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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 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,975,406 people compared to 854,419 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 2005, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 483K to 854K (76.9% growth).
  • Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 1.85M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Equatorial Guinea vs Solomon Islands: live population counter

Equatorial Guinea Solomon Islands
Current population
1975406
854419
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
One migration net change every
2.25 hours
5.44 hours
Annual migration change +3,891 +1,610
Daily growth/decline +123 +53
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 32/197 35/197

Equatorial Guinea and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Equatorial Guinea
Population

Growth rate
Solomon Islands
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Solomon Islands Equatorial Guinea Solomon Islands
1960 269,807 139,688 - -
1961 274,896 142,912 1.89% 2.31%
1962 280,286 146,201 1.96% 2.3%
1963 285,965 149,589 2.03% 2.32%
1964 291,942 153,085 2.09% 2.34%
1965 298,238 156,686 2.16% 2.35%
1966 304,859 160,393 2.22% 2.37%
1967 311,805 164,245 2.28% 2.4%
1968 318,849 168,282 2.26% 2.46%
1969 322,517 172,476 1.15% 2.49%
1970 320,803 176,579 -0.53% 2.38%
1971 315,940 180,637 -1.52% 2.3%
1972 309,468 184,994 -2.05% 2.41%
1973 302,281 189,774 -2.32% 2.58%
1974 294,953 195,041 -2.42% 2.78%
1975 287,901 200,744 -2.39% 2.92%
1976 281,031 207,194 -2.39% 3.21%
1977 276,779 214,418 -1.51% 3.49%
1978 276,531 222,029 -0.09% 3.55%
1979 279,846 229,953 1.2% 3.57%
1980 288,644 238,135 3.14% 3.56%
1981 303,252 246,555 5.06% 3.54%
1982 322,216 255,200 6.25% 3.51%
1983 343,421 264,068 6.58% 3.47%
1984 364,899 273,163 6.25% 3.44%
1985 385,547 282,455 5.66% 3.4%
1986 404,728 291,842 4.98% 3.32%
1987 422,522 301,414 4.4% 3.28%
1988 439,651 311,265 4.05% 3.27%
1989 456,808 321,282 3.9% 3.22%
1990 474,274 331,435 3.82% 3.16%
1991 492,217 341,738 3.78% 3.11%
1992 510,770 352,205 3.77% 3.06%
1993 530,023 362,839 3.77% 3.02%
1994 550,138 373,675 3.8% 2.99%
1995 571,264 384,733 3.84% 2.96%
1996 593,492 396,009 3.89% 2.93%
1997 616,893 407,474 3.94% 2.9%
1998 641,474 419,071 3.98% 2.85%
1999 667,214 430,500 4.01% 2.73%
2000 703,279 440,469 5.41% 2.32%
2001 749,836 449,125 6.62% 1.97%
2002 797,957 457,671 6.42% 1.9%
2003 847,862 466,154 6.25% 1.85%
2004 899,917 474,611 6.14% 1.81%
2005 947,367 483,080 5.27% 1.78%
2006 990,343 491,594 4.54% 1.76%
2007 1,036,044 500,156 4.61% 1.74%
2008 1,084,530 508,790 4.68% 1.73%
2009 1,135,673 518,141 4.72% 1.84%
2010 1,189,085 532,968 4.7% 2.86%
2011 1,241,835 552,945 4.44% 3.75%
2012 1,293,483 573,606 4.16% 3.74%
2013 1,346,218 594,945 4.08% 3.72%
2014 1,399,828 616,908 3.98% 3.69%
2015 1,453,923 639,415 3.86% 3.65%
2016 1,508,186 662,379 3.73% 3.59%
2017 1,562,396 685,672 3.59% 3.52%
2018 1,616,422 709,101 3.46% 3.42%
2019 1,670,177 728,147 3.33% 2.69%
2020 1,716,468 744,498 2.77% 2.25%
2021 1,758,786 762,591 2.47% 2.43%
2022 1,803,545 781,066 2.54% 2.42%
2023 1,847,549 800,005 2.44% 2.42%
2024 1,892,516 819,198 2.43% 2.4%
2025 1,938,427 838,646 2.43% 2.37%
2026 1,984,463 858,283 2.37% 2.34%
2027 2,030,749 878,097 2.33% 2.31%
2028 2,077,253 898,073 2.29% 2.27%
2029 2,123,699 918,152 2.24% 2.24%
2030 2,170,434 938,340 2.2% 2.2%
2031 2,218,077 958,614 2.2% 2.16%
2032 2,267,025 978,977 2.21% 2.12%
2033 2,315,991 999,314 2.16% 2.08%
2034 2,364,847 1,019,534 2.11% 2.02%
2035 2,414,263 1,039,655 2.09% 1.97%
2036 2,463,880 1,059,521 2.06% 1.91%
2037 2,513,955 1,079,088 2.03% 1.85%
2038 2,564,843 1,098,284 2.02% 1.78%
2039 2,615,417 1,117,085 1.97% 1.71%
2040 2,665,575 1,135,445 1.92% 1.64%
2041 2,715,477 1,153,450 1.87% 1.59%
2042 2,764,764 1,171,334 1.82% 1.55%
2043 2,813,769 1,189,113 1.77% 1.52%
2044 2,862,511 1,206,729 1.73% 1.48%
2045 2,911,227 1,224,188 1.7% 1.45%
2046 2,959,088 1,241,491 1.64% 1.41%
2047 3,005,551 1,258,611 1.57% 1.38%
2048 3,051,480 1,275,579 1.53% 1.35%
2049 3,097,625 1,292,414 1.51% 1.32%
2050 3,143,719 1,309,098 1.49% 1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th in 2005 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

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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