Population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population growth rate was 0.443 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.443
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 239 countries
All-time high
6.52
in 2000
All-time low
-2.47
in 1974
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.443 for population growth rate in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.52 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -2.47, in 1974.
That places Equatorial Guinea 27th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0572 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0386 | -32.4% |
| 1900 | -0.6701 | -1834.5% |
| 1905 | -0.9746 | +45.4% |
| 1910 | -0.8157 | -16.3% |
| 1915 | -0.5713 | -30.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1577 | -127.6% |
| 1925 | 1.29 | +719.4% |
| 1930 | 1.25 | -3.1% |
| 1935 | 1.19 | -4.7% |
| 1940 | 2.52 | +111.0% |
| 1945 | 4.38 | +74.2% |
| 1950 | 1.78 | -59.3% |
| 1951 | 1.76 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 1.74 | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 1.74 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.73 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.73 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 1.77 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 1.83 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 1.91 | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 1.97 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 2.04 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 2.1 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 2.17 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 2.22 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 2.28 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 2.19 | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.112 | -94.9% |
| 1970 | -1.18 | -1154.5% |
| 1971 | -1.88 | +59.2% |
| 1972 | -2.26 | +20.4% |
| 1973 | -2.44 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | -2.47 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | -2.37 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | -2.46 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | -0.569 | -76.9% |
| 1978 | 0.39 | -168.5% |
| 1979 | 1.98 | +408.7% |
| 1980 | 4.17 | +110.3% |
| 1981 | 5.67 | +35.8% |
| 1982 | 6.44 | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 6.31 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 5.84 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 5.19 | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 4.54 | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 4.08 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 3.88 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 3.78 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.72 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.7 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.7 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.7 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.75 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.79 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.84 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.89 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.92 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.94 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.52 | +65.2% |
| 2001 | 6.31 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.14 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 6 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.92 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4 | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 4.47 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.55 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.62 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.58 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.12 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 4.04 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.96 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.85 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.73 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.46 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.34 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.21 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.27 | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 2.43 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 2.39 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.42 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 2.38 | -1.9% |
| 2026 | 2.32 | -2.3% |
| 2027 | 2.29 | -1.2% |
| 2028 | 2.24 | -2.3% |
| 2029 | 2.19 | -2.4% |
| 2030 | 2.17 | -0.7% |
| 2031 | 2.17 | +0.1% |
| 2032 | 2.19 | +0.9% |
| 2033 | 2.08 | -5.0% |
| 2034 | 2.09 | +0.4% |
| 2035 | 2.04 | -2.2% |
| 2036 | 2.02 | -1.0% |
| 2037 | 2 | -1.3% |
| 2038 | 2.01 | +0.5% |
| 2039 | 1.9 | -5.6% |
| 2040 | 1.9 | +0.3% |
| 2041 | 1.81 | -4.9% |
| 2042 | 1.79 | -0.9% |
| 2043 | 1.72 | -3.8% |
| 2044 | 1.71 | -0.6% |
| 2045 | 1.66 | -2.8% |
| 2046 | 1.6 | -4.0% |
| 2047 | 1.52 | -5.0% |
| 2048 | 1.51 | -0.2% |
| 2049 | 1.49 | -1.8% |
| 2050 | 1.47 | -1.3% |
| 2051 | 1.46 | -0.2% |
| 2052 | 1.46 | -0.4% |
| 2053 | 1.43 | -1.7% |
| 2054 | 1.43 | +0.0% |
| 2055 | 1.4 | -2.4% |
| 2056 | 1.35 | -3.4% |
| 2057 | 1.33 | -1.7% |
| 2058 | 1.35 | +1.7% |
| 2059 | 1.28 | -5.0% |
| 2060 | 1.23 | -4.3% |
| 2061 | 1.19 | -2.7% |
| 2062 | 1.16 | -2.9% |
| 2063 | 1.15 | -1.1% |
| 2064 | 1.17 | +1.7% |
| 2065 | 1.14 | -2.5% |
| 2066 | 1.09 | -4.5% |
| 2067 | 1.06 | -2.6% |
| 2068 | 1.01 | -4.2% |
| 2069 | 1.05 | +3.6% |
| 2070 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 2071 | 0.996 | -4.5% |
| 2072 | 0.996 | +0.0% |
| 2073 | 0.968 | -2.8% |
| 2074 | 0.962 | -0.6% |
| 2075 | 0.969 | +0.7% |
| 2076 | 0.955 | -1.4% |
| 2077 | 0.887 | -7.1% |
| 2078 | 0.859 | -3.2% |
| 2079 | 0.865 | +0.7% |
| 2080 | 0.803 | -7.2% |
| 2081 | 0.78 | -2.9% |
| 2082 | 0.735 | -5.8% |
| 2083 | 0.717 | -2.4% |
| 2084 | 0.755 | +5.3% |
| 2085 | 0.667 | -11.7% |
| 2086 | 0.65 | -2.5% |
| 2087 | 0.647 | -0.5% |
| 2088 | 0.655 | +1.2% |
| 2089 | 0.645 | -1.5% |
| 2090 | 0.576 | -10.7% |
| 2091 | 0.54 | -6.2% |
| 2092 | 0.572 | +5.9% |
| 2093 | 0.565 | -1.2% |
| 2094 | 0.566 | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 0.521 | -8.0% |
| 2096 | 0.484 | -7.1% |
| 2097 | 0.482 | -0.4% |
| 2098 | 0.47 | -2.5% |
| 2099 | 0.446 | -5.1% |
| 2100 | 0.443 | -0.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.443 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.443 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -1834.5% | 0.0386 | -0.6701 |
| 1970 | -1154.5% | 0.112 | -1.18 |
| 1925 | +719.4% | 0.1577 | 1.29 |
| 1979 | +408.7% | 0.39 | 1.98 |
| 1978 | +168.5% | -0.569 | 0.39 |
| 1920 | +127.6% | -0.5713 | 0.1577 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0572 | 0.0572 | 0.0572 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0386 | 0.0386 | 0.0386 | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.8223 | -0.9746 | -0.6701 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.6935 | -0.8157 | -0.5713 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.7249 | 0.1577 | 1.29 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 2 |
| 1940s | 3.45 | 2.52 | 4.38 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.88 | 0.112 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.33 | -2.47 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.99 | 3.78 | 6.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.35 | 4.4 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 | 3.21 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 2.19 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.07 | 1.9 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.67 | 1.49 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.4 | 1.28 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.95 | 0.859 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.7054 | 0.645 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.5222 | 0.446 | 0.576 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.443 | 0.443 | 0.443 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population growth rate in Equatorial Guinea was 0.443 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 in 2000.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.47 in 1974.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population growth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 27th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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