Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	5.65	5.15
1961	5.66	5.09
1962	5.67	5
1963	5.69	4.91
1964	5.71	4.83
1965	5.73	4.73
1966	5.76	4.64
1967	5.78	4.49
1968	5.79	4.36
1969	5.8	4.23
1970	5.81	4.08
1971	5.81	3.94
1972	5.81	3.81
1973	5.8	3.71
1974	5.8	3.63
1975	5.79	3.58
1976	5.79	3.55
1977	5.8	3.56
1978	5.8	3.59
1979	5.82	3.65
1980	5.84	3.73
1981	5.86	3.8
1982	5.88	3.88
1983	5.9	3.91
1984	5.93	3.95
1985	5.95	3.97
1986	5.96	3.97
1987	5.97	3.94
1988	5.98	3.88
1989	5.99	3.8
1990	5.99	3.75
1991	5.99	3.79
1992	5.98	3.86
1993	5.98	3.92
1994	5.98	3.92
1995	5.97	3.96
1996	5.96	3.95
1997	5.94	3.95
1998	5.91	3.95
1999	5.88	3.92
2000	5.83	3.84
2001	5.79	3.75
2002	5.73	3.64
2003	5.68	3.58
2004	5.62	3.55
2005	5.56	3.55
2006	5.5	3.53
2007	5.43	3.45
2008	5.36	3.42
2009	5.29	3.43
2010	5.21	3.44
2011	5.13	3.46
2012	5.04	3.47
2013	4.95	3.39
2014	4.86	3.33
2015	4.77	3.31
2016	4.69	3.3
2017	4.6	3.3
2018	4.51	3.33
2019	4.43	3.33
2020	4.35	3.31
2021	4.27	3.28
2022	4.17	3.24
2023	4.08	3.21
2024	4.12	3.17
2025	4.04	3.14
2026	3.95	3.1
2027	3.87	3.06
2028	3.8	3.03
2029	3.72	3
2030	3.65	2.97
2031	3.59	2.94
2032	3.52	2.91
2033	3.46	2.88
2034	3.4	2.84
2035	3.34	2.82
2036	3.29	2.79
2037	3.23	2.77
2038	3.18	2.74
2039	3.12	2.72
2040	3.08	2.69
2041	3.03	2.67
2042	2.98	2.65
2043	2.94	2.63
2044	2.9	2.61
2045	2.86	2.58
2046	2.83	2.57
2047	2.79	2.54
2048	2.76	2.52
2049	2.72	2.5
2050	2.69	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	Tuvalu
1960	38.5%	41%
1961	38.7%	42.1%
1962	39%	43.1%
1963	39.2%	43.9%
1964	39.3%	44.1%
1965	39.2%	43.9%
1966	39.1%	43.9%
1967	39.1%	44.1%
1968	39.1%	44.3%
1969	39.2%	43.9%
1970	39.5%	43.2%
1971	39.7%	42.3%
1972	39.9%	41.3%
1973	40%	40.2%
1974	40.2%	39.4%
1975	40.5%	38.9%
1976	40.8%	38.1%
1977	41%	37%
1978	41.2%	35.5%
1979	41.5%	34.5%
1980	41.7%	34%
1981	41.8%	33.4%
1982	42%	32.8%
1983	41.6%	32.1%
1984	40.8%	31.6%
1985	40.4%	31.7%
1986	40.4%	32.3%
1987	40.6%	32.9%
1988	40.9%	33.5%
1989	41.3%	34.1%
1990	41.6%	34.5%
1991	42%	35%
1992	42.3%	35.4%
1993	42.6%	35.9%
1994	42.8%	36.1%
1995	43%	36.2%
1996	43.1%	36.3%
1997	43.1%	36.3%
1998	43.1%	36.3%
1999	43%	36.2%
2000	42.7%	36.3%
2001	42.2%	36.3%
2002	41.5%	36.3%
2003	40.8%	36%
2004	40.1%	35.5%
2005	39.5%	35%
2006	39.2%	34.5%
2007	38.9%	34%
2008	38.7%	33.5%
2009	38.5%	33.1%
2010	38.3%	32.8%
2011	38.3%	32.6%
2012	38.3%	32.5%
2013	38.3%	32.4%
2014	38.3%	32.1%
2015	38.3%	31.9%
2016	38.3%	31.8%
2017	38.3%	31.6%
2018	38.2%	31.6%
2019	38%	31.7%
2020	37.9%	31.7%
2021	37.8%	31.6%
2022	37.7%	32%
2023	37.5%	32.6%
2024	37.3%	32.9%
2025	37.1%	33%
2026	36.9%	32.9%
2027	36.6%	32.7%
2028	36.3%	32.3%
2029	36.1%	31.8%
2030	35.8%	31.2%
2031	35.5%	30.6%
2032	35.2%	29.9%
2033	34.9%	29.3%
2034	34.7%	28.7%
2035	34.4%	28.2%
2036	34.2%	27.8%
2037	33.9%	27.5%
2038	33.7%	27.1%
2039	33.5%	26.9%
2040	33.2%	26.9%
2041	33%	26.9%
2042	32.7%	26.9%
2043	32.5%	27%
2044	32.3%	27.1%
2045	32%	27.3%
2046	31.8%	27.4%
2047	31.5%	27.6%
2048	31.3%	27.7%
2049	31%	27.8%
2050	30.8%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	4,727	126
1961	4,858	120
1962	5,013	113
1963	5,192	106
1964	5,393	98
1965	5,618	93
1966	5,868	91
1967	6,135	92
1968	6,417	97
1969	2,593	102
1970	2,715	102
1971	4,822	101
1972	6,572	94
1973	6,508	101
1974	5,697	102
1975	4,580	108
1976	2,451	117
1977	5,550	128
1978	5,635	141
1979	5,786	158
1980	7,142	173
1981	7,573	186
1982	8,182	198
1983	8,886	206
1984	10,076	212
1985	11,179	215
1986	12,061	219
1987	12,727	219
1988	13,266	215
1989	13,724	208
1990	14,158	204
1991	14,581	203
1992	15,010	196
1993	15,459	202
1994	15,937	195
1995	16,345	191
1996	16,802	182
1997	17,305	177
1998	17,854	172
1999	18,465	166
2000	19,132	159
2001	20,376	151
2002	21,744	141
2003	23,168	136
2004	24,666	132
2005	26,116	131
2006	27,404	129
2007	28,672	125
2008	29,941	125
2009	31,184	130
2010	32,368	136
2011	33,502	142
2012	34,347	148
2013	35,158	148
2014	35,889	149
2015	36,543	153
2016	37,180	157
2017	37,740	163
2018	38,332	169
2019	38,894	166
2020	38,994	161
2021	39,160	151
2022	39,873	150
2023	40,140	137

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	Tuvalu
1985	658	230
1986	666	226
1987	672	252
1988	675	300
1989	688	296
1990	689	291
1991	688	289
1992	682	312
1993	668	286
1994	639	284
1995	587	281
1996	544	277
1997	507	249
1998	476	245
1999	442	242
2000	406	237
2001	388	235
2002	364	234
2003	343	210
2004	323	209
2005	312	230
2006	299	226
2007	289	222
2008	276	219
2009	267	215
2010	259	213
2011	254	169
2012	245	168
2013	236	168
2014	227	168
2015	222	169
2016	216	170
2017	212	171
2018	204	153
2019	198	155
2020	196	206
2021	202	157
2022	183	220
2023	174	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	-	17.7%
1961	-	17%
1962	-	16.3%
1963	-	15.6%
1964	-	14.9%
1965	-	14.2%
1966	-	13.6%
1967	-	12.9%
1968	-	12.3%
1969	-	11.7%
1970	-	11.1%
1971	-	10.5%
1972	-	9.93%
1973	-	9.37%
1974	-	8.81%
1975	-	8.31%
1976	-	7.84%
1977	-	7.43%
1978	-	7.08%
1979	-	6.76%
1980	-	6.49%
1981	-	6.26%
1982	20.1%	6.06%
1983	19.7%	5.9%
1984	19.3%	5.76%
1985	18.9%	5.66%
1986	18.6%	5.59%
1987	18.4%	5.53%
1988	18.2%	5.47%
1989	18%	5.42%
1990	17.9%	5.37%
1991	17.7%	5.31%
1992	17.6%	5.24%
1993	17.5%	5.15%
1994	17.3%	5.05%
1995	17.1%	4.94%
1996	16.9%	4.81%
1997	16.7%	4.67%
1998	16.4%	4.52%
1999	16%	4.39%
2000	15.6%	4.26%
2001	15.2%	4.16%
2002	14.7%	4.07%
2003	14.3%	3.98%
2004	13.8%	3.89%
2005	13.3%	3.8%
2006	12.9%	3.68%
2007	12.4%	3.56%
2008	11.9%	3.42%
2009	11.5%	3.28%
2010	11.1%	3.14%
2011	10.7%	3.02%
2012	10.3%	2.91%
2013	9.99%	2.8%
2014	9.66%	2.71%
2015	9.33%	2.61%
2016	8.99%	2.52%
2017	8.7%	2.43%
2018	8.42%	2.35%
2019	8.17%	2.27%
2020	7.88%	2.19%
2021	7.61%	2.12%
2022	7.34%	2.05%
2023	7.06%	1.99%