Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau

Table

Year	Median age
	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
1960	21.9	22.9
1961	21.7	22.9
1962	21.6	22.6
1963	21.4	22.3
1964	21.3	21.7
1965	21.1	20.7
1966	21	19.9
1967	20.8	19.6
1968	20.7	19.5
1969	20.5	19.3
1970	20.4	19.1
1971	20.2	19
1972	20.2	18.8
1973	20.1	18.9
1974	20	18.9
1975	19.9	18.8
1976	19.8	18.5
1977	19.6	18.2
1978	19.5	17.8
1979	19.4	17.6
1980	19.3	17.7
1981	19.2	17.6
1982	19.1	17.5
1983	19.3	17.3
1984	19.7	17.2
1985	19.9	17.2
1986	20	17.1
1987	20	17.1
1988	19.9	17
1989	19.8	17
1990	19.7	17.1
1991	19.5	17.1
1992	19.4	17.1
1993	19.2	17.1
1994	19.1	17.1
1995	19	17.2
1996	19	17.2
1997	18.9	17.3
1998	18.9	17.3
1999	18.9	17.4
2000	19	17.4
2001	19.1	17.5
2002	19.3	17.6
2003	19.4	17.6
2004	19.7	17.7
2005	19.9	17.8
2006	20.1	17.9
2007	20.4	17.9
2008	20.7	18
2009	20.9	18.1
2010	21.2	18.2
2011	21.3	18.3
2012	21.5	18.3
2013	21.6	18.4
2014	21.7	18.5
2015	21.9	18.6
2016	21.9	18.8
2017	22	18.9
2018	22.1	19.1
2019	22.2	19.2
2020	22.1	19.4
2021	22.1	19.6
2022	22.1	19.8
2023	22.1	19.9
2024	22	20.2
2025	21.9	20.4
2026	21.9	20.6
2027	21.9	20.8
2028	22	21.1
2029	22.1	21.3
2030	22.2	21.5
2031	22.3	21.8
2032	22.4	22
2033	22.6	22.3
2034	22.7	22.6
2035	22.9	22.8
2036	23	23.1
2037	23.2	23.4
2038	23.4	23.7
2039	23.5	23.9
2040	23.7	24.2
2041	23.9	24.5
2042	24	24.7
2043	24.2	25
2044	24.4	25.2
2045	24.5	25.5
2046	24.7	25.7
2047	24.9	26
2048	25	26.2
2049	25.2	26.5
2050	25.4	26.7

In 1960, the median age in Equatorial Guinea was 21.9 years compared to 22.9 years in Guinea-Bissau. As of 2024, the median age had changed to 22 years in Equatorial Guinea and to 20.2 years in Guinea-Bissau.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Equatorial Guinea is expected to increased to around 25.4 years by 2050 compared to 26.7 years in Guinea-Bissau. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Equatorial Guinea		Guinea-Bissau
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	6.83%	6.69%	6.91%	6.72%
5-9	6.3%	6.2%	6.52%	6.36%
10-14	5.68%	5.6%	6.2%	6.07%
15-19	4.82%	4.73%	5.49%	5.41%
20-24	4.05%	3.7%	4.74%	4.69%
25-29	3.81%	3.35%	4.1%	4.09%
30-34	4.05%	3.36%	3.5%	3.52%
35-39	4.17%	3.15%	3.01%	3.05%
40-44	3.44%	2.43%	2.51%	2.57%
45-49	2.75%	1.95%	1.98%	2.15%
50-54	2.18%	1.64%	1.51%	1.71%
55-59	1.65%	1.39%	1.01%	1.25%
60-64	1.25%	1.16%	0.72%	1.03%
65-69	0.79%	0.82%	0.53%	0.85%
70-74	0.51%	0.58%	0.36%	0.58%
75-79	0.26%	0.3%	0.2%	0.31%
80+	0.18%	0.25%	0.14%	0.22%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Equatorial Guinea has average demographic potential with 69.1% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 74.3% and high potential in Guinea-Bissau.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Equatorial Guinea			Guinea-Bissau
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	78.8%	68.8%	10%	69.2%	62.4%	6.84%
1961	79.5%	69.5%	10%	70%	63.1%	6.93%
1962	80.2%	70.2%	10%	71.9%	64.9%	7.02%
1963	80.9%	70.9%	9.97%	74%	66.9%	7.14%
1964	81%	71.1%	9.9%	77.7%	70.4%	7.37%
1965	80.6%	70.8%	9.79%	82.5%	74.8%	7.69%
1966	80.2%	70.6%	9.67%	85.7%	77.8%	7.91%
1967	79.9%	70.3%	9.54%	86.4%	78.4%	7.93%
1968	79.7%	70.3%	9.43%	85.3%	77.5%	7.83%
1969	79.9%	70.6%	9.32%	85.5%	77.6%	7.84%
1970	80.4%	71.2%	9.22%	85.6%	77.7%	7.9%
1971	80.9%	71.8%	9.13%	85.9%	77.9%	8.01%
1972	81.4%	72.3%	9.06%	86.3%	78.1%	8.17%
1973	81.8%	72.8%	9.01%	85.3%	77%	8.27%
1974	82.3%	73.4%	8.95%	85.3%	76.8%	8.52%
1975	82.9%	74%	8.88%	87.1%	78.2%	8.86%
1976	83.7%	74.9%	8.81%	90.3%	81.1%	9.16%
1977	84.4%	75.7%	8.74%	94.3%	84.9%	9.39%
1978	85%	76.3%	8.7%	98.3%	88.8%	9.54%
1979	85.6%	76.9%	8.63%	99.4%	89.9%	9.48%
1980	86.1%	77.5%	8.56%	99.2%	89.7%	9.48%
1981	86.6%	78%	8.53%	100.4%	90.7%	9.69%
1982	87%	78.5%	8.5%	101.6%	91.7%	9.89%
1983	85.4%	77.1%	8.3%	102.7%	92.6%	10.1%
1984	82.5%	74.5%	7.98%	103.6%	93.3%	10.2%
1985	80.9%	73.1%	7.73%	104.1%	93.8%	10.3%
1986	80.4%	72.9%	7.54%	104.4%	93.9%	10.4%
1987	80.8%	73.4%	7.4%	104.4%	93.9%	10.5%
1988	81.5%	74.2%	7.29%	104.2%	93.7%	10.5%
1989	82.4%	75.3%	7.19%	103.8%	93.3%	10.5%
1990	83.4%	76.3%	7.09%	103.3%	92.8%	10.5%
1991	84.4%	77.4%	7%	102.4%	92.1%	10.2%
1992	85.3%	78.3%	6.91%	101.2%	91.4%	9.72%
1993	86%	79.2%	6.82%	100.2%	90.9%	9.27%
1994	86.7%	79.9%	6.73%	99.4%	90.6%	8.86%
1995	87.1%	80.4%	6.64%	98.5%	90%	8.49%
1996	87.2%	80.7%	6.54%	97.5%	89.3%	8.13%
1997	87.2%	80.8%	6.45%	96.3%	88.5%	7.8%
1998	87%	80.7%	6.35%	95.3%	87.8%	7.49%
1999	86.6%	80.3%	6.25%	94.3%	87.1%	7.2%
2000	85.4%	79.2%	6.17%	93.2%	86.3%	6.94%
2001	83.6%	77.5%	6.14%	92.2%	85.5%	6.69%
2002	81.5%	75.4%	6.15%	91.2%	84.7%	6.47%
2003	79.3%	73.1%	6.21%	90.3%	84%	6.26%
2004	77.4%	71%	6.32%	89.4%	83.3%	6.06%
2005	75.8%	69.5%	6.32%	88.6%	82.7%	5.88%
2006	74.6%	68.4%	6.22%	88%	82.2%	5.72%
2007	73.7%	67.5%	6.12%	87.3%	81.7%	5.58%
2008	72.9%	66.8%	6.01%	86.6%	81.2%	5.45%
2009	72.2%	66.3%	5.91%	85.9%	80.6%	5.35%
2010	71.6%	65.8%	5.81%	85.2%	80%	5.26%
2011	71.3%	65.5%	5.71%	84.6%	79.4%	5.19%
2012	71.2%	65.5%	5.63%	84%	78.8%	5.15%
2013	71.1%	65.5%	5.57%	83.4%	78.2%	5.12%
2014	71.1%	65.6%	5.56%	82.7%	77.6%	5.12%
2015	71.2%	65.6%	5.6%	82%	76.9%	5.13%
2016	71.3%	65.6%	5.65%	81.3%	76.1%	5.17%
2017	71.2%	65.5%	5.72%	80.4%	75.2%	5.21%
2018	71.1%	65.3%	5.8%	79.4%	74.1%	5.26%
2019	70.7%	64.9%	5.88%	78.3%	73%	5.32%
2020	70.6%	64.6%	5.94%	77.2%	71.8%	5.35%
2021	70.5%	64.5%	6%	76%	70.7%	5.36%
2022	70.2%	64.1%	6.07%	74.8%	69.4%	5.4%
2023	69.8%	63.6%	6.15%	73.6%	68.1%	5.45%
2024	69.4%	63.2%	6.25%	72.3%	66.8%	5.5%

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.

In Guinea-Bissau, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 89.4% to 72.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and a decreased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
1960	55.9%	59.1%
1961	55.7%	58.8%
1962	55.5%	58.2%
1963	55.3%	57.5%
1964	55.2%	56.3%
1965	55.4%	54.8%
1966	55.5%	53.8%
1967	55.6%	53.7%
1968	55.7%	54%
1969	55.6%	53.9%
1970	55.4%	53.9%
1971	55.3%	53.8%
1972	55.1%	53.7%
1973	55%	54%
1974	54.9%	54%
1975	54.7%	53.4%
1976	54.4%	52.6%
1977	54.2%	51.5%
1978	54.1%	50.4%
1979	53.9%	50.2%
1980	53.7%	50.2%
1981	53.6%	49.9%
1982	53.5%	49.6%
1983	53.9%	49.3%
1984	54.8%	49.1%
1985	55.3%	49%
1986	55.4%	48.9%
1987	55.3%	48.9%
1988	55.1%	49%
1989	54.8%	49.1%
1990	54.5%	49.2%
1991	54.2%	49.4%
1992	54%	49.7%
1993	53.7%	49.9%
1994	53.6%	50.1%
1995	53.5%	50.4%
1996	53.4%	50.6%
1997	53.4%	50.9%
1998	53.5%	51.2%
1999	53.6%	51.5%
2000	53.9%	51.8%
2001	54.5%	52%
2002	55.1%	52.3%
2003	55.8%	52.6%
2004	56.4%	52.8%
2005	56.9%	53%
2006	57.3%	53.2%
2007	57.6%	53.4%
2008	57.8%	53.6%
2009	58.1%	53.8%
2010	58.3%	54%
2011	58.4%	54.2%
2012	58.4%	54.4%
2013	58.4%	54.5%
2014	58.4%	54.7%
2015	58.4%	54.9%
2016	58.4%	55.2%
2017	58.4%	55.4%
2018	58.4%	55.8%
2019	58.6%	56.1%
2020	58.6%	56.4%
2021	58.6%	56.8%
2022	58.8%	57.2%
2023	58.9%	57.6%
2024	59%	58%
2025	59.1%	58.4%
2026	59.3%	58.9%
2027	59.4%	59.3%
2028	59.6%	59.8%
2029	59.8%	60.2%
2030	60%	60.6%
2031	60.2%	61%
2032	60.4%	61.3%
2033	60.6%	61.7%
2034	60.8%	61.9%
2035	60.9%	62.2%
2036	61.1%	62.5%
2037	61.3%	62.7%
2038	61.4%	62.9%
2039	61.5%	63.2%
2040	61.7%	63.4%
2041	61.9%	63.6%
2042	62%	63.7%
2043	62.2%	64%
2044	62.3%	64.2%
2045	62.4%	64.4%
2046	62.6%	64.5%
2047	62.7%	64.7%
2048	62.8%	64.9%
2049	62.9%	65.1%
2050	63%	65.2%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 56.4% to 59% in Equatorial Guinea and from 52.8% to 58% in Guinea-Bissau.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
1960	38.5%	36.9%
1961	38.7%	37.1%
1962	39%	37.7%
1963	39.2%	38.4%
1964	39.3%	39.6%
1965	39.2%	41%
1966	39.1%	41.9%
1967	39.1%	42.1%
1968	39.1%	41.8%
1969	39.2%	41.9%
1970	39.5%	41.9%
1971	39.7%	41.9%
1972	39.9%	41.9%
1973	40%	41.6%
1974	40.2%	41.4%
1975	40.5%	41.8%
1976	40.8%	42.6%
1977	41%	43.7%
1978	41.2%	44.8%
1979	41.5%	45.1%
1980	41.7%	45%
1981	41.8%	45.3%
1982	42%	45.5%
1983	41.6%	45.7%
1984	40.8%	45.9%
1985	40.4%	45.9%
1986	40.4%	46%
1987	40.6%	45.9%
1988	40.9%	45.9%
1989	41.3%	45.8%
1990	41.6%	45.7%
1991	42%	45.5%
1992	42.3%	45.5%
1993	42.6%	45.4%
1994	42.8%	45.4%
1995	43%	45.3%
1996	43.1%	45.2%
1997	43.1%	45.1%
1998	43.1%	45%
1999	43%	44.8%
2000	42.7%	44.7%
2001	42.2%	44.5%
2002	41.5%	44.3%
2003	40.8%	44.2%
2004	40.1%	44%
2005	39.5%	43.9%
2006	39.2%	43.8%
2007	38.9%	43.6%
2008	38.7%	43.5%
2009	38.5%	43.3%
2010	38.3%	43.2%
2011	38.3%	43%
2012	38.3%	42.8%
2013	38.3%	42.7%
2014	38.3%	42.5%
2015	38.3%	42.2%
2016	38.3%	42%
2017	38.3%	41.7%
2018	38.2%	41.3%
2019	38%	40.9%
2020	37.9%	40.5%
2021	37.8%	40.1%
2022	37.7%	39.7%
2023	37.5%	39.2%
2024	37.3%	38.8%
2025	37.1%	38.3%
2026	36.9%	37.8%
2027	36.6%	37.4%
2028	36.3%	36.9%
2029	36.1%	36.4%
2030	35.8%	36%
2031	35.5%	35.5%
2032	35.2%	35.1%
2033	34.9%	34.8%
2034	34.7%	34.4%
2035	34.4%	34.1%
2036	34.2%	33.7%
2037	33.9%	33.4%
2038	33.7%	33%
2039	33.5%	32.7%
2040	33.2%	32.4%
2041	33%	32%
2042	32.7%	31.7%
2043	32.5%	31.4%
2044	32.3%	31%
2045	32%	30.7%
2046	31.8%	30.4%
2047	31.5%	30.1%
2048	31.3%	29.7%
2049	31%	29.4%
2050	30.8%	29.1%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 37.3% in Equatorial Guinea and 38.8% in Guinea-Bissau. Birth rates in Equatorial Guinea compared to Guinea-Bissau .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
1960	5.61%	4.04%
1961	5.58%	4.07%
1962	5.55%	4.08%
1963	5.51%	4.1%
1964	5.47%	4.15%
1965	5.42%	4.21%
1966	5.37%	4.26%
1967	5.31%	4.26%
1968	5.25%	4.22%
1969	5.18%	4.23%
1970	5.11%	4.26%
1971	5.04%	4.31%
1972	5%	4.39%
1973	4.95%	4.46%
1974	4.91%	4.6%
1975	4.86%	4.74%
1976	4.8%	4.82%
1977	4.74%	4.84%
1978	4.7%	4.81%
1979	4.65%	4.75%
1980	4.6%	4.76%
1981	4.57%	4.84%
1982	4.55%	4.91%
1983	4.48%	4.97%
1984	4.38%	5.02%
1985	4.27%	5.07%
1986	4.18%	5.1%
1987	4.09%	5.13%
1988	4.02%	5.15%
1989	3.94%	5.16%
1990	3.87%	5.16%
1991	3.8%	5.05%
1992	3.73%	4.83%
1993	3.67%	4.63%
1994	3.61%	4.44%
1995	3.55%	4.27%
1996	3.49%	4.12%
1997	3.44%	3.97%
1998	3.4%	3.83%
1999	3.35%	3.71%
2000	3.33%	3.59%
2001	3.34%	3.48%
2002	3.39%	3.38%
2003	3.46%	3.29%
2004	3.56%	3.2%
2005	3.6%	3.12%
2006	3.56%	3.05%
2007	3.52%	2.98%
2008	3.48%	2.92%
2009	3.43%	2.88%
2010	3.38%	2.84%
2011	3.34%	2.81%
2012	3.29%	2.8%
2013	3.26%	2.79%
2014	3.25%	2.8%
2015	3.27%	2.82%
2016	3.3%	2.85%
2017	3.34%	2.89%
2018	3.39%	2.93%
2019	3.44%	2.98%
2020	3.48%	3.02%
2021	3.52%	3.05%
2022	3.57%	3.09%
2023	3.62%	3.14%
2024	3.69%	3.19%
2025	3.76%	3.24%
2026	3.85%	3.28%
2027	3.95%	3.32%
2028	4.06%	3.36%
2029	4.16%	3.39%
2030	4.25%	3.43%
2031	4.34%	3.47%
2032	4.42%	3.51%
2033	4.49%	3.57%
2034	4.56%	3.63%
2035	4.64%	3.71%
2036	4.72%	3.81%
2037	4.8%	3.91%
2038	4.89%	4.03%
2039	4.98%	4.15%
2040	5.07%	4.28%
2041	5.15%	4.42%
2042	5.24%	4.55%
2043	5.34%	4.68%
2044	5.43%	4.8%
2045	5.53%	4.93%
2046	5.65%	5.07%
2047	5.77%	5.22%
2048	5.9%	5.37%
2049	6.04%	5.52%
2050	6.19%	5.68%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 3.69% in Equatorial Guinea and 3.19% in Guinea-Bissau. Life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea compared to Guinea-Bissau .