Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Equatorial Guinea

Urban population in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 1,387,453 people. Ranked 144 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,875.4%.

2025 1.39M people +2.74% vs 2024
World rank 144of 217
Period maximum 1.39M people2025
Period minimum 70,236 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Equatorial Guinea, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 70,236 people1962: 73,237 people1964: 76,369 people1966: 79,811 people1968: 83,518 people1970: 84,061 people1972: 81,114 people1974: 77,332 people1976: 73,711 people1978: 72,572 people1980: 75,815 people1982: 84,735 people1984: 97,134 people1986: 115,801 people1988: 139,441 people1990: 166,195 people1992: 192,560 people1994: 213,453 people1996: 230,315 people1998: 248,958 people2000: 272,981 people2002: 312,775 people2004: 368,340 people2006: 435,059 people2008: 521,057 people2010: 631,664 people2012: 763,293 people2014: 917,718 people2016: 1,044,468 people2018: 1,128,904 people2020: 1,208,142 people2022: 1,278,551 people2024: 1,350,450 people2025: 1,387,453 people
Change over the period: +1.32M (+1,875.42%) Average annual rate: 4.7 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 1.39M people
World 4.75B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 590M people
Middle Africa computed 112M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.39M +37,003 +2.74%
2024 1.35M +36,306 +2.76%
2023 1.31M +35,593 +2.78%
2022 1.28M +36,090 +2.9%
2021 1.24M +34,319 +2.84%
2020 1.21M +37,055 +3.16%
2019 1.17M +42,183 +3.74%
2018 1.13M +42,233 +3.89%
2017 1.09M +42,203 +4.04%
2016 1.04M +41,970 +4.19%
2015 1M +84,780 +9.24%
2014 917,718 +80,209 +9.58%
2013 837,509 +74,216 +9.72%
2012 763,293 +68,184 +9.81%
2011 695,109 +63,445 +10.04%
2010 631,664 +58,464 +10.2%
2009 573,200 +52,143 +10.01%
2008 521,057 +45,954 +9.67%
2007 475,103 +40,044 +9.2%
2006 435,059 +34,498 +8.61%
2005 400,561 +32,221 +8.75%
2004 368,340 +30,078 +8.89%
2003 338,262 +25,487 +8.15%
2002 312,775 +21,360 +7.33%
2001 291,415 +18,434 +6.75%
2000 272,981 +14,019 +5.41%
1999 258,962 +10,004 +4.02%
1998 248,958 +9,550 +3.99%
1997 239,408 +9,093 +3.95%
1996 230,315 +8,641 +3.9%
1995 221,674 +8,221 +3.85%
1994 213,453 +9,393 +4.6%
1993 204,060 +11,500 +5.97%
1992 192,560 +12,851 +7.15%
1991 179,709 +13,514 +8.13%
1990 166,195 +13,589 +8.9%
1989 152,606 +13,165 +9.44%
1988 139,441 +12,343 +9.71%
1987 127,098 +11,297 +9.76%
1986 115,801 +10,080 +9.53%
1985 105,721 +8,587 +8.84%
1984 97,134 +6,754 +7.47%
1983 90,380 +5,645 +6.66%
1982 84,735 +5,039 +6.32%
1981 79,696 +3,881 +5.12%
1980 75,815 +2,344 +3.19%
1979 73,471 +899 +1.24%
1978 72,572 −43 −0.06%
1977 72,615 −1,096 −1.49%
1976 73,711 −1,786 −2.37%
1975 75,497 −1,835 −2.37%
1974 77,332 −1,909 −2.41%
1973 79,241 −1,873 −2.31%
1972 81,114 −1,685 −2.04%
1971 82,799 −1,262 −1.5%
1970 84,061 −435 −0.51%
1969 84,496 +978 +1.17%
1968 83,518 +1,865 +2.28%
1967 81,653 +1,842 +2.31%
1966 79,811 +1,761 +2.26%
1965 78,050 +1,681 +2.2%
1964 76,369 +1,602 +2.14%
1963 74,767 +1,530 +2.09%
1962 73,237 +1,460 +2.03%
1961 71,777 +1,541 +2.19%
1960 70,236

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.