Equatorial Guinea — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Equatorial Guinea had an estimated population of 1,085,278 in 2005, with 30 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Equatorial Guinea today — population now 1,984,468, against 1,085,278 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 1,085,278 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 947,367 | 1,984,468 | +109% |
The two sources differ by 15% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bata | Litoral | 173,046 | 173,046 now |
| 2 | Malabo | Bioko Norte | 155,963 | 155,963 now |
| 3 | Ebebiyin | Kié-Ntem | 24,831 | 24,831 now |
| 4 | Aconibe | Wele-Nzas | 11,192 | 11,192 now |
| 5 | Añisoc | Wele-Nzas | 10,191 | 10,191 now |
| 6 | Luba | Bioko Sur | 8,655 | 8,655 now |
| 7 | Evinayong | Centro Sur | 8,462 | 8,462 now |
| 8 | Mongomo | Wele-Nzas | 6,393 | 6,393 now |
| 9 | Mengomeyen | Wele-Nzas | 5,947 | — |
| 10 | Micomeseng | Kié-Ntem | 5,813 | — |
| 11 | Rebola | Bioko Norte | 5,450 | 5,450 now |
| 12 | Bidjabidjan | Kié-Ntem | 4,998 | — |
| 13 | Niefang | Centro Sur | 4,858 | — |
| 14 | Cogo | Litoral | 4,693 | 4,607 now |
| 15 | Nsok | Kié-Ntem | 4,620 | 3,769 now |
| 16 | Palea | Annobón | 4,433 | — |
| 17 | Mbini | Litoral | 4,062 | 4,062 now |
| 18 | Nsork | Wele-Nzas | 3,769 | — |
| 19 | Ayene | Wele-Nzas | 3,482 | 3,482 now |
| 20 | Nkimi | Centro Sur | 3,313 | — |
| 21 | Machinda | Litoral | 2,897 | 2,897 now |
| 22 | Acurenam | Centro Sur | 2,736 | 2,736 now |
| 23 | Corisco | Litoral | 2,541 | — |
| 24 | Baney | Bioko Norte | 2,365 | — |
| 25 | Bicurga | Centro Sur | 2,318 | 2,318 now |
| 26 | Nsang | Kié-Ntem | 2,122 | 2,122 now |
| 27 | Ncue | Kié-Ntem | 1,683 | 1,683 now |
| 28 | Bitica | Litoral | 1,464 | 1,464 now |
| 29 | Rio Campo | Litoral | 1,105 | 1,105 now |
| 30 | Riaba | Bioko Sur | 971 | 971 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litoral | 354,338 |
| 2 | Bioko Norte | 231,629 |
| 3 | Wele-Nzas | 177,479 |
| 4 | Kié-Ntem | 161,807 |
| 5 | Centro Sur | 129,620 |
| 6 | Bioko Sur | 25,972 |
| 7 | Annobón | 4,433 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.