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Population in Equatorial Guinea compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 64,747,319 people in South Africa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 65,829,368 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 32.8 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.01% per year vs +1.4% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.8M (31.7% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea South Africa
2100 5,052,131 94,734,082
2099 5,029,652 94,523,360
2098 5,006,084 94,316,049
2097 4,982,012 94,125,043
2096 4,957,949 93,927,246
2095 4,932,205 93,719,451
2094 4,904,343 93,494,697
2093 4,876,701 93,267,274
2092 4,848,908 93,041,793
2091 4,822,809 92,793,249
2090 4,795,108 92,561,159
2089 4,764,284 92,322,396
2088 4,733,165 92,080,212
2087 4,702,620 91,833,409
2086 4,672,149 91,581,639
2085 4,641,070 91,352,906
2084 4,606,158 91,106,961
2083 4,573,271 90,845,161
2082 4,539,781 90,583,188
2081 4,504,490 90,313,417
2080 4,468,448 90,039,857
2079 4,429,954 89,770,116
2078 4,392,051 89,494,440
2077 4,353,283 89,217,520
2076 4,311,896 88,954,522
2075 4,270,301 88,681,719
2074 4,229,407 88,397,221
2073 4,188,677 88,118,589
2072 4,147,163 87,835,051
2071 4,106,058 87,509,098
2070 4,063,448 87,178,463
2069 4,020,982 86,870,660
2068 3,980,402 86,558,000
2067 3,938,530 86,237,764
2066 3,895,974 85,904,801
2065 3,851,911 85,573,984
2064 3,807,263 85,214,686
2063 3,763,880 84,845,370
2062 3,720,515 84,473,236
2061 3,676,341 84,103,016
2060 3,631,498 83,719,266
2059 3,585,230 83,325,330
2058 3,537,155 82,918,226
2057 3,490,505 82,508,742
2056 3,443,649 82,098,320
2055 3,395,823 81,669,191
2054 3,347,521 81,227,019
2053 3,299,880 80,789,939
2052 3,252,101 80,338,877
2051 3,204,837 79,858,310
2050 3,158,169 79,383,784
2049 3,111,550 78,897,472
2048 3,064,766 78,409,829
2047 3,018,583 77,894,547
2046 2,970,723 77,369,819
2045 2,921,709 76,852,544
2044 2,872,120 76,330,046
2043 2,823,047 75,800,788
2042 2,772,948 75,264,885
2041 2,723,274 74,721,871
2040 2,671,956 74,179,185
2039 2,621,748 73,636,894
2038 2,569,597 73,079,976
2037 2,518,735 72,506,991
2036 2,468,255 71,930,701
2035 2,418,303 71,337,219
2034 2,368,234 70,737,692
2033 2,319,422 70,128,299
2032 2,269,119 69,502,726
2031 2,220,354 68,865,544
2030 2,172,696 68,221,143
2029 2,125,745 67,549,189
2028 2,078,701 66,860,631
2027 2,031,611 66,166,759
2026 1,985,016 65,473,024
2025 1,938,431 64,747,319
2024 1,892,516 64,007,187
2023 1,847,549 63,212,384
2022 1,803,545 62,378,410
2021 1,758,786 61,502,603
2020 1,716,468 60,562,381
2019 1,670,177 59,587,885
2018 1,616,422 58,613,001
2017 1,562,396 57,635,162
2016 1,508,186 57,259,551
2015 1,453,923 56,723,537
2014 1,399,828 55,594,838
2013 1,346,218 54,678,791
2012 1,293,483 53,782,567
2011 1,241,835 52,995,205
2010 1,189,085 52,344,051
2009 1,135,673 51,728,516
2008 1,084,530 51,114,599
2007 1,036,044 50,528,584
2006 990,343 49,998,277
2005 947,367 49,490,033
2004 899,917 48,991,421
2003 847,862 48,500,348
2002 797,957 48,019,415
2001 749,836 47,566,800
2000 703,279 47,159,719
1999 667,214 46,730,335
1998 641,474 46,223,880
1997 616,893 45,666,838
1996 593,492 45,123,018
1995 571,264 44,541,554
1994 550,138 44,004,139
1993 530,023 43,297,156
1992 510,770 42,443,509
1991 492,217 41,687,898
1990 474,274 40,746,268
1989 456,808 39,628,575
1988 439,651 38,480,649
1987 422,522 37,326,190
1986 404,728 36,180,515
1985 385,547 35,042,093
1984 364,899 33,892,788
1983 343,421 32,739,304
1982 322,216 31,615,339
1981 303,252 30,541,044
1980 288,644 29,518,857
1979 279,846 28,634,162
1978 276,531 27,869,507
1977 276,779 27,118,952
1976 281,031 26,395,450
1975 287,901 25,690,940
1974 294,953 24,989,108
1973 302,281 24,294,263
1972 309,468 23,609,456
1971 315,940 22,942,143
1970 320,803 22,279,984
1969 322,517 21,614,676
1968 318,849 20,957,287
1967 311,805 20,314,066
1966 304,859 19,690,087
1965 298,238 19,089,380
1964 291,942 18,511,361
1963 285,965 17,954,564
1962 280,286 17,418,522
1961 274,896 16,908,035
1960 269,807 16,440,172

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 57.2% to 3,158,169 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 94.7M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea South Africa
2100 0.45% 0.22%
2099 0.47% 0.22%
2098 0.48% 0.2%
2097 0.49% 0.21%
2096 0.52% 0.22%
2095 0.57% 0.24%
2094 0.57% 0.24%
2093 0.57% 0.24%
2092 0.54% 0.27%
2091 0.58% 0.25%
2090 0.65% 0.26%
2089 0.66% 0.26%
2088 0.65% 0.27%
2087 0.65% 0.27%
2086 0.67% 0.25%
2085 0.76% 0.27%
2084 0.72% 0.29%
2083 0.74% 0.29%
2082 0.78% 0.3%
2081 0.81% 0.3%
2080 0.87% 0.3%
2079 0.86% 0.31%
2078 0.89% 0.31%
2077 0.96% 0.3%
2076 0.97% 0.31%
2075 0.97% 0.32%
2074 0.97% 0.32%
2073 1% 0.32%
2072 1% 0.37%
2071 1.05% 0.38%
2070 1.06% 0.35%
2069 1.02% 0.36%
2068 1.06% 0.37%
2067 1.09% 0.39%
2066 1.14% 0.39%
2065 1.17% 0.42%
2064 1.15% 0.44%
2063 1.17% 0.44%
2062 1.2% 0.44%
2061 1.23% 0.46%
2060 1.29% 0.47%
2059 1.36% 0.49%
2058 1.34% 0.5%
2057 1.36% 0.5%
2056 1.41% 0.53%
2055 1.44% 0.54%
2054 1.44% 0.54%
2053 1.47% 0.56%
2052 1.47% 0.6%
2051 1.48% 0.6%
2050 1.5% 0.62%
2049 1.53% 0.62%
2048 1.53% 0.66%
2047 1.61% 0.68%
2046 1.68% 0.67%
2045 1.73% 0.68%
2044 1.74% 0.7%
2043 1.81% 0.71%
2042 1.82% 0.73%
2041 1.92% 0.73%
2040 1.92% 0.74%
2039 2.03% 0.76%
2038 2.02% 0.79%
2037 2.05% 0.8%
2036 2.07% 0.83%
2035 2.11% 0.85%
2034 2.1% 0.87%
2033 2.22% 0.9%
2032 2.2% 0.93%
2031 2.19% 0.94%
2030 2.21% 0.99%
2029 2.26% 1.03%
2028 2.32% 1.05%
2027 2.35% 1.06%
2026 2.4% 1.12%
2025 2.43% 1.16%
2024 2.43% 1.26%
2023 2.44% 1.34%
2022 2.54% 1.42%
2021 2.47% 1.55%
2020 2.77% 1.64%
2019 3.33% 1.66%
2018 3.46% 1.7%
2017 3.59% 0.66%
2016 3.73% 0.94%
2015 3.86% 2.03%
2014 3.98% 1.68%
2013 4.08% 1.67%
2012 4.16% 1.49%
2011 4.44% 1.24%
2010 4.7% 1.19%
2009 4.72% 1.2%
2008 4.68% 1.16%
2007 4.61% 1.06%
2006 4.54% 1.03%
2005 5.27% 1.02%
2004 6.14% 1.01%
2003 6.25% 1%
2002 6.42% 0.95%
2001 6.62% 0.86%
2000 5.41% 0.92%
1999 4.01% 1.1%
1998 3.98% 1.22%
1997 3.94% 1.21%
1996 3.89% 1.31%
1995 3.84% 1.22%
1994 3.8% 1.63%
1993 3.77% 2.01%
1992 3.77% 1.81%
1991 3.78% 2.31%
1990 3.82% 2.82%
1989 3.9% 2.98%
1988 4.05% 3.09%
1987 4.4% 3.17%
1986 4.98% 3.25%
1985 5.66% 3.39%
1984 6.25% 3.52%
1983 6.58% 3.56%
1982 6.25% 3.52%
1981 5.06% 3.46%
1980 3.14% 3.09%
1979 1.2% 2.74%
1978 -0.09% 2.77%
1977 -1.51% 2.74%
1976 -2.39% 2.74%
1975 -2.39% 2.81%
1974 -2.42% 2.86%
1973 -2.32% 2.9%
1972 -2.05% 2.91%
1971 -1.52% 2.97%
1970 -0.53% 3.08%
1969 1.15% 3.14%
1968 2.26% 3.17%
1967 2.28% 3.17%
1966 2.22% 3.15%
1965 2.16% 3.12%
1964 2.09% 3.1%
1963 2.03% 3.08%
1962 1.96% 3.02%
1961 1.89% 2.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/south-africa | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea South Africa
Current population
2008950
65829368
Population rank 148/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.79%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
42.7 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
26.7 seconds
One death every
35.4 minutes
53.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +126 +2,028
Annual growth/decline +45,915 +740,132
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 91/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +146,370
Net migration rank 53/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 146,370
2024 41,906 3,891 591,618 166,972
2023 40,140 3,997 602,793 228,222
2022 39,873 3,997 603,636 233,284
2021 39,160 6,493 456,411 458,246
2020 38,994 0 595,873 369,901
2019 38,894 14,695 652,130 331,124
2018 38,332 15,581 648,319 318,260
2017 37,740 16,399 645,975 343,146
2016 37,180 17,107 641,365 -879,235
2015 36,543 17,697 668,771 641,150
2014 35,889 18,058 674,754 272,697
2013 35,158 18,106 652,427 232,230
2012 34,347 17,860 643,723 264,091
2011 33,502 17,604 601,708 65,166
2010 32,368 22,027 566,834 68,563
2009 31,184 21,235 554,115 41,528
2008 29,941 19,925 595,332 36,869
2007 28,672 18,433 503,567 36,339
2006 27,404 16,889 487,584 33,159
2005 26,116 15,548 464,464 31,286
2004 24,666 28,578 442,540 58,924
2003 23,168 27,696 415,018 65,604
2002 21,744 27,198 430,926 50,313
2001 20,376 26,919 484,801 -60,793
2000 19,132 26,695 526,963 -136,794
1999 18,465 7,846 594,643 -126,011
1998 17,854 7,307 627,027 -82,722
1997 17,305 6,696 667,969 -98,181
1996 16,802 6,003 710,868 -193,007
1995 16,345 5,300 743,488 -98,403
1994 15,937 4,664 698,609 -268,849
1993 15,459 4,175 789,220 194,977
1992 15,010 3,867 794,415 -71,342
1991 14,581 3,642 827,296 -39,131
1990 14,158 3,511 835,421 259,718
1989 13,724 3,545 884,629 255,605
1988 13,266 3,777 909,221 246,382
1987 12,727 4,482 922,330 231,009
1986 12,061 6,317 903,644 234,378
1985 11,179 8,816 893,889 244,940
1984 10,076 11,221 869,011 290,789
1983 8,886 12,766 837,013 310,172
1982 8,182 12,568 807,550 293,195
1981 7,573 9,605 767,833 279,985
1980 7,142 4,903 738,415 258,127
1979 5,786 -235 716,541 56,323
1978 5,635 -4,553 694,341 62,121
1977 5,550 -7,131 680,929 63,739
1976 2,451 -9,377 675,011 27,333
1975 4,580 -11,398 667,862 38,809
1974 5,697 -12,983 658,438 38,518
1973 6,508 -13,875 651,596 41,125
1972 6,572 -13,576 638,754 38,163
1971 4,822 -10,760 624,761 32,961
1970 2,715 -6,499 605,102 61,514
1969 2,593 -2,237 590,794 73,225
1968 6,417 565 571,841 78,932
1967 6,135 974 553,741 81,932
1966 5,868 915 534,862 77,417
1965 5,618 837 506,632 82,514
1964 5,393 735 490,606 76,298
1963 5,192 632 473,821 72,844
1962 5,013 528 455,634 69,771
1961 4,858 384 437,851 57,728
1960 4,727 210 421,263 18,891

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/south-africa | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 79.6% of the population change in Equatorial Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 388,762 people) and 20.4% is from migration (a gain of 99,857 people). In South Africa 73.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,106,891 people) and 26.6% is from migration (a gain of 2,211,070 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pretoria 742K
Pietermaritzburg 619K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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