MigrantoMigration trends in Equatorial Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea loses more people than it takes in: 136.8K emigrants against 11.3K immigrants. Net balance −125.5K — 7% of the country's population
1.9M
Population
11.3K
Immigrants
136.8K
Emigrants
−125.5K
Outflow
1 in 167 residents of Equatorial Guinea was born abroad — and 1 in 15 people born in Equatorial Guinea lives abroad
#144 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Equatorial Guinea
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
2.2K immigrants · 27.8K emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 44%
2005
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 46%
2015
- The diaspora passed 100K people
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 109K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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