Age dependency ratio, old in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Age dependency ratio, old was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 6.4% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2014.
That places Equatorial Guinea 168th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 17,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 19,983 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 38.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,266 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 19,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 19,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 18,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 18,920 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 362,847 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Equatorial Guinea?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Equatorial Guinea was 6.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2014.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.