Urban population share in Equatorial Guinea
71.6% of people in Equatorial Guinea lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Equatorial Guinea, 2025
71.6%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
82nd of 217
Urban population share in Equatorial Guinea over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Equatorial Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.6% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 71.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 69.0%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Equatorial Guinea has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Equatorial Guinea
All statistics for Equatorial Guinea
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
Population
1,938,431 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.40%
2025 · World Bank