Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid 1965
Equatorial Guinea in 1965
In 1965, Equatorial Guinea had a total population of 298,238 people. A decade earlier, in 1955, the population was 247,215; it has grown by 20.6% since.
The median age was 21.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 70.8 children under 15 and 9.8 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Equatorial Guinea was 4.08 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 63.7 years in 2023: 65.7 for women and 62.0 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
11,339 immigrants live in Equatorial Guinea, 0.6% of the population.
| France | 5,917 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1,936 |
| Spain | 1,658 |
| Cameroon | 1,033 |
| Nigeria | 464 |
136,825 people born in Equatorial Guinea live in other countries.
| Gabon | 94,354 |
| Spain | 24,372 |
| Guinea | 9,933 |
| Cameroon | 4,341 |
| Congo | 1,562 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 298,238 | 21.1 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 71,680 | 21.0 | |
| Gabon | 546,309 | 25.9 | |
| Congo | 1,207,881 | 18.2 | |
| Central African Republic | 1,877,855 | 19.4 |





