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Population in Equatorial Guinea compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Equatorial Guinea's population is 2.31 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Solomon Islands
2100 5,053,285 1,869,358
2099 5,030,801 1,865,277
2098 5,007,228 1,861,047
2097 4,983,150 1,856,421
2096 4,959,082 1,851,585
2095 4,933,332 1,846,229
2094 4,905,464 1,840,799
2093 4,877,815 1,834,881
2092 4,850,016 1,828,545
2091 4,823,911 1,822,001
2090 4,796,204 1,815,153
2089 4,765,373 1,808,103
2088 4,734,246 1,800,741
2087 4,703,695 1,793,136
2086 4,673,217 1,785,209
2085 4,642,131 1,777,013
2084 4,607,210 1,768,444
2083 4,574,316 1,759,601
2082 4,540,818 1,750,433
2081 4,505,519 1,740,952
2080 4,469,469 1,731,110
2079 4,430,966 1,721,146
2078 4,393,054 1,710,785
2077 4,354,278 1,700,043
2076 4,312,881 1,688,876
2075 4,271,277 1,677,587
2074 4,230,374 1,666,185
2073 4,189,634 1,654,264
2072 4,148,110 1,642,044
2071 4,106,996 1,629,467
2070 4,064,376 1,616,736
2069 4,021,900 1,603,679
2068 3,981,311 1,590,304
2067 3,939,430 1,576,716
2066 3,896,865 1,563,005
2065 3,852,791 1,549,060
2064 3,808,133 1,534,862
2063 3,764,740 1,520,351
2062 3,721,365 1,505,792
2061 3,677,181 1,490,935
2060 3,632,328 1,476,028
2059 3,586,049 1,460,816
2058 3,537,963 1,445,385
2057 3,491,303 1,429,967
2056 3,444,436 1,414,320
2055 3,396,599 1,398,440
2054 3,348,286 1,382,426
2053 3,300,634 1,366,190
2052 3,252,844 1,349,703
2051 3,205,569 1,333,136
2050 3,158,891 1,316,322
2049 3,112,260 1,299,367
2048 3,065,466 1,282,258
2047 3,019,272 1,265,007
2046 2,971,402 1,247,608
2045 2,922,377 1,230,002
2044 2,872,776 1,212,277
2043 2,823,692 1,194,351
2042 2,773,582 1,176,271
2041 2,723,897 1,158,172
2040 2,672,567 1,139,832
2039 2,622,347 1,121,014
2038 2,570,184 1,101,787
2037 2,519,310 1,082,148
2036 2,468,819 1,062,197
2035 2,418,856 1,041,925
2034 2,368,775 1,021,492
2033 2,319,952 1,000,997
2032 2,269,637 980,329
2031 2,220,861 959,788
2030 2,173,192 939,300
2029 2,126,230 918,921
2028 2,079,176 898,660
2027 2,032,075 878,499
2026 1,985,469 858,557
2025 1,938,873 838,746
2024 1,892,516 819,198
2023 1,847,549 800,005
2022 1,803,545 781,066
2021 1,758,786 762,591
2020 1,716,468 744,498
2019 1,670,177 728,147
2018 1,616,422 709,101
2017 1,562,396 685,672
2016 1,508,186 662,379
2015 1,453,923 639,415
2014 1,399,828 616,908
2013 1,346,218 594,945
2012 1,293,483 573,606
2011 1,241,835 552,945
2010 1,189,085 532,968
2009 1,135,673 518,141
2008 1,084,530 508,790
2007 1,036,044 500,156
2006 990,343 491,594
2005 947,367 483,080
2004 899,917 474,611
2003 847,862 466,154
2002 797,957 457,671
2001 749,836 449,125
2000 703,279 440,469
1999 667,214 430,500
1998 641,474 419,071
1997 616,893 407,474
1996 593,492 396,009
1995 571,264 384,733
1994 550,138 373,675
1993 530,023 362,839
1992 510,770 352,205
1991 492,217 341,738
1990 474,274 331,435
1989 456,808 321,282
1988 439,651 311,265
1987 422,522 301,414
1986 404,728 291,842
1985 385,547 282,455
1984 364,899 273,163
1983 343,421 264,068
1982 322,216 255,200
1981 303,252 246,555
1980 288,644 238,135
1979 279,846 229,953
1978 276,531 222,029
1977 276,779 214,418
1976 281,031 207,194
1975 287,901 200,744
1974 294,953 195,041
1973 302,281 189,774
1972 309,468 184,994
1971 315,940 180,637
1970 320,803 176,579
1969 322,517 172,476
1968 318,849 168,282
1967 311,805 164,245
1966 304,859 160,393
1965 298,238 156,686
1964 291,942 153,085
1963 285,965 149,589
1962 280,286 146,201
1961 274,896 142,912
1960 269,807 139,688

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/solomon-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Solomon Islands
2100 0.45% 0.22%
2099 0.47% 0.23%
2098 0.48% 0.25%
2097 0.49% 0.26%
2096 0.52% 0.29%
2095 0.57% 0.29%
2094 0.57% 0.32%
2093 0.57% 0.35%
2092 0.54% 0.36%
2091 0.58% 0.38%
2090 0.65% 0.39%
2089 0.66% 0.41%
2088 0.65% 0.42%
2087 0.65% 0.44%
2086 0.67% 0.46%
2085 0.76% 0.48%
2084 0.72% 0.5%
2083 0.74% 0.52%
2082 0.78% 0.54%
2081 0.81% 0.57%
2080 0.87% 0.58%
2079 0.86% 0.61%
2078 0.89% 0.63%
2077 0.96% 0.66%
2076 0.97% 0.67%
2075 0.97% 0.68%
2074 0.97% 0.72%
2073 1% 0.74%
2072 1% 0.77%
2071 1.05% 0.79%
2070 1.06% 0.81%
2069 1.02% 0.84%
2068 1.06% 0.86%
2067 1.09% 0.88%
2066 1.14% 0.9%
2065 1.17% 0.93%
2064 1.15% 0.95%
2063 1.17% 0.97%
2062 1.2% 1%
2061 1.23% 1.01%
2060 1.29% 1.04%
2059 1.36% 1.07%
2058 1.34% 1.08%
2057 1.36% 1.11%
2056 1.41% 1.14%
2055 1.44% 1.16%
2054 1.44% 1.19%
2053 1.47% 1.22%
2052 1.47% 1.24%
2051 1.48% 1.28%
2050 1.5% 1.3%
2049 1.53% 1.33%
2048 1.53% 1.36%
2047 1.61% 1.39%
2046 1.68% 1.43%
2045 1.73% 1.46%
2044 1.74% 1.5%
2043 1.81% 1.54%
2042 1.82% 1.56%
2041 1.92% 1.61%
2040 1.92% 1.68%
2039 2.03% 1.75%
2038 2.02% 1.81%
2037 2.05% 1.88%
2036 2.07% 1.95%
2035 2.11% 2%
2034 2.1% 2.05%
2033 2.22% 2.11%
2032 2.2% 2.14%
2031 2.19% 2.18%
2030 2.21% 2.22%
2029 2.26% 2.25%
2028 2.32% 2.3%
2027 2.35% 2.32%
2026 2.4% 2.36%
2025 2.45% 2.39%
2024 2.43% 2.4%
2023 2.44% 2.42%
2022 2.54% 2.42%
2021 2.47% 2.43%
2020 2.77% 2.25%
2019 3.33% 2.69%
2018 3.46% 3.42%
2017 3.59% 3.52%
2016 3.73% 3.59%
2015 3.86% 3.65%
2014 3.98% 3.69%
2013 4.08% 3.72%
2012 4.16% 3.74%
2011 4.44% 3.75%
2010 4.7% 2.86%
2009 4.72% 1.84%
2008 4.68% 1.73%
2007 4.61% 1.74%
2006 4.54% 1.76%
2005 5.27% 1.78%
2004 6.14% 1.81%
2003 6.25% 1.85%
2002 6.42% 1.9%
2001 6.62% 1.97%
2000 5.41% 2.32%
1999 4.01% 2.73%
1998 3.98% 2.85%
1997 3.94% 2.9%
1996 3.89% 2.93%
1995 3.84% 2.96%
1994 3.8% 2.99%
1993 3.77% 3.02%
1992 3.77% 3.06%
1991 3.78% 3.11%
1990 3.82% 3.16%
1989 3.9% 3.22%
1988 4.05% 3.27%
1987 4.4% 3.28%
1986 4.98% 3.32%
1985 5.66% 3.4%
1984 6.25% 3.44%
1983 6.58% 3.47%
1982 6.25% 3.51%
1981 5.06% 3.54%
1980 3.14% 3.56%
1979 1.2% 3.57%
1978 -0.09% 3.55%
1977 -1.51% 3.49%
1976 -2.39% 3.21%
1975 -2.39% 2.92%
1974 -2.42% 2.78%
1973 -2.32% 2.58%
1972 -2.05% 2.41%
1971 -1.52% 2.3%
1970 -0.53% 2.38%
1969 1.15% 2.49%
1968 2.26% 2.46%
1967 2.28% 2.4%
1966 2.22% 2.37%
1965 2.16% 2.35%
1964 2.09% 2.34%
1963 2.03% 2.32%
1962 1.96% 2.3%
1961 1.89% 2.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Solomon Islands
Current population
1998075
863951
Population rank 148/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.01%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
27.4 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
24.4 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +123 +53
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 33/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
5.39 hours
Annual migration change +3,812 +1,631
Net migration rank 53/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 1,631
2024 - 3,891 - 1,610
2023 40,140 3,997 17,436 1,636
2022 39,873 3,997 17,253 1,567
2021 39,160 6,493 16,626 1,499
2020 38,994 0 16,488 1,556
2019 38,894 14,695 16,649 -1,990
2018 38,332 15,581 16,790 6,653
2017 37,740 16,399 16,897 6,513
2016 37,180 17,107 17,027 6,146
2015 36,543 17,697 16,909 5,853
2014 35,889 18,058 16,652 5,598
2013 35,158 18,106 16,038 5,631
2012 34,347 17,860 15,585 5,420
2011 33,502 17,604 15,095 5,219
2010 32,368 22,027 14,604 5,040
2009 31,184 21,235 14,381 -4,360
2008 29,941 19,925 14,225 -5,538
2007 28,672 18,433 13,963 -5,383
2006 27,404 16,889 13,799 -5,262
2005 26,116 15,548 13,568 -5,082
2004 24,666 28,578 13,444 -4,985
2003 23,168 27,696 13,344 -4,881
2002 21,744 27,198 13,195 -4,691
2001 20,376 26,919 13,061 -4,474
2000 19,132 26,695 12,938 -4,219
1999 18,465 7,846 12,809 -1,588
1998 17,854 7,307 12,658 -1,019
1997 17,305 6,696 12,478 -931
1996 16,802 6,003 12,328 -947
1995 16,345 5,300 12,124 -952
1994 15,937 4,664 11,771 -828
1993 15,459 4,175 11,396 -665
1992 15,010 3,867 11,029 -482
1991 14,581 3,642 10,789 -410
1990 14,158 3,511 10,561 -335
1989 13,724 3,545 10,354 -270
1988 13,266 3,777 10,142 -197
1987 12,727 4,482 9,943 -179
1986 12,061 6,317 9,656 -269
1985 11,179 8,816 9,534 -150
1984 10,076 11,221 9,299 -102
1983 8,886 12,766 9,011 -30
1982 8,182 12,568 8,720 40
1981 7,573 9,605 8,436 99
1980 7,142 4,903 8,156 151
1979 5,786 -235 7,874 188
1978 5,635 -4,553 7,598 174
1977 5,550 -7,131 7,290 159
1976 2,451 -9,377 7,058 -48
1975 4,580 -11,398 6,635 -760
1974 5,697 -12,983 6,612 -1,084
1973 6,508 -13,875 6,343 -1,329
1972 6,572 -13,576 6,074 -1,520
1971 4,822 -10,760 5,814 -1,646
1970 2,715 -6,499 5,575 -1,632
1969 2,593 -2,237 5,444 -1,187
1968 6,417 565 5,285 -1,154
1967 6,135 974 5,151 -1,213
1966 5,868 915 5,028 -1,256
1965 5,618 837 4,885 -1,237
1964 5,393 735 4,747 -1,200
1963 5,192 632 4,571 -1,129
1962 5,013 528 4,408 -1,073
1961 4,858 384 4,257 -1,016
1960 4,727 210 4,119 -917

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/solomon-islands | 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 the Solomon Islands 82.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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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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