Equatorial Guinea
Population in Equatorial Guinea
Population in Equatorial Guinea: 226,600 people in 1950 and 1.85 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 1.85 million people
- Since 1950
- +1.62 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 151 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 5 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 5 million people in 2100, between 1.71 million people and 36.1 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 80,380 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.85 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 1.8 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 1.76 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 1.72 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 1.67 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 1.62 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 1.51 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 1.45 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 1.4 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 1.35 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 1.29 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 1.24 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 1.19 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 1.14 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 1.09 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 1.04 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 990,300 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 947,400 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 899,900 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 847,900 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 798,000 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 749,800 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 703,300 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 667,200 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 641,500 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 616,900 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 593,500 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 571,300 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 550,100 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 530,000 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 510,800 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 492,200 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 474,300 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 456,800 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 439,700 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 422,500 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 404,700 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 385,500 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 364,900 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 343,400 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 322,200 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 303,300 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 288,600 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 279,800 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 276,500 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 276,800 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 281,000 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 287,900 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 295,000 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 302,300 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 309,500 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 315,900 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 320,800 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 322,500 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 318,800 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 311,800 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 304,900 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 298,200 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 291,900 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 286,000 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 280,300 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 274,900 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 269,800 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 265,000 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 260,400 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 255,900 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 251,500 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 247,200 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 243,000 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 238,800 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 234,700 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 230,600 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 226,600 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 219,700 | – |
| 1948 | 211,800 | – |
| 1947 | 202,700 | – |
| 1946 | 194,000 | – |
| 1945 | 185,700 | – |
| 1944 | 177,700 | – |
| 1943 | 170,100 | – |
| 1942 | 162,800 | – |
| 1941 | 156,700 | – |
| 1940 | 151,800 | – |
| 1939 | 148,100 | – |
| 1938 | 145,300 | – |
| 1937 | 143,600 | – |
| 1936 | 141,900 | – |
| 1935 | 140,200 | – |
| 1934 | 138,600 | – |
| 1933 | 136,900 | – |
| 1932 | 135,300 | – |
| 1931 | 133,700 | – |
| 1930 | 132,000 | – |
| 1929 | 130,400 | – |
| 1928 | 128,700 | – |
| 1927 | 127,100 | – |
| 1926 | 125,500 | – |
| 1925 | 123,800 | – |
| 1924 | 122,300 | – |
| 1923 | 120,700 | – |
| 1922 | 119,100 | – |
| 1921 | 118,000 | – |
| 1920 | 117,400 | – |
| 1919 | 117,200 | – |
| 1918 | 117,500 | – |
| 1917 | 118,200 | – |
| 1916 | 118,900 | – |
| 1915 | 119,600 | – |
| 1914 | 120,200 | – |
| 1913 | 120,900 | – |
| 1912 | 121,600 | – |
| 1911 | 122,400 | – |
| 1910 | 123,300 | – |
| 1909 | 124,300 | – |
| 1908 | 125,500 | – |
| 1907 | 126,700 | – |
| 1906 | 127,900 | – |
| 1905 | 129,200 | – |
| 1904 | 130,400 | – |
| 1903 | 131,700 | – |
| 1902 | 133,000 | – |
| 1901 | 134,200 | – |
| 1900 | 135,200 | – |
| 1899 | 136,100 | – |
| 1898 | 136,900 | – |
| 1897 | 137,500 | – |
| 1896 | 138,200 | – |
| 1895 | 138,800 | – |
| 1894 | 139,500 | – |
| 1893 | 140,200 | – |
| 1892 | 140,800 | – |
| 1891 | 141,100 | – |
| 1890 | 141,100 | – |
| 1889 | 140,800 | – |
| 1888 | 140,100 | – |
| 1887 | 139,100 | – |
| 1886 | 138,100 | – |
| 1885 | 137,100 | – |
| 1884 | 136,100 | – |
| 1883 | 135,100 | – |
| 1882 | 134,100 | – |
| 1881 | 133,100 | – |
| 1880 | 132,200 | – |
| 1879 | 131,200 | – |
| 1878 | 130,300 | – |
| 1877 | 129,300 | – |
| 1876 | 128,400 | – |
| 1875 | 127,400 | – |
| 1874 | 126,500 | – |
| 1873 | 125,600 | – |
| 1872 | 124,700 | – |
| 1871 | 123,800 | – |
| 1870 | 123,000 | – |
| 1869 | 122,100 | – |
| 1868 | 121,300 | – |
| 1867 | 120,600 | – |
| 1866 | 119,800 | – |
| 1865 | 119,100 | – |
| 1864 | 118,300 | – |
| 1863 | 117,600 | – |
| 1862 | 116,800 | – |
| 1861 | 116,100 | – |
| 1860 | 115,400 | – |
| 1859 | 114,700 | – |
| 1858 | 113,900 | – |
| 1857 | 113,200 | – |
| 1856 | 112,500 | – |
| 1855 | 111,800 | – |
| 1854 | 111,100 | – |
| 1853 | 110,400 | – |
| 1852 | 109,700 | – |
| 1851 | 108,900 | – |
| 1850 | 108,100 | – |
| 1849 | 107,200 | – |
| 1848 | 106,200 | – |
| 1847 | 105,200 | – |
| 1846 | 104,100 | – |
| 1845 | 103,100 | – |
| 1844 | 102,100 | – |
| 1843 | 101,100 | – |
| 1842 | 100,100 | – |
| 1841 | 99,070 | – |
| 1840 | 98,090 | – |
| 1839 | 97,120 | – |
| 1838 | 96,160 | – |
| 1837 | 95,200 | – |
| 1836 | 94,260 | – |
| 1835 | 93,330 | – |
| 1834 | 92,400 | – |
| 1833 | 91,490 | – |
| 1832 | 90,580 | – |
| 1831 | 89,690 | – |
| 1830 | 88,800 | – |
| 1829 | 87,920 | – |
| 1828 | 87,050 | – |
| 1827 | 86,190 | – |
| 1826 | 85,330 | – |
| 1825 | 84,490 | – |
| 1824 | 83,650 | – |
| 1823 | 82,820 | – |
| 1822 | 82,000 | – |
| 1821 | 81,350 | – |
| 1820 | 80,860 | – |
| 1819 | 80,540 | – |
| 1818 | 80,380 | – |
| 1817 | 80,380 | – |
| 1816 | 80,380 | – |
| 1815 | 80,380 | – |
| 1814 | 80,380 | – |
| 1813 | 80,380 | – |
| 1812 | 80,380 | – |
| 1811 | 80,380 | – |
| 1810 | 80,380 | – |
| 1809 | 80,380 | – |
| 1808 | 80,380 | – |
| 1807 | 80,380 | – |
| 1806 | 80,380 | – |
| 1805 | 80,380 | – |
| 1804 | 80,380 | – |
| 1803 | 80,380 | – |
| 1802 | 80,380 | – |
| 1801 | 80,380 | – |
| 1800 | 80,380 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.89 million1.88 million–1.91 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 1.94 million1.89 million–1.99 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 1.98 million1.89 million–2.07 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 2.03 million1.89 million–2.16 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 2.08 million1.89 million–2.26 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 2.12 million1.88 million–2.36 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 2.17 million1.88 million–2.46 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 2.22 million1.87 million–2.58 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 2.27 million1.86 million–2.71 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 2.32 million1.86 million–2.83 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 2.37 million1.85 million–2.97 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 2.41 million1.84 million–3.11 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 2.46 million1.83 million–3.25 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 2.51 million1.82 million–3.42 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 2.57 million1.82 million–3.6 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 2.62 million1.82 million–3.77 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 2.67 million1.82 million–3.93 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 2.72 million1.81 million–4.1 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 2.77 million1.81 million–4.28 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 2.81 million1.82 million–4.46 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 2.86 million1.82 million–4.63 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 2.91 million1.81 million–4.81 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 2.96 million1.8 million–5.04 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 3.01 million1.78 million–5.29 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 3.05 million1.76 million–5.53 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 3.1 million1.76 million–5.82 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 3.14 million1.76 million–6.12 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 3.19 million1.76 million–6.37 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 3.24 million1.75 million–6.63 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 3.28 million1.74 million–6.95 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 3.33 million1.74 million–7.25 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 3.38 million1.74 million–7.57 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 3.43 million1.74 million–7.89 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 3.47 million1.74 million–8.19 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 3.52 million1.74 million–8.55 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 3.57 million1.74 million–8.96 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 3.61 million1.75 million–9.34 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 3.66 million1.76 million–9.76 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 3.7 million1.76 million–10.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 3.74 million1.76 million–10.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 3.78 million1.77 million–10.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 3.83 million1.77 million–11.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 3.87 million1.75 million–11.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 3.91 million1.74 million–12.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 3.95 million1.73 million–12.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 3.99 million1.71 million–13.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 4.04 million1.7 million–13.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 4.08 million1.67 million–14.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 4.12 million1.65 million–14.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 4.16 million1.66 million–15.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 4.2 million1.65 million–16 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 4.24 million1.64 million–16.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 4.28 million1.64 million–17 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 4.32 million1.63 million–17.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 4.36 million1.61 million–18.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 4.4 million1.61 million–18.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 4.43 million1.62 million–19.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 4.47 million1.64 million–19.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 4.5 million1.64 million–20.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 4.54 million1.64 million–20.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 4.57 million1.61 million–21.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 4.6 million1.6 million–22 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 4.63 million1.6 million–22.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 4.66 million1.61 million–23.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 4.69 million1.63 million–24.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 4.72 million1.64 million–25.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 4.75 million1.65 million–26.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 4.78 million1.66 million–27.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 4.81 million1.66 million–28.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 4.83 million1.66 million–29.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 4.86 million1.65 million–30.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 4.89 million1.63 million–31.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 4.91 million1.64 million–32.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 4.94 million1.65 million–33.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 4.96 million1.66 million–34.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 4.98 million1.68 million–35.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5 million1.71 million–36.1 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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Equatorial Guinea in numbers
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- Military spending0.9% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$113M in 2025
- Military spending per person$63 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel1,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.16% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports12 million TIV in 2024