Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau 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 3.84 in Guinea-Bissau in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau 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	Guinea-Bissau
1960	5.65	5.92
1961	5.66	5.93
1962	5.67	5.94
1963	5.69	5.95
1964	5.71	5.96
1965	5.73	5.97
1966	5.76	5.98
1967	5.78	5.99
1968	5.79	6.01
1969	5.8	6.02
1970	5.81	6.04
1971	5.81	6.06
1972	5.81	6.08
1973	5.8	6.1
1974	5.8	6.12
1975	5.79	6.15
1976	5.79	6.19
1977	5.8	6.25
1978	5.8	6.32
1979	5.82	6.4
1980	5.84	6.49
1981	5.86	6.57
1982	5.88	6.64
1983	5.9	6.69
1984	5.93	6.73
1985	5.95	6.74
1986	5.96	6.73
1987	5.97	6.72
1988	5.98	6.69
1989	5.99	6.66
1990	5.99	6.5
1991	5.99	6.47
1992	5.98	6.44
1993	5.98	6.37
1994	5.98	6.3
1995	5.97	6.22
1996	5.96	6.14
1997	5.94	6.06
1998	5.91	5.97
1999	5.88	5.87
2000	5.83	5.79
2001	5.79	5.69
2002	5.73	5.63
2003	5.68	5.58
2004	5.62	5.5
2005	5.56	5.46
2006	5.5	5.41
2007	5.43	5.37
2008	5.36	5.27
2009	5.29	5.18
2010	5.21	5.11
2011	5.13	5.07
2012	5.04	5
2013	4.95	4.93
2014	4.86	4.79
2015	4.77	4.66
2016	4.69	4.52
2017	4.6	4.35
2018	4.51	4.24
2019	4.43	4.15
2020	4.35	4.08
2021	4.27	4
2022	4.17	3.91
2023	4.08	3.84
2024	4.12	3.76
2025	4.04	3.68
2026	3.95	3.62
2027	3.87	3.56
2028	3.8	3.5
2029	3.72	3.44
2030	3.65	3.37
2031	3.59	3.31
2032	3.52	3.25
2033	3.46	3.2
2034	3.4	3.15
2035	3.34	3.09
2036	3.29	3.04
2037	3.23	3
2038	3.18	2.95
2039	3.12	2.91
2040	3.08	2.87
2041	3.03	2.84
2042	2.98	2.8
2043	2.94	2.77
2044	2.9	2.74
2045	2.86	2.71
2046	2.83	2.67
2047	2.79	2.64
2048	2.76	2.62
2049	2.72	2.59
2050	2.69	2.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
1960	38.5%	36.9%
1961	38.7%	37.1%
1962	39%	37.7%
1963	39.2%	38.4%
1964	39.3%	39.6%
1965	39.2%	41%
1966	39.1%	41.9%
1967	39.1%	42.1%
1968	39.1%	41.8%
1969	39.2%	41.9%
1970	39.5%	41.9%
1971	39.7%	41.9%
1972	39.9%	41.9%
1973	40%	41.6%
1974	40.2%	41.4%
1975	40.5%	41.8%
1976	40.8%	42.6%
1977	41%	43.7%
1978	41.2%	44.8%
1979	41.5%	45.1%
1980	41.7%	45%
1981	41.8%	45.3%
1982	42%	45.5%
1983	41.6%	45.7%
1984	40.8%	45.9%
1985	40.4%	45.9%
1986	40.4%	46%
1987	40.6%	45.9%
1988	40.9%	45.9%
1989	41.3%	45.8%
1990	41.6%	45.7%
1991	42%	45.5%
1992	42.3%	45.5%
1993	42.6%	45.4%
1994	42.8%	45.4%
1995	43%	45.3%
1996	43.1%	45.2%
1997	43.1%	45.1%
1998	43.1%	45%
1999	43%	44.8%
2000	42.7%	44.7%
2001	42.2%	44.5%
2002	41.5%	44.3%
2003	40.8%	44.2%
2004	40.1%	44%
2005	39.5%	43.9%
2006	39.2%	43.8%
2007	38.9%	43.6%
2008	38.7%	43.5%
2009	38.5%	43.3%
2010	38.3%	43.2%
2011	38.3%	43%
2012	38.3%	42.8%
2013	38.3%	42.7%
2014	38.3%	42.5%
2015	38.3%	42.2%
2016	38.3%	42%
2017	38.3%	41.7%
2018	38.2%	41.3%
2019	38%	40.9%
2020	37.9%	40.5%
2021	37.8%	40.1%
2022	37.7%	39.7%
2023	37.5%	39.2%
2024	37.3%	38.8%
2025	37.1%	38.3%
2026	36.9%	37.8%
2027	36.6%	37.4%
2028	36.3%	36.9%
2029	36.1%	36.4%
2030	35.8%	36%
2031	35.5%	35.5%
2032	35.2%	35.1%
2033	34.9%	34.8%
2034	34.7%	34.4%
2035	34.4%	34.1%
2036	34.2%	33.7%
2037	33.9%	33.4%
2038	33.7%	33%
2039	33.5%	32.7%
2040	33.2%	32.4%
2041	33%	32%
2042	32.7%	31.7%
2043	32.5%	31.4%
2044	32.3%	31%
2045	32%	30.7%
2046	31.8%	30.4%
2047	31.5%	30.1%
2048	31.3%	29.7%
2049	31%	29.4%
2050	30.8%	29.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 38.8% in Guinea-Bissau in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau. 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	Guinea-Bissau
1960	4,727	10,618
1961	4,858	10,756
1962	5,013	10,662
1963	5,192	9,190
1964	5,393	8,989
1965	5,618	7,789
1966	5,868	6,955
1967	6,135	6,742
1968	6,417	7,289
1969	2,593	7,857
1970	2,715	7,632
1971	4,822	8,183
1972	6,572	7,911
1973	6,508	8,430
1974	5,697	10,321
1975	4,580	11,998
1976	2,451	13,688
1977	5,550	15,484
1978	5,635	17,468
1979	5,786	19,736
1980	7,142	21,024
1981	7,573	21,611
1982	8,182	22,131
1983	8,886	22,542
1984	10,076	22,861
1985	11,179	23,116
1986	12,061	23,301
1987	12,727	23,549
1988	13,266	23,940
1989	13,724	24,286
1990	14,158	23,936
1991	14,581	24,527
1992	15,010	25,747
1993	15,459	26,943
1994	15,937	27,895
1995	16,345	29,142
1996	16,802	29,778
1997	17,305	29,792
1998	17,854	30,390
1999	18,465	30,916
2000	19,132	32,816
2001	20,376	33,461
2002	21,744	34,561
2003	23,168	35,649
2004	24,666	36,495
2005	26,116	37,347
2006	27,404	38,886
2007	28,672	40,288
2008	29,941	40,841
2009	31,184	41,950
2010	32,368	43,067
2011	33,502	44,405
2012	34,347	45,480
2013	35,158	46,472
2014	35,889	46,615
2015	36,543	46,846
2016	37,180	46,814
2017	37,740	46,318
2018	38,332	46,659
2019	38,894	47,196
2020	38,994	46,718
2021	39,160	47,242
2022	39,873	48,920
2023	40,140	49,498

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau

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 505 deaths in Guinea-Bissau.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
1985	658	1,851
1986	666	1,825
1987	672	1,796
1988	675	1,759
1989	688	1,698
1990	689	1,709
1991	688	1,663
1992	682	1,633
1993	668	1,613
1994	639	1,644
1995	587	1,556
1996	544	1,539
1997	507	1,642
1998	476	1,465
1999	442	1,461
2000	406	1,295
2001	388	1,222
2002	364	1,141
2003	343	1,069
2004	323	980
2005	312	956
2006	299	831
2007	289	792
2008	276	802
2009	267	753
2010	259	698
2011	254	678
2012	245	704
2013	236	707
2014	227	662
2015	222	631
2016	216	617
2017	212	597
2018	204	585
2019	198	598
2020	196	603
2021	202	617
2022	183	539
2023	174	505

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau. 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	Guinea-Bissau
1982	20.1%	-
1983	19.7%	-
1984	19.3%	-
1985	18.9%	24.4%
1986	18.6%	24%
1987	18.4%	23.5%
1988	18.2%	23.1%
1989	18%	22.7%
1990	17.9%	22.2%
1991	17.7%	21.8%
1992	17.6%	21.3%
1993	17.5%	20.9%
1994	17.3%	20.4%
1995	17.1%	19.9%
1996	16.9%	19.4%
1997	16.7%	18.9%
1998	16.4%	18.4%
1999	16%	17.9%
2000	15.6%	17.4%
2001	15.2%	16.8%
2002	14.7%	16.3%
2003	14.3%	15.7%
2004	13.8%	15.1%
2005	13.3%	14.5%
2006	12.9%	13.9%
2007	12.4%	13.2%
2008	11.9%	12.6%
2009	11.5%	12%
2010	11.1%	11.4%
2011	10.7%	10.9%
2012	10.3%	10.4%
2013	9.99%	9.93%
2014	9.66%	9.53%
2015	9.33%	9.18%
2016	8.99%	8.84%
2017	8.7%	8.53%
2018	8.42%	8.21%
2019	8.17%	7.91%
2020	7.88%	7.66%
2021	7.61%	7.41%
2022	7.34%	7.16%
2023	7.06%	6.93%