Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and Portugal

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs Portugal 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 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs Portugal 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	Portugal
1960	5.65	3.16
1961	5.66	3.21
1962	5.67	3.23
1963	5.69	3.12
1964	5.71	3.21
1965	5.73	3.15
1966	5.76	3.16
1967	5.78	3.16
1968	5.79	3.12
1969	5.8	3.12
1970	5.81	3.01
1971	5.81	3
1972	5.81	2.86
1973	5.8	2.77
1974	5.8	2.7
1975	5.79	2.75
1976	5.79	2.82
1977	5.8	2.69
1978	5.8	2.45
1979	5.82	2.31
1980	5.84	2.25
1981	5.86	2.13
1982	5.88	2.07
1983	5.9	1.95
1984	5.93	1.9
1985	5.95	1.72
1986	5.96	1.66
1987	5.97	1.62
1988	5.98	1.61
1989	5.99	1.57
1990	5.99	1.56
1991	5.99	1.56
1992	5.98	1.54
1993	5.98	1.52
1994	5.98	1.45
1995	5.97	1.41
1996	5.96	1.44
1997	5.94	1.47
1998	5.91	1.47
1999	5.88	1.5
2000	5.83	1.55
2001	5.79	1.45
2002	5.73	1.46
2003	5.68	1.44
2004	5.62	1.4
2005	5.56	1.41
2006	5.5	1.37
2007	5.43	1.35
2008	5.36	1.39
2009	5.29	1.34
2010	5.21	1.39
2011	5.13	1.35
2012	5.04	1.28
2013	4.95	1.21
2014	4.86	1.24
2015	4.77	1.31
2016	4.69	1.37
2017	4.6	1.38
2018	4.51	1.42
2019	4.43	1.44
2020	4.35	1.42
2021	4.27	1.35
2022	4.17	1.43
2023	4.08	1.44
2024	4.12	1.45
2025	4.04	1.45
2026	3.95	1.45
2027	3.87	1.46
2028	3.8	1.46
2029	3.72	1.46
2030	3.65	1.46
2031	3.59	1.47
2032	3.52	1.47
2033	3.46	1.47
2034	3.4	1.48
2035	3.34	1.48
2036	3.29	1.48
2037	3.23	1.48
2038	3.18	1.49
2039	3.12	1.49
2040	3.08	1.49
2041	3.03	1.49
2042	2.98	1.49
2043	2.94	1.49
2044	2.9	1.5
2045	2.86	1.5
2046	2.83	1.5
2047	2.79	1.5
2048	2.76	1.5
2049	2.72	1.5
2050	2.69	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Portugal
1960	38.5%	29.3%
1961	38.7%	29.1%
1962	39%	29.1%
1963	39.2%	29.1%
1964	39.3%	29.1%
1965	39.2%	29.1%
1966	39.1%	29.2%
1967	39.1%	29.2%
1968	39.1%	29.2%
1969	39.2%	29.1%
1970	39.5%	28.7%
1971	39.7%	28.4%
1972	39.9%	28.2%
1973	40%	27.9%
1974	40.2%	27.7%
1975	40.5%	27.4%
1976	40.8%	27.2%
1977	41%	27.1%
1978	41.2%	26.8%
1979	41.5%	26.4%
1980	41.7%	25.9%
1981	41.8%	25.4%
1982	42%	25%
1983	41.6%	24.5%
1984	40.8%	24.1%
1985	40.4%	23.7%
1986	40.4%	23.1%
1987	40.6%	22.5%
1988	40.9%	21.9%
1989	41.3%	21.2%
1990	41.6%	20.5%
1991	42%	19.7%
1992	42.3%	19.1%
1993	42.6%	18.6%
1994	42.8%	18.2%
1995	43%	17.8%
1996	43.1%	17.4%
1997	43.1%	17.1%
1998	43.1%	16.8%
1999	43%	16.6%
2000	42.7%	16.4%
2001	42.2%	16.2%
2002	41.5%	16.1%
2003	40.8%	16.1%
2004	40.1%	16%
2005	39.5%	15.9%
2006	39.2%	15.8%
2007	38.9%	15.6%
2008	38.7%	15.5%
2009	38.5%	15.4%
2010	38.3%	15.2%
2011	38.3%	15%
2012	38.3%	14.9%
2013	38.3%	14.8%
2014	38.3%	14.6%
2015	38.3%	14.3%
2016	38.3%	14.1%
2017	38.3%	13.9%
2018	38.2%	13.7%
2019	38%	13.5%
2020	37.9%	13.3%
2021	37.8%	13.1%
2022	37.7%	13%
2023	37.5%	12.9%
2024	37.3%	12.8%
2025	37.1%	12.7%
2026	36.9%	12.6%
2027	36.6%	12.6%
2028	36.3%	12.6%
2029	36.1%	12.6%
2030	35.8%	12.7%
2031	35.5%	12.7%
2032	35.2%	12.7%
2033	34.9%	12.7%
2034	34.7%	12.7%
2035	34.4%	12.8%
2036	34.2%	12.9%
2037	33.9%	12.9%
2038	33.7%	13%
2039	33.5%	13%
2040	33.2%	13.1%
2041	33%	13.1%
2042	32.7%	13.2%
2043	32.5%	13.2%
2044	32.3%	13.3%
2045	32%	13.3%
2046	31.8%	13.4%
2047	31.5%	13.4%
2048	31.3%	13.4%
2049	31%	13.5%
2050	30.8%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and -0.29% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	4,727	118,693
1961	4,858	117,867
1962	5,013	123,217
1963	5,192	113,783
1964	5,393	120,170
1965	5,618	115,182
1966	5,868	107,171
1967	6,135	106,495
1968	6,417	100,737
1969	2,593	89,329
1970	2,715	87,672
1971	4,822	82,980
1972	6,572	83,715
1973	6,508	76,835
1974	5,697	74,412
1975	4,580	81,841
1976	2,451	85,138
1977	5,550	84,156
1978	5,635	70,731
1979	5,786	67,628
1980	7,142	63,481
1981	7,573	56,152
1982	8,182	58,479
1983	8,886	47,798
1984	10,076	45,983
1985	11,179	33,077
1986	12,061	31,102
1987	12,727	28,084
1988	13,266	24,047
1989	13,724	22,011
1990	14,158	13,976
1991	14,581	12,948
1992	15,010	13,933
1993	15,459	7,972
1994	15,937	9,991
1995	16,345	4,011
1996	16,802	4,026
1997	17,305	8,087
1998	17,854	7,112
1999	18,465	8,175
2000	19,132	15,435
2001	20,376	8,290
2002	21,744	8,335
2003	23,168	4,184
2004	24,666	7,339
2005	26,116	2,101
2006	27,404	3,156
2007	28,672	-1,055
2008	29,941	0
2009	31,184	-5,284
2010	32,368	-4,230
2011	33,502	-5,279
2012	34,347	-17,875
2013	35,158	-24,052
2014	35,889	-22,882
2015	36,543	-23,823
2016	37,180	-23,749
2017	37,740	-23,691
2018	38,332	-25,709
2019	38,894	-24,687
2020	38,994	-39,129
2021	39,160	-45,592
2022	39,873	-40,694
2023	40,140	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs Portugal

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 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	Portugal
1985	658	20
1986	666	19
1987	672	19
1988	675	18
1989	688	18
1990	689	17
1991	688	17
1992	682	16
1993	668	15
1994	639	13
1995	587	12
1996	544	12
1997	507	12
1998	476	11
1999	442	10
2000	406	9
2001	388	9
2002	364	9
2003	343	8
2004	323	8
2005	312	8
2006	299	8
2007	289	8
2008	276	9
2009	267	9
2010	259	10
2011	254	10
2012	245	10
2013	236	10
2014	227	11
2015	222	11
2016	216	12
2017	212	13
2018	204	14
2019	198	15
2020	196	14
2021	202	19
2022	183	16
2023	174	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 0.32% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	-	11.4%
1961	-	11%
1962	-	10.4%
1963	-	9.76%
1964	-	9.1%
1965	-	8.53%
1966	-	8.09%
1967	-	7.76%
1968	-	7.51%
1969	-	7.22%
1970	-	6.81%
1971	-	6.3%
1972	-	5.78%
1973	-	5.27%
1974	-	4.79%
1975	-	4.35%
1976	-	3.94%
1977	-	3.57%
1978	-	3.24%
1979	-	2.97%
1980	-	2.75%
1981	-	2.58%
1982	20.1%	2.43%
1983	19.7%	2.29%
1984	19.3%	2.16%
1985	18.9%	2.04%
1986	18.6%	1.93%
1987	18.4%	1.82%
1988	18.2%	1.7%
1989	18%	1.59%
1990	17.9%	1.47%
1991	17.7%	1.36%
1992	17.6%	1.25%
1993	17.5%	1.14%
1994	17.3%	1.05%
1995	17.1%	0.98%
1996	16.9%	0.92%
1997	16.7%	0.86%
1998	16.4%	0.82%
1999	16%	0.77%
2000	15.6%	0.72%
2001	15.2%	0.66%
2002	14.7%	0.61%
2003	14.3%	0.55%
2004	13.8%	0.5%
2005	13.3%	0.47%
2006	12.9%	0.44%
2007	12.4%	0.42%
2008	11.9%	0.4%
2009	11.5%	0.39%
2010	11.1%	0.38%
2011	10.7%	0.37%
2012	10.3%	0.37%
2013	9.99%	0.36%
2014	9.66%	0.36%
2015	9.33%	0.36%
2016	8.99%	0.36%
2017	8.7%	0.36%
2018	8.42%	0.35%
2019	8.17%	0.35%
2020	7.88%	0.34%
2021	7.61%	0.33%
2022	7.34%	0.32%
2023	7.06%	0.32%