Equatorial Guinea
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#151out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

563 K472 K382 K291 K200 K196019932025Equatorial Guinea · 2025: 550,978Equatorial Guinea

Analytical takeaways

  • Equatorial Guinea records 550,978 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #151 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 199,571 in 1960 to 550,978 in 2025, a gain of 351,407.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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