Urban population growth in Equatorial Guinea
The urban population of Equatorial Guinea changed by 2.70% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1979.
Equatorial Guinea, 2025
2.70%
Change from 2024
−0.02percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
53rd of 217
Urban population growth in Equatorial Guinea over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Equatorial Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.70% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 2.73% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.75% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.86% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.80% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.12% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.67% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.81% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.96% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 4.10% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 8.84% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 9.15% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 9.28% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 9.36% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 9.57% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 9.71% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 9.54% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 9.23% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 8.80% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 8.26% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 8.39% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 8.52% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 7.83% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 7.07% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 6.53% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.02 percentage points from 2.73% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.84%, the figure has changed by −6.13 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Equatorial Guinea has the 53rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Equatorial Guinea
All statistics for Equatorial Guinea
Urban population share
71.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.40%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,847,549 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
21.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.08 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.39%
2023 · UN Population Division