Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and Senegal

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs Senegal 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 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs Senegal 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	Senegal
1960	5.65	7
1961	5.66	7.04
1962	5.67	7.08
1963	5.69	7.12
1964	5.71	7.16
1965	5.73	7.19
1966	5.76	7.22
1967	5.78	7.24
1968	5.79	7.25
1969	5.8	7.26
1970	5.81	7.26
1971	5.81	7.26
1972	5.81	7.26
1973	5.8	7.26
1974	5.8	7.25
1975	5.79	7.25
1976	5.79	7.26
1977	5.8	7.27
1978	5.8	7.28
1979	5.82	7.29
1980	5.84	7.29
1981	5.86	7.28
1982	5.88	7.25
1983	5.9	7.19
1984	5.93	7.11
1985	5.95	7.01
1986	5.96	6.9
1987	5.97	6.79
1988	5.98	6.58
1989	5.99	6.48
1990	5.99	6.4
1991	5.99	6.27
1992	5.98	6.15
1993	5.98	6.05
1994	5.98	5.92
1995	5.97	5.82
1996	5.96	5.72
1997	5.94	5.64
1998	5.91	5.58
1999	5.88	5.57
2000	5.83	5.5
2001	5.79	5.4
2002	5.73	5.3
2003	5.68	5.25
2004	5.62	5.19
2005	5.56	5.13
2006	5.5	5.06
2007	5.43	5.02
2008	5.36	5.02
2009	5.29	5.03
2010	5.21	5.06
2011	5.13	5.1
2012	5.04	5.13
2013	4.95	5.05
2014	4.86	4.88
2015	4.77	4.75
2016	4.69	4.65
2017	4.6	4.49
2018	4.51	4.29
2019	4.43	4.1
2020	4.35	4
2021	4.27	3.94
2022	4.17	3.86
2023	4.08	3.82
2024	4.12	3.76
2025	4.04	3.71
2026	3.95	3.66
2027	3.87	3.61
2028	3.8	3.57
2029	3.72	3.53
2030	3.65	3.49
2031	3.59	3.44
2032	3.52	3.4
2033	3.46	3.35
2034	3.4	3.32
2035	3.34	3.28
2036	3.29	3.24
2037	3.23	3.22
2038	3.18	3.17
2039	3.12	3.15
2040	3.08	3.11
2041	3.03	3.08
2042	2.98	3.05
2043	2.94	3.02
2044	2.9	2.99
2045	2.86	2.96
2046	2.83	2.93
2047	2.79	2.9
2048	2.76	2.87
2049	2.72	2.85
2050	2.69	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Senegal
1960	38.5%	44.2%
1961	38.7%	44.3%
1962	39%	44.3%
1963	39.2%	44.3%
1964	39.3%	44.3%
1965	39.2%	44.3%
1966	39.1%	44.3%
1967	39.1%	44.3%
1968	39.1%	44.2%
1969	39.2%	44.2%
1970	39.5%	44.2%
1971	39.7%	44.2%
1972	39.9%	44.2%
1973	40%	44.3%
1974	40.2%	44.4%
1975	40.5%	44.6%
1976	40.8%	44.8%
1977	41%	45.2%
1978	41.2%	45.6%
1979	41.5%	46%
1980	41.7%	46.4%
1981	41.8%	46.7%
1982	42%	46.9%
1983	41.6%	47.1%
1984	40.8%	47.2%
1985	40.4%	47.3%
1986	40.4%	47.3%
1987	40.6%	47.2%
1988	40.9%	47%
1989	41.3%	46.9%
1990	41.6%	46.6%
1991	42%	46.4%
1992	42.3%	46.1%
1993	42.6%	45.8%
1994	42.8%	45.4%
1995	43%	45.1%
1996	43.1%	44.9%
1997	43.1%	44.6%
1998	43.1%	44.4%
1999	43%	44.2%
2000	42.7%	43.9%
2001	42.2%	43.7%
2002	41.5%	43.5%
2003	40.8%	43.2%
2004	40.1%	43.1%
2005	39.5%	42.9%
2006	39.2%	42.8%
2007	38.9%	42.7%
2008	38.7%	42.7%
2009	38.5%	42.7%
2010	38.3%	42.7%
2011	38.3%	42.7%
2012	38.3%	42.7%
2013	38.3%	42.7%
2014	38.3%	42.6%
2015	38.3%	42.4%
2016	38.3%	42.1%
2017	38.3%	41.8%
2018	38.2%	41.3%
2019	38%	40.9%
2020	37.9%	40.3%
2021	37.8%	39.8%
2022	37.7%	39.2%
2023	37.5%	38.6%
2024	37.3%	38.2%
2025	37.1%	37.7%
2026	36.9%	37.3%
2027	36.6%	36.9%
2028	36.3%	36.6%
2029	36.1%	36.2%
2030	35.8%	35.9%
2031	35.5%	35.6%
2032	35.2%	35.4%
2033	34.9%	35.1%
2034	34.7%	34.9%
2035	34.4%	34.6%
2036	34.2%	34.4%
2037	33.9%	34.1%
2038	33.7%	33.9%
2039	33.5%	33.5%
2040	33.2%	33.2%
2041	33%	32.9%
2042	32.7%	32.6%
2043	32.5%	32.2%
2044	32.3%	31.9%
2045	32%	31.5%
2046	31.8%	31.2%
2047	31.5%	30.8%
2048	31.3%	30.5%
2049	31%	30.2%
2050	30.8%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and +2.55% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	4,727	84,735
1961	4,858	87,322
1962	5,013	89,937
1963	5,192	92,264
1964	5,393	94,797
1965	5,618	97,912
1966	5,868	101,359
1967	6,135	104,824
1968	6,417	108,240
1969	2,593	112,393
1970	2,715	117,264
1971	4,822	122,511
1972	6,572	128,024
1973	6,508	133,834
1974	5,697	139,974
1975	4,580	147,311
1976	2,451	154,776
1977	5,550	161,636
1978	5,635	167,744
1979	5,786	173,425
1980	7,142	179,707
1981	7,573	185,917
1982	8,182	191,309
1983	8,886	197,673
1984	10,076	203,125
1985	11,179	208,218
1986	12,061	212,887
1987	12,727	218,522
1988	13,266	221,772
1989	13,724	227,797
1990	14,158	234,155
1991	14,581	237,713
1992	15,010	241,482
1993	15,459	245,742
1994	15,937	249,115
1995	16,345	252,552
1996	16,802	255,418
1997	17,305	261,200
1998	17,854	267,404
1999	18,465	277,944
2000	19,132	283,946
2001	20,376	289,690
2002	21,744	298,842
2003	23,168	308,856
2004	24,666	317,286
2005	26,116	323,908
2006	27,404	331,364
2007	28,672	339,963
2008	29,941	351,661
2009	31,184	362,238
2010	32,368	372,934
2011	33,502	387,290
2012	34,347	402,243
2013	35,158	406,582
2014	35,889	405,019
2015	36,543	407,008
2016	37,180	411,480
2017	37,740	410,366
2018	38,332	405,454
2019	38,894	399,436
2020	38,994	400,910
2021	39,160	403,019
2022	39,873	415,507
2023	40,140	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs Senegal

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 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	Senegal
1985	658	899
1986	666	820
1987	672	760
1988	675	709
1989	688	662
1990	689	640
1991	688	616
1992	682	598
1993	668	589
1994	639	579
1995	587	586
1996	544	601
1997	507	599
1998	476	605
1999	442	602
2000	406	581
2001	388	560
2002	364	531
2003	343	520
2004	323	501
2005	312	488
2006	299	462
2007	289	457
2008	276	463
2009	267	441
2010	259	436
2011	254	415
2012	245	405
2013	236	385
2014	227	373
2015	222	357
2016	216	345
2017	212	325
2018	204	305
2019	198	286
2020	196	252
2021	202	263
2022	183	228
2023	174	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 3.85% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	-	29.3%
1961	-	29.4%
1962	-	29.5%
1963	-	29.6%
1964	-	29.7%
1965	-	29.7%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	29.6%
1968	-	29.4%
1969	-	29.2%
1970	-	28.8%
1971	-	28.4%
1972	-	27.8%
1973	-	27%
1974	-	26.2%
1975	-	25.3%
1976	-	24.2%
1977	-	23.1%
1978	-	22.1%
1979	-	21.2%
1980	-	20.4%
1981	-	19.7%
1982	20.1%	19.1%
1983	19.7%	18.5%
1984	19.3%	17.9%
1985	18.9%	17.1%
1986	18.6%	16.3%
1987	18.4%	15.4%
1988	18.2%	14.7%
1989	18%	14.1%
1990	17.9%	13.7%
1991	17.7%	13.6%
1992	17.6%	13.5%
1993	17.5%	13.6%
1994	17.3%	13.7%
1995	17.1%	13.8%
1996	16.9%	13.8%
1997	16.7%	13.9%
1998	16.4%	13.7%
1999	16%	13.4%
2000	15.6%	12.9%
2001	15.2%	12.2%
2002	14.7%	11.4%
2003	14.3%	10.5%
2004	13.8%	9.59%
2005	13.3%	8.8%
2006	12.9%	8.11%
2007	12.4%	7.52%
2008	11.9%	7.03%
2009	11.5%	6.63%
2010	11.1%	6.3%
2011	10.7%	6.01%
2012	10.3%	5.77%
2013	9.99%	5.57%
2014	9.66%	5.39%
2015	9.33%	5.24%
2016	8.99%	5.11%
2017	8.7%	4.97%
2018	8.42%	4.82%
2019	8.17%	4.65%
2020	7.88%	4.46%
2021	7.61%	4.25%
2022	7.34%	4.04%
2023	7.06%	3.85%