Equatorial Guinea - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Equatorial Guinea was 44.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.93 in 1960, while its lowest value was 44.38 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 50.93
1961 50.90
1962 50.86
1963 50.81
1964 50.75
1965 50.67
1966 50.59
1967 50.49
1968 50.41
1969 50.34
1970 50.29
1971 50.28
1972 50.28
1973 50.31
1974 50.34
1975 50.37
1976 50.39
1977 50.40
1978 50.41
1979 50.41
1980 50.42
1981 50.41
1982 50.40
1983 50.38
1984 50.38
1985 50.40
1986 50.42
1987 50.46
1988 50.47
1989 50.45
1990 50.38
1991 50.24
1992 50.06
1993 49.85
1994 49.61
1995 49.37
1996 49.12
1997 48.87
1998 48.62
1999 48.37
2000 48.13
2001 47.89
2002 47.66
2003 47.43
2004 47.19
2005 46.93
2006 46.65
2007 46.37
2008 46.10
2009 45.83
2010 45.59
2011 45.38
2012 45.18
2013 45.00
2014 44.85
2015 44.72
2016 44.61
2017 44.52
2018 44.46
2019 44.41
2020 44.38

Development Relevance: Females comprise almost one-half of the world population. Female population relative to male population is a primary demographic indicator, reflecting historical events such as wars and the socio-demographic and ethno-cultural characteristics of the population.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population structure by age and sex in the World Bank's estimates is based on the population structure by age and sex in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population