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

Equatorial Guinea and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Equatorial Guinea	Portugal	Equatorial Guinea	Portugal
1960	269,807	8,857,716	-	-
1961	274,896	8,929,316	1.89%	0.81%
1962	280,286	8,993,985	1.96%	0.72%
1963	285,965	9,030,355	2.03%	0.4%
1964	291,942	9,035,365	2.09%	0.06%
1965	298,238	8,998,595	2.16%	-0.41%
1966	304,859	8,930,990	2.22%	-0.75%
1967	311,805	8,874,520	2.28%	-0.63%
1968	318,849	8,836,650	2.26%	-0.43%
1969	322,517	8,757,705	1.15%	-0.89%
1970	320,803	8,680,431	-0.53%	-0.88%
1971	315,940	8,643,756	-1.52%	-0.42%
1972	309,468	8,630,430	-2.05%	-0.15%
1973	302,281	8,633,100	-2.32%	0.03%
1974	294,953	8,754,365	-2.42%	1.4%
1975	287,901	9,093,470	-2.39%	3.87%
1976	281,031	9,355,810	-2.39%	2.88%
1977	276,779	9,455,675	-1.51%	1.07%
1978	276,531	9,558,250	-0.09%	1.08%
1979	279,846	9,661,265	1.2%	1.08%
1980	288,644	9,766,312	3.14%	1.09%
1981	303,252	9,851,362	5.06%	0.87%
1982	322,216	9,911,771	6.25%	0.61%
1983	343,421	9,957,865	6.58%	0.47%
1984	364,899	9,996,232	6.25%	0.39%
1985	385,547	10,023,613	5.66%	0.27%
1986	404,728	10,032,734	4.98%	0.09%
1987	422,522	10,030,031	4.4%	-0.03%
1988	439,651	10,019,610	4.05%	-0.1%
1989	456,808	10,005,000	3.9%	-0.15%
1990	474,274	9,983,218	3.82%	-0.22%
1991	492,217	9,960,235	3.78%	-0.23%
1992	510,770	9,952,494	3.77%	-0.08%
1993	530,023	9,964,675	3.77%	0.12%
1994	550,138	9,991,525	3.8%	0.27%
1995	571,264	10,026,176	3.84%	0.35%
1996	593,492	10,063,945	3.89%	0.38%
1997	616,893	10,108,977	3.94%	0.45%
1998	641,474	10,160,196	3.98%	0.51%
1999	667,214	10,217,828	4.01%	0.57%
2000	703,279	10,289,898	5.41%	0.71%
2001	749,836	10,362,722	6.62%	0.71%
2002	797,957	10,419,631	6.42%	0.55%
2003	847,862	10,458,821	6.25%	0.38%
2004	899,917	10,483,861	6.14%	0.24%
2005	947,367	10,503,330	5.27%	0.19%
2006	990,343	10,522,288	4.54%	0.18%
2007	1,036,044	10,542,964	4.61%	0.2%
2008	1,084,530	10,558,177	4.68%	0.14%
2009	1,135,673	10,568,247	4.72%	0.1%
2010	1,189,085	10,573,100	4.7%	0.05%
2011	1,241,835	10,557,560	4.44%	-0.15%
2012	1,293,483	10,514,844	4.16%	-0.4%
2013	1,346,218	10,457,295	4.08%	-0.55%
2014	1,399,828	10,401,062	3.98%	-0.54%
2015	1,453,923	10,358,076	3.86%	-0.41%
2016	1,508,186	10,325,452	3.73%	-0.31%
2017	1,562,396	10,300,300	3.59%	-0.24%
2018	1,616,422	10,283,822	3.46%	-0.16%
2019	1,670,177	10,286,263	3.33%	0.02%
2020	1,716,468	10,297,081	2.77%	0.11%
2021	1,758,786	10,361,831	2.47%	0.63%
2022	1,803,545	10,434,332	2.54%	0.7%
2023	1,847,549	10,578,174	2.44%	1.38%
2024	1,892,516	10,701,636	2.43%	1.17%
2025	1,938,427	10,687,819	2.43%	-0.13%
2026	1,984,463	10,670,917	2.37%	-0.16%
2027	2,030,749	10,653,073	2.33%	-0.17%
2028	2,077,253	10,632,868	2.29%	-0.19%
2029	2,123,699	10,611,484	2.24%	-0.2%
2030	2,170,434	10,591,436	2.2%	-0.19%
2031	2,218,077	10,571,418	2.2%	-0.19%
2032	2,267,025	10,549,456	2.21%	-0.21%
2033	2,315,991	10,526,482	2.16%	-0.22%
2034	2,364,847	10,502,882	2.11%	-0.22%
2035	2,414,263	10,478,843	2.09%	-0.23%
2036	2,463,880	10,454,630	2.06%	-0.23%
2037	2,513,955	10,430,128	2.03%	-0.23%
2038	2,564,843	10,404,947	2.02%	-0.24%
2039	2,615,417	10,377,968	1.97%	-0.26%
2040	2,665,575	10,349,515	1.92%	-0.27%
2041	2,715,477	10,321,577	1.87%	-0.27%
2042	2,764,764	10,294,106	1.82%	-0.27%
2043	2,813,769	10,264,596	1.77%	-0.29%
2044	2,862,511	10,233,543	1.73%	-0.3%
2045	2,911,227	10,201,832	1.7%	-0.31%
2046	2,959,088	10,168,932	1.64%	-0.32%
2047	3,005,551	10,135,159	1.57%	-0.33%
2048	3,051,480	10,101,419	1.53%	-0.33%
2049	3,097,625	10,066,064	1.51%	-0.35%
2050	3,143,719	10,029,252	1.49%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 59.1% to 3,143,719 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.