Median age vs births per woman in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Median age vs births per woman was 20.98 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
20.98
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
22.47
in 1950
All-time low
17.85
in 1998
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age vs births per woman in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, median age vs births per woman in Equatorial Guinea stood at 20.98.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 22.47 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 17.85, in 1998.
That places Equatorial Guinea 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Median age vs births per woman in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 22.47 | — |
| 1951 | 22.31 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 22.15 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 21.99 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 21.84 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 21.7 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 21.55 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 21.39 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 21.22 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 21.05 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 20.88 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 20.7 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 20.53 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 20.36 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 20.21 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 20.07 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 19.93 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 19.8 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 19.64 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 19.45 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 19.31 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 19.22 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 19.15 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 19.08 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 19 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 18.9 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 18.76 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 18.62 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 18.51 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 18.39 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 18.27 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 18.16 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 18.05 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 18.25 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 18.66 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 18.9 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 19 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 18.98 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 18.9 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 18.79 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 18.65 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 18.5 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 18.34 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 18.2 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.07 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 17.97 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 17.91 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.86 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 17.85 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.86 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.9 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.99 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.15 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.36 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.62 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 18.88 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 19.12 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 19.38 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 19.65 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 19.91 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 20.16 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.37 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.53 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.67 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 20.79 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.89 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.98 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.05 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.11 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.16 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 21.14 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 21.06 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.02 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.98 | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 20.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 20.98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.77 | 21.05 | 22.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.16 | 19.45 | 20.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.89 | 18.39 | 19.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.6 | 18.05 | 19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.12 | 17.85 | 18.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8 | 17.9 | 19.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.77 | 20.16 | 21.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.05 | 20.98 | 21.14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in Equatorial Guinea?
- Median age vs births per woman in Equatorial Guinea was 20.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.47 in 1950.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.85 in 1998.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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