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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,892,516 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Equatorial Guinea's population is 1,998,075 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 1.69 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Equatorial Guinea is ranked the 148th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Equatorial Guinea has had an average growth rate of +3.15% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Equatorial Guinea has increased from 990K people to 2M (101.8% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Equatorial Guinea vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Uruguay
2100 5,053,285 2,256,741
2099 5,030,801 2,279,899
2098 5,007,228 2,303,351
2097 4,983,150 2,326,987
2096 4,959,082 2,350,799
2095 4,933,332 2,374,835
2094 4,905,464 2,398,960
2093 4,877,815 2,423,269
2092 4,850,016 2,447,646
2091 4,823,911 2,472,126
2090 4,796,204 2,496,514
2089 4,765,373 2,520,852
2088 4,734,246 2,545,052
2087 4,703,695 2,569,100
2086 4,673,217 2,592,974
2085 4,642,131 2,616,629
2084 4,607,210 2,640,001
2083 4,574,316 2,663,150
2082 4,540,818 2,686,021
2081 4,505,519 2,708,594
2080 4,469,469 2,730,883
2079 4,430,966 2,752,831
2078 4,393,054 2,774,432
2077 4,354,278 2,795,709
2076 4,312,881 2,816,677
2075 4,271,277 2,837,308
2074 4,230,374 2,857,709
2073 4,189,634 2,877,721
2072 4,148,110 2,897,543
2071 4,106,996 2,917,097
2070 4,064,376 2,936,478
2069 4,021,900 2,955,616
2068 3,981,311 2,974,445
2067 3,939,430 2,992,987
2066 3,896,865 3,011,309
2065 3,852,791 3,029,441
2064 3,808,133 3,047,343
2063 3,764,740 3,065,064
2062 3,721,365 3,082,642
2061 3,677,181 3,100,006
2060 3,632,328 3,117,149
2059 3,586,049 3,133,952
2058 3,537,963 3,150,250
2057 3,491,303 3,166,055
2056 3,444,436 3,181,373
2055 3,396,599 3,196,072
2054 3,348,286 3,210,110
2053 3,300,634 3,223,395
2052 3,252,844 3,235,973
2051 3,205,569 3,247,888
2050 3,158,891 3,259,108
2049 3,112,260 3,269,675
2048 3,065,466 3,279,610
2047 3,019,272 3,288,969
2046 2,971,402 3,297,696
2045 2,922,377 3,305,917
2044 2,872,776 3,313,556
2043 2,823,692 3,320,565
2042 2,773,582 3,326,955
2041 2,723,897 3,332,884
2040 2,672,567 3,338,277
2039 2,622,347 3,343,295
2038 2,570,184 3,347,790
2037 2,519,310 3,351,911
2036 2,468,819 3,355,671
2035 2,418,856 3,359,126
2034 2,368,775 3,362,276
2033 2,319,952 3,365,250
2032 2,269,637 3,368,057
2031 2,220,861 3,370,727
2030 2,173,192 3,373,273
2029 2,126,230 3,375,805
2028 2,079,176 3,378,198
2027 2,032,075 3,380,504
2026 1,985,469 3,382,789
2025 1,938,873 3,384,805
2024 1,892,516 3,386,588
2023 1,847,549 3,388,081
2022 1,803,545 3,390,913
2021 1,758,786 3,396,695
2020 1,716,468 3,398,968
2019 1,670,177 3,397,206
2018 1,616,422 3,394,534
2017 1,562,396 3,388,438
2016 1,508,186 3,379,283
2015 1,453,923 3,368,017
2014 1,399,828 3,356,334
2013 1,346,218 3,345,337
2012 1,293,483 3,335,401
2011 1,241,835 3,326,825
2010 1,189,085 3,318,580
2009 1,135,673 3,310,091
2008 1,084,530 3,302,177
2007 1,036,044 3,295,153
2006 990,343 3,289,506
2005 947,367 3,285,771
2004 899,917 3,283,148
2003 847,862 3,281,186
2002 797,957 3,278,867
2001 749,836 3,274,251
2000 703,279 3,266,206
1999 667,214 3,254,015
1998 641,474 3,239,280
1997 616,893 3,223,345
1996 593,492 3,206,324
1995 571,264 3,189,440
1994 550,138 3,172,834
1993 530,023 3,156,345
1992 510,770 3,139,702
1991 492,217 3,122,354
1990 474,274 3,104,403
1989 456,808 3,086,255
1988 439,651 3,067,961
1987 422,522 3,049,896
1986 404,728 3,032,845
1985 385,547 3,017,037
1984 364,899 3,002,488
1983 343,421 2,988,778
1982 322,216 2,975,492
1981 303,252 2,963,246
1980 288,644 2,951,953
1979 279,846 2,939,903
1978 276,531 2,925,715
1977 276,779 2,909,461
1976 281,031 2,891,392
1975 287,901 2,872,320
1974 294,953 2,853,944
1973 302,281 2,837,133
1972 309,468 2,821,644
1971 315,940 2,806,462
1970 320,803 2,790,807
1969 322,517 2,773,974
1968 318,849 2,754,606
1967 311,805 2,732,277
1966 304,859 2,707,646
1965 298,238 2,681,169
1964 291,942 2,653,180
1963 285,965 2,623,766
1962 280,286 2,593,298
1961 274,896 2,562,044
1960 269,807 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Equatorial Guinea increased by 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Equatorial Guinea gained 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th most populous country in 2006 and is 148th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Equatorial Guinea Uruguay
2100 0.45% -1.02%
2099 0.47% -1.02%
2098 0.48% -1.02%
2097 0.49% -1.01%
2096 0.52% -1.01%
2095 0.57% -1.01%
2094 0.57% -1%
2093 0.57% -1%
2092 0.54% -0.99%
2091 0.58% -0.98%
2090 0.65% -0.97%
2089 0.66% -0.95%
2088 0.65% -0.94%
2087 0.65% -0.92%
2086 0.67% -0.9%
2085 0.76% -0.89%
2084 0.72% -0.87%
2083 0.74% -0.85%
2082 0.78% -0.83%
2081 0.81% -0.82%
2080 0.87% -0.8%
2079 0.86% -0.78%
2078 0.89% -0.76%
2077 0.96% -0.74%
2076 0.97% -0.73%
2075 0.97% -0.71%
2074 0.97% -0.7%
2073 1% -0.68%
2072 1% -0.67%
2071 1.05% -0.66%
2070 1.06% -0.65%
2069 1.02% -0.63%
2068 1.06% -0.62%
2067 1.09% -0.61%
2066 1.14% -0.6%
2065 1.17% -0.59%
2064 1.15% -0.58%
2063 1.17% -0.57%
2062 1.2% -0.56%
2061 1.23% -0.55%
2060 1.29% -0.54%
2059 1.36% -0.52%
2058 1.34% -0.5%
2057 1.36% -0.48%
2056 1.41% -0.46%
2055 1.44% -0.44%
2054 1.44% -0.41%
2053 1.47% -0.39%
2052 1.47% -0.37%
2051 1.48% -0.34%
2050 1.5% -0.32%
2049 1.53% -0.3%
2048 1.53% -0.28%
2047 1.61% -0.26%
2046 1.68% -0.25%
2045 1.73% -0.23%
2044 1.74% -0.21%
2043 1.81% -0.19%
2042 1.82% -0.18%
2041 1.92% -0.16%
2040 1.92% -0.15%
2039 2.03% -0.13%
2038 2.02% -0.12%
2037 2.05% -0.11%
2036 2.07% -0.1%
2035 2.11% -0.09%
2034 2.1% -0.09%
2033 2.22% -0.08%
2032 2.2% -0.08%
2031 2.19% -0.08%
2030 2.21% -0.08%
2029 2.26% -0.07%
2028 2.32% -0.07%
2027 2.35% -0.07%
2026 2.4% -0.06%
2025 2.45% -0.05%
2024 2.43% -0.04%
2023 2.44% -0.08%
2022 2.54% -0.17%
2021 2.47% -0.07%
2020 2.77% 0.05%
2019 3.33% 0.08%
2018 3.46% 0.18%
2017 3.59% 0.27%
2016 3.73% 0.33%
2015 3.86% 0.35%
2014 3.98% 0.33%
2013 4.08% 0.3%
2012 4.16% 0.26%
2011 4.44% 0.25%
2010 4.7% 0.26%
2009 4.72% 0.24%
2008 4.68% 0.21%
2007 4.61% 0.17%
2006 4.54% 0.11%
2005 5.27% 0.08%
2004 6.14% 0.06%
2003 6.25% 0.07%
2002 6.42% 0.14%
2001 6.62% 0.25%
2000 5.41% 0.37%
1999 4.01% 0.45%
1998 3.98% 0.49%
1997 3.94% 0.53%
1996 3.89% 0.53%
1995 3.84% 0.52%
1994 3.8% 0.52%
1993 3.77% 0.53%
1992 3.77% 0.56%
1991 3.78% 0.58%
1990 3.82% 0.59%
1989 3.9% 0.6%
1988 4.05% 0.59%
1987 4.4% 0.56%
1986 4.98% 0.52%
1985 5.66% 0.48%
1984 6.25% 0.46%
1983 6.58% 0.45%
1982 6.25% 0.41%
1981 5.06% 0.38%
1980 3.14% 0.41%
1979 1.2% 0.48%
1978 -0.09% 0.56%
1977 -1.51% 0.62%
1976 -2.39% 0.66%
1975 -2.39% 0.64%
1974 -2.42% 0.59%
1973 -2.32% 0.55%
1972 -2.05% 0.54%
1971 -1.52% 0.56%
1970 -0.53% 0.61%
1969 1.15% 0.7%
1968 2.26% 0.82%
1967 2.28% 0.91%
1966 2.22% 0.99%
1965 2.16% 1.05%
1964 2.09% 1.12%
1963 2.03% 1.17%
1962 1.96% 1.22%
1961 1.89% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Equatorial Guinea Uruguay
Current population
1998075
3382789
Population rank 148/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
11.7 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
9.61 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
36.1 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +123 -4
Annual growth/decline +44,967 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 30/197 167/197
One migration net change every
2.3 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +3,812 -1,338
Net migration rank 53/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 248,930 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 106/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 52/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Equatorial Guinea Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 3,812 - -1,338
2024 - 3,891 - -1,348
2023 40,140 3,997 298 -1,501
2022 39,873 3,997 -2,964 -1,501
2021 39,160 6,493 -5,621 -1,482
2020 38,994 0 4,048 -1,482
2019 38,894 14,695 3,873 -2,899
2018 38,332 15,581 7,322 -2,963
2017 37,740 16,399 10,907 -3,091
2016 37,180 17,107 14,008 -3,506
2015 36,543 17,697 16,194 -4,157
2014 35,889 18,058 16,238 -4,919
2013 35,158 18,106 16,318 -5,647
2012 34,347 17,860 15,520 -6,317
2011 33,502 17,604 14,934 -6,982
2010 32,368 22,027 16,231 -7,696
2009 31,184 21,235 16,947 -8,510
2008 29,941 19,925 16,838 -9,458
2007 28,672 18,433 17,422 -10,750
2006 27,404 16,889 17,783 -13,161
2005 26,116 15,548 18,926 -16,086
2004 24,666 28,578 18,067 -15,668
2003 23,168 27,696 18,628 -17,105
2002 21,744 27,198 20,073 -16,957
2001 20,376 26,919 20,729 -14,620
2000 19,132 26,695 21,060 -11,076
1999 18,465 7,846 21,844 -7,441
1998 17,854 7,307 22,114 -7,048
1997 17,305 6,696 23,737 -6,938
1996 16,802 6,003 24,635 -7,397
1995 16,345 5,300 24,872 -8,339
1994 15,937 4,664 24,637 -7,955
1993 15,459 4,175 24,212 -7,922
1992 15,010 3,867 24,847 -7,850
1991 14,581 3,642 25,422 -7,714
1990 14,158 3,511 25,699 -7,499
1989 13,724 3,545 25,322 -7,229
1988 13,266 3,777 25,071 -6,582
1987 12,727 4,482 24,469 -6,833
1986 12,061 6,317 24,505 -8,046
1985 11,179 8,816 23,988 -8,832
1984 10,076 11,221 23,684 -9,730
1983 8,886 12,766 24,146 -10,671
1982 8,182 12,568 25,224 -12,131
1981 7,573 9,605 24,968 -13,577
1980 7,142 4,903 25,451 -14,252
1979 5,786 -235 27,456 -14,552
1978 5,635 -4,553 30,076 -14,611
1977 5,550 -7,131 31,321 -14,280
1976 2,451 -9,377 33,199 -14,096
1975 4,580 -11,398 33,393 -14,350
1974 5,697 -12,983 32,221 -14,512
1973 6,508 -13,875 30,213 -14,312
1972 6,572 -13,576 28,896 -13,817
1971 4,822 -10,760 28,584 -13,288
1970 2,715 -6,499 28,737 -12,727
1969 2,593 -2,237 28,805 -11,149
1968 6,417 565 29,103 -8,028
1967 6,135 974 29,514 -5,938
1966 5,868 915 30,293 -4,599
1965 5,618 837 30,807 -3,542
1964 5,393 735 31,340 -2,623
1963 5,192 632 31,824 -1,707
1962 5,013 528 31,441 -623
1961 4,858 384 30,975 703
1960 4,727 210 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 248,930 residents or 13.2% of the population were not native-born in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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