Population, female in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Population, female was 47.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
47.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
205th
of 217 countries
All-time high
51.7%
in 1980
All-time low
47.0%
in 2019
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025

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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

Annual values for Population, female (% of total population) in Equatorial Guinea, 1960 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 202 Malta 48.1% compare
  2. 203 Malaysia 47.7% compare
  3. 204 Greenland 47.5% compare
  4. 206 Northern Mariana Islands 47.1% compare
  5. 207 Brunei Darussalam 46.9% compare
  6. 208 Bhutan 46.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
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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.