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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 26.6 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Uganda
2100 5,053,285 122,497,526
2099 5,030,801 122,436,109
2098 5,007,228 122,364,302
2097 4,983,150 122,266,255
2096 4,959,082 122,146,810
2095 4,933,332 121,976,411
2094 4,905,464 121,799,752
2093 4,877,815 121,584,860
2092 4,850,016 121,336,796
2091 4,823,911 121,070,447
2090 4,796,204 120,767,412
2089 4,765,373 120,427,771
2088 4,734,246 120,064,594
2087 4,703,695 119,668,549
2086 4,673,217 119,256,686
2085 4,642,131 118,815,763
2084 4,607,210 118,339,179
2083 4,574,316 117,821,938
2082 4,540,818 117,274,958
2081 4,505,519 116,707,394
2080 4,469,469 116,096,095
2079 4,430,966 115,474,153
2078 4,393,054 114,805,376
2077 4,354,278 114,118,687
2076 4,312,881 113,390,189
2075 4,271,277 112,637,851
2074 4,230,374 111,863,410
2073 4,189,634 111,070,771
2072 4,148,110 110,240,940
2071 4,106,996 109,392,890
2070 4,064,376 108,505,633
2069 4,021,900 107,607,659
2068 3,981,311 106,677,578
2067 3,939,430 105,722,829
2066 3,896,865 104,739,111
2065 3,852,791 103,737,893
2064 3,808,133 102,701,560
2063 3,764,740 101,646,533
2062 3,721,365 100,561,859
2061 3,677,181 99,450,764
2060 3,632,328 98,334,788
2059 3,586,049 97,187,498
2058 3,537,963 96,014,439
2057 3,491,303 94,821,765
2056 3,444,436 93,613,209
2055 3,396,599 92,385,049
2054 3,348,286 91,132,827
2053 3,300,634 89,857,705
2052 3,252,844 88,568,311
2051 3,205,569 87,270,603
2050 3,158,891 85,957,376
2049 3,112,260 84,632,277
2048 3,065,466 83,284,965
2047 3,019,272 81,928,165
2046 2,971,402 80,569,225
2045 2,922,377 79,208,662
2044 2,872,776 77,834,944
2043 2,823,692 76,453,982
2042 2,773,582 75,075,287
2041 2,723,897 73,701,695
2040 2,672,567 72,333,375
2039 2,622,347 70,963,211
2038 2,570,184 69,580,447
2037 2,519,310 68,186,136
2036 2,468,819 66,804,746
2035 2,418,856 65,411,934
2034 2,368,775 64,023,352
2033 2,319,952 62,634,483
2032 2,269,637 61,235,174
2031 2,220,861 59,825,075
2030 2,173,192 58,415,479
2029 2,126,230 57,006,283
2028 2,079,176 55,596,520
2027 2,032,075 54,191,271
2026 1,985,469 52,792,624
2025 1,938,873 51,400,003
2024 1,892,516 50,015,092
2023 1,847,549 48,656,601
2022 1,803,545 47,312,719
2021 1,758,786 45,910,930
2020 1,716,468 44,457,152
2019 1,670,177 42,999,637
2018 1,616,422 41,565,831
2017 1,562,396 40,177,388
2016 1,508,186 38,799,152
2015 1,453,923 37,531,446
2014 1,399,828 36,395,539
2013 1,346,218 35,337,042
2012 1,293,483 34,337,438
2011 1,241,835 33,354,543
2010 1,189,085 32,390,802
2009 1,135,673 31,451,151
2008 1,084,530 30,539,553
2007 1,036,044 29,653,430
2006 990,343 28,794,003
2005 947,367 27,963,289
2004 899,917 27,154,515
2003 847,862 26,352,124
2002 797,957 25,532,870
2001 749,836 24,745,676
2000 703,279 24,000,150
1999 667,214 23,257,281
1998 641,474 22,515,806
1997 616,893 21,856,046
1996 593,492 21,231,550
1995 571,264 20,665,667
1994 550,138 20,108,801
1993 530,023 19,445,161
1992 510,770 18,785,032
1991 492,217 18,155,901
1990 474,274 17,569,897
1989 456,808 17,010,698
1988 439,651 16,470,483
1987 422,522 15,954,170
1986 404,728 15,467,579
1985 385,547 15,023,681
1984 364,899 14,607,677
1983 343,421 14,221,881
1982 322,216 13,873,631
1981 303,252 13,556,452
1980 288,644 13,275,741
1979 279,846 13,002,163
1978 276,531 12,692,113
1977 276,779 12,359,669
1976 281,031 12,037,294
1975 287,901 11,725,240
1974 294,953 11,424,846
1973 302,281 11,144,236
1972 309,468 10,885,796
1971 315,940 10,618,206
1970 320,803 10,321,603
1969 322,517 10,014,858
1968 318,849 9,708,632
1967 311,805 9,408,924
1966 304,859 9,122,864
1965 298,238 8,849,203
1964 291,942 8,586,363
1963 285,965 8,333,663
1962 280,286 8,092,231
1961 274,896 7,862,217
1960 269,807 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Uganda
2100 0.45% 0.05%
2099 0.47% 0.06%
2098 0.48% 0.08%
2097 0.49% 0.1%
2096 0.52% 0.14%
2095 0.57% 0.15%
2094 0.57% 0.18%
2093 0.57% 0.2%
2092 0.54% 0.22%
2091 0.58% 0.25%
2090 0.65% 0.28%
2089 0.66% 0.3%
2088 0.65% 0.33%
2087 0.65% 0.35%
2086 0.67% 0.37%
2085 0.76% 0.4%
2084 0.72% 0.44%
2083 0.74% 0.47%
2082 0.78% 0.49%
2081 0.81% 0.53%
2080 0.87% 0.54%
2079 0.86% 0.58%
2078 0.89% 0.6%
2077 0.96% 0.64%
2076 0.97% 0.67%
2075 0.97% 0.69%
2074 0.97% 0.71%
2073 1% 0.75%
2072 1% 0.78%
2071 1.05% 0.82%
2070 1.06% 0.83%
2069 1.02% 0.87%
2068 1.06% 0.9%
2067 1.09% 0.94%
2066 1.14% 0.97%
2065 1.17% 1.01%
2064 1.15% 1.04%
2063 1.17% 1.08%
2062 1.2% 1.12%
2061 1.23% 1.13%
2060 1.29% 1.18%
2059 1.36% 1.22%
2058 1.34% 1.26%
2057 1.36% 1.29%
2056 1.41% 1.33%
2055 1.44% 1.37%
2054 1.44% 1.42%
2053 1.47% 1.46%
2052 1.47% 1.49%
2051 1.48% 1.53%
2050 1.5% 1.57%
2049 1.53% 1.62%
2048 1.53% 1.66%
2047 1.61% 1.69%
2046 1.68% 1.72%
2045 1.73% 1.76%
2044 1.74% 1.81%
2043 1.81% 1.84%
2042 1.82% 1.86%
2041 1.92% 1.89%
2040 1.92% 1.93%
2039 2.03% 1.99%
2038 2.02% 2.04%
2037 2.05% 2.07%
2036 2.07% 2.13%
2035 2.11% 2.17%
2034 2.1% 2.22%
2033 2.22% 2.29%
2032 2.2% 2.36%
2031 2.19% 2.41%
2030 2.21% 2.47%
2029 2.26% 2.54%
2028 2.32% 2.59%
2027 2.35% 2.65%
2026 2.4% 2.71%
2025 2.45% 2.77%
2024 2.43% 2.79%
2023 2.44% 2.84%
2022 2.54% 3.05%
2021 2.47% 3.27%
2020 2.77% 3.39%
2019 3.33% 3.45%
2018 3.46% 3.46%
2017 3.59% 3.55%
2016 3.73% 3.38%
2015 3.86% 3.12%
2014 3.98% 3%
2013 4.08% 2.91%
2012 4.16% 2.95%
2011 4.44% 2.98%
2010 4.7% 2.99%
2009 4.72% 2.98%
2008 4.68% 2.99%
2007 4.61% 2.98%
2006 4.54% 2.97%
2005 5.27% 2.98%
2004 6.14% 3.04%
2003 6.25% 3.21%
2002 6.42% 3.18%
2001 6.62% 3.11%
2000 5.41% 3.19%
1999 4.01% 3.29%
1998 3.98% 3.02%
1997 3.94% 2.94%
1996 3.89% 2.74%
1995 3.84% 2.77%
1994 3.8% 3.41%
1993 3.77% 3.51%
1992 3.77% 3.47%
1991 3.78% 3.34%
1990 3.82% 3.29%
1989 3.9% 3.28%
1988 4.05% 3.24%
1987 4.4% 3.15%
1986 4.98% 2.95%
1985 5.66% 2.85%
1984 6.25% 2.71%
1983 6.58% 2.51%
1982 6.25% 2.34%
1981 5.06% 2.11%
1980 3.14% 2.1%
1979 1.2% 2.44%
1978 -0.09% 2.69%
1977 -1.51% 2.68%
1976 -2.39% 2.66%
1975 -2.39% 2.63%
1974 -2.42% 2.52%
1973 -2.32% 2.37%
1972 -2.05% 2.52%
1971 -1.52% 2.87%
1970 -0.53% 3.06%
1969 1.15% 3.15%
1968 2.26% 3.19%
1967 2.28% 3.14%
1966 2.22% 3.09%
1965 2.16% 3.06%
1964 2.09% 3.03%
1963 2.03% 2.98%
1962 1.96% 2.93%
1961 1.89% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Uganda
Current population
1998075
53170946
Population rank 148/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
36.1 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +44,967 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 22/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +3,812 -119,059
Net migration rank 53/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -119,059
2024 - 3,891 - -117,924
2023 40,140 3,997 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 39,873 3,997 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 39,160 6,493 1,423,377 43,464
2020 38,994 0 1,397,288 43,464
2019 38,894 14,695 1,367,044 107,210
2018 38,332 15,581 1,332,600 60,724
2017 37,740 16,399 1,290,658 92,879
2016 37,180 17,107 1,249,565 123,379
2015 36,543 17,697 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 35,889 18,058 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 35,158 18,106 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 34,347 17,860 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 33,502 17,604 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 32,368 22,027 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 31,184 21,235 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 29,941 19,925 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 28,672 18,433 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 27,404 16,889 999,958 -156,232
2005 26,116 15,548 969,096 -151,386
2004 24,666 28,578 938,623 -138,770
2003 23,168 27,696 901,374 -96,429
2002 21,744 27,198 868,756 -35,149
2001 20,376 26,919 836,751 -95,956
2000 19,132 26,695 803,069 -52,824
1999 18,465 7,846 775,166 -39,695
1998 17,854 7,307 741,175 6,277
1997 17,305 6,696 727,523 -155,461
1996 16,802 6,003 699,707 -22,795
1995 16,345 5,300 697,218 -242,378
1994 15,937 4,664 675,092 -16,198
1993 15,459 4,175 650,032 18,349
1992 15,010 3,867 627,139 24,723
1991 14,581 3,642 602,740 3,643
1990 14,158 3,511 587,291 -21,688
1989 13,724 3,545 565,367 -12,576
1988 13,266 3,777 547,759 -20,113
1987 12,727 4,482 527,397 -22,415
1986 12,061 6,317 487,693 -19,485
1985 11,179 8,816 462,534 -42,942
1984 10,076 11,221 421,241 -8,818
1983 8,886 12,766 404,940 -45,776
1982 8,182 12,568 390,820 -53,497
1981 7,573 9,605 380,028 -83,010
1980 7,142 4,903 370,287 -105,900
1979 5,786 -235 381,626 -98,863
1978 5,635 -4,553 371,930 -34,606
1977 5,550 -7,131 365,216 -37,671
1976 2,451 -9,377 359,458 -42,259
1975 4,580 -11,398 354,278 -47,359
1974 5,697 -12,983 345,773 -51,910
1973 6,508 -13,875 340,780 -73,439
1972 6,572 -13,576 335,935 -86,409
1971 4,822 -10,760 328,294 -42,642
1970 2,715 -6,499 333,202 -25,646
1969 2,593 -2,237 320,486 -14,548
1968 6,417 565 309,725 -3,214
1967 6,135 974 296,692 -3,773
1966 5,868 915 282,225 -3,021
1965 5,618 837 271,830 -3,716
1964 5,393 735 260,733 -3,169
1963 5,192 632 250,885 -3,058
1962 5,013 528 241,513 -6,470
1961 4,858 384 232,894 -7,893
1960 4,727 210 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/equatorial-guinea/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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