The population of Equatorial Guinea is expected to grow by 46,000 in 2019 and reach 1,406,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 16,000 people yearly. On average there are 44,510 births and 13,093 deaths in Equatorial Guinea per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 2.31 percent per year. The population density of Equatorial Guinea has changed from 9.1 in 1980 to 45.2 in 2017.
| Current population | 1,366,049 people at present (Sunday 17th of February 2019) | |
| Median Age | 24.0 years |
| Life expectancy | 58.7 years | |
| Population density | 48.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,360,000 | 46,000 (3.4%) | 16,000 | 24.0 | 4.43 | 49 | 554,000 (40.7%) |
| 2018 | 1,314,000 | 46,000 (3.5%) | 16,000 | 24.0 | 4.52 | 47 | 532,000 (40.5%) |
| 2017 | 1,268,000 | 46,510 (3.7%) | 16,000 | 24.1 | 4.60 | 45 | 511,000 (40.3%) |
| 2016 | 1,221,490 | 46,101 (3.8%) | 16,000 | 24.1 | 4.69 | 44 | 489,854 (40.1%) |
| 2015 | 1,175,389 | 45,965 (3.9%) | 16,000 | 24.2 | 4.78 | 42 | 469,251 (39.9%) |
| 2010 | 951,104 | 41,993 (4.4%) | 18,000 | 23.9 | 5.21 | 34 | 373,052 (39.2%) |
| 2005 | 757,317 | 32,500 (4.3%) | 16,001 | 23.7 | 5.56 | 27 | 294,263 (38.9%) |
| 2000 | 614,323 | 24,385 (4.0%) | 10,001 | 23.7 | 5.83 | 22 | 238,394 (38.8%) |
| 1995 | 504,871 | 17,731 (3.5%) | 7,000 | 23.8 | 5.97 | 18 | 196,062 (38.8%) |
| 1990 | 426,846 | 12,708 (3.0%) | 4,001 | 23.9 | 5.99 | 15 | 148,308 (34.7%) |
| 1985 | 358,896 | 20,810 (5.8%) | 4,000 | 24.2 | 5.95 | 13 | 107,453 (29.9%) |
| 1980 | 255,325 | 8,247 (3.2%) | 13,000 | 24.9 | 5.84 | 9 | 71,164 (27.9%) |
| 1975 | 259,747 | -9,679 (-3.7%) | -5,999 | 25.3 | 5.79 | 9 | 71,197 (27.4%) |
| 1970 | 306,515 | 282 (0.1%) | -14,000 | 25.3 | 5.81 | 11 | 82,618 (27.0%) |
| 1965 | 277,396 | 5,939 (2.1%) | 1,000 | 25.7 | 5.73 | 10 | 73,515 (26.5%) |
| 1960 | 255,323 | 3,624 (1.4%) | 600 | 26.1 | 5.65 | 9 | 65,202 (25.5%) |
In 2018 the population of Equatorial Guinea was 1,314,000 and the average age decreased from 26.1 in 1960 to 24.0. Urban population has increased from 238,394 (38.8%) in 2000 to 554,000 (40.7%) in the current year. The population density of Equatorial Guinea has changed from 9.1 in 1980 to 45.2 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,406,000 | 46,000 (3.3%) | 12,001 | 24.1 | 4.34 | 50 | 576,000 (41.0%) |
| 2025 | 1,637,000 | 47,000 (2.9%) | 9,000 | 24.0 | 3.95 | 58 | 693,000 (42.3%) |
| 2030 | 1,871,000 | 47,000 (2.5%) | 6,000 | 24.6 | 3.60 | 67 | 823,000 (44.0%) |
| 2035 | 2,105,000 | 48,000 (2.3%) | 6,000 | 25.4 | 3.30 | 75 | 962,000 (45.7%) |
| 2040 | 2,349,000 | 50,000 (2.1%) | 5,000 | 26.4 | 3.05 | 84 | 1,114,000 (47.4%) |
| 2045 | 2,597,000 | 50,000 (1.9%) | 4,001 | 27.5 | 2.85 | 93 | 1,277,000 (49.2%) |
| 2050 | 2,845,000 | 50,000 (1.8%) | 4,001 | 28.7 | 2.68 | 101 | 1,449,000 (50.9%) |
Total Equatorial Guinea population should reach 1,406,000 by 2020 and should increase to 2,845,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 71.2 (68.8 years for male and 73.7 years for females). Population density will go up to 101.4 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 3.50% (46,000 residents, including 12,662 deaths). The demographics of Equatorial Guinea constitutes of 606,000 women and 754,000 men, which means there are 1,244 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 45.7% of population (621,928) is 19 or younger, 51.5% of population (700,400) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.8% of population (38,080) is over 65.