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Median age in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Median age was 20.98 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
20.98 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
22.47 years
in 1950
All-time low
17.85 years
in 1998
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Equatorial Guinea stood at 20.98 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 22.47 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 17.85 years, in 1998.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Median age in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Year years Change
1950 22.47 years —
1951 22.31 years -0.7%
1952 22.15 years -0.7%
1953 21.99 years -0.7%
1954 21.84 years -0.7%
1955 21.7 years -0.7%
1956 21.55 years -0.7%
1957 21.39 years -0.7%
1958 21.22 years -0.8%
1959 21.05 years -0.8%
1960 20.88 years -0.8%
1961 20.7 years -0.8%
1962 20.53 years -0.8%
1963 20.36 years -0.8%
1964 20.21 years -0.8%
1965 20.07 years -0.7%
1966 19.93 years -0.7%
1967 19.8 years -0.7%
1968 19.64 years -0.8%
1969 19.45 years -1.0%
1970 19.31 years -0.7%
1971 19.22 years -0.5%
1972 19.15 years -0.4%
1973 19.08 years -0.3%
1974 19 years -0.4%
1975 18.9 years -0.5%
1976 18.76 years -0.8%
1977 18.62 years -0.7%
1978 18.51 years -0.6%
1979 18.39 years -0.7%
1980 18.27 years -0.6%
1981 18.16 years -0.6%
1982 18.05 years -0.6%
1983 18.25 years +1.1%
1984 18.66 years +2.2%
1985 18.9 years +1.3%
1986 19 years +0.5%
1987 18.98 years -0.1%
1988 18.9 years -0.4%
1989 18.79 years -0.6%
1990 18.65 years -0.7%
1991 18.5 years -0.8%
1992 18.34 years -0.8%
1993 18.2 years -0.8%
1994 18.07 years -0.7%
1995 17.97 years -0.5%
1996 17.91 years -0.4%
1997 17.86 years -0.2%
1998 17.85 years -0.1%
1999 17.86 years +0.1%
2000 17.9 years +0.2%
2001 17.99 years +0.5%
2002 18.15 years +0.9%
2003 18.36 years +1.2%
2004 18.62 years +1.4%
2005 18.88 years +1.4%
2006 19.12 years +1.3%
2007 19.38 years +1.4%
2008 19.65 years +1.4%
2009 19.91 years +1.3%
2010 20.16 years +1.3%
2011 20.37 years +1.0%
2012 20.53 years +0.8%
2013 20.67 years +0.7%
2014 20.79 years +0.6%
2015 20.89 years +0.5%
2016 20.98 years +0.4%
2017 21.05 years +0.3%
2018 21.11 years +0.3%
2019 21.16 years +0.2%
2020 21.14 years -0.1%
2021 21.06 years -0.3%
2022 21.02 years -0.2%
2023 20.98 years -0.2%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 20.98 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 20.98 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 21.77 years 21.05 years 22.47 years 10
1960s 20.16 years 19.45 years 20.88 years 10
1970s 18.89 years 18.39 years 19.31 years 10
1980s 18.6 years 18.05 years 19 years 10
1990s 18.12 years 17.85 years 18.65 years 10
2000s 18.8 years 17.9 years 19.91 years 10
2010s 20.77 years 20.16 years 21.16 years 10
2020s 21.05 years 20.98 years 21.14 years 4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 181 Tajikistan 21.93 years compare
  2. 182 Gabon 21.5 years compare
  3. 183 Lesotho 21.43 years compare
  4. 185 East Timor 20.97 years compare
  5. 186 Namibia 20.96 years compare
  6. 187 Ghana 20.93 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Equatorial Guinea?
Median age in Equatorial Guinea was 20.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 22.47 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 17.85 years in 1998.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for median age?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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