Life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, total was 63.71 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 63.71 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 63.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.54 years, in 1976.
That places Equatorial Guinea 190th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.41 years | 30.54 years | 44.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.27 years | 48.78 years | 51.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52 years | 51.4 years | 53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.59 years | 53.4 years | 57.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.39 years | 58.34 years | 62.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.91 years | 62.14 years | 63.71 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.12 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.12 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.12 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.17 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.08 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 4.08 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea was 63.71 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.71 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.54 years in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 190th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release