Population, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population, male was 52.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 52.7% for population, male in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 53.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1980.
That places Equatorial Guinea 13th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.7% | — |
| 1961 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.7% | 48.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.5% | 48.3% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 48.3% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 48.9% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 50.3% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 52.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 52.7% | 52.9% | 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population, male in Equatorial Guinea was 52.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.