Share of women who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of women who are married or in a union was 22.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 22.0% for share of women who are married or in a union in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 25.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2011.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.4% | — |
| 1971 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 23.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 22.2% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 25,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 25,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Equatorial Guinea was 22.0% in 2011, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 221 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.