 9,432,609
2065 3,852,791 9,466,860
2064 3,808,133 9,503,941
2063 3,764,740 9,540,829
2062 3,721,365 9,578,098
2061 3,677,181 9,614,549
2060 3,632,328 9,652,893
2059 3,586,049 9,691,151
2058 3,537,963 9,731,557
2057 3,491,303 9,769,285
2056 3,444,436 9,807,403
2055 3,396,599 9,847,280
2054 3,348,286 9,885,446
2053 3,300,634 9,924,814
2052 3,252,844 9,963,090
2051 3,205,569 9,999,372
2050 3,158,891 10,035,796
2049 3,112,260 10,072,922
2048 3,065,466 10,106,403
2047 3,019,272 10,140,325
2046 2,971,402 10,173,871
2045 2,922,377 10,206,046
2044 2,872,776 10,237,224
2043 2,823,692 10,268,090
2042 2,773,582 10,296,167
2041 2,723,897 10,322,968
2040 2,672,567 10,351,965
2039 2,622,347 10,379,824
2038 2,570,184 10,405,843
2037 2,519,310 10,430,143
2036 2,468,819 10,454,779
2035 2,418,856 10,478,501
2034 2,368,775 10,502,828
2033 2,319,952 10,525,638
2032 2,269,637 10,548,736
2031 2,220,861 10,569,489
2030 2,173,192 10,588,717
2029 2,126,230 10,609,556
2028 2,079,176 10,631,437
2027 2,032,075 10,649,916
2026 1,985,469 10,667,081
2025 1,938,873 10,683,692
2024 1,892,516 10,694,681
2023 1,847,549 10,578,174
2022 1,803,545 10,434,332
2021 1,758,786 10,361,831
2020 1,716,468 10,297,081
2019 1,670,177 10,286,263
2018 1,616,422 10,283,822
2017 1,562,396 10,300,300
2016 1,508,186 10,325,452
2015 1,453,923 10,358,076
2014 1,399,828 10,401,062
2013 1,346,218 10,457,295
2012 1,293,483 10,514,844
2011 1,241,835 10,557,560
2010 1,189,085 10,573,100
2009 1,135,673 10,568,247
2008 1,084,530 10,558,177
2007 1,036,044 10,542,964
2006 990,343 10,522,288
2005 947,367 10,503,330
2004 899,917 10,483,861
2003 847,862 10,458,821
2002 797,957 10,419,631
2001 749,836 10,362,722
2000 703,279 10,289,898
1999 667,214 10,217,828
1998 641,474 10,160,196
1997 616,893 10,108,977
1996 593,492 10,063,945
1995 571,264 10,026,176
1994 550,138 9,991,525
1993 530,023 9,964,675
1992 510,770 9,952,494
1991 492,217 9,960,235
1990 474,274 9,983,218
1989 456,808 10,005,000
1988 439,651 10,019,610
1987 422,522 10,030,031
1986 404,728 10,032,734
1985 385,547 10,023,613
1984 364,899 9,996,232
1983 343,421 9,957,865
1982 322,216 9,911,771
1981 303,252 9,851,362
1980 288,644 9,766,312
1979 279,846 9,661,265
1978 276,531 9,558,250
1977 276,779 9,455,675
1976 281,031 9,355,810
1975 287,901 9,093,470
1974 294,953 8,754,365
1973 302,281 8,633,100
1972 309,468 8,630,430
1971 315,940 8,643,756
1970 320,803 8,680,431
1969 322,517 8,757,705
1968 318,849 8,836,650
1967 311,805 8,874,520
1966 304,859 8,930,990
1965 298,238 8,998,595
1964 291,942 9,035,365
1963 285,965 9,030,355
1962 280,286 8,993,985
1961 274,896 8,929,316
1960 269,807 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Portugal
2100 0.45% -0.06%
2099 0.47% -0.05%
2098 0.48% -0.06%
2097 0.49% -0.07%
2096 0.52% -0.09%
2095 0.57% -0.05%
2094 0.57% -0.05%
2093 0.57% -0.06%
2092 0.54% -0.05%
2091 0.58% -0.05%
2090 0.65% -0.05%
2089 0.66% -0.05%
2088 0.65% -0.07%
2087 0.65% -0.05%
2086 0.67% -0.06%
2085 0.76% -0.08%
2084 0.72% -0.07%
2083 0.74% -0.09%
2082 0.78% -0.11%
2081 0.81% -0.12%
2080 0.87% -0.14%
2079 0.86% -0.15%
2078 0.89% -0.16%
2077 0.96% -0.2%
2076 0.97% -0.21%
2075 0.97% -0.25%
2074 0.97% -0.26%
2073 1% -0.25%
2072 1% -0.29%
2071 1.05% -0.3%
2070 1.06% -0.32%
2069 1.02% -0.35%
2068 1.06% -0.34%
2067 1.09% -0.35%
2066 1.14% -0.36%
2065 1.17% -0.39%
2064 1.15% -0.39%
2063 1.17% -0.39%
2062 1.2% -0.38%
2061 1.23% -0.4%
2060 1.29% -0.39%
2059 1.36% -0.42%
2058 1.34% -0.39%
2057 1.36% -0.39%
2056 1.41% -0.4%
2055 1.44% -0.39%
2054 1.44% -0.4%
2053 1.47% -0.38%
2052 1.47% -0.36%
2051 1.48% -0.36%
2050 1.5% -0.37%
2049 1.53% -0.33%
2048 1.53% -0.33%
2047 1.61% -0.33%
2046 1.68% -0.32%
2045 1.73% -0.3%
2044 1.74% -0.3%
2043 1.81% -0.27%
2042 1.82% -0.26%
2041 1.92% -0.28%
2040 1.92% -0.27%
2039 2.03% -0.25%
2038 2.02% -0.23%
2037 2.05% -0.24%
2036 2.07% -0.23%
2035 2.11% -0.23%
2034 2.1% -0.22%
2033 2.22% -0.22%
2032 2.2% -0.2%
2031 2.19% -0.18%
2030 2.21% -0.2%
2029 2.26% -0.21%
2028 2.32% -0.17%
2027 2.35% -0.16%
2026 2.4% -0.16%
2025 2.45% -0.1%
2024 2.43% 1.1%
2023 2.44% 1.38%
2022 2.54% 0.7%
2021 2.47% 0.63%
2020 2.77% 0.11%
2019 3.33% 0.02%
2018 3.46% -0.16%
2017 3.59% -0.24%
2016 3.73% -0.31%
2015 3.86% -0.41%
2014 3.98% -0.54%
2013 4.08% -0.55%
2012 4.16% -0.4%
2011 4.44% -0.15%
2010 4.7% 0.05%
2009 4.72% 0.1%
2008 4.68% 0.14%
2007 4.61% 0.2%
2006 4.54% 0.18%
2005 5.27% 0.19%
2004 6.14% 0.24%
2003 6.25% 0.38%
2002 6.42% 0.55%
2001 6.62% 0.71%
2000 5.41% 0.71%
1999 4.01% 0.57%
1998 3.98% 0.51%
1997 3.94% 0.45%
1996 3.89% 0.38%
1995 3.84% 0.35%
1994 3.8% 0.27%
1993 3.77% 0.12%
1992 3.77% -0.08%
1991 3.78% -0.23%
1990 3.82% -0.22%
1989 3.9% -0.15%
1988 4.05% -0.1%
1987 4.4% -0.03%
1986 4.98% 0.09%
1985 5.66% 0.27%
1984 6.25% 0.39%
1983 6.58% 0.47%
1982 6.25% 0.61%
1981 5.06% 0.87%
1980 3.14% 1.09%
1979 1.2% 1.08%
1978 -0.09% 1.08%
1977 -1.51% 1.07%
1976 -2.39% 2.88%
1975 -2.39% 3.87%
1974 -2.42% 1.4%
1973 -2.32% 0.03%
1972 -2.05% -0.15%
1971 -1.52% -0.42%
1970 -0.53% -0.88%
1969 1.15% -0.89%
1968 2.26% -0.43%
1967 2.28% -0.63%
1966 2.22% -0.75%
1965 2.16% -0.41%
1964 2.09% 0.06%
1963 2.03% 0.4%
1962 1.96% 0.72%
1961 1.89% 0.81%

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/portugal | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Portugal
Current population
1998075
10667081
Population rank 148/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.13%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +319
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 94/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
32 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +16,472
Net migration rank 53/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 16,472
2024 - 3,891 - 20,648
2023 40,140 3,997 -32,792 29,102
2022 39,873 3,997 -40,694 68,696
2021 39,160 6,493 -45,592 69,606
2020 38,994 0 -39,129 54,076
2019 38,894 14,695 -24,687 63,031
2018 38,332 15,581 -25,709 22,495
2017 37,740 16,399 -23,691 13,979
2016 37,180 17,107 -23,749 -775
2015 36,543 17,697 -23,823 -3,209
2014 35,889 18,058 -22,882 -26,447
2013 35,158 18,106 -24,052 -36,342
2012 34,347 17,860 -17,875 -37,083
2011 33,502 17,604 -5,279 -31,513
2010 32,368 22,027 -4,230 -5,627
2009 31,184 21,235 -5,284 14,532
2008 29,941 19,925 0 9,478
2007 28,672 18,433 -1,055 21,064
2006 27,404 16,889 3,156 16,754
2005 26,116 15,548 2,101 15,537
2004 24,666 28,578 7,339 13,928
2003 23,168 27,696 4,184 24,740
2002 21,744 27,198 8,335 42,169
2001 20,376 26,919 8,290 55,565
2000 19,132 26,695 15,435 60,586
1999 18,465 7,846 8,175 49,572
1998 17,854 7,307 7,112 40,931
1997 17,305 6,696 8,087 36,922
1996 16,802 6,003 4,026 32,640
1995 16,345 5,300 4,011 26,971
1994 15,937 4,664 9,991 20,761
1993 15,459 4,175 7,972 8,561
1992 15,010 3,867 13,933 -11,847
1991 14,581 3,642 12,948 -37,914
1990 14,158 3,511 13,976 -34,855
1989 13,724 3,545 22,011 -30,615
1988 13,266 3,777 24,047 -26,595
1987 12,727 4,482 28,084 -23,142
1986 12,061 6,317 31,102 -20,000
1985 11,179 8,816 33,077 -19,183
1984 10,076 11,221 45,983 -16,658
1983 8,886 12,766 47,798 -16,568
1982 8,182 12,568 58,479 -15,006
1981 7,573 9,605 56,152 -7,938
1980 7,142 4,903 63,481 29,881
1979 5,786 -235 67,628 32,434
1978 5,635 -4,553 70,731 34,345
1977 5,550 -7,131 84,156 37,779
1976 2,451 -9,377 85,138 40,490
1975 4,580 -11,398 81,841 42,262
1974 5,697 -12,983 74,412 41,254
1973 6,508 -13,875 76,835 39,748
1972 6,572 -13,576 83,715 39,058
1971 4,822 -10,760 82,980 48,944
1970 2,715 -6,499 87,672 -191,862
1969 2,593 -2,237 89,329 -161,114
1968 6,417 565 100,737 -145,200
1967 6,135 974 106,495 -136,232
1966 5,868 915 107,171 -129,233
1965 5,618 837 115,182 -123,855
1964 5,393 735 120,170 -118,763
1963 5,192 632 113,783 -116,874
1962 5,013 528 123,217 -113,947
1961 4,858 384 117,867 -112,768
1960 4,727 210 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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