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

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 42.9 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.01% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Turkey
2100 5,052,131 64,394,191
2099 5,029,652 65,045,868
2098 5,006,084 65,690,351
2097 4,982,012 66,342,622
2096 4,957,949 66,990,674
2095 4,932,205 67,642,188
2094 4,904,343 68,296,562
2093 4,876,701 68,963,773
2092 4,848,908 69,625,957
2091 4,822,809 70,290,255
2090 4,795,108 70,960,483
2089 4,764,284 71,623,547
2088 4,733,165 72,281,102
2087 4,702,620 72,928,397
2086 4,672,149 73,576,610
2085 4,641,070 74,223,570
2084 4,606,158 74,853,312
2083 4,573,271 75,483,067
2082 4,539,781 76,111,533
2081 4,504,490 76,726,689
2080 4,468,448 77,339,541
2079 4,429,954 77,938,889
2078 4,392,051 78,532,577
2077 4,353,283 79,120,573
2076 4,311,896 79,705,459
2075 4,270,301 80,277,544
2074 4,229,407 80,848,141
2073 4,188,677 81,396,237
2072 4,147,163 81,938,080
2071 4,106,058 82,465,112
2070 4,063,448 82,981,973
2069 4,020,982 83,480,362
2068 3,980,402 83,963,140
2067 3,938,530 84,428,242
2066 3,895,974 84,886,666
2065 3,851,911 85,336,225
2064 3,807,263 85,771,285
2063 3,763,880 86,187,013
2062 3,720,515 86,587,114
2061 3,676,341 86,962,577
2060 3,631,498 87,319,314
2059 3,585,230 87,663,392
2058 3,537,155 87,973,789
2057 3,490,505 88,264,809
2056 3,443,649 88,534,755
2055 3,395,823 88,764,080
2054 3,347,521 88,972,362
2053 3,299,880 89,151,673
2052 3,252,101 89,310,785
2051 3,204,837 89,437,110
2050 3,158,169 89,541,520
2049 3,111,550 89,614,107
2048 3,064,766 89,651,068
2047 3,018,583 89,659,415
2046 2,970,723 89,634,354
2045 2,921,709 89,608,012
2044 2,872,120 89,557,421
2043 2,823,047 89,493,042
2042 2,772,948 89,404,193
2041 2,723,274 89,303,546
2040 2,671,956 89,187,952
2039 2,621,748 89,051,669
2038 2,569,597 88,901,719
2037 2,518,735 88,727,471
2036 2,468,255 88,537,927
2035 2,418,303 88,343,153
2034 2,368,234 88,139,515
2033 2,319,422 87,918,397
2032 2,269,119 87,687,495
2031 2,220,354 87,437,150
2030 2,172,696 87,166,904
2029 2,125,745 86,903,490
2028 2,078,701 86,627,469
2027 2,031,611 86,350,539
2026 1,985,016 86,093,293
2025 1,938,431 85,878,556
2024 1,892,516 85,518,661
2023 1,847,549 85,325,965
2022 1,803,545 84,979,913
2021 1,758,786 84,147,318
2020 1,716,468 83,384,680
2019 1,670,177 82,579,440
2018 1,616,422 81,407,204
2017 1,562,396 80,312,698
2016 1,508,186 79,277,962
2015 1,453,923 78,218,479
2014 1,399,828 77,181,884
2013 1,346,218 76,147,624
2012 1,293,483 75,175,827
2011 1,241,835 74,223,629
2010 1,189,085 73,142,150
2009 1,135,673 72,039,206
2008 1,084,530 71,051,678
2007 1,036,044 70,158,112
2006 990,343 70,045,349
2005 947,367 69,329,557
2004 899,917 68,592,617
2003 847,862 67,831,730
2002 797,957 67,048,795
2001 749,836 66,245,128
2000 703,279 65,425,961
1999 667,214 64,591,923
1998 641,474 63,734,383
1997 616,893 62,852,966
1996 593,492 61,951,134
1995 571,264 61,024,503
1994 550,138 60,033,836
1993 530,023 58,999,167
1992 510,770 57,990,118
1991 492,217 57,009,887
1990 474,274 56,015,628
1989 456,808 54,976,723
1988 439,651 53,909,626
1987 422,522 52,843,670
1986 404,728 51,777,772
1985 385,547 50,687,115
1984 364,899 49,574,069
1983 343,421 48,447,410
1982 322,216 47,322,096
1981 303,252 46,321,190
1980 288,644 45,408,815
1979 279,846 44,510,429
1978 276,531 43,645,306
1977 276,779 42,773,298
1976 281,031 41,899,984
1975 287,901 41,053,126
1974 294,953 40,210,234
1973 302,281 39,329,533
1972 309,468 38,430,221
1971 315,940 37,518,611
1970 320,803 36,638,465
1969 322,517 35,787,774
1968 318,849 34,921,684
1967 311,805 34,050,421
1966 304,859 33,177,672
1965 298,238 32,345,220
1964 291,942 31,543,072
1963 285,965 30,726,841
1962 280,286 29,916,147
1961 274,896 29,119,238
1960 269,807 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Equatorial Guinea's population will grow by 57.2% to 3,158,169 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Turkey
2100 0.45% -1%
2099 0.47% -0.98%
2098 0.48% -0.98%
2097 0.49% -0.97%
2096 0.52% -0.96%
2095 0.57% -0.96%
2094 0.57% -0.97%
2093 0.57% -0.95%
2092 0.54% -0.95%
2091 0.58% -0.94%
2090 0.65% -0.93%
2089 0.66% -0.91%
2088 0.65% -0.89%
2087 0.65% -0.88%
2086 0.67% -0.87%
2085 0.76% -0.84%
2084 0.72% -0.83%
2083 0.74% -0.83%
2082 0.78% -0.8%
2081 0.81% -0.79%
2080 0.87% -0.77%
2079 0.86% -0.76%
2078 0.89% -0.74%
2077 0.96% -0.73%
2076 0.97% -0.71%
2075 0.97% -0.71%
2074 0.97% -0.67%
2073 1% -0.66%
2072 1% -0.64%
2071 1.05% -0.62%
2070 1.06% -0.6%
2069 1.02% -0.57%
2068 1.06% -0.55%
2067 1.09% -0.54%
2066 1.14% -0.53%
2065 1.17% -0.51%
2064 1.15% -0.48%
2063 1.17% -0.46%
2062 1.2% -0.43%
2061 1.23% -0.41%
2060 1.29% -0.39%
2059 1.36% -0.35%
2058 1.34% -0.33%
2057 1.36% -0.3%
2056 1.41% -0.26%
2055 1.44% -0.23%
2054 1.44% -0.2%
2053 1.47% -0.18%
2052 1.47% -0.14%
2051 1.48% -0.12%
2050 1.5% -0.08%
2049 1.53% -0.04%
2048 1.53% -0.009%
2047 1.61% 0.03%
2046 1.68% 0.03%
2045 1.73% 0.06%
2044 1.74% 0.07%
2043 1.81% 0.1%
2042 1.82% 0.11%
2041 1.92% 0.13%
2040 1.92% 0.15%
2039 2.03% 0.17%
2038 2.02% 0.2%
2037 2.05% 0.21%
2036 2.07% 0.22%
2035 2.11% 0.23%
2034 2.1% 0.25%
2033 2.22% 0.26%
2032 2.2% 0.29%
2031 2.19% 0.31%
2030 2.21% 0.3%
2029 2.26% 0.32%
2028 2.32% 0.32%
2027 2.35% 0.3%
2026 2.4% 0.25%
2025 2.43% 0.42%
2024 2.43% 0.23%
2023 2.44% 0.41%
2022 2.54% 0.99%
2021 2.47% 0.91%
2020 2.77% 0.98%
2019 3.33% 1.44%
2018 3.46% 1.36%
2017 3.59% 1.31%
2016 3.73% 1.35%
2015 3.86% 1.34%
2014 3.98% 1.36%
2013 4.08% 1.29%
2012 4.16% 1.28%
2011 4.44% 1.48%
2010 4.7% 1.53%
2009 4.72% 1.39%
2008 4.68% 1.27%
2007 4.61% 0.16%
2006 4.54% 1.03%
2005 5.27% 1.07%
2004 6.14% 1.12%
2003 6.25% 1.17%
2002 6.42% 1.21%
2001 6.62% 1.25%
2000 5.41% 1.29%
1999 4.01% 1.35%
1998 3.98% 1.4%
1997 3.94% 1.46%
1996 3.89% 1.52%
1995 3.84% 1.65%
1994 3.8% 1.75%
1993 3.77% 1.74%
1992 3.77% 1.72%
1991 3.78% 1.77%
1990 3.82% 1.89%
1989 3.9% 1.98%
1988 4.05% 2.02%
1987 4.4% 2.06%
1986 4.98% 2.15%
1985 5.66% 2.25%
1984 6.25% 2.33%
1983 6.58% 2.38%
1982 6.25% 2.16%
1981 5.06% 2.01%
1980 3.14% 2.02%
1979 1.2% 1.98%
1978 -0.09% 2.04%
1977 -1.51% 2.08%
1976 -2.39% 2.06%
1975 -2.39% 2.1%
1974 -2.42% 2.24%
1973 -2.32% 2.34%
1972 -2.05% 2.43%
1971 -1.52% 2.4%
1970 -0.53% 2.38%
1969 1.15% 2.48%
1968 2.26% 2.56%
1967 2.28% 2.63%
1966 2.22% 2.57%
1965 2.16% 2.54%
1964 2.09% 2.66%
1963 2.03% 2.71%
1962 1.96% 2.74%
1961 1.89% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Equatorial Guinea grew by 2.43%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Turkey
Current population
2008950
86225430
Population rank 148/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
9.26 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
35.4 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +126 +986
Annual growth/decline +45,915 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 138/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -258,205
Net migration rank 53/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -258,205
2024 41,906 3,891 453,249 -275,952
2023 40,140 3,997 426,630 -318,070
2022 39,873 3,997 535,373 -301,544
2021 39,160 6,493 521,713 20,283
2020 38,994 0 608,708 37,934
2019 38,894 14,695 751,472 -15,690
2018 38,332 15,581 830,353 187,570
2017 37,740 16,399 875,408 659,846
2016 37,180 17,107 895,841 352,063
2015 36,543 17,697 930,799 1,063,140
2014 35,889 18,058 957,055 1,033,384
2013 35,158 18,106 921,386 438,618
2012 34,347 17,860 917,145 258,623
2011 33,502 17,604 875,839 68,849
2010 32,368 22,027 892,334 55,532
2009 31,184 21,235 900,491 24,276
2008 29,941 19,925 868,749 47,915
2007 28,672 18,433 876,626 -186,402
2006 27,404 16,889 897,351 -190,194
2005 26,116 15,548 898,650 -174,177
2004 24,666 28,578 896,025 -146,574
2003 23,168 27,696 893,683 -121,383
2002 21,744 27,198 922,927 -129,444
2001 20,376 26,919 980,560 -166,759
2000 19,132 26,695 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 18,465 7,846 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 17,854 7,307 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 17,305 6,696 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 16,802 6,003 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 16,345 5,300 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 15,937 4,664 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 15,459 4,175 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 15,010 3,867 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 14,581 3,642 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 14,158 3,511 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 13,724 3,545 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 13,266 3,777 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 12,727 4,482 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 12,061 6,317 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 11,179 8,816 1,098,846 8,960
1984 10,076 11,221 1,096,529 21,787
1983 8,886 12,766 1,095,106 39,871
1982 8,182 12,568 1,091,863 23,728
1981 7,573 9,605 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 7,142 4,903 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 5,786 -235 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 5,635 -4,553 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 5,550 -7,131 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 2,451 -9,377 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 4,580 -11,398 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 5,697 -12,983 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 6,508 -13,875 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 6,572 -13,576 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 4,822 -10,760 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 2,715 -6,499 991,950 -150,924
1969 2,593 -2,237 970,958 -110,578
1968 6,417 565 950,778 -78,973
1967 6,135 974 936,727 -65,993
1966 5,868 915 925,790 -50,999
1965 5,618 837 904,016 -113,911
1964 5,393 735 884,152 -69,978
1963 5,192 632 862,626 -44,317
1962 5,013 528 837,473 -34,353
1961 4,858 384 816,911 -26,187
1960 4,727 210 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 79.6% of the population change in Equatorial Guinea is from natural causes (a gain of 388,762 people) and 20.4% is from migration (a gain of 99,857 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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