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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 9.76 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Senegal
2100 5,053,285 47,481,703
2099 5,030,801 47,309,204
2098 5,007,228 47,131,505
2097 4,983,150 46,942,831
2096 4,959,082 46,749,318
2095 4,933,332 46,548,519
2094 4,905,464 46,338,777
2093 4,877,815 46,124,372
2092 4,850,016 45,903,819
2091 4,823,911 45,676,277
2090 4,796,204 45,442,218
2089 4,765,373 45,197,486
2088 4,734,246 44,949,158
2087 4,703,695 44,692,601
2086 4,673,217 44,425,160
2085 4,642,131 44,150,556
2084 4,607,210 43,871,406
2083 4,574,316 43,579,072
2082 4,540,818 43,285,560
2081 4,505,519 42,984,866
2080 4,469,469 42,679,614
2079 4,430,966 42,366,808
2078 4,393,054 42,044,826
2077 4,354,278 41,716,837
2076 4,312,881 41,379,705
2075 4,271,277 41,030,232
2074 4,230,374 40,674,683
2073 4,189,634 40,312,726
2072 4,148,110 39,943,067
2071 4,106,996 39,568,028
2070 4,064,376 39,187,711
2069 4,021,900 38,795,322
2068 3,981,311 38,398,147
2067 3,939,430 37,996,983
2066 3,896,865 37,584,328
2065 3,852,791 37,167,637
2064 3,808,133 36,744,279
2063 3,764,740 36,318,015
2062 3,721,365 35,884,713
2061 3,677,181 35,448,776
2060 3,632,328 35,010,231
2059 3,586,049 34,571,669
2058 3,537,963 34,122,702
2057 3,491,303 33,673,448
2056 3,444,436 33,219,406
2055 3,396,599 32,765,741
2054 3,348,286 32,313,613
2053 3,300,634 31,859,051
2052 3,252,844 31,405,418
2051 3,205,569 30,949,633
2050 3,158,891 30,490,614
2049 3,112,260 30,032,811
2048 3,065,466 29,570,773
2047 3,019,272 29,111,688
2046 2,971,402 28,648,672
2045 2,922,377 28,187,838
2044 2,872,776 27,724,585
2043 2,823,692 27,260,926
2042 2,773,582 26,796,927
2041 2,723,897 26,332,270
2040 2,672,567 25,866,240
2039 2,622,347 25,398,425
2038 2,570,184 24,928,471
2037 2,519,310 24,457,649
2036 2,468,819 23,986,892
2035 2,418,856 23,515,497
2034 2,368,775 23,046,885
2033 2,319,952 22,578,286
2032 2,269,637 22,110,230
2031 2,220,861 21,643,047
2030 2,173,192 21,178,414
2029 2,126,230 20,719,234
2028 2,079,176 20,263,713
2027 2,032,075 19,814,138
2026 1,985,469 19,372,006
2025 1,938,873 18,934,809
2024 1,892,516 18,501,984
2023 1,847,549 18,077,573
2022 1,803,545 17,651,103
2021 1,758,786 17,220,867
2020 1,716,468 16,789,219
2019 1,670,177 16,352,922
2018 1,616,422 15,914,498
2017 1,562,396 15,475,002
2016 1,508,186 15,034,521
2015 1,453,923 14,593,331
2014 1,399,828 14,152,102
2013 1,346,218 13,710,849
2012 1,293,483 13,310,495
2011 1,241,835 12,958,897
2010 1,189,085 12,635,413
2009 1,135,673 12,337,389
2008 1,084,530 12,048,959
2007 1,036,044 11,770,344
2006 990,343 11,500,094
2005 947,367 11,235,472
2004 899,917 10,975,704
2003 847,862 10,721,176
2002 797,957 10,466,214
2001 749,836 10,212,942
2000 703,279 9,968,260
1999 667,214 9,730,887
1998 641,474 9,502,952
1997 616,893 9,283,495
1996 593,492 9,067,014
1995 571,264 8,848,101
1994 550,138 8,624,078
1993 530,023 8,396,288
1992 510,770 8,168,395
1991 492,217 7,943,085
1990 474,274 7,720,523
1989 456,808 7,502,207
1988 439,651 7,289,618
1987 422,522 7,081,530
1986 404,728 6,878,192
1985 385,547 6,683,287
1984 364,899 6,499,364
1983 343,421 6,324,504
1982 322,216 6,156,961
1981 303,252 5,997,160
1980 288,644 5,845,638
1979 279,846 5,702,895
1978 276,531 5,568,096
1977 276,779 5,439,549
1976 281,031 5,308,564
1975 287,901 5,170,810
1974 294,953 5,029,437
1973 302,281 4,885,181
1972 309,468 4,741,631
1971 315,940 4,601,864
1970 320,803 4,466,328
1969 322,517 4,334,974
1968 318,849 4,207,587
1967 311,805 4,083,870
1966 304,859 3,964,299
1965 298,238 3,849,788
1964 291,942 3,740,535
1963 285,965 3,635,876
1962 280,286 3,534,686
1961 274,896 3,436,375
1960 269,807 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Senegal
2100 0.45% 0.36%
2099 0.47% 0.38%
2098 0.48% 0.4%
2097 0.49% 0.41%
2096 0.52% 0.43%
2095 0.57% 0.45%
2094 0.57% 0.46%
2093 0.57% 0.48%
2092 0.54% 0.5%
2091 0.58% 0.52%
2090 0.65% 0.54%
2089 0.66% 0.55%
2088 0.65% 0.57%
2087 0.65% 0.6%
2086 0.67% 0.62%
2085 0.76% 0.64%
2084 0.72% 0.67%
2083 0.74% 0.68%
2082 0.78% 0.7%
2081 0.81% 0.72%
2080 0.87% 0.74%
2079 0.86% 0.77%
2078 0.89% 0.79%
2077 0.96% 0.81%
2076 0.97% 0.85%
2075 0.97% 0.87%
2074 0.97% 0.9%
2073 1% 0.93%
2072 1% 0.95%
2071 1.05% 0.97%
2070 1.06% 1.01%
2069 1.02% 1.03%
2068 1.06% 1.06%
2067 1.09% 1.1%
2066 1.14% 1.12%
2065 1.17% 1.15%
2064 1.15% 1.17%
2063 1.17% 1.21%
2062 1.2% 1.23%
2061 1.23% 1.25%
2060 1.29% 1.27%
2059 1.36% 1.32%
2058 1.34% 1.33%
2057 1.36% 1.37%
2056 1.41% 1.38%
2055 1.44% 1.4%
2054 1.44% 1.43%
2053 1.47% 1.44%
2052 1.47% 1.47%
2051 1.48% 1.51%
2050 1.5% 1.52%
2049 1.53% 1.56%
2048 1.53% 1.58%
2047 1.61% 1.62%
2046 1.68% 1.63%
2045 1.73% 1.67%
2044 1.74% 1.7%
2043 1.81% 1.73%
2042 1.82% 1.76%
2041 1.92% 1.8%
2040 1.92% 1.84%
2039 2.03% 1.89%
2038 2.02% 1.93%
2037 2.05% 1.96%
2036 2.07% 2%
2035 2.11% 2.03%
2034 2.1% 2.08%
2033 2.22% 2.12%
2032 2.2% 2.16%
2031 2.19% 2.19%
2030 2.21% 2.22%
2029 2.26% 2.25%
2028 2.32% 2.27%
2027 2.35% 2.28%
2026 2.4% 2.31%
2025 2.45% 2.34%
2024 2.43% 2.35%
2023 2.44% 2.42%
2022 2.54% 2.5%
2021 2.47% 2.57%
2020 2.77% 2.67%
2019 3.33% 2.75%
2018 3.46% 2.84%
2017 3.59% 2.93%
2016 3.73% 3.02%
2015 3.86% 3.12%
2014 3.98% 3.22%
2013 4.08% 3.01%
2012 4.16% 2.71%
2011 4.44% 2.56%
2010 4.7% 2.42%
2009 4.72% 2.39%
2008 4.68% 2.37%
2007 4.61% 2.35%
2006 4.54% 2.36%
2005 5.27% 2.37%
2004 6.14% 2.37%
2003 6.25% 2.44%
2002 6.42% 2.48%
2001 6.62% 2.45%
2000 5.41% 2.44%
1999 4.01% 2.4%
1998 3.98% 2.36%
1997 3.94% 2.39%
1996 3.89% 2.47%
1995 3.84% 2.6%
1994 3.8% 2.71%
1993 3.77% 2.79%
1992 3.77% 2.84%
1991 3.78% 2.88%
1990 3.82% 2.91%
1989 3.9% 2.92%
1988 4.05% 2.94%
1987 4.4% 2.96%
1986 4.98% 2.92%
1985 5.66% 2.83%
1984 6.25% 2.76%
1983 6.58% 2.72%
1982 6.25% 2.66%
1981 5.06% 2.59%
1980 3.14% 2.5%
1979 1.2% 2.42%
1978 -0.09% 2.36%
1977 -1.51% 2.47%
1976 -2.39% 2.66%
1975 -2.39% 2.81%
1974 -2.42% 2.95%
1973 -2.32% 3.03%
1972 -2.05% 3.04%
1971 -1.52% 3.03%
1970 -0.53% 3.03%
1969 1.15% 3.03%
1968 2.26% 3.03%
1967 2.28% 3.02%
1966 2.22% 2.97%
1965 2.16% 2.92%
1964 2.09% 2.88%
1963 2.03% 2.86%
1962 1.96% 2.86%
1961 1.89% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Senegal
Current population
1998075
19491599
Population rank 148/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.24%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
1.24 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 35/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -12,636
Net migration rank 53/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -12,636
2024 - 3,891 - -10,307
2023 40,140 3,997 431,006 -9,999
2022 39,873 3,997 415,507 16,425
2021 39,160 6,493 403,019 25,519
2020 38,994 0 400,910 33,848
2019 38,894 14,695 399,436 38,386
2018 38,332 15,581 405,454 33,567
2017 37,740 16,399 410,366 29,605
2016 37,180 17,107 411,480 29,498
2015 36,543 17,697 407,008 34,387
2014 35,889 18,058 405,019 36,030
2013 35,158 18,106 406,582 34,878
2012 34,347 17,860 402,243 -42,978
2011 33,502 17,604 387,290 -43,350
2010 32,368 22,027 372,934 -69,888
2009 31,184 21,235 362,238 -69,239
2008 29,941 19,925 351,661 -67,812
2007 28,672 18,433 339,963 -66,580
2006 27,404 16,889 331,364 -64,254
2005 26,116 15,548 323,908 -61,781
2004 24,666 28,578 317,286 -59,879
2003 23,168 27,696 308,856 -57,213
2002 21,744 27,198 298,842 -40,554
2001 20,376 26,919 289,690 -41,422
2000 19,132 26,695 283,946 -42,854
1999 18,465 7,846 277,944 -44,284
1998 17,854 7,307 267,404 -45,189
1997 17,305 6,696 261,200 -44,506
1996 16,802 6,003 255,418 -39,162
1995 16,345 5,300 252,552 -31,001
1994 15,937 4,664 249,115 -22,633
1993 15,459 4,175 245,742 -16,649
1992 15,010 3,867 241,482 -14,796
1991 14,581 3,642 237,713 -13,783
1990 14,158 3,511 234,155 -12,959
1989 13,724 3,545 227,797 -12,362
1988 13,266 3,777 221,772 -12,036
1987 12,727 4,482 218,522 -12,086
1986 12,061 6,317 212,887 -12,655
1985 11,179 8,816 208,218 -18,644
1984 10,076 11,221 203,125 -24,858
1983 8,886 12,766 197,673 -26,222
1982 8,182 12,568 191,309 -27,672
1981 7,573 9,605 185,917 -29,959
1980 7,142 4,903 179,707 -32,616
1979 5,786 -235 173,425 -35,022
1978 5,635 -4,553 167,744 -36,559
1977 5,550 -7,131 161,636 -35,731
1976 2,451 -9,377 154,776 -18,716
1975 4,580 -11,398 147,311 -7,870
1974 5,697 -12,983 139,974 3,347
1973 6,508 -13,875 133,834 11,382
1972 6,572 -13,576 128,024 13,852
1971 4,822 -10,760 122,511 15,131
1970 2,715 -6,499 117,264 16,168
1969 2,593 -2,237 112,393 16,887
1968 6,417 565 108,240 17,264
1967 6,135 974 104,824 17,107
1966 5,868 915 101,359 15,849
1965 5,618 837 97,912 13,913
1964 5,393 735 94,797 11,892
1963 5,192 632 92,264 10,371
1962 5,013 528 89,937 9,809
1961 4,858 384 87,322 9,549
1960 4,727 210 84,735 9,337

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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