Share of the population that is female in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population that is female was 47.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
47.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
203rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.7%
in 1980
All-time low
47.0%
in 2019
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Share of the population that is female in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025

0204060196019922025

Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Equatorial Guinea is 47.3%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 51.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2019.

That places Equatorial Guinea 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.3% 51.2% 51.4% 10
1970s 51.5% 51.3% 51.7% 10
1980s 51.4% 51.2% 51.7% 10
1990s 50.6% 49.9% 51.1% 10
2000s 48.8% 47.9% 49.7% 10
2010s 47.3% 47.0% 47.7% 10
2020s 47.2% 47.1% 47.3% 6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 201 Malaysia 47.7% compare
  2. 202 Greenland 47.5% compare
  3. 204 Northern Mariana Islands 47.1% compare
  4. 205 Brunei 46.9% compare
  5. 206 Bhutan 46.6% compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population that is female in Equatorial Guinea?
Share of the population that is female in Equatorial Guinea was 47.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1980.
What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2019.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the population that is female?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
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