Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Equatorial Guinea

Share of population under 15 in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 37.1%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.4 pp.

2025 37.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 41of 217
Period maximum 43.1%1997
Period minimum 37.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025363840424419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38.5%1962: 39%1964: 39.3%1966: 39.1%1968: 39.1%1970: 39.5%1972: 39.9%1974: 40.2%1976: 40.8%1978: 41.2%1980: 41.7%1982: 42%1984: 40.8%1986: 40.4%1988: 40.9%1990: 41.6%1992: 42.3%1994: 42.8%1996: 43.1%1998: 43.1%2000: 42.7%2002: 41.5%2004: 40.1%2006: 39.2%2008: 38.7%2010: 38.3%2012: 38.3%2014: 38.3%2016: 38.3%2018: 38.2%2020: 37.9%2022: 37.7%2024: 37.3%2025: 37.1%
Change over the period: −1.4 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 37.1%
World 24.4%
Middle Africa computed 44.7%
Share of population under 15 — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37.1 −0.2 pp
2024 37.3 −0.2 pp
2023 37.5 −0.2 pp
2022 37.7 −0.2 pp
2021 37.8 −0.1 pp
2020 37.9 −0.1 pp
2019 38 −0.2 pp
2018 38.2 −0.1 pp
2017 38.3 −0 pp
2016 38.3 −0 pp
2015 38.3 +0 pp
2014 38.3 +0 pp
2013 38.3 +0 pp
2012 38.3 +0 pp
2011 38.3 −0.1 pp
2010 38.3 −0.2 pp
2009 38.5 −0.2 pp
2008 38.7 −0.2 pp
2007 38.9 −0.3 pp
2006 39.2 −0.3 pp
2005 39.5 −0.5 pp
2004 40.1 −0.7 pp
2003 40.8 −0.7 pp
2002 41.5 −0.7 pp
2001 42.2 −0.5 pp
2000 42.7 −0.3 pp
1999 43 −0.1 pp
1998 43.1 −0 pp
1997 43.1 +0 pp
1996 43.1 +0.1 pp
1995 43 +0.2 pp
1994 42.8 +0.2 pp
1993 42.6 +0.3 pp
1992 42.3 +0.3 pp
1991 42 +0.3 pp
1990 41.6 +0.4 pp
1989 41.3 +0.4 pp
1988 40.9 +0.3 pp
1987 40.6 +0.2 pp
1986 40.4 −0 pp
1985 40.4 −0.4 pp
1984 40.8 −0.8 pp
1983 41.6 −0.4 pp
1982 42 +0.2 pp
1981 41.8 +0.2 pp
1980 41.7 +0.2 pp
1979 41.5 +0.2 pp
1978 41.2 +0.2 pp
1977 41 +0.3 pp
1976 40.8 +0.3 pp
1975 40.5 +0.2 pp
1974 40.2 +0.2 pp
1973 40 +0.2 pp
1972 39.9 +0.2 pp
1971 39.7 +0.2 pp
1970 39.5 +0.2 pp
1969 39.2 +0.1 pp
1968 39.1 +0 pp
1967 39.1 −0 pp
1966 39.1 −0.1 pp
1965 39.2 −0.1 pp
1964 39.3 +0.1 pp
1963 39.2 +0.2 pp
1962 39 +0.2 pp
1961 38.7 +0.3 pp
1960 38.5

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.