The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,975,406 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Equatorial Guinea's population is 8.09 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.
Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sao Tome
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1975406
|
244055
|
| Population rank | 148/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
|
1.88 hours
|
| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
|
1.35 hours
|
| One death every |
36.1 minutes
|
6.81 hours
|
| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
|
14.5 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +3,891 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +123 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +44,967 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 32/197 | 52/197 |
Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Equatorial Guinea
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Sao Tome
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Equatorial Guinea
|
Sao Tome
|
|
| 1960 | 269,807 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 68,707 | 1.89% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 69,403 | 1.96% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 70,112 | 2.03% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 70,865 | 2.09% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 71,680 | 2.16% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 72,576 | 2.22% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 73,596 | 2.28% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 74,765 | 2.26% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 76,083 | 1.15% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | 77,626 | -0.53% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | 79,330 | -1.52% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | 81,041 | -2.05% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | 82,798 | -2.32% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | 84,672 | -2.42% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | 86,708 | -2.39% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | 88,922 | -2.39% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | 91,301 | -1.51% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | 93,794 | -0.09% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 96,252 | 1.2% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 98,544 | 3.14% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 100,615 | 5.06% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 102,508 | 6.25% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 104,380 | 6.58% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 106,394 | 6.25% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 108,658 | 5.66% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 111,150 | 4.98% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 113,919 | 4.4% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 116,939 | 4.05% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 119,979 | 3.9% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 122,980 | 3.82% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 125,697 | 3.78% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 128,110 | 3.77% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 130,467 | 3.77% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 132,732 | 3.8% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 134,895 | 3.84% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 136,962 | 3.89% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 138,922 | 3.94% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 140,751 | 3.98% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 142,442 | 4.01% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 144,018 | 5.41% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 146,375 | 6.62% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 149,922 | 6.42% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 153,814 | 6.25% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 157,705 | 6.14% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 161,639 | 5.27% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 165,638 | 4.54% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 169,700 | 4.61% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 173,793 | 4.68% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 177,853 | 4.72% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 181,802 | 4.7% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 185,649 | 4.44% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 189,439 | 4.16% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 193,148 | 4.08% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 196,767 | 3.98% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 200,291 | 3.86% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 203,689 | 3.73% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 206,970 | 3.59% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 210,187 | 3.46% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 213,392 | 3.33% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 217,435 | 2.77% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 221,961 | 2.47% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 226,305 | 2.54% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 230,871 | 2.44% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 235,536 | 2.43% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 240,251 | 2.43% | 2% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 244,987 | 2.37% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 249,783 | 2.33% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 254,657 | 2.29% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 259,597 | 2.24% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 264,560 | 2.2% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 269,566 | 2.2% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 274,643 | 2.21% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 279,761 | 2.16% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 284,911 | 2.11% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 290,082 | 2.09% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 295,269 | 2.06% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 300,439 | 2.03% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 305,590 | 2.02% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 310,729 | 1.97% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 315,833 | 1.92% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 320,875 | 1.87% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 325,888 | 1.82% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 330,908 | 1.77% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 335,919 | 1.73% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 340,911 | 1.7% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 345,883 | 1.64% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 350,758 | 1.57% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 355,569 | 1.53% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 360,353 | 1.51% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 365,103 | 1.49% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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Population differences between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.1 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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