Population growth in Equatorial Guinea
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Equatorial Guinea increased from 255,338.00 to 1.63 million people. This is a growth of 540.1 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Equatorial Guinea was recorded in 2015 with 20.02 percent. The biggest decrease in 1974 with -4.28 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Equatorial Guinea fell by 0.19 years from 2012 to 2021 from 20.49 to 20.30 years (median value).
Around 74 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.0 percent annually.
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Population development in Equatorial Guinea since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Equatorial Guinea | Change Equatorial Guinea | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 259,000 | 1.35 % | 40.7 ‰ | 27.6 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 262,000 | 1.33 % | 40.7 ‰ | 27.2 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 266,000 | 1.44 % | 40.6 ‰ | 26.8 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 271,000 | 1.73 % | 40.7 ‰ | 26.4 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 276,000 | 2.10 % | 40.7 ‰ | 26.1 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 284,000 | 2.61 % | 40.8 ‰ | 25.9 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 292,000 | 2.92 % | 41.0 ‰ | 25.7 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 299,000 | 2.61 % | 41.1 ‰ | 25.7 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 304,000 | 1.53 % | 41.3 ‰ | 25.8 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 304,000 | 0.00 % | 41.5 ‰ | 26.0 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 299,000 | -1.69 % | 41.6 ‰ | 26.1 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 290,000 | -3.13 % | 41.8 ‰ | 26.2 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 278,000 | -4.09 % | 42.0 ‰ | 26.1 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 266,000 | -4.28 % | 42.2 ‰ | 25.9 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 256,000 | -3.75 % | 42.4 ‰ | 25.5 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 248,000 | -3.06 % | 42.6 ‰ | 24.9 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 242,000 | -2.34 % | 42.8 ‰ | 24.1 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 240,000 | -1.02 % | 43.0 ‰ | 23.2 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 242,000 | 0.96 % | 43.2 ‰ | 22.1 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 250,000 | 3.29 % | 43.3 ‰ | 21.1 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 264,000 | 5.78 % | 43.3 ‰ | 20.2 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 285,000 | 7.67 % | 43.3 ‰ | 19.4 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 308,000 | 8.28 % | 43.3 ‰ | 18.8 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 332,000 | 7.57 % | 43.3 ‰ | 18.4 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 352,000 | 6.20 % | 43.1 ‰ | 18.2 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 369,000 | 4.80 % | 43.0 ‰ | 18.1 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 383,000 | 3.78 % | 42.8 ‰ | 18.1 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 395,000 | 3.13 % | 42.6 ‰ | 17.9 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 407,000 | 2.95 % | 42.3 ‰ | 17.7 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 419,000 | 3.09 % | 42.1 ‰ | 17.4 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 433,000 | 3.26 % | 41.9 ‰ | 17.1 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 447,000 | 3.33 % | 41.7 ‰ | 16.7 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 463,000 | 3.44 % | 41.6 ‰ | 16.2 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 479,000 | 3.56 % | 41.5 ‰ | 15.8 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 497,000 | 3.69 % | 41.5 ‰ | 15.4 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 516,000 | 3.84 % | 41.5 ‰ | 15.0 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 536,000 | 4.00 % | 41.4 ‰ | 14.7 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 558,000 | 4.11 % | 41.4 ‰ | 14.3 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 582,000 | 4.17 % | 41.3 ‰ | 14.0 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 606,000 | 4.20 % | 41.1 ‰ | 13.7 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 632,000 | 4.20 % | 40.9 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 658,000 | 4.23 % | 40.7 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 687,000 | 4.30 % | 40.5 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 717,000 | 4.41 % | 40.2 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 750,000 | 4.54 % | 39.9 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 784,000 | 4.67 % | 39.5 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 822,000 | 4.74 % | 39.1 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 861,000 | 4.76 % | 38.6 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 902,000 | 4.73 % | 38.1 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 944,000 | 4.66 % | 37.6 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 987,000 | 4.58 % | 37.0 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 1,031,000 | 4.49 % | 36.5 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 1,076,000 | 4.39 % | 35.9 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 1,122,000 | 4.26 % | 36.0 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 1,347,000 | 20.02 % | 35.2 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 1,399,000 | 3.86 % | 34.4 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 1,451,000 | 3.70 % | 33.5 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 1,502,000 | 3.54 % | 32.7 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 1,553,000 | 3.39 % | 31.9 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 1,596,000 | 2.77 % | 31.2 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 1,634,000 | 2.41 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Equatorial Guinea
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Equatorial Guinea increased by about 43,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 9.0 per 1,000 people (~ 14,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 31.2 per 1,000 people (~ 48,400 births). As a result, around 8,600 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 12,469 in Equatorial Guinea. The number of births was 44,577 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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