Urban population, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Urban population, per capita was 0.7158 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 0.7158 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.7158 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2603 units per person, in 1960.
That places Equatorial Guinea 82nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2603 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2611 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2613 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2615 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2616 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2617 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2618 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2619 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2619 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.262 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.262 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2621 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2621 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2621 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2622 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2622 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2623 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2624 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2624 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2625 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2627 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2628 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.263 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2632 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2662 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2742 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2861 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3008 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3172 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3341 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3504 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3651 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.377 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.385 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.388 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.388 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3881 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3881 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3881 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3881 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3882 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3886 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.392 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.399 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4093 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4228 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4393 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4586 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4804 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5047 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5312 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5597 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5901 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6221 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6556 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6895 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6925 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6955 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6984 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7012 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7039 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7064 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7089 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7113 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7136 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7158 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2615 units per person | 0.2603 units per person | 0.262 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2622 units per person | 0.262 units per person | 0.2625 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.283 units per person | 0.2627 units per person | 0.3341 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3806 units per person | 0.3504 units per person | 0.3881 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4283 units per person | 0.3882 units per person | 0.5047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6436 units per person | 0.5312 units per person | 0.7012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.71 units per person | 0.7039 units per person | 0.7158 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 79 Czechia 0.7288 units per person compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 0.7252 units per person compare
- 81 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7208 units per person compare
- 83 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7156 units per person compare
- 84 Angola 0.7146 units per person compare
- 85 Mongolia 0.7115 units per person compare
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Urban population, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.7158 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7158 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2603 units per person in 1960.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for urban population, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.