Population in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Population was 1.85 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.85 million people
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
151st
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.85 million people
in 2023
All-time low
55,434 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Equatorial Guinea, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.85 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.85 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55,434 people, in 1000.

That places Equatorial Guinea 151st out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 55,434 people 55,434 people 55,434 people 1
1100s 55,434 people 55,434 people 55,434 people 1
1200s 55,434 people 55,434 people 55,434 people 1
1300s 83,151 people 83,151 people 83,151 people 1
1400s 97,010 people 97,010 people 97,010 people 1
1500s 110,868 people 110,868 people 110,868 people 1
1600s 117,797 people 117,797 people 117,797 people 1
1700s 124,727 people 124,727 people 124,727 people 1
1710s 125,250 people 125,250 people 125,250 people 1
1720s 125,879 people 125,879 people 125,879 people 1
1730s 126,545 people 126,545 people 126,545 people 1
1740s 127,252 people 127,252 people 127,252 people 1
1750s 128,005 people 128,005 people 128,005 people 1
1760s 128,810 people 128,810 people 128,810 people 1
1770s 129,675 people 129,675 people 129,675 people 1
1780s 130,607 people 130,607 people 130,607 people 1
1790s 131,620 people 131,620 people 131,620 people 1
1800s 80,377 people 80,377 people 80,377 people 10
1810s 80,393 people 80,377 people 80,538 people 10
1820s 84,165 people 80,861 people 87,917 people 10
1830s 92,902 people 88,797 people 97,117 people 10
1840s 102,615 people 98,089 people 107,193 people 10
1850s 111,442 people 108,091 people 114,660 people 10
1860s 118,719 people 115,383 people 122,130 people 10
1870s 127,010 people 122,950 people 131,204 people 10
1880s 136,562 people 132,163 people 140,776 people 10
1890s 139,030 people 136,115 people 141,137 people 10
1900s 129,808 people 124,333 people 135,206 people 10
1910s 119,989 people 117,226 people 123,323 people 10
1920s 123,304 people 117,411 people 130,385 people 10
1930s 139,558 people 132,027 people 148,052 people 10
1940s 183,278 people 151,826 people 219,678 people 10
1950s 245,377 people 226,570 people 265,003 people 10
1960s 295,925 people 269,813 people 322,525 people 10
1970s 294,560 people 276,534 people 320,815 people 10
1980s 373,178 people 288,652 people 456,821 people 10
1990s 564,783 people 474,289 people 667,222 people 10
2000s 919,287 people 703,287 people 1.14 million people 10
2010s 1.43 million people 1.19 million people 1.67 million people 10
2020s 1.78 million people 1.72 million people 1.85 million people 4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 148 Guinea-Bissau 2.15 million people compare
  2. 149 Slovenia 2.12 million people compare
  3. 150 Latvia 1.88 million people compare
  4. 152 North Macedonia 1.83 million people compare
  5. 153 Bahrain 1.57 million people compare
  6. 154 Trinidad and Tobago 1.50 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Equatorial Guinea?
Population in Equatorial Guinea was 1.85 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 55,434 people in 1000.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.