Age dependency ratio, young in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Age dependency ratio, young was 62.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 62.7% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 80.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2025.
That places Equatorial Guinea 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.8% | — |
| 1961 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 77.1% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 74.5% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 73.1% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 72.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 79.2% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3% | 68.8% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 71.2% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.4% | 72.9% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 76.3% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 66.3% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.9% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 62.7% | 64.6% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Equatorial Guinea?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Equatorial Guinea was 62.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.