Age dependency ratio in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Age dependency ratio was 69.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Equatorial Guinea stood at 69.1%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 87.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2025.
That places Equatorial Guinea 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | 80.1% | 78.8% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.8% | 80.4% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 80.4% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 83.4% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 72.2% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 70.7% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.1% | 70.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 42 South Sudan 69.7% compare
- 43 Rwanda 69.6% compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 69.3% compare
- 46 Saint Martin (French part) 68.7% compare
- 47 Pakistan 68.4% compare
- 48 Namibia 67.9% compare
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 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Age dependency ratio in Equatorial Guinea was 69.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for age dependency ratio?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.