Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and Niger

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs Niger 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 6.06 in Niger in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs Niger 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	Niger
1960	5.65	7.53
1961	5.66	7.51
1962	5.67	7.5
1963	5.69	7.49
1964	5.71	7.48
1965	5.73	7.47
1966	5.76	7.48
1967	5.78	7.49
1968	5.79	7.5
1969	5.8	7.51
1970	5.81	7.51
1971	5.81	7.52
1972	5.81	7.52
1973	5.8	7.53
1974	5.8	7.54
1975	5.79	7.54
1976	5.79	7.56
1977	5.8	7.6
1978	5.8	7.66
1979	5.82	7.72
1980	5.84	7.78
1981	5.86	7.82
1982	5.88	7.86
1983	5.9	7.9
1984	5.93	7.92
1985	5.95	7.93
1986	5.96	7.9
1987	5.97	7.87
1988	5.98	7.84
1989	5.99	7.82
1990	5.99	7.81
1991	5.99	7.8
1992	5.98	7.8
1993	5.98	7.79
1994	5.98	7.79
1995	5.97	7.78
1996	5.96	7.78
1997	5.94	7.8
1998	5.91	7.84
1999	5.88	7.84
2000	5.83	7.83
2001	5.79	7.81
2002	5.73	7.8
2003	5.68	7.79
2004	5.62	7.78
2005	5.56	7.77
2006	5.5	7.74
2007	5.43	7.73
2008	5.36	7.7
2009	5.29	7.68
2010	5.21	7.64
2011	5.13	7.59
2012	5.04	7.53
2013	4.95	7.45
2014	4.86	7.34
2015	4.77	7.22
2016	4.69	7.04
2017	4.6	6.87
2018	4.51	6.71
2019	4.43	6.54
2020	4.35	6.37
2021	4.27	6.2
2022	4.17	6.14
2023	4.08	6.06
2024	4.12	5.93
2025	4.04	5.79
2026	3.95	5.64
2027	3.87	5.49
2028	3.8	5.35
2029	3.72	5.22
2030	3.65	5.08
2031	3.59	4.93
2032	3.52	4.8
2033	3.46	4.69
2034	3.4	4.55
2035	3.34	4.44
2036	3.29	4.32
2037	3.23	4.21
2038	3.18	4.1
2039	3.12	4
2040	3.08	3.91
2041	3.03	3.82
2042	2.98	3.74
2043	2.94	3.66
2044	2.9	3.59
2045	2.86	3.53
2046	2.83	3.46
2047	2.79	3.39
2048	2.76	3.34
2049	2.72	3.28
2050	2.69	3.22

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Niger
1960	38.5%	49%
1961	38.7%	48.9%
1962	39%	48.8%
1963	39.2%	48.8%
1964	39.3%	48.8%
1965	39.2%	48.7%
1966	39.1%	48.6%
1967	39.1%	48.5%
1968	39.1%	48.4%
1969	39.2%	48.3%
1970	39.5%	48.1%
1971	39.7%	48%
1972	39.9%	47.9%
1973	40%	47.7%
1974	40.2%	47.6%
1975	40.5%	47.4%
1976	40.8%	47.3%
1977	41%	47.1%
1978	41.2%	47%
1979	41.5%	47%
1980	41.7%	47%
1981	41.8%	47%
1982	42%	47%
1983	41.6%	47%
1984	40.8%	47%
1985	40.4%	47%
1986	40.4%	47%
1987	40.6%	47%
1988	40.9%	47%
1989	41.3%	46.9%
1990	41.6%	46.8%
1991	42%	46.8%
1992	42.3%	46.7%
1993	42.6%	46.7%
1994	42.8%	46.7%
1995	43%	46.7%
1996	43.1%	46.7%
1997	43.1%	46.8%
1998	43.1%	46.9%
1999	43%	47.1%
2000	42.7%	47.3%
2001	42.2%	47.5%
2002	41.5%	47.8%
2003	40.8%	48%
2004	40.1%	48.2%
2005	39.5%	48.5%
2006	39.2%	48.7%
2007	38.9%	48.9%
2008	38.7%	49.1%
2009	38.5%	49.3%
2010	38.3%	49.4%
2011	38.3%	49.5%
2012	38.3%	49.5%
2013	38.3%	49.4%
2014	38.3%	49.3%
2015	38.3%	49.2%
2016	38.3%	49%
2017	38.3%	48.8%
2018	38.2%	48.6%
2019	38%	48.3%
2020	37.9%	48%
2021	37.8%	47.7%
2022	37.7%	47.3%
2023	37.5%	47%
2024	37.3%	46.6%
2025	37.1%	46.2%
2026	36.9%	45.8%
2027	36.6%	45.5%
2028	36.3%	45%
2029	36.1%	44.6%
2030	35.8%	44.2%
2031	35.5%	43.8%
2032	35.2%	43.4%
2033	34.9%	43%
2034	34.7%	42.6%
2035	34.4%	42.2%
2036	34.2%	41.8%
2037	33.9%	41.3%
2038	33.7%	40.9%
2039	33.5%	40.4%
2040	33.2%	39.9%
2041	33%	39.4%
2042	32.7%	38.9%
2043	32.5%	38.4%
2044	32.3%	37.9%
2045	32%	37.4%
2046	31.8%	36.9%
2047	31.5%	36.4%
2048	31.3%	35.9%
2049	31%	35.5%
2050	30.8%	35%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 46.6% in Niger in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 46.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and Niger compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs Niger by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and +3.43% in Niger. 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	Niger
1960	4,727	105,081
1961	4,858	107,693
1962	5,013	110,280
1963	5,192	113,072
1964	5,393	115,386
1965	5,618	116,963
1966	5,868	119,314
1967	6,135	121,358
1968	6,417	123,301
1969	2,593	125,389
1970	2,715	128,184
1971	4,822	128,223
1972	6,572	133,813
1973	6,508	137,695
1974	5,697	142,606
1975	4,580	147,962
1976	2,451	154,489
1977	5,550	161,792
1978	5,635	171,614
1979	5,786	180,632
1980	7,142	189,251
1981	7,573	195,938
1982	8,182	202,012
1983	8,886	207,962
1984	10,076	213,111
1985	11,179	219,206
1986	12,061	224,365
1987	12,727	231,371
1988	13,266	237,296
1989	13,724	245,278
1990	14,158	256,594
1991	14,581	266,527
1992	15,010	278,690
1993	15,459	292,135
1994	15,937	306,026
1995	16,345	323,630
1996	16,802	341,223
1997	17,305	358,745
1998	17,854	377,120
1999	18,465	394,212
2000	19,132	410,779
2001	20,376	428,417
2002	21,744	446,767
2003	23,168	467,295
2004	24,666	488,328
2005	26,116	511,167
2006	27,404	533,374
2007	28,672	556,808
2008	29,941	579,727
2009	31,184	602,671
2010	32,368	624,685
2011	33,502	645,175
2012	34,347	664,009
2013	35,158	686,070
2014	35,889	704,609
2015	36,543	721,630
2016	37,180	738,999
2017	37,740	752,384
2018	38,332	763,536
2019	38,894	775,474
2020	38,994	784,437
2021	39,160	793,428
2022	39,873	829,651
2023	40,140	864,139

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs Niger

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 350 deaths in Niger.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	Niger
1985	658	1,137
1986	666	1,107
1987	672	1,074
1988	675	1,040
1989	688	1,010
1990	689	983
1991	688	957
1992	682	926
1993	668	903
1994	639	883
1995	587	865
1996	544	854
1997	507	841
1998	476	839
1999	442	841
2000	406	845
2001	388	843
2002	364	835
2003	343	813
2004	323	790
2005	312	764
2006	299	737
2007	289	704
2008	276	669
2009	267	647
2010	259	621
2011	254	585
2012	245	554
2013	236	526
2014	227	497
2015	222	473
2016	216	450
2017	212	433
2018	204	420
2019	198	406
2020	196	388
2021	202	396
2022	183	361
2023	174	350

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 11.5% in Niger. 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	Niger
1967	-	31.9%
1968	-	32.3%
1969	-	32.7%
1970	-	33.2%
1971	-	33.6%
1972	-	34%
1973	-	34.2%
1974	-	34.3%
1975	-	34.2%
1976	-	33.9%
1977	-	33.5%
1978	-	33%
1979	-	32.6%
1980	-	32.3%
1981	-	32.3%
1982	20.1%	32.5%
1983	19.7%	32.9%
1984	19.3%	33.3%
1985	18.9%	33.7%
1986	18.6%	34%
1987	18.4%	34.1%
1988	18.2%	34%
1989	18%	33.7%
1990	17.9%	33.2%
1991	17.7%	32.5%
1992	17.6%	31.7%
1993	17.5%	30.6%
1994	17.3%	29.4%
1995	17.1%	28.1%
1996	16.9%	26.9%
1997	16.7%	25.7%
1998	16.4%	24.7%
1999	16%	23.7%
2000	15.6%	22.8%
2001	15.2%	21.8%
2002	14.7%	20.6%
2003	14.3%	19.4%
2004	13.8%	18.3%
2005	13.3%	17.2%
2006	12.9%	16.2%
2007	12.4%	15.4%
2008	11.9%	14.7%
2009	11.5%	14.1%
2010	11.1%	13.7%
2011	10.7%	13.3%
2012	10.3%	13.1%
2013	9.99%	12.9%
2014	9.66%	12.7%
2015	9.33%	12.6%
2016	8.99%	12.5%
2017	8.7%	12.4%
2018	8.42%	12.3%
2019	8.17%	12.2%
2020	7.88%	12.1%
2021	7.61%	11.9%
2022	7.34%	11.7%
2023	7.06%	11.5%