Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union was 53.8% in 2050. ▼ Falling
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea, 2012–2050
Source: United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2050, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea stood at 53.8%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 61.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2050.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 125th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 61.2% | — |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 59.1% | -0.8% |
| 2026 | 58.7% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2029 | 57.6% | -0.5% |
| 2030 | 57.3% | -0.5% |
| 2031 | 57.0% | -0.5% |
| 2032 | 56.8% | -0.4% |
| 2033 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 2034 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2035 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2037 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 2038 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 2039 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2041 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 2042 | 55.0% | -0.4% |
| 2043 | 54.8% | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 2045 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 2046 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 2048 | 54.1% | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2050 | 53.8% | -0.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 53.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.1%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 53.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.6%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.5% | 61.2% | 61.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.6% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 56.4% | 55.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 54.6% | 54.0% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,394 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea was 53.8% in 2050, according to United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2050.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 125th out of 224 countries with data for 2050.
- Is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15–49 who are married, or who live with a partner without being married.