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 1,984,968 people compared to 48,787,930 in Spain.
Population statistics:
- Spain's population is 24.6 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 1.98M (100.4% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.89% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.8M people by 2100.
Equatorial Guinea vs Spain: live population counter
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| Current population |
1984968
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48787930
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| Population rank | 148/197 | 32/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.59% |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
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1.06 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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1.62 minutes
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| One death every |
36.1 minutes
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1.21 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
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4.71 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,891 | +111,674 |
| 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 | 101/197 |
Equatorial Guinea and Spain: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 269,807 | 30,455,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 30,739,250 | 1.89% | 0.93% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 31,023,366 | 1.96% | 0.92% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 31,296,651 | 2.03% | 0.88% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 31,609,195 | 2.09% | 1% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 31,954,292 | 2.16% | 1.09% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 32,283,194 | 2.22% | 1.03% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 32,682,947 | 2.28% | 1.24% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 33,113,134 | 2.26% | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 33,441,054 | 1.15% | 0.99% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | 33,814,531 | -0.53% | 1.12% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | 34,224,490 | -1.52% | 1.21% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | 34,604,469 | -2.05% | 1.11% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | 34,988,947 | -2.32% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | 35,373,335 | -2.42% | 1.1% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | 35,757,900 | -2.39% | 1.09% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | 36,137,812 | -2.39% | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | 36,511,638 | -1.51% | 1.03% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | 36,864,898 | -0.09% | 0.97% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 37,191,330 | 1.2% | 0.89% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 37,491,165 | 3.14% | 0.81% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 37,758,631 | 5.06% | 0.71% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 37,986,012 | 6.25% | 0.6% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 38,171,525 | 6.58% | 0.49% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 38,330,364 | 6.25% | 0.42% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 38,469,512 | 5.66% | 0.36% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 38,584,624 | 4.98% | 0.3% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 38,684,815 | 4.4% | 0.26% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 38,766,939 | 4.05% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 38,827,764 | 3.9% | 0.16% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 38,867,322 | 3.82% | 0.1% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 38,966,376 | 3.78% | 0.25% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 39,157,685 | 3.77% | 0.49% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 39,361,262 | 3.77% | 0.52% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 39,549,108 | 3.8% | 0.48% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 39,724,050 | 3.84% | 0.44% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 39,889,852 | 3.89% | 0.42% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 40,057,389 | 3.94% | 0.42% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 40,223,509 | 3.98% | 0.41% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 40,386,875 | 4.01% | 0.41% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 40,567,864 | 5.41% | 0.45% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 40,850,412 | 6.62% | 0.7% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 41,431,558 | 6.42% | 1.42% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 42,187,645 | 6.25% | 1.82% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 42,921,895 | 6.14% | 1.74% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 43,653,155 | 5.27% | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 44,397,319 | 4.54% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 45,226,803 | 4.61% | 1.87% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 45,954,106 | 4.68% | 1.61% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 46,362,946 | 4.72% | 0.89% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 46,576,897 | 4.7% | 0.46% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 46,742,697 | 4.44% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 46,773,055 | 4.16% | 0.06% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 46,604,197 | 4.08% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 46,460,733 | 3.98% | -0.31% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 46,422,303 | 3.86% | -0.08% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 46,458,139 | 3.73% | 0.08% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 46,571,232 | 3.59% | 0.24% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 46,782,011 | 3.46% | 0.45% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 47,118,501 | 3.33% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 47,359,424 | 2.77% | 0.51% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 47,443,821 | 2.47% | 0.18% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 47,786,102 | 2.54% | 0.72% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 48,352,528 | 2.44% | 1.19% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 48,848,840 | 2.43% | 1.03% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 48,827,866 | 2.43% | -0.04% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 48,787,930 | 2.37% | -0.08% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 48,738,456 | 2.33% | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 48,683,694 | 2.29% | -0.11% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 48,619,674 | 2.24% | -0.13% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 48,542,955 | 2.2% | -0.16% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 48,454,221 | 2.2% | -0.18% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 48,362,482 | 2.21% | -0.19% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 48,271,264 | 2.16% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 48,177,551 | 2.11% | -0.19% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 48,077,695 | 2.09% | -0.21% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 47,970,911 | 2.06% | -0.22% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 47,860,116 | 2.03% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 47,747,343 | 2.02% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 47,629,540 | 1.97% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 47,504,152 | 1.92% | -0.26% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 47,373,061 | 1.87% | -0.28% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 47,234,914 | 1.82% | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 47,092,497 | 1.77% | -0.3% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 46,942,712 | 1.73% | -0.32% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 46,778,501 | 1.7% | -0.35% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 46,604,170 | 1.64% | -0.37% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 46,421,312 | 1.57% | -0.39% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 46,230,109 | 1.53% | -0.41% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 46,024,720 | 1.51% | -0.44% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 45,808,469 | 1.49% | -0.47% |
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 476,782 (a 31.6% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,329,791 (a 5.01% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Spain will decrease by 6.11% to 45,808,469 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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Population differences between Equatorial Guinea and Spain
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| Life expectancy | 64.3 years | 84.1 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 44.7 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 46.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 1.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 253.2 ppl/mi² |
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