Population ages 65 and above, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population ages 65 and above, female was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 4.2% for population ages 65 and above, female in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.2% | — |
| 1961 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.1% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 6.0% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 5.9% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 5.9% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 5.7% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.4% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.2% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 43% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Equatorial Guinea was 4.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.