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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 3.89 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Turkmenistan
2100 5,053,285 10,046,945
2099 5,030,801 10,075,740
2098 5,007,228 10,103,319
2097 4,983,150 10,129,577
2096 4,959,082 10,154,338
2095 4,933,332 10,178,163
2094 4,905,464 10,200,371
2093 4,877,815 10,221,349
2092 4,850,016 10,240,959
2091 4,823,911 10,259,026
2090 4,796,204 10,276,261
2089 4,765,373 10,291,819
2088 4,734,246 10,306,303
2087 4,703,695 10,319,501
2086 4,673,217 10,331,090
2085 4,642,131 10,341,183
2084 4,607,210 10,349,710
2083 4,574,316 10,356,602
2082 4,540,818 10,362,422
2081 4,505,519 10,366,587
2080 4,469,469 10,369,293
2079 4,430,966 10,370,130
2078 4,393,054 10,369,013
2077 4,354,278 10,366,366
2076 4,312,881 10,361,975
2075 4,271,277 10,355,755
2074 4,230,374 10,348,384
2073 4,189,634 10,339,415
2072 4,148,110 10,328,653
2071 4,106,996 10,316,618
2070 4,064,376 10,303,565
2069 4,021,900 10,289,578
2068 3,981,311 10,274,625
2067 3,939,430 10,258,518
2066 3,896,865 10,241,362
2065 3,852,791 10,223,420
2064 3,808,133 10,204,034
2063 3,764,740 10,183,241
2062 3,721,365 10,160,903
2061 3,677,181 10,136,928
2060 3,632,328 10,111,369
2059 3,586,049 10,083,631
2058 3,537,963 10,052,905
2057 3,491,303 10,019,547
2056 3,444,436 9,983,379
2055 3,396,599 9,943,931
2054 3,348,286 9,901,473
2053 3,300,634 9,854,931
2052 3,252,844 9,804,909
2051 3,205,569 9,751,221
2050 3,158,891 9,693,713
2049 3,112,260 9,632,600
2048 3,065,466 9,567,946
2047 3,019,272 9,500,139
2046 2,971,402 9,429,355
2045 2,922,377 9,356,194
2044 2,872,776 9,280,988
2043 2,823,692 9,204,466
2042 2,773,582 9,126,898
2041 2,723,897 9,048,356
2040 2,672,567 8,969,478
2039 2,622,347 8,890,225
2038 2,570,184 8,810,850
2037 2,519,310 8,731,367
2036 2,468,819 8,651,719
2035 2,418,856 8,572,231
2034 2,368,775 8,492,483
2033 2,319,952 8,412,113
2032 2,269,637 8,330,912
2031 2,220,861 8,248,129
2030 2,173,192 8,163,024
2029 2,126,230 8,070,023
2028 2,079,176 7,969,080
2027 2,032,075 7,860,774
2026 1,985,469 7,745,331
2025 1,938,873 7,623,184
2024 1,892,516 7,494,498
2023 1,847,549 7,364,438
2022 1,803,545 7,230,193
2021 1,758,786 7,092,043
2020 1,716,468 6,949,912
2019 1,670,177 6,803,944
2018 1,616,422 6,655,524
2017 1,562,396 6,507,061
2016 1,508,186 6,360,041
2015 1,453,923 6,215,770
2014 1,399,828 6,075,283
2013 1,346,218 5,939,341
2012 1,293,483 5,808,546
2011 1,241,835 5,683,417
2010 1,189,085 5,564,356
2009 1,135,673 5,451,592
2008 1,084,530 5,345,029
2007 1,036,044 5,244,046
2006 990,343 5,147,105
2005 947,367 5,052,257
2004 899,917 4,958,093
2003 847,862 4,863,865
2002 797,957 4,769,465
2001 749,836 4,675,409
2000 703,279 4,582,677
1999 667,214 4,492,170
1998 641,474 4,410,507
1997 616,893 4,336,730
1996 593,492 4,263,819
1995 571,264 4,191,203
1994 550,138 4,116,662
1993 530,023 4,032,407
1992 510,770 3,944,689
1991 492,217 3,855,894
1990 474,274 3,760,562
1989 456,808 3,662,459
1988 439,651 3,559,363
1987 422,522 3,452,731
1986 404,728 3,347,809
1985 385,547 3,247,534
1984 364,899 3,154,079
1983 343,421 3,067,534
1982 322,216 2,985,557
1981 303,252 2,907,187
1980 288,644 2,832,203
1979 279,846 2,760,358
1978 276,531 2,691,088
1977 276,779 2,623,948
1976 281,031 2,558,521
1975 287,901 2,494,570
1974 294,953 2,432,028
1973 302,281 2,370,919
1972 309,468 2,311,430
1971 315,940 2,253,119
1970 320,803 2,195,616
1969 322,517 2,139,024
1968 318,849 2,083,069
1967 311,805 2,027,403
1966 304,859 1,971,737
1965 298,238 1,915,916
1964 291,942 1,859,997
1963 285,965 1,804,272
1962 280,286 1,749,214
1961 274,896 1,695,400
1960 269,807 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Turkmenistan
2100 0.45% -0.29%
2099 0.47% -0.27%
2098 0.48% -0.26%
2097 0.49% -0.24%
2096 0.52% -0.23%
2095 0.57% -0.22%
2094 0.57% -0.21%
2093 0.57% -0.19%
2092 0.54% -0.18%
2091 0.58% -0.17%
2090 0.65% -0.15%
2089 0.66% -0.14%
2088 0.65% -0.13%
2087 0.65% -0.11%
2086 0.67% -0.1%
2085 0.76% -0.08%
2084 0.72% -0.07%
2083 0.74% -0.06%
2082 0.78% -0.04%
2081 0.81% -0.03%
2080 0.87% -0.008%
2079 0.86% 0.01%
2078 0.89% 0.03%
2077 0.96% 0.04%
2076 0.97% 0.06%
2075 0.97% 0.07%
2074 0.97% 0.09%
2073 1% 0.1%
2072 1% 0.12%
2071 1.05% 0.13%
2070 1.06% 0.14%
2069 1.02% 0.15%
2068 1.06% 0.16%
2067 1.09% 0.17%
2066 1.14% 0.18%
2065 1.17% 0.19%
2064 1.15% 0.2%
2063 1.17% 0.22%
2062 1.2% 0.24%
2061 1.23% 0.25%
2060 1.29% 0.28%
2059 1.36% 0.31%
2058 1.34% 0.33%
2057 1.36% 0.36%
2056 1.41% 0.4%
2055 1.44% 0.43%
2054 1.44% 0.47%
2053 1.47% 0.51%
2052 1.47% 0.55%
2051 1.48% 0.59%
2050 1.5% 0.63%
2049 1.53% 0.68%
2048 1.53% 0.71%
2047 1.61% 0.75%
2046 1.68% 0.78%
2045 1.73% 0.81%
2044 1.74% 0.83%
2043 1.81% 0.85%
2042 1.82% 0.87%
2041 1.92% 0.88%
2040 1.92% 0.89%
2039 2.03% 0.9%
2038 2.02% 0.91%
2037 2.05% 0.92%
2036 2.07% 0.93%
2035 2.11% 0.94%
2034 2.1% 0.96%
2033 2.22% 0.97%
2032 2.2% 1%
2031 2.19% 1.04%
2030 2.21% 1.15%
2029 2.26% 1.27%
2028 2.32% 1.38%
2027 2.35% 1.49%
2026 2.4% 1.6%
2025 2.45% 1.72%
2024 2.43% 1.77%
2023 2.44% 1.86%
2022 2.54% 1.95%
2021 2.47% 2.05%
2020 2.77% 2.15%
2019 3.33% 2.23%
2018 3.46% 2.28%
2017 3.59% 2.31%
2016 3.73% 2.32%
2015 3.86% 2.31%
2014 3.98% 2.29%
2013 4.08% 2.25%
2012 4.16% 2.2%
2011 4.44% 2.14%
2010 4.7% 2.07%
2009 4.72% 1.99%
2008 4.68% 1.93%
2007 4.61% 1.88%
2006 4.54% 1.88%
2005 5.27% 1.9%
2004 6.14% 1.94%
2003 6.25% 1.98%
2002 6.42% 2.01%
2001 6.62% 2.02%
2000 5.41% 2.01%
1999 4.01% 1.85%
1998 3.98% 1.7%
1997 3.94% 1.71%
1996 3.89% 1.73%
1995 3.84% 1.81%
1994 3.8% 2.09%
1993 3.77% 2.22%
1992 3.77% 2.3%
1991 3.78% 2.54%
1990 3.82% 2.68%
1989 3.9% 2.9%
1988 4.05% 3.09%
1987 4.4% 3.13%
1986 4.98% 3.09%
1985 5.66% 2.96%
1984 6.25% 2.82%
1983 6.58% 2.75%
1982 6.25% 2.7%
1981 5.06% 2.65%
1980 3.14% 2.6%
1979 1.2% 2.57%
1978 -0.09% 2.56%
1977 -1.51% 2.56%
1976 -2.39% 2.56%
1975 -2.39% 2.57%
1974 -2.42% 2.58%
1973 -2.32% 2.57%
1972 -2.05% 2.59%
1971 -1.52% 2.62%
1970 -0.53% 2.65%
1969 1.15% 2.69%
1968 2.26% 2.75%
1967 2.28% 2.82%
1966 2.22% 2.91%
1965 2.16% 3.01%
1964 2.09% 3.09%
1963 2.03% 3.15%
1962 1.96% 3.17%
1961 1.89% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Turkmenistan
Current population
1998075
7776557
Population rank 148/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +356
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 61/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 +13,268
Net migration rank 53/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - 13,268
2024 - 3,891 - 14,646
2023 40,140 3,997 117,529 15,005
2022 39,873 3,997 121,814 14,141
2021 39,160 6,493 122,721 17,617
2020 38,994 0 124,014 19,913
2019 38,894 14,695 128,275 19,735
2018 38,332 15,581 129,537 19,293
2017 37,740 16,399 131,417 16,678
2016 37,180 17,107 132,581 13,365
2015 36,543 17,697 132,663 9,936
2014 35,889 18,058 129,677 8,696
2013 35,158 18,106 126,217 7,287
2012 34,347 17,860 120,957 7,125
2011 33,502 17,604 115,197 6,992
2010 32,368 22,027 109,318 6,621
2009 31,184 21,235 102,931 6,656
2008 29,941 19,925 96,815 6,734
2007 28,672 18,433 92,038 6,388
2006 27,404 16,889 87,840 7,613
2005 26,116 15,548 83,968 10,263
2004 24,666 28,578 79,850 14,242
2003 23,168 27,696 76,737 17,625
2002 21,744 27,198 75,639 18,803
2001 20,376 26,919 76,682 16,982
2000 19,132 26,695 76,875 14,925
1999 18,465 7,846 76,362 12,859
1998 17,854 7,307 77,342 -3,239
1997 17,305 6,696 79,045 -5,600
1996 16,802 6,003 80,996 -8,627
1995 16,345 5,300 86,289 -13,423
1994 15,937 4,664 89,319 -13,094
1993 15,459 4,175 92,596 -312
1992 15,010 3,867 96,668 -13,517
1991 14,581 3,642 99,297 -4,864
1990 14,158 3,511 101,099 -4,864
1989 13,724 3,545 103,553 -3,576
1988 13,266 3,777 104,802 1,408
1987 12,727 4,482 103,885 3,161
1986 12,061 6,317 100,930 1,878
1985 11,179 8,816 95,890 1,861
1984 10,076 11,221 90,591 -1,427
1983 8,886 12,766 85,183 -1,264
1982 8,182 12,568 80,989 -961
1981 7,573 9,605 77,829 -1,102
1980 7,142 4,903 74,394 -1,152
1979 5,786 -235 71,135 -677
1978 5,635 -4,553 68,437 -350
1977 5,550 -7,131 66,318 -132
1976 2,451 -9,377 64,513 160
1975 4,580 -11,398 62,681 550
1974 5,697 -12,983 60,925 924
1973 6,508 -13,875 59,169 1,194
1972 6,572 -13,576 57,326 1,293
1971 4,822 -10,760 56,666 1,348
1970 2,715 -6,499 55,617 1,376
1969 2,593 -2,237 54,791 1,397
1968 6,417 565 54,324 1,401
1967 6,135 974 54,209 1,397
1966 5,868 915 54,353 1,377
1965 5,618 837 54,558 1,366
1964 5,393 735 54,574 1,340
1963 5,192 632 54,203 1,332
1962 5,013 528 53,248 1,337
1961 4,858 384 51,659 1,372
1960 4,727 210 49,436 1,421

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

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

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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