Equatorial Guinea
Country in Africa
In brief
Life expectancy: 63.9 years (2024). World rank 194 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 33 of 54. Life expectancy, women: 65.9 years (2024). World rank 196 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 35 of 54. Children per woman: 4.1 (2024). World rank 21 of 216; in Africa, 19 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 1.5M → 1.9M, population growth per year +3.8% → +2.4%, and living in cities 69% → 71.6%. Worse than all its neighbours (Cameroon and Gabon): life expectancy and life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Religions
- Catholic 88%, Protestant 5%, other 5%, and Muslim 2% (2015)