Rural population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
Equatorial Guinea, Republic of: Rural population, per square kilometre was 19.02 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea, Republic of recorded 19.02 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of peaked at 20.09 units per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.24 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 135th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.87 units per square kilometre | 7.24 units per square kilometre | 8.49 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.75 units per square kilometre | 7.27 units per square kilometre | 8.44 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.49 units per square kilometre | 7.59 units per square kilometre | 10.85 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.45 units per square kilometre | 10.98 units per square kilometre | 14.55 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.55 units per square kilometre | 15.34 units per square kilometre | 20.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.83 units per square kilometre | 16.09 units per square kilometre | 19.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.57 units per square kilometre | 18.12 units per square kilometre | 19.02 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
- 132 Papua New Guinea 19.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Andorra, Principality of 19.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Spain 19.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 South Africa 18.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Eritrea 18.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Guam 18.09 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 212.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of was 19.02 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 20.09 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Equatorial Guinea, Republic of rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea, Republic of ranks 135th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.