Rural population, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Rural population, annual growth rate was 1.64 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Rural population, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea is 1.64 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 125.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.55 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -6.36 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.41 % change on previous year | -2.43 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 6.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 % change on previous year | -0.1775 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.13 % change on previous year | -6.36 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 28 Congo 1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 30 South Sudan 1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Mozambique 1.63 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 1.63 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Rural population, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 212.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.21 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 411.21 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 30.0% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea was 1.64 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.36 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.