Natural population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Natural population growth rate was 2.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea is 2.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1969.
That places Equatorial Guinea 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Natural population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.8% | — |
| 1951 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -60.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +80.3% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +39.1% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -45.2% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +130.0% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +130.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% |
| 1971 | +80.3% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| 1969 | -60.0% | 2.0% | 0.8% |
| 1976 | -45.2% | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| 1972 | +39.1% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 36 Rwanda 2.2% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 2.2% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 2.2% compare
- 40 Iraq 2.2% compare
- 41 Tajikistan 2.2% compare
- 42 Comoros 2.1% compare
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 natural population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Natural population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea was 2.2% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1969.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for natural population growth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.