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Equatorial Guinea vs Sweden: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Equatorial Guinea
811,799 people
in 2050
Sweden
801,164 people
in 2050
Equatorial Guinea rank
128th
Sweden rank
129th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 811,799 people against 801,164 people in Sweden, a difference of 10,635 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th and Sweden ranks 129th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 42.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1000s 55,434 people 399,985 people 344,551 people Sweden
1100s 55,434 people 469,948 people 414,514 people Sweden
1200s 55,434 people 539,820 people 484,386 people Sweden
1300s 83,151 people 1.10 million people 1.02 million people Sweden
1400s 97,010 people 432,327 people 335,317 people Sweden
1500s 110,867 people 503,215 people 392,348 people Sweden
1600s 117,794 people 755,518 people 637,724 people Sweden
1700s 124,715 people 1.31 million people 1.19 million people Sweden
1710s 125,231 people 1.33 million people 1.21 million people Sweden
1720s 125,853 people 1.32 million people 1.20 million people Sweden
1730s 126,511 people 1.43 million people 1.31 million people Sweden
1740s 127,206 people 1.48 million people 1.35 million people Sweden
1750s 127,943 people 1.48 million people 1.35 million people Sweden
1760s 128,726 people 1.55 million people 1.43 million people Sweden
1770s 129,562 people 1.60 million people 1.47 million people Sweden
1780s 130,456 people 1.60 million people 1.47 million people Sweden
1790s 131,416 people 1.61 million people 1.48 million people Sweden
1800s 132,452 people 1.68 million people 1.54 million people Sweden
1810s 133,575 people 1.65 million people 1.51 million people Sweden
1820s 134,800 people 1.71 million people 1.57 million people Sweden
1830s 136,147 people 1.84 million people 1.70 million people Sweden
1840s 137,644 people 1.92 million people 1.78 million people Sweden
1850s 139,333 people 2.04 million people 1.90 million people Sweden
1860s 141,280 people 2.16 million people 2.02 million people Sweden
1870s 143,599 people 2.25 million people 2.10 million people Sweden
1880s 146,509 people 2.36 million people 2.21 million people Sweden
1890s 150,496 people 2.34 million people 2.19 million people Sweden
1900s 156,922 people 2.38 million people 2.23 million people Sweden
1910s 172,144 people 2.43 million people 2.25 million people Sweden
1920s 179,068 people 2.41 million people 2.23 million people Sweden
1930s 184,548 people 2.40 million people 2.22 million people Sweden
1940s 188,027 people 2.33 million people 2.15 million people Sweden
1950s 193,085 people 2.31 million people 2.11 million people Sweden
1960s 218,525 people 1.80 million people 1.58 million people Sweden
1970s 217,312 people 1.44 million people 1.22 million people Sweden
1980s 266,326 people 1.41 million people 1.14 million people Sweden
1990s 349,246 people 1.42 million people 1.07 million people Sweden
2000s 520,406 people 1.41 million people 891,602 people Sweden
2010s 500,263 people 1.33 million people 825,058 people Sweden
2020s 546,998 people 1.17 million people 624,000 people Sweden
2030s 641,320 people 988,717 people 347,398 people Sweden
2040s 749,484 people 848,183 people 98,700 people Sweden
2050s 811,799 people 801,164 people 10,635 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Equatorial Guinea or Sweden?
Equatorial Guinea, at 811,799 people against 801,164 people in Sweden as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Equatorial Guinea and Sweden?
10,635 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sweden?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sweden rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th and Sweden ranks 129th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.