Population and Demographics of Equatorial Guinea
Population changed +2.43% in 2024 · median age 21 years
Equatorial Guinea's demographic profile combines +2.43% annual change with fertility of 4.1, and the 65-plus group accounts for 3.69% of residents. Over the 24 years from 2000 to 2024, Equatorial Guinea moved +169.2% in population size. Looking ahead, 3.14 million is projected for 2050 under the medium scenario, compared with 1.89 million in 2024.
Population Over Time in Equatorial Guinea
Over the 24 years from 2000 to 2024, Equatorial Guinea added roughly 1.19 million people, leaving the 2024 total at 1.893M. For 2050, the medium projection is 3.144M. That is a difference of about 1.25 million people from the 2024 estimate. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
In 2024, Equatorial Guinea's age mix can be described as very young on the broad UN age-group measures. At 37.29%, the under-15 group is larger than the 3.69% aged 65+, while ages 15 to 64 account for 59.02%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 47.3% of Equatorial Guinea's population and males 52.7%. Males exceed females by 5.4 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Males made up 52.7% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 47.3% females.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Equatorial Guinea records +2.43% annual population change in 2024 and 4.1 children per woman, with younger residents at 37.29% and older residents at 3.69% of the total.
The 24-year population path to 2024 amounts to +169.2% for Equatorial Guinea, followed by +66.1% projected change from 2024 to 2050; the figures describe direction, not a causal split between migration and natural change.
2024 estimate for Equatorial Guinea. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Equatorial Guinea vs. World
The world comparison highlights three contrasts for Equatorial Guinea. Annual change is +2.43% versus +0.87% globally, fertility is 4.1 versus 2.25, and median age is 21 versus 30.6 years.
| Indicator | Equatorial Guinea | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +2.43% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 4.1 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 21 | 30.6 | 2024 |
This comparison avoids mixed-year arithmetic by keeping Equatorial Guinea and the world on the same 2024 harmonized demographic table.
Key Takeaways
Equatorial Guinea has 1,892,516 people in the 2024 estimate, with the population changing +2.43% over the year.
The 2024 age structure is 37.29% under 15, 59.02% aged 15 to 64 and 3.69% aged 65 or older.
The World Bank 2024 sex-share series is 47.3% female and 52.7% male.
The 2050 medium projection is 3.144M, 66.1% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Equatorial Guinea?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Equatorial Guinea is 1,892,516 people.
Is the population of Equatorial Guinea growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Equatorial Guinea's population is growing, with annual change of +2.43%.
What percentage of the population of Equatorial Guinea is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 3.69% of Equatorial Guinea's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Equatorial Guinea in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Equatorial Guinea's 2050 population at 3,143,728.
What is the fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Equatorial Guinea is 4.1 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.