Equatorial Guinea Civil Registration
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How to Find the Records
Offices to Contact
Central Civil Registry
Ministry of Justice, Religious Affairs & Penitentiary Institutions
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Telephone: +240 9 3105
Fax: +240 9 3205[1]
Historical Background
Over time, Equatorial Guinea was ruled by Portugal, Britain, and Spain.
Legal age for marriage is 18 years for both men and women.[2]
Coverage and Compliance
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Name of child
- Date and place of birth
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- Date and place of registration
- Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth)
- Attendant at birth
- Type of place of birth (hospital, home, etc.)
- Parents' date of birth or age
- Marital status of parents
- Ethnicity of parents
- Place/country of birth of parents
- Date of marriage
- Place of usual residence
- Profession of parents
- Names of paternal and maternal grandparents[2]
Marriage Records
- Date of birth or age of bride and groom
- Place of usual residence of bride and groom
- Ethnicity of both
- Date and place of marriage
- Date and place of registration[2]
Death Records
- Name of deceased
- Gender
- Date of birth or age
- Ethnicity,
- Marital status
- Place of usual residence
- Date of death
- Date of registration
- Place of death
- Place of registration
- Cause of death
- Type of place of death (hospital, home, etc.)[2]
Fetal Death Records
- Date and place of fetal delivery
- Date and place of registration
- Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)
- Gender of the fetus
- Date of birth or age of the mother[2]
References
- ↑ Wikiprocedure, Equatorial Guinea, Equatorial Guinea - Register a Birth, (accessed 2 July 2021).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Equatorial Guinea, accessed 28 June 2021. "Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."