Population, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population, female was 47.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Equatorial Guinea is 47.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 51.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2019.
That places Equatorial Guinea 205th out of 217 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, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.3% | — |
| 1961 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 51.3% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 49.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 47.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 47.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 47.1% | 47.3% | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population, female in Equatorial Guinea was 47.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2019.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.