Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Gabon

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Gabon chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.65 in Gabon in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Dominican Republic vs Gabon population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominican Republic	Gabon
1960	7.56	4.42
1961	7.49	4.5
1962	7.4	4.59
1963	7.3	4.65
1964	7.19	4.71
1965	7.05	4.79
1966	6.95	4.86
1967	6.76	4.92
1968	6.55	4.98
1969	6.37	5.05
1970	6.18	5.1
1971	6.01	5.16
1972	5.84	5.24
1973	5.67	5.29
1974	5.44	5.33
1975	5.24	5.39
1976	5.05	5.46
1977	4.84	5.52
1978	4.64	5.57
1979	4.47	5.61
1980	4.3	5.66
1981	4.15	5.73
1982	4.01	5.74
1983	3.95	5.76
1984	3.82	5.73
1985	3.69	5.71
1986	3.6	5.69
1987	3.53	5.67
1988	3.5	5.62
1989	3.48	5.55
1990	3.41	5.46
1991	3.35	5.37
1992	3.29	5.29
1993	3.23	5.19
1994	3.16	5.04
1995	3.1	4.88
1996	3.04	4.74
1997	2.92	4.66
1998	2.84	4.58
1999	2.85	4.5
2000	2.87	4.47
2001	2.83	4.42
2002	2.76	4.36
2003	2.7	4.3
2004	2.64	4.25
2005	2.57	4.21
2006	2.51	4.17
2007	2.51	4.14
2008	2.55	4.12
2009	2.57	4.14
2010	2.56	4.15
2011	2.53	4.15
2012	2.5	4.09
2013	2.47	4.02
2014	2.45	3.95
2015	2.43	3.92
2016	2.41	3.92
2017	2.4	3.91
2018	2.4	3.91
2019	2.37	3.88
2020	2.33	3.83
2021	2.29	3.78
2022	2.27	3.71
2023	2.24	3.65
2024	2.22	3.59
2025	2.19	3.54
2026	2.17	3.49
2027	2.15	3.43
2028	2.13	3.37
2029	2.11	3.33
2030	2.08	3.29
2031	2.07	3.24
2032	2.05	3.2
2033	2.03	3.16
2034	2.02	3.12
2035	2	3.08
2036	1.99	3.04
2037	1.98	3.01
2038	1.96	2.97
2039	1.95	2.94
2040	1.94	2.91
2041	1.93	2.88
2042	1.93	2.84
2043	1.92	2.81
2044	1.91	2.78
2045	1.9	2.75
2046	1.89	2.73
2047	1.89	2.7
2048	1.88	2.67
2049	1.87	2.64
2050	1.87	2.62

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Gabon
1960	48.6%	31.4%
1961	48.9%	31.8%
1962	49.1%	32.2%
1963	49.2%	32.6%
1964	49.3%	33%
1965	49.4%	33.5%
1966	49.3%	33.9%
1967	49.2%	34.3%
1968	48.9%	34.7%
1969	48.6%	35.1%
1970	48.2%	35.4%
1971	47.7%	35.8%
1972	47.3%	36.3%
1973	46.8%	36.7%
1974	46.3%	37.1%
1975	45.8%	37.6%
1976	45.2%	38%
1977	44.7%	38.4%
1978	44.2%	38.8%
1979	43.7%	39.2%
1980	43.2%	39.6%
1981	42.7%	39.9%
1982	42.3%	40.3%
1983	41.8%	40.7%
1984	41.4%	41%
1985	41%	41.4%
1986	40.6%	41.6%
1987	40.2%	41.9%
1988	39.8%	42.1%
1989	39.4%	42.3%
1990	39.1%	42.4%
1991	38.7%	42.5%
1992	38.4%	42.5%
1993	38%	42.5%
1994	37.7%	42.4%
1995	37.3%	42.3%
1996	37%	42%
1997	36.6%	41.8%
1998	36.1%	41.5%
1999	35.7%	41.2%
2000	35.3%	40.8%
2001	35%	40.5%
2002	34.6%	40.1%
2003	34.2%	39.7%
2004	33.7%	39.4%
2005	33.2%	39%
2006	32.7%	38.6%
2007	32.2%	38.2%
2008	31.7%	37.9%
2009	31.3%	37.6%
2010	30.9%	37.3%
2011	30.5%	37.1%
2012	30.1%	37%
2013	29.8%	36.8%
2014	29.5%	36.7%
2015	29.2%	36.6%
2016	28.8%	36.6%
2017	28.5%	36.6%
2018	28.2%	36.7%
2019	27.9%	36.8%
2020	27.7%	36.8%
2021	27.4%	36.8%
2022	27.2%	36.8%
2023	26.9%	36.7%
2024	26.6%	36.5%
2025	26.2%	36.2%
2026	25.8%	35.9%
2027	25.4%	35.6%
2028	25.1%	35.3%
2029	24.7%	34.9%
2030	24.3%	34.6%
2031	24%	34.2%
2032	23.6%	33.8%
2033	23.3%	33.4%
2034	22.9%	33%
2035	22.6%	32.7%
2036	22.3%	32.3%
2037	22%	32%
2038	21.7%	31.8%
2039	21.5%	31.5%
2040	21.3%	31.3%
2041	21%	31.1%
2042	20.8%	31%
2043	20.6%	30.8%
2044	20.4%	30.6%
2045	20.3%	30.5%
2046	20.1%	30.3%
2047	19.9%	30.2%
2048	19.8%	30%
2049	19.6%	29.8%
2050	19.5%	29.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 36.5% in Gabon in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 42.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Gabon compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Gabon by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic and +2.31% in Gabon. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Dominican Republic	Gabon
1960	117,346	5,732
1961	120,316	6,161
1962	122,977	6,609
1963	124,994	7,001
1964	127,504	7,402
1965	125,345	7,902
1966	132,096	8,410
1967	133,091	8,883
1968	133,666	9,417
1969	135,445	9,969
1970	137,835	10,635
1971	140,473	11,357
1972	143,255	12,095
1973	146,283	12,731
1974	147,652	13,381
1975	149,339	14,162
1976	151,201	14,998
1977	152,825	15,842
1978	154,043	16,714
1979	154,779	17,553
1980	157,697	18,503
1981	158,419	19,528
1982	159,597	20,292
1983	163,136	21,162
1984	164,263	21,851
1985	164,091	22,617
1986	165,674	23,362
1987	167,552	24,212
1988	171,291	24,888
1989	175,365	25,359
1990	176,748	25,858
1991	177,371	26,334
1992	177,481	26,810
1993	177,691	27,235
1994	176,882	27,271
1995	175,439	27,290
1996	174,008	27,450
1997	168,419	28,053
1998	164,287	28,697
1999	167,742	29,330
2000	171,684	30,210
2001	170,193	30,941
2002	166,740	31,777
2003	163,267	32,633
2004	158,789	33,615
2005	155,405	34,766
2006	151,122	35,984
2007	152,066	37,394
2008	156,664	39,002
2009	160,893	41,037
2010	162,072	43,061
2011	162,094	44,922
2012	160,915	45,941
2013	159,330	46,829
2014	157,260	47,704
2015	154,258	48,876
2016	151,550	50,321
2017	151,565	51,455
2018	150,852	52,476
2019	144,869	53,185
2020	137,417	52,745
2021	128,866	52,611
2022	138,767	52,944
2023	132,360	53,167

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Gabon

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 233 deaths in Gabon.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Gabon
1985	249	373
1986	241	369
1987	231	366
1988	221	367
1989	213	366
1990	203	368
1991	193	369
1992	185	371
1993	176	364
1994	166	357
1995	152	341
1996	138	321
1997	122	290
1998	109	258
1999	92	216
2000	76	178
2001	68	160
2002	68	151
2003	71	134
2004	78	142
2005	83	175
2006	87	186
2007	90	173
2008	94	158
2009	96	158
2010	92	144
2011	91	149
2012	89	173
2013	91	235
2014	95	273
2015	102	239
2016	106	215
2017	104	184
2018	107	176
2019	118	179
2020	121	194
2021	153	249
2022	124	216
2023	124	233

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic and 3.32% in Gabon. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Dominican Republic	Gabon
1960	14.8%	21.9%
1961	14.6%	21.2%
1962	14.5%	20.5%
1963	14.3%	19.8%
1964	14.1%	19.2%
1965	13.8%	18.6%
1966	13.5%	17.9%
1967	13.3%	17.4%
1968	13%	16.8%
1969	12.7%	16.2%
1970	12.4%	15.7%
1971	12%	15.2%
1972	11.7%	14.7%
1973	11.3%	14.2%
1974	10.9%	13.7%
1975	10.5%	13.3%
1976	10.1%	12.8%
1977	9.71%	12.4%
1978	9.35%	12%
1979	9.01%	11.6%
1980	8.68%	11.2%
1981	8.36%	10.8%
1982	8.05%	10.5%
1983	7.76%	10.1%
1984	7.48%	9.81%
1985	7.21%	9.52%
1986	6.94%	9.26%
1987	6.69%	9.03%
1988	6.44%	8.82%
1989	6.19%	8.64%
1990	5.95%	8.49%
1991	5.7%	8.35%
1992	5.46%	8.24%
1993	5.22%	8.14%
1994	5%	8.06%
1995	4.78%	7.98%
1996	4.58%	7.89%
1997	4.4%	7.79%
1998	4.24%	7.67%
1999	4.1%	7.53%
2000	3.98%	7.37%
2001	3.88%	7.19%
2002	3.8%	7.01%
2003	3.73%	6.81%
2004	3.67%	6.6%
2005	3.62%	6.39%
2006	3.59%	6.21%
2007	3.56%	5.99%
2008	3.54%	5.77%
2009	3.52%	5.57%
2010	3.51%	5.35%
2011	3.5%	5.14%
2012	3.49%	4.94%
2013	3.5%	4.73%
2014	3.5%	4.57%
2015	3.5%	4.42%
2016	3.5%	4.24%
2017	3.5%	4.1%
2018	3.47%	3.96%
2019	3.43%	3.8%
2020	3.38%	3.62%
2021	3.31%	3.52%
2022	3.22%	3.41%
2023	3.14%	3.32%