Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 67.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea stood at 67.1%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 67.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1976.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 193rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.9% | — |
| 1961 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 21.4% | -52.0% |
| 1970 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 31.1% | +45.3% |
| 1972 | 43.3% | +39.1% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 37.9% | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 30.8% | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 20.0% | -35.2% |
| 1977 | 38.4% | +92.1% |
| 1978 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 43.0% | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 49.9% | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 50.6% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 50.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 67.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 67.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +92.1% | 20.0% | 38.4% |
| 1969 | -52.0% | 44.5% | 21.4% |
| 1971 | +45.3% | 21.4% | 31.1% |
| 1972 | +39.1% | 31.1% | 43.3% |
| 1976 | -35.2% | 30.8% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.0% | 21.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.8% | 20.0% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 49.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 50.7% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 57.6% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 63.8% | 67.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 68.3% compare
- 191 Congo 68.2% compare
- 192 South Africa 67.7% compare
- 194 Madagascar 67.1% compare
- 195 Burundi 66.7% compare
- 196 Niger 65.5% 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)
- 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 expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea was 67.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.