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Sex ratio at age 5 in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Sex ratio at age 5 was 101.72 males per 100 females in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
101.72 males per 100 females
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
202nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
107.02 males per 100 females
in 2007
All-time low
95.21 males per 100 females
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex ratio at age 5 in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023

0255075100195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in males per 100 females.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 101.72 males per 100 females for sex ratio at age 5 in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex ratio at age 5 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 107.02 males per 100 females in 2007 and was at its lowest, 95.21 males per 100 females, in 1950.

That places Equatorial Guinea 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Sex ratio at age 5 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Year males per 100 females Change
1950 95.21 males per 100 females —
1951 95.41 males per 100 females +0.2%
1952 95.73 males per 100 females +0.3%
1953 96.75 males per 100 females +1.1%
1954 98.33 males per 100 females +1.6%
1955 98.92 males per 100 females +0.6%
1956 98.95 males per 100 females +0.0%
1957 99.02 males per 100 females +0.1%
1958 99.15 males per 100 females +0.1%
1959 99.19 males per 100 females +0.0%
1960 99.2 males per 100 females +0.0%
1961 99.3 males per 100 females +0.1%
1962 99.34 males per 100 females +0.0%
1963 99.37 males per 100 females +0.0%
1964 99.41 males per 100 females +0.0%
1965 99.47 males per 100 females +0.1%
1966 99.5 males per 100 females +0.0%
1967 99.56 males per 100 females +0.1%
1968 99.67 males per 100 females +0.1%
1969 99.58 males per 100 females -0.1%
1970 99.4 males per 100 females -0.2%
1971 99.23 males per 100 females -0.2%
1972 99.25 males per 100 females +0.0%
1973 99.43 males per 100 females +0.2%
1974 99.66 males per 100 females +0.2%
1975 99.75 males per 100 females +0.1%
1976 99.65 males per 100 females -0.1%
1977 99.57 males per 100 females -0.1%
1978 99.57 males per 100 females +0.0%
1979 99.78 males per 100 females +0.2%
1980 100 males per 100 females +0.2%
1981 100.21 males per 100 females +0.2%
1982 100.39 males per 100 females +0.2%
1983 100.45 males per 100 females +0.1%
1984 100.53 males per 100 females +0.1%
1985 100.64 males per 100 females +0.1%
1986 100.76 males per 100 females +0.1%
1987 100.74 males per 100 females -0.0%
1988 100.73 males per 100 females -0.0%
1989 100.77 males per 100 females +0.0%
1990 100.83 males per 100 females +0.1%
1991 100.86 males per 100 females +0.0%
1992 100.89 males per 100 females +0.0%
1993 100.91 males per 100 females +0.0%
1994 100.9 males per 100 females -0.0%
1995 100.93 males per 100 females +0.0%
1996 100.92 males per 100 females -0.0%
1997 100.91 males per 100 females -0.0%
1998 100.92 males per 100 females +0.0%
1999 100.92 males per 100 females +0.0%
2000 101.03 males per 100 females +0.1%
2001 101.49 males per 100 females +0.5%
2002 102.4 males per 100 females +0.9%
2003 103.58 males per 100 females +1.2%
2004 104.92 males per 100 females +1.3%
2005 106.22 males per 100 females +1.2%
2006 106.99 males per 100 females +0.7%
2007 107.02 males per 100 females +0.0%
2008 106.5 males per 100 females -0.5%
2009 105.67 males per 100 females -0.8%
2010 103.16 males per 100 females -2.4%
2011 101.25 males per 100 females -1.9%
2012 101.28 males per 100 females +0.0%
2013 101.32 males per 100 females +0.0%
2014 101.36 males per 100 females +0.0%
2015 101.41 males per 100 females +0.1%
2016 101.45 males per 100 females +0.0%
2017 101.51 males per 100 females +0.1%
2018 101.55 males per 100 females +0.0%
2019 101.58 males per 100 females +0.0%
2020 101.62 males per 100 females +0.0%
2021 101.67 males per 100 females +0.0%
2022 101.7 males per 100 females +0.0%
2023 101.72 males per 100 females +0.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 101.72 males per 100 females is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104.7 males per 100 females, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 101.72 males per 100 females is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 102.02 males per 100 females, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 97.67 males per 100 females 95.21 males per 100 females 99.19 males per 100 females 10
1960s 99.44 males per 100 females 99.2 males per 100 females 99.67 males per 100 females 10
1970s 99.53 males per 100 females 99.23 males per 100 females 99.78 males per 100 females 10
1980s 100.52 males per 100 females 100 males per 100 females 100.77 males per 100 females 10
1990s 100.9 males per 100 females 100.83 males per 100 females 100.93 males per 100 females 10
2000s 104.58 males per 100 females 101.03 males per 100 females 107.02 males per 100 females 10
2010s 101.59 males per 100 females 101.25 males per 100 females 103.16 males per 100 females 10
2020s 101.68 males per 100 females 101.62 males per 100 females 101.72 males per 100 females 4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 199 Guernsey 101.77 males per 100 females compare
  2. 200 Haiti 101.76 males per 100 females compare
  3. 201 Cameroon 101.73 males per 100 females compare
  4. 203 Sierra Leone 101.55 males per 100 females compare
  5. 204 Zimbabwe 101.52 males per 100 females compare
  6. 205 Sao Tome and Principe 101.46 males per 100 females compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex ratio at age 5 in Equatorial Guinea?
Sex ratio at age 5 in Equatorial Guinea was 101.72 males per 100 females in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sex ratio at age 5 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 107.02 males per 100 females in 2007.
What is the lowest sex ratio at age 5 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 95.21 males per 100 females in 1950.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for sex ratio at age 5?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex ratio at age 5 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sex ratio at age 5
Unit
males per 100 females
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of males per 100 females at age 5.