Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid 1999
Equatorial Guinea in 1999
As of 1999, Equatorial Guinea counted 667,214 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1989, the population was 456,808; it has grown by 46.1% since.
With a median age of 18.9 years, Equatorial Guinea had a youth dependency ratio of 80.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.2 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 667,214 | 18.9 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 142,442 | 17.7 | |
| Gabon | 1,243,017 | 19.1 | |
| Congo | 3,032,874 | 18.2 | |
| Central African Republic | 3,729,450 | 17.1 |





