Population, female (% of total population) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population, female (% of total population) 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 206th 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, female (% of total population) 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% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 47.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 47.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (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, 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 206th out of 218 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.