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 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,975,406 people compared to 22,125,995 in Sri Lanka.
Population statistics:
- Sri Lanka's population is 11.2 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 2005, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.2M to 22.1M (9.45% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 23.5M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.
Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: live population counter
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| Current population |
1975406
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22125995
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| Population rank | 148/197 | 63/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
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4.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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2.13 minutes
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| One death every |
36.1 minutes
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2.91 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
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19.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,891 | -27,245 |
| Daily growth/decline | +123 | -332 |
| Annual growth/decline | +44,967 | -121,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 32/197 | 187/197 |
Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 269,807 | 9,661,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 9,899,372 | 1.89% | 2.46% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 10,143,754 | 1.96% | 2.47% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 10,395,040 | 2.03% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 10,653,397 | 2.09% | 2.49% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 10,916,965 | 2.16% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 11,183,928 | 2.22% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 11,457,328 | 2.28% | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 11,736,088 | 2.26% | 2.43% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 12,013,858 | 1.15% | 2.37% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | 12,287,110 | -0.53% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | 12,551,910 | -1.52% | 2.16% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | 12,809,205 | -2.05% | 2.05% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | 13,060,916 | -2.32% | 1.97% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | 13,305,693 | -2.42% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | 13,548,984 | -2.39% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | 13,796,770 | -2.39% | 1.83% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | 14,049,371 | -1.51% | 1.83% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | 14,310,128 | -0.09% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 14,579,614 | 1.2% | 1.88% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 14,847,974 | 3.14% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 15,099,414 | 5.06% | 1.69% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 15,286,567 | 6.25% | 1.24% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 15,388,794 | 6.58% | 0.67% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 15,441,860 | 6.25% | 0.34% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 15,544,154 | 5.66% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 15,731,256 | 4.98% | 1.2% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 15,916,576 | 4.4% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 16,078,621 | 4.05% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 16,248,557 | 3.9% | 1.06% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 16,352,458 | 3.82% | 0.64% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 16,475,354 | 3.78% | 0.75% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 16,739,284 | 3.77% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 17,025,918 | 3.77% | 1.71% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 17,275,773 | 3.8% | 1.47% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 17,564,068 | 3.84% | 1.67% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 17,905,018 | 3.89% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 18,248,200 | 3.94% | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 18,596,003 | 3.98% | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 18,944,731 | 4.01% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 19,293,054 | 5.41% | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 19,600,362 | 6.62% | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 19,805,752 | 6.42% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 19,951,521 | 6.25% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 20,087,605 | 6.14% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 20,216,524 | 5.27% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 20,352,411 | 4.54% | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 20,492,545 | 4.61% | 0.69% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 20,629,378 | 4.68% | 0.67% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 20,756,435 | 4.72% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 20,879,089 | 4.7% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 21,009,048 | 4.44% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 21,169,458 | 4.16% | 0.76% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 20,585,000 | 4.08% | -2.76% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 20,778,000 | 3.98% | 0.94% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 20,970,000 | 3.86% | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 21,209,000 | 3.73% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 21,453,000 | 3.59% | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 21,670,000 | 3.46% | 1.01% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 21,803,000 | 3.33% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 21,919,000 | 2.77% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 22,156,000 | 2.47% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 22,181,000 | 2.54% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 22,037,000 | 2.44% | -0.65% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 21,916,000 | 2.43% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 22,035,440 | 2.43% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 22,148,172 | 2.37% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 22,255,601 | 2.33% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 22,357,682 | 2.29% | 0.46% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 22,453,922 | 2.24% | 0.43% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 22,546,245 | 2.2% | 0.41% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 22,635,106 | 2.2% | 0.39% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 22,720,118 | 2.21% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 22,802,043 | 2.16% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 22,879,527 | 2.11% | 0.34% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 22,952,739 | 2.09% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 23,022,027 | 2.06% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 23,088,877 | 2.03% | 0.29% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 23,152,480 | 2.02% | 0.28% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 23,211,633 | 1.97% | 0.26% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 23,265,986 | 1.92% | 0.23% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 23,315,260 | 1.87% | 0.21% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 23,359,578 | 1.82% | 0.19% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 23,398,752 | 1.77% | 0.17% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 23,433,096 | 1.73% | 0.15% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 23,464,943 | 1.7% | 0.14% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 23,492,738 | 1.64% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 23,512,629 | 1.57% | 0.08% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 23,525,953 | 1.53% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 23,533,940 | 1.51% | 0.03% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 23,538,230 | 1.49% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).
Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd in 2005 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| 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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Population differences between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka
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| Life expectancy | 64.1 years | 77.9 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 35.8 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 34.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
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