Urban population, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Urban population, female was 18.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 18.9% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 18.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1980.
That places Equatorial Guinea 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.6% | — |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.6% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.2% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.5% | 18.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 142 Sierra Leone 19.6% compare
- 143 Mali 19.4% compare
- 144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.2% compare
- 146 Kyrgyzstan 18.9% compare
- 147 Pakistan 18.7% compare
- 148 Uzbekistan 18.5% compare
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 urban population, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Urban population, female in Equatorial Guinea was 18.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for urban population, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.