Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and Italy

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs Italy 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 1.2 in Italy in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs Italy 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	Italy
1960	5.65	2.4
1961	5.66	2.44
1962	5.67	2.46
1963	5.69	2.51
1964	5.71	2.66
1965	5.73	2.6
1966	5.76	2.58
1967	5.78	2.5
1968	5.79	2.46
1969	5.8	2.47
1970	5.81	2.38
1971	5.81	2.4
1972	5.81	2.35
1973	5.8	2.3
1974	5.8	2.28
1975	5.79	2.17
1976	5.79	2.04
1977	5.8	1.93
1978	5.8	1.84
1979	5.82	1.73
1980	5.84	1.64
1981	5.86	1.58
1982	5.88	1.56
1983	5.9	1.51
1984	5.93	1.46
1985	5.95	1.42
1986	5.96	1.35
1987	5.97	1.33
1988	5.98	1.36
1989	5.99	1.33
1990	5.99	1.33
1991	5.99	1.3
1992	5.98	1.3
1993	5.98	1.25
1994	5.98	1.21
1995	5.97	1.19
1996	5.96	1.2
1997	5.94	1.22
1998	5.91	1.22
1999	5.88	1.23
2000	5.83	1.26
2001	5.79	1.25
2002	5.73	1.27
2003	5.68	1.29
2004	5.62	1.34
2005	5.56	1.33
2006	5.5	1.37
2007	5.43	1.39
2008	5.36	1.44
2009	5.29	1.44
2010	5.21	1.44
2011	5.13	1.42
2012	5.04	1.42
2013	4.95	1.39
2014	4.86	1.38
2015	4.77	1.36
2016	4.69	1.36
2017	4.6	1.34
2018	4.51	1.31
2019	4.43	1.27
2020	4.35	1.24
2021	4.27	1.25
2022	4.17	1.24
2023	4.08	1.2
2024	4.12	1.21
2025	4.04	1.22
2026	3.95	1.22
2027	3.87	1.23
2028	3.8	1.24
2029	3.72	1.24
2030	3.65	1.25
2031	3.59	1.26
2032	3.52	1.26
2033	3.46	1.27
2034	3.4	1.28
2035	3.34	1.28
2036	3.29	1.29
2037	3.23	1.29
2038	3.18	1.3
2039	3.12	1.3
2040	3.08	1.31
2041	3.03	1.31
2042	2.98	1.31
2043	2.94	1.32
2044	2.9	1.32
2045	2.86	1.33
2046	2.83	1.33
2047	2.79	1.34
2048	2.76	1.34
2049	2.72	1.35
2050	2.69	1.35

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Italy
1960	38.5%	25%
1961	38.7%	25%
1962	39%	24.7%
1963	39.2%	24.5%
1964	39.3%	24.5%
1965	39.2%	24.5%
1966	39.1%	24.5%
1967	39.1%	24.6%
1968	39.1%	24.6%
1969	39.2%	24.7%
1970	39.5%	24.7%
1971	39.7%	24.6%
1972	39.9%	24.6%
1973	40%	24.6%
1974	40.2%	24.5%
1975	40.5%	24.3%
1976	40.8%	24.1%
1977	41%	23.7%
1978	41.2%	23.4%
1979	41.5%	22.8%
1980	41.7%	22.3%
1981	41.8%	21.6%
1982	42%	21.1%
1983	41.6%	20.5%
1984	40.8%	19.9%
1985	40.4%	19.3%
1986	40.4%	18.7%
1987	40.6%	18.1%
1988	40.9%	17.5%
1989	41.3%	17%
1990	41.6%	16.5%
1991	42%	15.8%
1992	42.3%	15.2%
1993	42.6%	15%
1994	42.8%	14.8%
1995	43%	14.6%
1996	43.1%	14.5%
1997	43.1%	14.4%
1998	43.1%	14.3%
1999	43%	14.3%
2000	42.7%	14.3%
2001	42.2%	14.2%
2002	41.5%	14.2%
2003	40.8%	14.2%
2004	40.1%	14.2%
2005	39.5%	14.1%
2006	39.2%	14.1%
2007	38.9%	14%
2008	38.7%	14%
2009	38.5%	14%
2010	38.3%	14%
2011	38.3%	14%
2012	38.3%	14%
2013	38.3%	13.9%
2014	38.3%	13.8%
2015	38.3%	13.7%
2016	38.3%	13.6%
2017	38.3%	13.4%
2018	38.2%	13.2%
2019	38%	13%
2020	37.9%	12.8%
2021	37.8%	12.6%
2022	37.7%	12.4%
2023	37.5%	12.1%
2024	37.3%	11.9%
2025	37.1%	11.7%
2026	36.9%	11.4%
2027	36.6%	11.2%
2028	36.3%	11%
2029	36.1%	10.9%
2030	35.8%	10.7%
2031	35.5%	10.6%
2032	35.2%	10.5%
2033	34.9%	10.4%
2034	34.7%	10.3%
2035	34.4%	10.3%
2036	34.2%	10.3%
2037	33.9%	10.3%
2038	33.7%	10.3%
2039	33.5%	10.4%
2040	33.2%	10.4%
2041	33%	10.5%
2042	32.7%	10.5%
2043	32.5%	10.6%
2044	32.3%	10.7%
2045	32%	10.7%
2046	31.8%	10.8%
2047	31.5%	10.8%
2048	31.3%	10.9%
2049	31%	10.9%
2050	30.8%	10.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 11.9% in Italy in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 16.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and Italy compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs Italy by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and -0.38% in Italy. 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	Italy
1960	4,727	426,697
1961	4,858	459,880
1962	5,013	427,387
1963	5,192	440,767
1964	5,393	527,089
1965	5,618	474,222
1966	5,868	488,427
1967	6,135	439,074
1968	6,417	399,268
1969	2,593	390,827
1970	2,715	376,753
1971	4,822	383,922
1972	6,572	364,355
1973	6,508	328,508
1974	5,697	336,176
1975	4,580	271,660
1976	2,451	228,445
1977	5,550	190,248
1978	5,635	168,465
1979	5,786	129,531
1980	7,142	84,650
1981	7,573	73,452
1982	8,182	79,161
1983	8,886	33,939
1984	10,076	50,919
1985	11,179	28,297
1986	12,061	11,319
1987	12,727	16,980
1988	13,266	33,977
1989	13,724	28,336
1990	14,158	22,688
1991	14,581	11,352
1992	15,010	22,718
1993	15,459	0
1994	15,937	-17,053
1995	16,345	-34,107
1996	16,802	-22,744
1997	17,305	-22,756
1998	17,854	-39,835
1999	18,465	-22,766
2000	19,132	-17,082
2001	20,376	-11,396
2002	21,744	-22,836
2003	23,168	-40,179
2004	24,666	11,566
2005	26,116	-17,450
2006	27,404	0
2007	28,672	-5,876
2008	29,941	-11,842
2009	31,184	-17,866
2010	32,368	-23,928
2011	33,502	-48,021
2012	34,347	-78,248
2013	35,158	-90,468
2014	35,889	-96,513
2015	36,543	-162,620
2016	37,180	-138,265
2017	37,740	-192,007
2018	38,332	-192,475
2019	38,894	-215,025
2020	38,994	-338,801
2021	39,160	-301,579
2022	39,873	-318,674
2023	40,140	-283,168

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs Italy

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 6 deaths in Italy.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	Italy
1985	658	22
1986	666	22
1987	672	21
1988	675	20
1989	688	19
1990	689	18
1991	688	18
1992	682	17
1993	668	16
1994	639	15
1995	587	15
1996	544	14
1997	507	13
1998	476	12
1999	442	11
2000	406	11
2001	388	10
2002	364	10
2003	343	8
2004	323	8
2005	312	8
2006	299	7
2007	289	7
2008	276	7
2009	267	8
2010	259	8
2011	254	8
2012	245	8
2013	236	8
2014	227	8
2015	222	8
2016	216	8
2017	212	8
2018	204	7
2019	198	7
2020	196	8
2021	202	7
2022	183	10
2023	174	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 0.28% in Italy. 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	Italy
1960	-	5.19%
1961	-	4.98%
1962	-	4.76%
1963	-	4.53%
1964	-	4.31%
1965	-	4.11%
1966	-	3.93%
1967	-	3.78%
1968	-	3.64%
1969	-	3.51%
1970	-	3.36%
1971	-	3.18%
1972	-	2.98%
1973	-	2.76%
1974	-	2.53%
1975	-	2.31%
1976	-	2.11%
1977	-	1.95%
1978	-	1.82%
1979	-	1.7%
1980	-	1.61%
1981	-	1.52%
1982	20.1%	1.43%
1983	19.7%	1.35%
1984	19.3%	1.27%
1985	18.9%	1.2%
1986	18.6%	1.14%
1987	18.4%	1.08%
1988	18.2%	1.04%
1989	18%	1%
1990	17.9%	0.97%
1991	17.7%	0.93%
1992	17.6%	0.89%
1993	17.5%	0.85%
1994	17.3%	0.8%
1995	17.1%	0.75%
1996	16.9%	0.7%
1997	16.7%	0.66%
1998	16.4%	0.62%
1999	16%	0.59%
2000	15.6%	0.56%
2001	15.2%	0.53%
2002	14.7%	0.51%
2003	14.3%	0.48%
2004	13.8%	0.46%
2005	13.3%	0.45%
2006	12.9%	0.43%
2007	12.4%	0.42%
2008	11.9%	0.41%
2009	11.5%	0.41%
2010	11.1%	0.4%
2011	10.7%	0.39%
2012	10.3%	0.38%
2013	9.99%	0.37%
2014	9.66%	0.36%
2015	9.33%	0.35%
2016	8.99%	0.34%
2017	8.7%	0.33%
2018	8.42%	0.32%
2019	8.17%	0.31%
2020	7.88%	0.3%
2021	7.61%	0.29%
2022	7.34%	0.28%
2023	7.06%	0.28%