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

Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Equatorial Guinea	South Sudan	Equatorial Guinea	South Sudan
1960	269,807	2,931,559	-	-
1961	274,896	2,976,724	1.89%	1.54%
1962	280,286	3,024,308	1.96%	1.6%
1963	285,965	3,072,669	2.03%	1.6%
1964	291,942	3,129,918	2.09%	1.86%
1965	298,238	3,189,835	2.16%	1.91%
1966	304,859	3,236,423	2.22%	1.46%
1967	311,805	3,277,648	2.28%	1.27%
1968	318,849	3,321,528	2.26%	1.34%
1969	322,517	3,365,533	1.15%	1.32%
1970	320,803	3,409,614	-0.53%	1.31%
1971	315,940	3,468,646	-1.52%	1.73%
1972	309,468	3,542,497	-2.05%	2.13%
1973	302,281	3,627,383	-2.32%	2.4%
1974	294,953	3,723,259	-2.42%	2.64%
1975	287,901	3,821,494	-2.39%	2.64%
1976	281,031	3,921,910	-2.39%	2.63%
1977	276,779	4,024,032	-1.51%	2.6%
1978	276,531	4,127,657	-0.09%	2.58%
1979	279,846	4,232,605	1.2%	2.54%
1980	288,644	4,339,030	3.14%	2.51%
1981	303,252	4,447,272	5.06%	2.49%
1982	322,216	4,557,686	6.25%	2.48%
1983	343,421	4,661,574	6.58%	2.28%
1984	364,899	4,750,627	6.25%	1.91%
1985	385,547	4,834,296	5.66%	1.76%
1986	404,728	4,921,240	4.98%	1.8%
1987	422,522	4,962,395	4.4%	0.84%
1988	439,651	4,848,029	4.05%	-2.3%
1989	456,808	4,713,229	3.9%	-2.78%
1990	474,274	4,737,633	3.82%	0.52%
1991	492,217	4,836,677	3.78%	2.09%
1992	510,770	4,909,749	3.77%	1.51%
1993	530,023	4,956,002	3.77%	0.94%
1994	550,138	5,071,184	3.8%	2.32%
1995	571,264	5,225,836	3.84%	3.05%
1996	593,492	5,356,925	3.89%	2.51%
1997	616,893	5,509,136	3.94%	2.84%
1998	641,474	5,620,068	3.98%	2.01%
1999	667,214	5,771,628	4.01%	2.7%
2000	703,279	6,032,267	5.41%	4.52%
2001	749,836	6,308,391	6.62%	4.58%
2002	797,957	6,596,806	6.42%	4.57%
2003	847,862	6,903,127	6.25%	4.64%
2004	899,917	7,233,041	6.14%	4.78%
2005	947,367	7,590,143	5.27%	4.94%
2006	990,343	7,976,526	4.54%	5.09%
2007	1,036,044	8,388,788	4.61%	5.17%
2008	1,084,530	8,817,647	4.68%	5.11%
2009	1,135,673	9,243,556	4.72%	4.83%
2010	1,189,085	9,745,953	4.7%	5.44%
2011	1,241,835	10,288,109	4.44%	5.56%
2012	1,293,483	10,756,240	4.16%	4.55%
2013	1,346,218	11,166,275	4.08%	3.81%
2014	1,399,828	11,235,073	3.98%	0.62%
2015	1,453,923	11,107,561	3.86%	-1.13%
2016	1,508,186	10,830,102	3.73%	-2.5%
2017	1,562,396	10,259,154	3.59%	-5.27%
2018	1,616,422	10,122,977	3.46%	-1.33%
2019	1,670,177	10,423,384	3.33%	2.97%
2020	1,716,468	10,698,467	2.77%	2.64%
2021	1,758,786	10,865,780	2.47%	1.56%
2022	1,803,545	11,021,177	2.54%	1.43%
2023	1,847,549	11,483,374	2.44%	4.19%
2024	1,892,516	11,943,408	2.43%	4.01%
2025	1,938,427	12,188,793	2.43%	2.05%
2026	1,984,463	12,436,036	2.37%	2.03%
2027	2,030,749	12,687,301	2.33%	2.02%
2028	2,077,253	12,941,503	2.29%	2%
2029	2,123,699	13,198,080	2.24%	1.98%
2030	2,170,434	13,457,446	2.2%	1.97%
2031	2,218,077	13,725,413	2.2%	1.99%
2032	2,267,025	13,996,343	2.21%	1.97%
2033	2,315,991	14,261,762	2.16%	1.9%
2034	2,364,847	14,527,550	2.11%	1.86%
2035	2,414,263	14,798,602	2.09%	1.87%
2036	2,463,880	15,070,098	2.06%	1.83%
2037	2,513,955	15,335,700	2.03%	1.76%
2038	2,564,843	15,595,968	2.02%	1.7%
2039	2,615,417	15,850,696	1.97%	1.63%
2040	2,665,575	16,101,470	1.92%	1.58%
2041	2,715,477	16,350,149	1.87%	1.54%
2042	2,764,764	16,593,361	1.82%	1.49%
2043	2,813,769	16,829,209	1.77%	1.42%
2044	2,862,511	17,060,176	1.73%	1.37%
2045	2,911,227	17,286,412	1.7%	1.33%
2046	2,959,088	17,509,693	1.64%	1.29%
2047	3,005,551	17,728,331	1.57%	1.25%
2048	3,051,480	17,938,437	1.53%	1.19%
2049	3,097,625	18,142,893	1.51%	1.14%
2050	3,143,719	18,341,968	1.49%	1.1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st 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 South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.