Share of population living in urbanized areas in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of population living in urbanized areas was 46.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
46.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
147th
of 202 countries
All-time high
46.4%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urbanized areas in Equatorial Guinea, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 46.4% for share of population living in urbanized areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urbanized areas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 46.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 147th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living in urbanized areas in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.0% | +55.2% |
| 1720 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1730 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1740 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1750 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1760 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 1770 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 1780 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 1790 | 0.2% | +33.3% |
| 1800 | 0.2% | +33.3% |
| 1810 | 0.3% | +33.3% |
| 1820 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1830 | 0.5% | +33.3% |
| 1840 | 0.7% | +33.3% |
| 1850 | 0.9% | +33.3% |
| 1860 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 1870 | 1.5% | +33.3% |
| 1880 | 2.1% | +33.3% |
| 1890 | 2.8% | +33.3% |
| 1900 | 3.7% | +33.3% |
| 1910 | 4.9% | +33.3% |
| 1920 | 6.5% | +33.3% |
| 1930 | 8.7% | +33.3% |
| 1940 | 11.6% | +33.3% |
| 1950 | 15.5% | +33.3% |
| 1951 | 16.8% | +8.4% |
| 1952 | 17.6% | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 18.4% | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 19.3% | +4.8% |
| 1955 | 20.2% | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 21.2% | +4.7% |
| 1957 | 22.1% | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 23.1% | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 24.2% | +4.4% |
| 1960 | 25.2% | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 25.8% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 25.8% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 25.8% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 25.8% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 27.1% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 26.3% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 31.4% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 46.4% | +1.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 46.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.2%, 67% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 46.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.2%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urbanized areas in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 1940s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1950s | 19.8% | 15.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.7% | 25.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.6% | 25.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 27.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 35.2% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 39.4% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 39.7% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.3% | 46.4% | 6 |
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More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 178.37 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 328,832 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urbanized areas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of population living in urbanized areas in Equatorial Guinea was 46.4% in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urbanized areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urbanized areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urbanized areas rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.