Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea was 4.08 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.31 in Guatemala in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs Guatemala population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Equatorial Guinea	Guatemala
1960	5.65	7
1961	5.66	6.98
1962	5.67	6.93
1963	5.69	6.9
1964	5.71	6.87
1965	5.73	6.84
1966	5.76	6.8
1967	5.78	6.76
1968	5.79	6.7
1969	5.8	6.65
1970	5.81	6.6
1971	5.81	6.55
1972	5.81	6.51
1973	5.8	6.49
1974	5.8	6.46
1975	5.79	6.41
1976	5.79	6.37
1977	5.8	6.32
1978	5.8	6.26
1979	5.82	6.22
1980	5.84	6.17
1981	5.86	6.12
1982	5.88	6.06
1983	5.9	5.98
1984	5.93	5.86
1985	5.95	5.73
1986	5.96	5.66
1987	5.97	5.64
1988	5.98	5.62
1989	5.99	5.56
1990	5.99	5.48
1991	5.99	5.38
1992	5.98	5.31
1993	5.98	5.25
1994	5.98	5.19
1995	5.97	5.11
1996	5.96	5.01
1997	5.94	4.91
1998	5.91	4.8
1999	5.88	4.69
2000	5.83	4.58
2001	5.79	4.5
2002	5.73	4.37
2003	5.68	4.25
2004	5.62	4.13
2005	5.56	3.97
2006	5.5	3.85
2007	5.43	3.72
2008	5.36	3.57
2009	5.29	3.47
2010	5.21	3.38
2011	5.13	3.29
2012	5.04	3.22
2013	4.95	3.15
2014	4.86	3.09
2015	4.77	3.03
2016	4.69	2.97
2017	4.6	2.86
2018	4.51	2.74
2019	4.43	2.59
2020	4.35	2.47
2021	4.27	2.39
2022	4.17	2.34
2023	4.08	2.31
2024	4.12	2.29
2025	4.04	2.26
2026	3.95	2.23
2027	3.87	2.2
2028	3.8	2.17
2029	3.72	2.15
2030	3.65	2.13
2031	3.59	2.11
2032	3.52	2.09
2033	3.46	2.08
2034	3.4	2.06
2035	3.34	2.05
2036	3.29	2.03
2037	3.23	2.02
2038	3.18	2
2039	3.12	1.99
2040	3.08	1.97
2041	3.03	1.96
2042	2.98	1.95
2043	2.94	1.93
2044	2.9	1.92
2045	2.86	1.92
2046	2.83	1.91
2047	2.79	1.9
2048	2.76	1.89
2049	2.72	1.89
2050	2.69	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Guatemala
1960	38.5%	46.7%
1961	38.7%	46.7%
1962	39%	46.8%
1963	39.2%	46.7%
1964	39.3%	46.6%
1965	39.2%	46.6%
1966	39.1%	46.5%
1967	39.1%	46.4%
1968	39.1%	46.2%
1969	39.2%	46.2%
1970	39.5%	46.1%
1971	39.7%	46%
1972	39.9%	46%
1973	40%	46%
1974	40.2%	45.9%
1975	40.5%	45.8%
1976	40.8%	45.7%
1977	41%	45.6%
1978	41.2%	45.6%
1979	41.5%	45.5%
1980	41.7%	45.5%
1981	41.8%	45.6%
1982	42%	45.6%
1983	41.6%	45.7%
1984	40.8%	45.7%
1985	40.4%	45.7%
1986	40.4%	45.7%
1987	40.6%	45.6%
1988	40.9%	45.6%
1989	41.3%	45.5%
1990	41.6%	45.4%
1991	42%	45.3%
1992	42.3%	45.2%
1993	42.6%	45.1%
1994	42.8%	44.9%
1995	43%	44.8%
1996	43.1%	44.7%
1997	43.1%	44.5%
1998	43.1%	44.3%
1999	43%	44.1%
2000	42.7%	43.8%
2001	42.2%	43.6%
2002	41.5%	43.3%
2003	40.8%	43%
2004	40.1%	42.5%
2005	39.5%	42.1%
2006	39.2%	41.6%
2007	38.9%	41%
2008	38.7%	40.5%
2009	38.5%	39.9%
2010	38.3%	39.3%
2011	38.3%	38.7%
2012	38.3%	38.1%
2013	38.3%	37.5%
2014	38.3%	36.9%
2015	38.3%	36.4%
2016	38.3%	35.9%
2017	38.3%	35.4%
2018	38.2%	34.9%
2019	38%	34.4%
2020	37.9%	33.8%
2021	37.8%	33.3%
2022	37.7%	32.7%
2023	37.5%	32.1%
2024	37.3%	31.6%
2025	37.1%	31%
2026	36.9%	30.5%
2027	36.6%	29.9%
2028	36.3%	29.4%
2029	36.1%	28.8%
2030	35.8%	28.3%
2031	35.5%	27.8%
2032	35.2%	27.3%
2033	34.9%	26.8%
2034	34.7%	26.4%
2035	34.4%	26%
2036	34.2%	25.7%
2037	33.9%	25.5%
2038	33.7%	25.2%
2039	33.5%	24.9%
2040	33.2%	24.6%
2041	33%	24.3%
2042	32.7%	24%
2043	32.5%	23.7%
2044	32.3%	23.4%
2045	32%	23.1%
2046	31.8%	22.8%
2047	31.5%	22.5%
2048	31.3%	22.2%
2049	31%	21.9%
2050	30.8%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and +1.83% in Guatemala. 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
	Equatorial Guinea	Guatemala
1960	4,727	120,728
1961	4,858	123,753
1962	5,013	126,429
1963	5,192	129,065
1964	5,393	132,832
1965	5,618	135,997
1966	5,868	140,494
1967	6,135	143,859
1968	6,417	146,946
1969	2,593	149,516
1970	2,715	155,946
1971	4,822	165,104
1972	6,572	173,162
1973	6,508	179,871
1974	5,697	184,992
1975	4,580	188,501
1976	2,451	171,903
1977	5,550	203,299
1978	5,635	211,301
1979	5,786	216,810
1980	7,142	218,460
1981	7,573	221,044
1982	8,182	199,809
1983	8,886	238,059
1984	10,076	241,892
1985	11,179	246,119
1986	12,061	252,754
1987	12,727	261,746
1988	13,266	271,466
1989	13,724	276,736
1990	14,158	280,318
1991	14,581	283,917
1992	15,010	288,411
1993	15,459	295,515
1994	15,937	302,708
1995	16,345	309,236
1996	16,802	315,252
1997	17,305	320,087
1998	17,854	325,174
1999	18,465	328,890
2000	19,132	332,891
2001	20,376	335,503
2002	21,744	334,255
2003	23,168	333,539
2004	24,666	331,699
2005	26,116	325,816
2006	27,404	325,604
2007	28,672	326,298
2008	29,941	323,226
2009	31,184	323,320
2010	32,368	324,802
2011	33,502	328,548
2012	34,347	332,365
2013	35,158	331,321
2014	35,889	333,551
2015	36,543	335,072
2016	37,180	338,114
2017	37,740	332,838
2018	38,332	323,100
2019	38,894	307,389
2020	38,994	281,328
2021	39,160	255,145
2022	39,873	281,675
2023	40,140	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 174 deaths per 100,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	Guatemala
1985	658	301
1986	666	286
1987	672	277
1988	675	273
1989	688	271
1990	689	270
1991	688	268
1992	682	269
1993	668	262
1994	639	244
1995	587	229
1996	544	213
1997	507	198
1998	476	185
1999	442	174
2000	406	166
2001	388	162
2002	364	153
2003	343	150
2004	323	148
2005	312	153
2006	299	142
2007	289	135
2008	276	133
2009	267	130
2010	259	127
2011	254	120
2012	245	115
2013	236	111
2014	227	111
2015	222	112
2016	216	110
2017	212	107
2018	204	107
2019	198	106
2020	196	102
2021	202	125
2022	183	97
2023	174	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 2.14% in Guatemala. 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
	Equatorial Guinea	Guatemala
1960	-	22.2%
1961	-	21.6%
1962	-	21.1%
1963	-	20.6%
1964	-	20.1%
1965	-	19.6%
1966	-	19.1%
1967	-	18.6%
1968	-	18.1%
1969	-	17.6%
1970	-	17.1%
1971	-	16.6%
1972	-	16.1%
1973	-	15.6%
1974	-	15.1%
1975	-	14.6%
1976	-	16.5%
1977	-	13.6%
1978	-	13.2%
1979	-	12.7%
1980	-	12.2%
1981	-	11.8%
1982	20.1%	13.6%
1983	19.7%	10.9%
1984	19.3%	10.5%
1985	18.9%	10%
1986	18.6%	9.6%
1987	18.4%	9.19%
1988	18.2%	8.79%
1989	18%	8.41%
1990	17.9%	8.04%
1991	17.7%	7.68%
1992	17.6%	7.34%
1993	17.5%	7.02%
1994	17.3%	6.71%
1995	17.1%	6.42%
1996	16.9%	6.15%
1997	16.7%	5.89%
1998	16.4%	5.65%
1999	16%	5.42%
2000	15.6%	5.21%
2001	15.2%	5%
2002	14.7%	4.8%
2003	14.3%	4.61%
2004	13.8%	4.43%
2005	13.3%	4.26%
2006	12.9%	4.1%
2007	12.4%	3.93%
2008	11.9%	3.78%
2009	11.5%	3.62%
2010	11.1%	3.48%
2011	10.7%	3.33%
2012	10.3%	3.2%
2013	9.99%	3.07%
2014	9.66%	2.94%
2015	9.33%	2.83%
2016	8.99%	2.72%
2017	8.7%	2.63%
2018	8.42%	2.54%
2019	8.17%	2.45%
2020	7.88%	2.37%
2021	7.61%	2.28%
2022	7.34%	2.21%
2023	7.06%	2.14%