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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 24.4 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Spain
2100 5,053,285 33,862,981
2099 5,030,801 34,039,965
2098 5,007,228 34,215,187
2097 4,983,150 34,387,116
2096 4,959,082 34,552,002
2095 4,933,332 34,719,411
2094 4,905,464 34,882,039
2093 4,877,815 35,044,043
2092 4,850,016 35,204,657
2091 4,823,911 35,366,895
2090 4,796,204 35,535,838
2089 4,765,373 35,707,942
2088 4,734,246 35,877,681
2087 4,703,695 36,043,209
2086 4,673,217 36,210,710
2085 4,642,131 36,386,207
2084 4,607,210 36,564,622
2083 4,574,316 36,749,680
2082 4,540,818 36,936,644
2081 4,505,519 37,133,976
2080 4,469,469 37,337,517
2079 4,430,966 37,551,557
2078 4,393,054 37,771,135
2077 4,354,278 38,002,963
2076 4,312,881 38,249,247
2075 4,271,277 38,506,040
2074 4,230,374 38,777,715
2073 4,189,634 39,056,249
2072 4,148,110 39,348,447
2071 4,106,996 39,642,346
2070 4,064,376 39,949,413
2069 4,021,900 40,256,590
2068 3,981,311 40,575,543
2067 3,939,430 40,893,798
2066 3,896,865 41,218,263
2065 3,852,791 41,543,254
2064 3,808,133 41,878,338
2063 3,764,740 42,208,320
2062 3,721,365 42,542,893
2061 3,677,181 42,874,096
2060 3,632,328 43,191,452
2059 3,586,049 43,506,737
2058 3,537,963 43,809,907
2057 3,491,303 44,112,668
2056 3,444,436 44,415,689
2055 3,396,599 44,691,749
2054 3,348,286 44,958,971
2053 3,300,634 45,223,225
2052 3,252,844 45,470,541
2051 3,205,569 45,695,307
2050 3,158,891 45,911,520
2049 3,112,260 46,127,777
2048 3,065,466 46,322,244
2047 3,019,272 46,510,152
2046 2,971,402 46,687,914
2045 2,922,377 46,858,778
2044 2,872,776 47,016,278
2043 2,823,692 47,158,325
2042 2,773,582 47,301,091
2041 2,723,897 47,434,593
2040 2,672,567 47,563,236
2039 2,622,347 47,685,343
2038 2,570,184 47,798,797
2037 2,519,310 47,910,899
2036 2,468,819 48,020,350
2035 2,418,856 48,124,430
2034 2,368,775 48,220,051
2033 2,319,952 48,311,842
2032 2,269,637 48,402,470
2031 2,220,861 48,495,278
2030 2,173,192 48,579,920
2029 2,126,230 48,648,699
2028 2,079,176 48,707,969
2027 2,032,075 48,758,200
2026 1,985,469 48,806,901
2025 1,938,873 48,838,057
2024 1,892,516 48,848,840
2023 1,847,549 48,352,528
2022 1,803,545 47,786,102
2021 1,758,786 47,443,821
2020 1,716,468 47,359,424
2019 1,670,177 47,118,501
2018 1,616,422 46,782,011
2017 1,562,396 46,571,232
2016 1,508,186 46,458,139
2015 1,453,923 46,422,303
2014 1,399,828 46,460,733
2013 1,346,218 46,604,197
2012 1,293,483 46,773,055
2011 1,241,835 46,742,697
2010 1,189,085 46,576,897
2009 1,135,673 46,362,946
2008 1,084,530 45,954,106
2007 1,036,044 45,226,803
2006 990,343 44,397,319
2005 947,367 43,653,155
2004 899,917 42,921,895
2003 847,862 42,187,645
2002 797,957 41,431,558
2001 749,836 40,850,412
2000 703,279 40,567,864
1999 667,214 40,386,875
1998 641,474 40,223,509
1997 616,893 40,057,389
1996 593,492 39,889,852
1995 571,264 39,724,050
1994 550,138 39,549,108
1993 530,023 39,361,262
1992 510,770 39,157,685
1991 492,217 38,966,376
1990 474,274 38,867,322
1989 456,808 38,827,764
1988 439,651 38,766,939
1987 422,522 38,684,815
1986 404,728 38,584,624
1985 385,547 38,469,512
1984 364,899 38,330,364
1983 343,421 38,171,525
1982 322,216 37,986,012
1981 303,252 37,758,631
1980 288,644 37,491,165
1979 279,846 37,191,330
1978 276,531 36,864,898
1977 276,779 36,511,638
1976 281,031 36,137,812
1975 287,901 35,757,900
1974 294,953 35,373,335
1973 302,281 34,988,947
1972 309,468 34,604,469
1971 315,940 34,224,490
1970 320,803 33,814,531
1969 322,517 33,441,054
1968 318,849 33,113,134
1967 311,805 32,682,947
1966 304,859 32,283,194
1965 298,238 31,954,292
1964 291,942 31,609,195
1963 285,965 31,296,651
1962 280,286 31,023,366
1961 274,896 30,739,250
1960 269,807 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Spain
2100 0.45% -0.52%
2099 0.47% -0.51%
2098 0.48% -0.5%
2097 0.49% -0.48%
2096 0.52% -0.48%
2095 0.57% -0.47%
2094 0.57% -0.46%
2093 0.57% -0.46%
2092 0.54% -0.46%
2091 0.58% -0.48%
2090 0.65% -0.48%
2089 0.66% -0.47%
2088 0.65% -0.46%
2087 0.65% -0.46%
2086 0.67% -0.48%
2085 0.76% -0.49%
2084 0.72% -0.5%
2083 0.74% -0.51%
2082 0.78% -0.53%
2081 0.81% -0.55%
2080 0.87% -0.57%
2079 0.86% -0.58%
2078 0.89% -0.61%
2077 0.96% -0.64%
2076 0.97% -0.67%
2075 0.97% -0.7%
2074 0.97% -0.71%
2073 1% -0.74%
2072 1% -0.74%
2071 1.05% -0.77%
2070 1.06% -0.76%
2069 1.02% -0.79%
2068 1.06% -0.78%
2067 1.09% -0.79%
2066 1.14% -0.78%
2065 1.17% -0.8%
2064 1.15% -0.78%
2063 1.17% -0.79%
2062 1.2% -0.77%
2061 1.23% -0.73%
2060 1.29% -0.72%
2059 1.36% -0.69%
2058 1.34% -0.69%
2057 1.36% -0.68%
2056 1.41% -0.62%
2055 1.44% -0.59%
2054 1.44% -0.58%
2053 1.47% -0.54%
2052 1.47% -0.49%
2051 1.48% -0.47%
2050 1.5% -0.47%
2049 1.53% -0.42%
2048 1.53% -0.4%
2047 1.61% -0.38%
2046 1.68% -0.36%
2045 1.73% -0.33%
2044 1.74% -0.3%
2043 1.81% -0.3%
2042 1.82% -0.28%
2041 1.92% -0.27%
2040 1.92% -0.26%
2039 2.03% -0.24%
2038 2.02% -0.23%
2037 2.05% -0.23%
2036 2.07% -0.22%
2035 2.11% -0.2%
2034 2.1% -0.19%
2033 2.22% -0.19%
2032 2.2% -0.19%
2031 2.19% -0.17%
2030 2.21% -0.14%
2029 2.26% -0.12%
2028 2.32% -0.1%
2027 2.35% -0.1%
2026 2.4% -0.06%
2025 2.45% -0.02%
2024 2.43% 1.03%
2023 2.44% 1.19%
2022 2.54% 0.72%
2021 2.47% 0.18%
2020 2.77% 0.51%
2019 3.33% 0.72%
2018 3.46% 0.45%
2017 3.59% 0.24%
2016 3.73% 0.08%
2015 3.86% -0.08%
2014 3.98% -0.31%
2013 4.08% -0.36%
2012 4.16% 0.06%
2011 4.44% 0.36%
2010 4.7% 0.46%
2009 4.72% 0.89%
2008 4.68% 1.61%
2007 4.61% 1.87%
2006 4.54% 1.7%
2005 5.27% 1.7%
2004 6.14% 1.74%
2003 6.25% 1.82%
2002 6.42% 1.42%
2001 6.62% 0.7%
2000 5.41% 0.45%
1999 4.01% 0.41%
1998 3.98% 0.41%
1997 3.94% 0.42%
1996 3.89% 0.42%
1995 3.84% 0.44%
1994 3.8% 0.48%
1993 3.77% 0.52%
1992 3.77% 0.49%
1991 3.78% 0.25%
1990 3.82% 0.1%
1989 3.9% 0.16%
1988 4.05% 0.21%
1987 4.4% 0.26%
1986 4.98% 0.3%
1985 5.66% 0.36%
1984 6.25% 0.42%
1983 6.58% 0.49%
1982 6.25% 0.6%
1981 5.06% 0.71%
1980 3.14% 0.81%
1979 1.2% 0.89%
1978 -0.09% 0.97%
1977 -1.51% 1.03%
1976 -2.39% 1.06%
1975 -2.39% 1.09%
1974 -2.42% 1.1%
1973 -2.32% 1.11%
1972 -2.05% 1.11%
1971 -1.52% 1.21%
1970 -0.53% 1.12%
1969 1.15% 0.99%
1968 2.26% 1.32%
1967 2.28% 1.24%
1966 2.22% 1.03%
1965 2.16% 1.09%
1964 2.09% 1%
1963 2.03% 0.88%
1962 1.96% 0.92%
1961 1.89% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Spain
Current population
1998075
48806901
Population rank 148/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.59%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 100/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +96,630
Net migration rank 53/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 96,630
2024 - 3,891 - 111,674
2023 40,140 3,997 -111,211 119,099
2022 39,873 3,997 -133,801 299,779
2021 39,160 6,493 -113,865 144,385
2020 38,994 0 -151,551 236,854
2019 38,894 14,695 -56,542 464,783
2018 38,332 15,581 -56,139 337,467
2017 37,740 16,399 -32,600 201,135
2016 37,180 17,107 0 106,474
2015 36,543 17,697 -4,642 -1,979
2014 35,889 18,058 32,522 -97,870
2013 35,158 18,106 37,284 -250,741
2012 34,347 17,860 51,450 -153,486
2011 33,502 17,604 84,137 60,761
2010 32,368 22,027 102,469 69,406
2009 31,184 21,235 106,635 129,557
2008 29,941 19,925 133,267 434,135
2007 28,672 18,433 108,545 772,317
2006 27,404 16,889 110,994 659,720
2005 26,116 15,548 78,576 629,803
2004 24,666 28,578 85,844 661,158
2003 23,168 27,696 54,844 658,428
2002 21,744 27,198 53,861 737,880
2001 20,376 26,919 44,936 181,307
2000 19,132 26,695 36,512 176,269
1999 18,465 7,846 8,077 178,559
1998 17,854 7,307 4,022 182,926
1997 17,305 6,696 20,028 165,345
1996 16,802 6,003 11,967 162,704
1995 16,345 5,300 15,889 162,434
1994 15,937 4,664 31,639 160,407
1993 15,459 4,175 47,234 160,907
1992 15,010 3,867 62,652 177,544
1991 14,581 3,642 58,450 122,841
1990 14,158 3,511 66,075 -30,684
1989 13,724 3,545 81,538 -25,892
1988 13,266 3,777 100,794 -17,663
1987 12,727 4,482 116,054 -12,681
1986 12,061 6,317 131,188 -13,540
1985 11,179 8,816 146,184 -589
1984 10,076 11,221 172,487 2,754
1983 8,886 12,766 183,223 1,241
1982 8,182 12,568 231,714 -7,384
1981 7,573 9,605 237,879 2,563
1980 7,142 4,903 281,184 20,166
1979 5,786 -235 312,407 -5,929
1978 5,635 -4,553 339,157 -2,504
1977 5,550 -7,131 361,465 -1,332
1976 2,451 -9,377 375,834 2,804
1975 4,580 -11,398 371,882 -218
1974 5,697 -12,983 396,182 105,838
1973 6,508 -13,875 374,381 8,624
1972 6,572 -13,576 391,030 7,935
1971 4,822 -10,760 369,625 7,363
1970 2,715 -6,499 378,723 -60,580
1969 2,593 -2,237 367,851 -49,956
1968 6,417 565 387,423 -46,088
1967 6,135 974 402,001 -42,344
1966 5,868 915 397,084 -41,467
1965 5,618 837 405,819 -42,476
1964 5,393 735 429,885 -41,461
1963 5,192 632 394,338 -44,446
1962 5,013 528 384,690 -45,211
1961 4,858 384 396,537 -46,517
1960 4,727 210 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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