Equatorial Guinea Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Equatorial Guinea was 21.9 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 22 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 64th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Equatorial Guinea is expected to increase to 35.9 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Equatorial Guinea

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Equatorial Guinea
	Male	Female
80+	0.18%	0.25%
75-79	0.26%	0.3%
70-74	0.51%	0.58%
65-69	0.79%	0.82%
60-64	1.25%	1.16%
55-59	1.65%	1.39%
50-54	2.18%	1.64%
45-49	2.75%	1.95%
40-44	3.44%	2.43%
35-39	4.17%	3.15%
30-34	4.05%	3.36%
25-29	3.81%	3.35%
20-24	4.05%	3.7%
15-19	4.82%	4.73%
10-14	5.68%	5.6%
5-9	6.3%	6.2%
0-4	6.83%	6.69%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Equatorial Guinea has average demographic potential with 69.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 54/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Equatorial Guinea

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Year	Working age share
	Equatorial Guinea	World
2100	66.3%	59.6%
2099	66.4%	59.6%
2098	66.5%	59.7%
2097	66.5%	59.7%
2096	66.6%	59.7%
2095	66.7%	59.7%
2094	66.8%	59.7%
2093	66.8%	59.8%
2092	66.9%	59.8%
2091	66.9%	59.8%
2090	67%	59.8%
2089	67.1%	59.8%
2088	67.1%	59.8%
2087	67.1%	59.8%
2086	67.2%	59.8%
2085	67.2%	59.9%
2084	67.3%	59.9%
2083	67.3%	60%
2082	67.3%	60.1%
2081	67.4%	60.3%
2080	67.4%	60.4%
2079	67.4%	60.6%
2078	67.4%	60.7%
2077	67.4%	60.9%
2076	67.4%	61%
2075	67.4%	61.1%
2074	67.3%	61.3%
2073	67.3%	61.4%
2072	67.2%	61.5%
2071	67.1%	61.6%
2070	66.9%	61.7%
2069	66.8%	61.8%
2068	66.6%	61.9%
2067	66.4%	62%
2066	66.2%	62%
2065	65.9%	62.1%
2064	65.6%	62.1%
2063	65.4%	62.1%
2062	65.1%	62.2%
2061	64.8%	62.2%
2060	64.6%	62.3%
2059	64.3%	62.3%
2058	64.1%	62.4%
2057	63.9%	62.4%
2056	63.7%	62.5%
2055	63.6%	62.7%
2054	63.4%	62.8%
2053	63.3%	62.9%
2052	63.2%	63.1%
2051	63.1%	63.2%
2050	63%	63.4%
2049	62.9%	63.5%
2048	62.8%	63.6%
2047	62.6%	63.8%
2046	62.5%	63.9%
2045	62.4%	64%
2044	62.2%	64.1%
2043	62.1%	64.2%
2042	61.9%	64.3%
2041	61.8%	64.4%
2040	61.6%	64.5%
2039	61.4%	64.7%
2038	61.3%	64.8%
2037	61.2%	64.9%
2036	61%	65.1%
2035	60.8%	65.2%
2034	60.7%	65.3%
2033	60.5%	65.4%
2032	60.3%	65.4%
2031	60.1%	65.4%
2030	59.9%	65.4%
2029	59.7%	65.4%
2028	59.5%	65.4%
2027	59.4%	65.4%
2026	59.2%	65.2%
2025	59.1%	65.1%
2024	59%	65.1%
2023	58.9%	65%
2022	58.8%	64.9%
2021	58.6%	64.9%
2020	58.6%	64.8%
2019	58.6%	64.9%
2018	58.4%	64.9%
2017	58.4%	65%
2016	58.4%	65.1%
2015	58.4%	65.1%
2014	58.4%	65.2%
2013	58.4%	65.2%
2012	58.4%	65.2%
2011	58.4%	65.2%
2010	58.3%	65.1%
2009	58.1%	65%
2008	57.8%	64.9%
2007	57.6%	64.7%
2006	57.3%	64.5%
2005	56.9%	64.3%
2004	56.4%	64%
2003	55.8%	63.7%
2002	55.1%	63.4%
2001	54.5%	63.1%
2000	53.9%	62.8%
1999	53.6%	62.5%
1998	53.5%	62.2%
1997	53.4%	61.9%
1996	53.4%	61.7%
1995	53.5%	61.5%
1994	53.6%	61.3%
1993	53.7%	61.2%
1992	54%	61.1%
1991	54.2%	61%
1990	54.5%	60.9%
1989	54.8%	60.8%
1988	55.1%	60.7%
1987	55.3%	60.5%
1986	55.4%	60.4%
1985	55.3%	60.1%
1984	54.8%	59.9%
1983	53.9%	59.6%
1982	53.5%	59.3%
1981	53.6%	59%
1980	53.7%	58.7%
1979	53.9%	58.4%
1978	54.1%	58%
1977	54.2%	57.7%
1976	54.4%	57.5%
1975	54.7%	57.4%
1974	54.9%	57.3%
1973	55%	57.3%
1972	55.1%	57.2%
1971	55.3%	57.1%
1970	55.4%	57%
1969	55.6%	56.9%
1968	55.7%	56.9%
1967	55.6%	56.9%
1966	55.5%	56.8%
1965	55.4%	56.9%
1964	55.2%	57%
1963	55.3%	57.2%
1962	55.5%	57.4%
1961	55.7%	57.5%
1960	55.9%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Equatorial Guinea changed from 56.4% to 59% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Equatorial Guinea decreased from 77.4% to 69.4% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Equatorial Guinea

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Equatorial Guinea	World
2100	20%	16.5%
2099	20.1%	16.6%
2098	20.3%	16.6%
2097	20.4%	16.7%
2096	20.6%	16.8%
2095	20.7%	16.8%
2094	20.9%	16.9%
2093	21%	17%
2092	21.2%	17%
2091	21.4%	17.1%
2090	21.5%	17.2%
2089	21.7%	17.2%
2088	21.9%	17.3%
2087	22.1%	17.4%
2086	22.3%	17.4%
2085	22.5%	17.5%
2084	22.7%	17.5%
2083	22.9%	17.6%
2082	23.1%	17.7%
2081	23.3%	17.7%
2080	23.5%	17.8%
2079	23.7%	17.8%
2078	23.9%	17.9%
2077	24.1%	17.9%
2076	24.4%	18%
2075	24.6%	18%
2074	24.8%	18.1%
2073	25%	18.2%
2072	25.3%	18.2%
2071	25.5%	18.3%
2070	25.7%	18.3%
2069	26%	18.4%
2068	26.2%	18.5%
2067	26.4%	18.6%
2066	26.7%	18.6%
2065	26.9%	18.7%
2064	27.2%	18.8%
2063	27.4%	18.9%
2062	27.7%	19.1%
2061	27.9%	19.2%
2060	28.2%	19.3%
2059	28.5%	19.4%
2058	28.7%	19.5%
2057	29%	19.6%
2056	29.3%	19.8%
2055	29.5%	19.9%
2054	29.8%	20%
2053	30.1%	20.1%
2052	30.4%	20.2%
2051	30.6%	20.3%
2050	30.9%	20.4%
2049	31.2%	20.5%
2048	31.4%	20.6%
2047	31.7%	20.7%
2046	31.9%	20.8%
2045	32.1%	20.9%
2044	32.4%	20.9%
2043	32.6%	21%
2042	32.9%	21.1%
2041	33.1%	21.2%
2040	33.4%	21.2%
2039	33.6%	21.3%
2038	33.8%	21.4%
2037	34.1%	21.5%
2036	34.3%	21.6%
2035	34.6%	21.8%
2034	34.8%	22%
2033	35.1%	22.2%
2032	35.4%	22.4%
2031	35.6%	22.7%
2030	35.9%	23%
2029	36.2%	23.3%
2028	36.5%	23.6%
2027	36.7%	23.9%
2026	37%	24.2%
2025	37.2%	24.6%
2024	37.3%	24.7%
2023	37.5%	25%
2022	37.7%	25.3%
2021	37.8%	25.6%
2020	37.9%	25.8%
2019	38%	26%
2018	38.2%	26.2%
2017	38.3%	26.4%
2016	38.3%	26.5%
2015	38.3%	26.6%
2014	38.3%	26.8%
2013	38.3%	26.9%
2012	38.3%	27%
2011	38.3%	27.1%
2010	38.3%	27.3%
2009	38.5%	27.5%
2008	38.7%	27.6%
2007	38.9%	27.9%
2006	39.2%	28.1%
2005	39.5%	28.5%
2004	40.1%	28.8%
2003	40.8%	29.2%
2002	41.5%	29.6%
2001	42.2%	30%
2000	42.7%	30.4%
1999	43%	30.8%
1998	43.1%	31.1%
1997	43.1%	31.5%
1996	43.1%	31.8%
1995	43%	32.1%
1994	42.8%	32.3%
1993	42.6%	32.5%
1992	42.3%	32.7%
1991	42%	32.9%
1990	41.6%	33%
1989	41.3%	33.2%
1988	40.9%	33.4%
1987	40.6%	33.6%
1986	40.4%	33.8%
1985	40.4%	34%
1984	40.8%	34.3%
1983	41.6%	34.6%
1982	42%	34.9%
1981	41.8%	35.2%
1980	41.7%	35.5%
1979	41.5%	35.9%
1978	41.2%	36.3%
1977	41%	36.7%
1976	40.8%	36.9%
1975	40.5%	37.1%
1974	40.2%	37.2%
1973	40%	37.3%
1972	39.9%	37.5%
1971	39.7%	37.6%
1970	39.5%	37.7%
1969	39.2%	37.8%
1968	39.1%	37.9%
1967	39.1%	38%
1966	39.1%	38%
1965	39.2%	38%
1964	39.3%	38%
1963	39.2%	37.8%
1962	39%	37.6%
1961	38.7%	37.5%
1960	38.5%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Equatorial Guinea decreased from 40.1% to 37.3% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Equatorial Guinea

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Equatorial Guinea	World
2100	13.7%	23.9%
2099	13.5%	23.8%
2098	13.3%	23.7%
2097	13%	23.6%
2096	12.8%	23.5%
2095	12.6%	23.4%
2094	12.4%	23.4%
2093	12.1%	23.3%
2092	11.9%	23.2%
2091	11.7%	23.1%
2090	11.4%	23.1%
2089	11.2%	23%
2088	11%	22.9%
2087	10.8%	22.8%
2086	10.5%	22.7%
2085	10.3%	22.6%
2084	10.1%	22.5%
2083	9.84%	22.4%
2082	9.6%	22.2%
2081	9.37%	22%
2080	9.14%	21.8%
2079	8.91%	21.6%
2078	8.69%	21.4%
2077	8.47%	21.2%
2076	8.26%	21%
2075	8.06%	20.8%
2074	7.88%	20.6%
2073	7.71%	20.4%
2072	7.56%	20.3%
2071	7.43%	20.1%
2070	7.32%	19.9%
2069	7.23%	19.8%
2068	7.18%	19.6%
2067	7.16%	19.5%
2066	7.16%	19.3%
2065	7.18%	19.2%
2064	7.2%	19.1%
2063	7.22%	18.9%
2062	7.23%	18.8%
2061	7.23%	18.6%
2060	7.22%	18.5%
2059	7.2%	18.3%
2058	7.16%	18.1%
2057	7.1%	17.9%
2056	7.01%	17.7%
2055	6.9%	17.5%
2054	6.76%	17.2%
2053	6.61%	17%
2052	6.44%	16.7%
2051	6.27%	16.4%
2050	6.11%	16.2%
2049	5.96%	16%
2048	5.83%	15.8%
2047	5.7%	15.5%
2046	5.59%	15.3%
2045	5.48%	15.1%
2044	5.38%	14.9%
2043	5.29%	14.8%
2042	5.2%	14.6%
2041	5.11%	14.4%
2040	5.02%	14.2%
2039	4.93%	14%
2038	4.84%	13.8%
2037	4.76%	13.5%
2036	4.68%	13.3%
2035	4.6%	13%
2034	4.52%	12.7%
2033	4.45%	12.4%
2032	4.38%	12.2%
2031	4.3%	11.9%
2030	4.21%	11.6%
2029	4.11%	11.3%
2028	4.01%	11%
2027	3.9%	10.7%
2026	3.81%	10.5%
2025	3.72%	10.3%
2024	3.69%	10.2%
2023	3.62%	9.98%
2022	3.57%	9.74%
2021	3.52%	9.53%
2020	3.48%	9.33%
2019	3.44%	9.1%
2018	3.39%	8.88%
2017	3.34%	8.65%
2016	3.3%	8.45%
2015	3.27%	8.26%
2014	3.25%	8.08%
2013	3.26%	7.92%
2012	3.29%	7.78%
2011	3.34%	7.66%
2010	3.38%	7.58%
2009	3.43%	7.52%
2008	3.48%	7.47%
2007	3.52%	7.41%
2006	3.56%	7.34%
2005	3.6%	7.26%
2004	3.56%	7.18%
2003	3.46%	7.1%
2002	3.39%	7.01%
2001	3.34%	6.92%
2000	3.33%	6.84%
1999	3.35%	6.76%
1998	3.4%	6.68%
1997	3.44%	6.61%
1996	3.49%	6.53%
1995	3.55%	6.45%
1994	3.61%	6.37%
1993	3.67%	6.29%
1992	3.73%	6.21%
1991	3.8%	6.14%
1990	3.87%	6.07%
1989	3.94%	6.01%
1988	4.02%	5.95%
1987	4.09%	5.91%
1986	4.18%	5.86%
1985	4.27%	5.82%
1984	4.38%	5.8%
1983	4.48%	5.79%
1982	4.55%	5.8%
1981	4.57%	5.81%
1980	4.6%	5.81%
1979	4.65%	5.77%
1978	4.7%	5.71%
1977	4.74%	5.65%
1976	4.8%	5.59%
1975	4.86%	5.53%
1974	4.91%	5.47%
1973	4.95%	5.42%
1972	5%	5.37%
1971	5.04%	5.32%
1970	5.11%	5.28%
1969	5.18%	5.24%
1968	5.25%	5.2%
1967	5.31%	5.16%
1966	5.37%	5.12%
1965	5.42%	5.08%
1964	5.47%	5.04%
1963	5.51%	5.02%
1962	5.55%	5.01%
1961	5.58%	4.99%
1960	5.61%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Equatorial Guinea increased from 3.56% to 3.69% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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