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Population in Equatorial Guinea compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 11.1 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Sri Lanka
2100 5,053,285 20,270,496
2099 5,030,801 20,383,669
2098 5,007,228 20,498,567
2097 4,983,150 20,611,123
2096 4,959,082 20,723,560
2095 4,933,332 20,834,629
2094 4,905,464 20,943,809
2093 4,877,815 21,052,131
2092 4,850,016 21,158,833
2091 4,823,911 21,263,961
2090 4,796,204 21,371,263
2089 4,765,373 21,475,426
2088 4,734,246 21,577,177
2087 4,703,695 21,677,510
2086 4,673,217 21,777,420
2085 4,642,131 21,876,464
2084 4,607,210 21,970,336
2083 4,574,316 22,062,801
2082 4,540,818 22,151,745
2081 4,505,519 22,240,834
2080 4,469,469 22,326,555
2079 4,430,966 22,411,438
2078 4,393,054 22,489,772
2077 4,354,278 22,565,028
2076 4,312,881 22,637,463
2075 4,271,277 22,707,112
2074 4,230,374 22,778,489
2073 4,189,634 22,844,703
2072 4,148,110 22,905,707
2071 4,106,996 22,964,866
2070 4,064,376 23,022,515
2069 4,021,900 23,076,310
2068 3,981,311 23,129,541
2067 3,939,430 23,184,596
2066 3,896,865 23,234,419
2065 3,852,791 23,285,901
2064 3,808,133 23,331,390
2063 3,764,740 23,372,184
2062 3,721,365 23,409,522
2061 3,677,181 23,441,893
2060 3,632,328 23,474,032
2059 3,586,049 23,502,132
2058 3,537,963 23,528,076
2057 3,491,303 23,550,580
2056 3,444,436 23,570,923
2055 3,396,599 23,582,432
2054 3,348,286 23,591,414
2053 3,300,634 23,601,371
2052 3,252,844 23,605,361
2051 3,205,569 23,606,194
2050 3,158,891 23,603,330
2049 3,112,260 23,597,604
2048 3,065,466 23,587,307
2047 3,019,272 23,570,881
2046 2,971,402 23,547,409
2045 2,922,377 23,515,133
2044 2,872,776 23,483,546
2043 2,823,692 23,446,242
2042 2,773,582 23,404,983
2041 2,723,897 23,357,358
2040 2,672,567 23,306,148
2039 2,622,347 23,248,341
2038 2,570,184 23,187,512
2037 2,519,310 23,120,775
2036 2,468,819 23,053,427
2035 2,418,856 22,981,808
2034 2,368,775 22,906,587
2033 2,319,952 22,826,414
2032 2,269,637 22,742,267
2031 2,220,861 22,655,907
2030 2,173,192 22,564,038
2029 2,126,230 22,470,759
2028 2,079,176 22,370,999
2027 2,032,075 22,266,017
2026 1,985,469 22,155,543
2025 1,938,873 22,039,908
2024 1,892,516 21,916,000
2023 1,847,549 22,037,000
2022 1,803,545 22,181,000
2021 1,758,786 22,156,000
2020 1,716,468 21,919,000
2019 1,670,177 21,803,000
2018 1,616,422 21,670,000
2017 1,562,396 21,453,000
2016 1,508,186 21,209,000
2015 1,453,923 20,970,000
2014 1,399,828 20,778,000
2013 1,346,218 20,585,000
2012 1,293,483 21,169,458
2011 1,241,835 21,009,048
2010 1,189,085 20,879,089
2009 1,135,673 20,756,435
2008 1,084,530 20,629,378
2007 1,036,044 20,492,545
2006 990,343 20,352,411
2005 947,367 20,216,524
2004 899,917 20,087,605
2003 847,862 19,951,521
2002 797,957 19,805,752
2001 749,836 19,600,362
2000 703,279 19,293,054
1999 667,214 18,944,731
1998 641,474 18,596,003
1997 616,893 18,248,200
1996 593,492 17,905,018
1995 571,264 17,564,068
1994 550,138 17,275,773
1993 530,023 17,025,918
1992 510,770 16,739,284
1991 492,217 16,475,354
1990 474,274 16,352,458
1989 456,808 16,248,557
1988 439,651 16,078,621
1987 422,522 15,916,576
1986 404,728 15,731,256
1985 385,547 15,544,154
1984 364,899 15,441,860
1983 343,421 15,388,794
1982 322,216 15,286,567
1981 303,252 15,099,414
1980 288,644 14,847,974
1979 279,846 14,579,614
1978 276,531 14,310,128
1977 276,779 14,049,371
1976 281,031 13,796,770
1975 287,901 13,548,984
1974 294,953 13,305,693
1973 302,281 13,060,916
1972 309,468 12,809,205
1971 315,940 12,551,910
1970 320,803 12,287,110
1969 322,517 12,013,858
1968 318,849 11,736,088
1967 311,805 11,457,328
1966 304,859 11,183,928
1965 298,238 10,916,965
1964 291,942 10,653,397
1963 285,965 10,395,040
1962 280,286 10,143,754
1961 274,896 9,899,372
1960 269,807 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Sri Lanka
2100 0.45% -0.56%
2099 0.47% -0.56%
2098 0.48% -0.55%
2097 0.49% -0.54%
2096 0.52% -0.53%
2095 0.57% -0.52%
2094 0.57% -0.51%
2093 0.57% -0.5%
2092 0.54% -0.49%
2091 0.58% -0.5%
2090 0.65% -0.49%
2089 0.66% -0.47%
2088 0.65% -0.46%
2087 0.65% -0.46%
2086 0.67% -0.45%
2085 0.76% -0.43%
2084 0.72% -0.42%
2083 0.74% -0.4%
2082 0.78% -0.4%
2081 0.81% -0.38%
2080 0.87% -0.38%
2079 0.86% -0.35%
2078 0.89% -0.33%
2077 0.96% -0.32%
2076 0.97% -0.31%
2075 0.97% -0.31%
2074 0.97% -0.29%
2073 1% -0.27%
2072 1% -0.26%
2071 1.05% -0.25%
2070 1.06% -0.23%
2069 1.02% -0.23%
2068 1.06% -0.24%
2067 1.09% -0.21%
2066 1.14% -0.22%
2065 1.17% -0.19%
2064 1.15% -0.17%
2063 1.17% -0.16%
2062 1.2% -0.14%
2061 1.23% -0.14%
2060 1.29% -0.12%
2059 1.36% -0.11%
2058 1.34% -0.1%
2057 1.36% -0.09%
2056 1.41% -0.05%
2055 1.44% -0.04%
2054 1.44% -0.04%
2053 1.47% -0.02%
2052 1.47% -0.004%
2051 1.48% 0.01%
2050 1.5% 0.02%
2049 1.53% 0.04%
2048 1.53% 0.07%
2047 1.61% 0.1%
2046 1.68% 0.14%
2045 1.73% 0.13%
2044 1.74% 0.16%
2043 1.81% 0.18%
2042 1.82% 0.2%
2041 1.92% 0.22%
2040 1.92% 0.25%
2039 2.03% 0.26%
2038 2.02% 0.29%
2037 2.05% 0.29%
2036 2.07% 0.31%
2035 2.11% 0.33%
2034 2.1% 0.35%
2033 2.22% 0.37%
2032 2.2% 0.38%
2031 2.19% 0.41%
2030 2.21% 0.42%
2029 2.26% 0.45%
2028 2.32% 0.47%
2027 2.35% 0.5%
2026 2.4% 0.52%
2025 2.45% 0.57%
2024 2.43% -0.55%
2023 2.44% -0.65%
2022 2.54% 0.11%
2021 2.47% 1.08%
2020 2.77% 0.53%
2019 3.33% 0.61%
2018 3.46% 1.01%
2017 3.59% 1.15%
2016 3.73% 1.14%
2015 3.86% 0.92%
2014 3.98% 0.94%
2013 4.08% -2.76%
2012 4.16% 0.76%
2011 4.44% 0.62%
2010 4.7% 0.59%
2009 4.72% 0.62%
2008 4.68% 0.67%
2007 4.61% 0.69%
2006 4.54% 0.67%
2005 5.27% 0.64%
2004 6.14% 0.68%
2003 6.25% 0.74%
2002 6.42% 1.05%
2001 6.62% 1.59%
2000 5.41% 1.84%
1999 4.01% 1.88%
1998 3.98% 1.91%
1997 3.94% 1.92%
1996 3.89% 1.94%
1995 3.84% 1.67%
1994 3.8% 1.47%
1993 3.77% 1.71%
1992 3.77% 1.6%
1991 3.78% 0.75%
1990 3.82% 0.64%
1989 3.9% 1.06%
1988 4.05% 1.02%
1987 4.4% 1.18%
1986 4.98% 1.2%
1985 5.66% 0.66%
1984 6.25% 0.34%
1983 6.58% 0.67%
1982 6.25% 1.24%
1981 5.06% 1.69%
1980 3.14% 1.84%
1979 1.2% 1.88%
1978 -0.09% 1.86%
1977 -1.51% 1.83%
1976 -2.39% 1.83%
1975 -2.39% 1.83%
1974 -2.42% 1.87%
1973 -2.32% 1.97%
1972 -2.05% 2.05%
1971 -1.52% 2.16%
1970 -0.53% 2.27%
1969 1.15% 2.37%
1968 2.26% 2.43%
1967 2.28% 2.44%
1966 2.22% 2.45%
1965 2.16% 2.47%
1964 2.09% 2.49%
1963 2.03% 2.48%
1962 1.96% 2.47%
1961 1.89% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Sri Lanka
Current population
1998075
22185425
Population rank 148/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.27%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 -332
Annual growth/decline +44,967 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 188/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -30,724
Net migration rank 53/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -30,724
2024 - 3,891 - -27,245
2023 40,140 3,997 66,111 -28,011
2022 39,873 3,997 95,378 -27,435
2021 39,160 6,493 121,858 -29,586
2020 38,994 0 170,968 -29,875
2019 38,894 14,695 172,243 -28,426
2018 38,332 15,581 183,610 -28,607
2017 37,740 16,399 187,993 -22,324
2016 37,180 17,107 194,232 -18,388
2015 36,543 17,697 201,815 -29,797
2014 35,889 18,058 211,541 -33,672
2013 35,158 18,106 221,021 -37,754
2012 34,347 17,860 229,138 -41,955
2011 33,502 17,604 224,461 -90,839
2010 32,368 22,027 224,325 -98,060
2009 31,184 21,235 200,175 -81,130
2008 29,941 19,925 232,225 -97,144
2007 28,672 18,433 248,287 -109,695
2006 27,404 16,889 248,706 -107,045
2005 26,116 15,548 248,683 -118,594
2004 24,666 28,578 212,527 -84,795
2003 23,168 27,696 252,008 -107,573
2002 21,744 27,198 252,840 -105,718
2001 20,376 26,919 244,377 19,273
2000 19,132 26,695 227,060 123,894
1999 18,465 7,846 206,876 138,799
1998 17,854 7,307 201,059 150,724
1997 17,305 6,696 208,193 135,636
1996 16,802 6,003 215,290 127,236
1995 16,345 5,300 221,957 117,416
1994 15,937 4,664 228,904 8,323
1993 15,459 4,175 226,257 36,232
1992 15,010 3,867 222,230 88,542
1991 14,581 3,642 218,117 -1,047
1990 14,158 3,511 224,454 -195,736
1989 13,724 3,545 212,401 -33,305
1988 13,266 3,777 219,184 -58,415
1987 12,727 4,482 226,414 -63,105
1986 12,061 6,317 233,782 -26,460
1985 11,179 8,816 247,836 -80,950
1984 10,076 11,221 263,175 -225,450
1983 8,886 12,766 277,768 -209,362
1982 8,182 12,568 300,030 -163,987
1981 7,573 9,605 328,096 -89,824
1980 7,142 4,903 328,155 -63,541
1979 5,786 -235 329,791 -57,683
1978 5,635 -4,553 317,055 -50,189
1977 5,550 -7,131 300,038 -45,383
1976 2,451 -9,377 291,816 -41,258
1975 4,580 -11,398 282,496 -37,475
1974 5,697 -12,983 275,521 -33,979
1973 6,508 -13,875 278,577 -30,582
1972 6,572 -13,576 282,494 -27,071
1971 4,822 -10,760 281,200 -22,021
1970 2,715 -6,499 286,719 -16,299
1969 2,593 -2,237 286,218 -10,152
1968 6,417 565 286,642 -7,163
1967 6,135 974 284,738 -6,696
1966 5,868 915 275,549 -6,794
1965 5,618 837 272,422 -7,249
1964 5,393 735 269,584 -7,614
1963 5,192 632 262,880 -8,118
1962 5,013 528 256,719 -8,909
1961 4,858 384 251,087 -10,144
1960 4,727 210 247,631 -12,610

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

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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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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