The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,975,406 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- Equatorial Guinea's population is 3.07 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2005, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 947K people to 1.98M (108.5% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.
Equatorial Guinea vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
1975406
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644193
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| Population rank | 148/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
11.7 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
36.1 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.25 hours
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | +3,891 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +123 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +44,967 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 32/197 | 110/197 |
Equatorial Guinea and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 269,807 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 274,896 | 272,791 | 1.89% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 280,286 | 283,912 | 1.96% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 285,965 | 297,034 | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 291,942 | 309,041 | 2.09% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 298,238 | 320,000 | 2.16% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 304,859 | 331,135 | 2.22% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 311,805 | 342,679 | 2.28% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 318,849 | 354,616 | 2.26% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 322,517 | 366,906 | 1.15% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 320,803 | 379,442 | -0.53% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 315,940 | 391,932 | -1.52% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 309,468 | 397,413 | -2.05% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 302,281 | 395,772 | -2.32% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 294,953 | 393,676 | -2.42% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 287,901 | 391,170 | -2.39% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 281,031 | 388,289 | -2.39% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 276,779 | 385,067 | -1.51% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 276,531 | 381,502 | -0.09% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 279,846 | 377,602 | 1.2% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 288,644 | 375,377 | 3.14% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 303,252 | 375,459 | 5.06% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 322,216 | 376,555 | 6.25% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 343,421 | 378,746 | 6.58% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 364,899 | 382,193 | 6.25% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 385,547 | 386,972 | 5.66% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 404,728 | 392,330 | 4.98% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 422,522 | 396,911 | 4.4% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 439,651 | 402,227 | 4.05% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 456,808 | 408,409 | 3.9% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 474,274 | 412,493 | 3.82% | 1% |
| 1991 | 492,217 | 415,013 | 3.78% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 510,770 | 417,589 | 3.77% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 530,023 | 419,352 | 3.77% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 550,138 | 422,375 | 3.8% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 571,264 | 429,606 | 3.84% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 593,492 | 438,830 | 3.89% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 616,893 | 448,067 | 3.94% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 641,474 | 457,406 | 3.98% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 667,214 | 466,916 | 4.01% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 703,279 | 476,643 | 5.41% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 749,836 | 486,560 | 6.62% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 797,957 | 496,551 | 6.42% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 847,862 | 506,414 | 6.25% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 899,917 | 513,923 | 6.14% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 947,367 | 519,313 | 5.27% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 990,343 | 524,997 | 4.54% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 1,036,044 | 531,016 | 4.61% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 1,084,530 | 537,245 | 4.68% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 1,135,673 | 543,568 | 4.72% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 1,189,085 | 549,923 | 4.7% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 1,241,835 | 556,269 | 4.44% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 1,293,483 | 562,633 | 4.16% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 1,346,218 | 569,020 | 4.08% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 1,399,828 | 575,373 | 3.98% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 1,453,923 | 581,627 | 3.86% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 1,508,186 | 587,757 | 3.73% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 1,562,396 | 593,713 | 3.59% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 1,616,422 | 599,513 | 3.46% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 1,670,177 | 605,768 | 3.33% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 1,716,468 | 612,317 | 2.77% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 1,758,786 | 617,896 | 2.47% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 1,803,545 | 623,164 | 2.54% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 1,847,549 | 628,886 | 2.44% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 1,892,516 | 634,431 | 2.43% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 1,938,427 | 639,852 | 2.43% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 1,984,463 | 645,257 | 2.37% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 2,030,749 | 650,564 | 2.33% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 2,077,253 | 655,783 | 2.29% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 2,123,699 | 660,793 | 2.24% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 2,170,434 | 665,650 | 2.2% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 2,218,077 | 670,421 | 2.2% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 2,267,025 | 675,070 | 2.21% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 2,315,991 | 679,573 | 2.16% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 2,364,847 | 683,911 | 2.11% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 2,414,263 | 688,189 | 2.09% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 2,463,880 | 692,343 | 2.06% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 2,513,955 | 696,213 | 2.03% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 2,564,843 | 699,908 | 2.02% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 2,615,417 | 703,569 | 1.97% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 2,665,575 | 707,156 | 1.92% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 2,715,477 | 710,619 | 1.87% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 2,764,764 | 713,900 | 1.82% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 2,813,769 | 716,999 | 1.77% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 2,862,511 | 719,920 | 1.73% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 2,911,227 | 722,759 | 1.7% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 2,959,088 | 725,322 | 1.64% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 3,005,551 | 727,726 | 1.57% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 3,051,480 | 730,038 | 1.53% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 3,097,625 | 732,021 | 1.51% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 3,143,719 | 733,898 | 1.49% | 0.26% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Equatorial Guinea gained 521,483 (a 35.9% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).
Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th most populous country in 2005 and is 148th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between Equatorial Guinea and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 64.1 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 25.9 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 22 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.7:47.3 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 4.08 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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