Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7158 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 0.7158 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.7158 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2603 people per person, in 1960.
That places Equatorial Guinea 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2603 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2611 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2613 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2615 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2616 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2617 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2618 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2619 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2619 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.262 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.262 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2621 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2621 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2621 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2622 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2622 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2623 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2624 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2624 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2625 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2627 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2628 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.263 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2632 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2662 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2742 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2861 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3008 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3172 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3341 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3504 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3651 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.377 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.385 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.388 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.388 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3881 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3881 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3881 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3881 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3882 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3886 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.392 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.399 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4093 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4228 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4393 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4586 people per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4804 people per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5047 people per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5312 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5597 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5901 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6221 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6556 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6895 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6925 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6955 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6984 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7012 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7039 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7064 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7089 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7113 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7136 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7158 people per person | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.7158 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.7158 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2615 people per person | 0.2603 people per person | 0.262 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2622 people per person | 0.262 people per person | 0.2625 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.283 people per person | 0.2627 people per person | 0.3341 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3806 people per person | 0.3504 people per person | 0.3881 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4283 people per person | 0.3882 people per person | 0.5047 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6436 people per person | 0.5312 people per person | 0.7012 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.71 people per person | 0.7039 people per person | 0.7158 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 78 Djibouti 0.7298 people per person compare
- 79 Dominican Republic 0.7252 people per person compare
- 80 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7208 people per person compare
- 82 Hungary 0.7157 people per person compare
- 83 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7156 people per person compare
- 84 Angola 0.7146 people per person 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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.7158 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7158 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2603 people per person in 1960.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.