Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and Oman

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs Oman 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 2.53 in Oman in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs Oman 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	Oman
1960	5.65	7.28
1961	5.66	7.29
1962	5.67	7.32
1963	5.69	7.33
1964	5.71	7.37
1965	5.73	7.39
1966	5.76	7.41
1967	5.78	7.44
1968	5.79	7.46
1969	5.8	7.49
1970	5.81	7.52
1971	5.81	7.56
1972	5.81	7.59
1973	5.8	7.63
1974	5.8	7.67
1975	5.79	7.71
1976	5.79	7.74
1977	5.8	7.78
1978	5.8	7.82
1979	5.82	7.85
1980	5.84	7.89
1981	5.86	7.9
1982	5.88	7.84
1983	5.9	7.75
1984	5.93	7.64
1985	5.95	7.51
1986	5.96	7.35
1987	5.97	7.18
1988	5.98	6.95
1989	5.99	6.72
1990	5.99	6.46
1991	5.99	6.2
1992	5.98	5.92
1993	5.98	5.64
1994	5.98	5.36
1995	5.97	5.07
1996	5.96	4.79
1997	5.94	4.52
1998	5.91	4.27
1999	5.88	4.06
2000	5.83	3.85
2001	5.79	3.66
2002	5.73	3.51
2003	5.68	3.37
2004	5.62	3.2
2005	5.56	3.03
2006	5.5	2.88
2007	5.43	2.76
2008	5.36	2.76
2009	5.29	2.83
2010	5.21	2.97
2011	5.13	2.96
2012	5.04	2.93
2013	4.95	2.95
2014	4.86	2.97
2015	4.77	2.97
2016	4.69	2.95
2017	4.6	2.92
2018	4.51	2.81
2019	4.43	2.7
2020	4.35	2.64
2021	4.27	2.59
2022	4.17	2.45
2023	4.08	2.53
2024	4.12	2.51
2025	4.04	2.48
2026	3.95	2.44
2027	3.87	2.41
2028	3.8	2.37
2029	3.72	2.33
2030	3.65	2.29
2031	3.59	2.26
2032	3.52	2.22
2033	3.46	2.19
2034	3.4	2.16
2035	3.34	2.14
2036	3.29	2.11
2037	3.23	2.09
2038	3.18	2.07
2039	3.12	2.05
2040	3.08	2.03
2041	3.03	2.01
2042	2.98	2
2043	2.94	1.98
2044	2.9	1.97
2045	2.86	1.96
2046	2.83	1.95
2047	2.79	1.93
2048	2.76	1.92
2049	2.72	1.92
2050	2.69	1.91

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Oman
1960	38.5%	41.5%
1961	38.7%	41.6%
1962	39%	41.7%
1963	39.2%	42%
1964	39.3%	42.6%
1965	39.2%	43.2%
1966	39.1%	43.8%
1967	39.1%	44.3%
1968	39.1%	44.8%
1969	39.2%	45.3%
1970	39.5%	45.9%
1971	39.7%	46.4%
1972	39.9%	46.8%
1973	40%	47.3%
1974	40.2%	47.5%
1975	40.5%	47.5%
1976	40.8%	47.5%
1977	41%	47.4%
1978	41.2%	47.3%
1979	41.5%	47.2%
1980	41.7%	47.1%
1981	41.8%	47.1%
1982	42%	47.1%
1983	41.6%	47.2%
1984	40.8%	47.2%
1985	40.4%	47%
1986	40.4%	46.5%
1987	40.6%	45.9%
1988	40.9%	45.1%
1989	41.3%	44.3%
1990	41.6%	43.4%
1991	42%	42.5%
1992	42.3%	41.5%
1993	42.6%	40.5%
1994	42.8%	39.9%
1995	43%	39.7%
1996	43.1%	39.3%
1997	43.1%	38.7%
1998	43.1%	38%
1999	43%	37.3%
2000	42.7%	36.6%
2001	42.2%	35.8%
2002	41.5%	35%
2003	40.8%	34.2%
2004	40.1%	33.2%
2005	39.5%	32.1%
2006	39.2%	30.9%
2007	38.9%	29.9%
2008	38.7%	29.1%
2009	38.5%	28.4%
2010	38.3%	27.9%
2011	38.3%	25.5%
2012	38.3%	22.8%
2013	38.3%	21.9%
2014	38.3%	22.1%
2015	38.3%	22.2%
2016	38.3%	22.1%
2017	38.3%	22.3%
2018	38.2%	22.9%
2019	38%	24%
2020	37.9%	25.6%
2021	37.8%	26.7%
2022	37.7%	26.2%
2023	37.5%	25.2%
2024	37.3%	24.7%
2025	37.1%	24.3%
2026	36.9%	24%
2027	36.6%	23.8%
2028	36.3%	23.6%
2029	36.1%	23.3%
2030	35.8%	23%
2031	35.5%	22.7%
2032	35.2%	22.4%
2033	34.9%	22.1%
2034	34.7%	21.8%
2035	34.4%	21.6%
2036	34.2%	21.4%
2037	33.9%	21.3%
2038	33.7%	21.3%
2039	33.5%	21.2%
2040	33.2%	21%
2041	33%	20.8%
2042	32.7%	20.7%
2043	32.5%	20.5%
2044	32.3%	20.4%
2045	32%	20.3%
2046	31.8%	20.2%
2047	31.5%	20.1%
2048	31.3%	20.1%
2049	31%	20%
2050	30.8%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 24.7% in Oman in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 43.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and Oman compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs Oman by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and +1.7% in Oman. 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	Oman
1960	4,727	12,034
1961	4,858	12,690
1962	5,013	13,485
1963	5,192	14,283
1964	5,393	15,205
1965	5,618	16,103
1966	5,868	17,030
1967	6,135	17,990
1968	6,417	18,962
1969	2,593	19,949
1970	2,715	20,893
1971	4,822	21,973
1972	6,572	22,968
1973	6,508	24,195
1974	5,697	25,543
1975	4,580	27,699
1976	2,451	30,032
1977	5,550	32,342
1978	5,635	35,141
1979	5,786	38,022
1980	7,142	41,109
1981	7,573	44,176
1982	8,182	46,939
1983	8,886	49,646
1984	10,076	52,253
1985	11,179	54,609
1986	12,061	55,324
1987	12,727	55,933
1988	13,266	56,142
1989	13,724	56,202
1990	14,158	56,000
1991	14,581	55,382
1992	15,010	54,471
1993	15,459	53,439
1994	15,937	52,337
1995	16,345	51,139
1996	16,802	50,362
1997	17,305	49,510
1998	17,854	48,654
1999	18,465	48,053
2000	19,132	47,208
2001	20,376	46,651
2002	21,744	46,397
2003	23,168	46,273
2004	24,666	45,651
2005	26,116	44,688
2006	27,404	43,969
2007	28,672	44,207
2008	29,941	47,146
2009	31,184	52,007
2010	32,368	57,619
2011	33,502	59,689
2012	34,347	65,572
2013	35,158	71,905
2014	35,889	76,258
2015	36,543	79,241
2016	37,180	81,350
2017	37,740	82,408
2018	38,332	79,438
2019	38,894	77,394
2020	38,994	74,224
2021	39,160	69,991
2022	39,873	67,278
2023	40,140	75,467

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs Oman

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 13 deaths in Oman.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	Oman
1985	658	43
1986	666	40
1987	672	37
1988	675	34
1989	688	32
1990	689	29
1991	688	28
1992	682	26
1993	668	25
1994	639	23
1995	587	22
1996	544	21
1997	507	20
1998	476	20
1999	442	19
2000	406	19
2001	388	18
2002	364	18
2003	343	18
2004	323	18
2005	312	18
2006	299	18
2007	289	18
2008	276	18
2009	267	17
2010	259	17
2011	254	16
2012	245	16
2013	236	15
2014	227	15
2015	222	15
2016	216	14
2017	212	14
2018	204	14
2019	198	14
2020	196	32
2021	202	74
2022	183	13
2023	174	13

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 1.04% in Oman. 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	Oman
1960	-	37.5%
1961	-	35.8%
1962	-	34.2%
1963	-	32.7%
1964	-	31.2%
1965	-	29.8%
1966	-	28.4%
1967	-	27.1%
1968	-	25.7%
1969	-	24.4%
1970	-	23.1%
1971	-	21.8%
1972	-	20.5%
1973	-	19.3%
1974	-	18.1%
1975	-	16.9%
1976	-	15.7%
1977	-	14.5%
1978	-	13.4%
1979	-	12.2%
1980	-	11.1%
1981	-	10.1%
1982	20.1%	9.1%
1983	19.7%	8.18%
1984	19.3%	7.34%
1985	18.9%	6.58%
1986	18.6%	5.9%
1987	18.4%	5.3%
1988	18.2%	4.78%
1989	18%	4.32%
1990	17.9%	3.91%
1991	17.7%	3.54%
1992	17.6%	3.2%
1993	17.5%	2.9%
1994	17.3%	2.64%
1995	17.1%	2.41%
1996	16.9%	2.22%
1997	16.7%	2.04%
1998	16.4%	1.89%
1999	16%	1.76%
2000	15.6%	1.64%
2001	15.2%	1.54%
2002	14.7%	1.45%
2003	14.3%	1.38%
2004	13.8%	1.32%
2005	13.3%	1.28%
2006	12.9%	1.24%
2007	12.4%	1.22%
2008	11.9%	1.2%
2009	11.5%	1.19%
2010	11.1%	1.17%
2011	10.7%	1.16%
2012	10.3%	1.15%
2013	9.99%	1.13%
2014	9.66%	1.12%
2015	9.33%	1.12%
2016	8.99%	1.11%
2017	8.7%	1.1%
2018	8.42%	1.09%
2019	8.17%	1.08%
2020	7.88%	1.07%
2021	7.61%	1.06%
2022	7.34%	1.05%
2023	7.06%	1.04%