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

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The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,938,431 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 2,008,950 people compared to 53,495,325 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 +3.01% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2.01M (102.9% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Uganda
2100 5,052,131 122,461,518
2099 5,029,652 122,400,118
2098 5,006,084 122,328,333
2097 4,982,012 122,230,315
2096 4,957,949 122,110,905
2095 4,932,205 121,940,556
2094 4,904,343 121,763,948
2093 4,876,701 121,549,120
2092 4,848,908 121,301,128
2091 4,822,809 121,034,858
2090 4,795,108 120,731,912
2089 4,764,284 120,392,371
2088 4,733,165 120,029,300
2087 4,702,620 119,633,372
2086 4,672,149 119,221,630
2085 4,641,070 118,780,837
2084 4,606,158 118,304,392
2083 4,573,271 117,787,304
2082 4,539,781 117,240,484
2081 4,504,490 116,673,088
2080 4,468,448 116,061,969
2079 4,429,954 115,440,209
2078 4,392,051 114,771,629
2077 4,353,283 114,085,142
2076 4,311,896 113,356,858
2075 4,270,301 112,604,741
2074 4,229,407 111,830,528
2073 4,188,677 111,038,122
2072 4,147,163 110,208,535
2071 4,106,058 109,360,734
2070 4,063,448 108,473,738
2069 4,020,982 107,576,028
2068 3,980,402 106,646,220
2067 3,938,530 105,691,752
2066 3,895,974 104,708,323
2065 3,851,911 103,707,399
2064 3,807,263 102,671,371
2063 3,763,880 101,616,654
2062 3,720,515 100,532,299
2061 3,676,341 99,421,530
2060 3,631,498 98,305,883
2059 3,585,230 97,158,930
2058 3,537,155 95,986,215
2057 3,490,505 94,793,892
2056 3,443,649 93,585,691
2055 3,395,823 92,357,892
2054 3,347,521 91,106,039
2053 3,299,880 89,831,291
2052 3,252,101 88,542,276
2051 3,204,837 87,244,950
2050 3,158,169 85,932,109
2049 3,111,550 84,607,399
2048 3,064,766 83,260,483
2047 3,018,583 81,904,082
2046 2,970,723 80,545,542
2045 2,921,709 79,185,378
2044 2,872,120 77,812,065
2043 2,823,047 76,431,508
2042 2,772,948 75,053,218
2041 2,723,274 73,680,031
2040 2,671,956 72,312,112
2039 2,621,748 70,942,351
2038 2,569,597 69,559,994
2037 2,518,735 68,166,092
2036 2,468,255 66,785,108
2035 2,418,303 65,392,706
2034 2,368,234 64,004,533
2033 2,319,422 62,616,072
2032 2,269,119 61,217,174
2031 2,220,354 59,807,490
2030 2,172,696 58,398,308
2029 2,125,745 56,989,526
2028 2,078,701 55,580,177
2027 2,031,611 54,175,341
2026 1,985,016 52,777,106
2025 1,938,431 51,384,894
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 500,764 people (a 33.2% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% 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 57.2% to 3,158,169 people with a rank change from 148th to 140th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 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 2.43% 2.74%
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 (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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Uganda
Current population
2008950
53495325
Population rank 148/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
35.4 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +126 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +45,915 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 21/197
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 41,906 3,891 1,483,898 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 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 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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