Fertility & birth rates in Equatorial Guinea and United States

Fertility rate in Equatorial Guinea vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Equatorial Guinea vs the United States 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	United States
1960	5.65	3.65
1961	5.66	3.62
1962	5.67	3.46
1963	5.69	3.32
1964	5.71	3.19
1965	5.73	2.91
1966	5.76	2.72
1967	5.78	2.56
1968	5.79	2.46
1969	5.8	2.46
1970	5.81	2.48
1971	5.81	2.27
1972	5.81	2.01
1973	5.8	1.88
1974	5.8	1.84
1975	5.79	1.77
1976	5.79	1.74
1977	5.8	1.79
1978	5.8	1.76
1979	5.82	1.81
1980	5.84	1.84
1981	5.86	1.81
1982	5.88	1.83
1983	5.9	1.8
1984	5.93	1.81
1985	5.95	1.84
1986	5.96	1.84
1987	5.97	1.87
1988	5.98	1.93
1989	5.99	2.01
1990	5.99	2.08
1991	5.99	2.06
1992	5.98	2.05
1993	5.98	2.02
1994	5.98	2
1995	5.97	1.98
1996	5.96	1.98
1997	5.94	1.97
1998	5.91	2
1999	5.88	2.01
2000	5.83	2.06
2001	5.79	2.03
2002	5.73	2.02
2003	5.68	2.05
2004	5.62	2.05
2005	5.56	2.06
2006	5.5	2.11
2007	5.43	2.12
2008	5.36	2.07
2009	5.29	2
2010	5.21	1.93
2011	5.13	1.89
2012	5.04	1.88
2013	4.95	1.86
2014	4.86	1.86
2015	4.77	1.84
2016	4.69	1.82
2017	4.6	1.77
2018	4.51	1.73
2019	4.43	1.71
2020	4.35	1.64
2021	4.27	1.66
2022	4.17	1.66
2023	4.08	1.62
2024	4.12	1.62
2025	4.04	1.62
2026	3.95	1.62
2027	3.87	1.62
2028	3.8	1.62
2029	3.72	1.62
2030	3.65	1.62
2031	3.59	1.62
2032	3.52	1.62
2033	3.46	1.63
2034	3.4	1.62
2035	3.34	1.63
2036	3.29	1.63
2037	3.23	1.63
2038	3.18	1.63
2039	3.12	1.63
2040	3.08	1.63
2041	3.03	1.63
2042	2.98	1.63
2043	2.94	1.63
2044	2.9	1.63
2045	2.86	1.64
2046	2.83	1.64
2047	2.79	1.63
2048	2.76	1.64
2049	2.72	1.63
2050	2.69	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Equatorial Guinea	United States
1960	38.5%	31.3%
1961	38.7%	31.4%
1962	39%	31.3%
1963	39.2%	31.1%
1964	39.3%	30.9%
1965	39.2%	30.7%
1966	39.1%	30.4%
1967	39.1%	30%
1968	39.1%	29.5%
1969	39.2%	29%
1970	39.5%	28.6%
1971	39.7%	28%
1972	39.9%	27.4%
1973	40%	26.6%
1974	40.2%	25.9%
1975	40.5%	25.2%
1976	40.8%	24.4%
1977	41%	23.8%
1978	41.2%	23.2%
1979	41.5%	22.8%
1980	41.7%	22.4%
1981	41.8%	22.1%
1982	42%	22%
1983	41.6%	21.8%
1984	40.8%	21.7%
1985	40.4%	21.5%
1986	40.4%	21.3%
1987	40.6%	21.3%
1988	40.9%	21.3%
1989	41.3%	21.5%
1990	41.6%	21.6%
1991	42%	21.7%
1992	42.3%	21.8%
1993	42.6%	21.9%
1994	42.8%	21.9%
1995	43%	21.8%
1996	43.1%	21.7%
1997	43.1%	21.5%
1998	43.1%	21.4%
1999	43%	21.3%
2000	42.7%	21.2%
2001	42.2%	21%
2002	41.5%	20.9%
2003	40.8%	20.7%
2004	40.1%	20.5%
2005	39.5%	20.3%
2006	39.2%	20.2%
2007	38.9%	20%
2008	38.7%	19.9%
2009	38.5%	19.8%
2010	38.3%	19.7%
2011	38.3%	19.6%
2012	38.3%	19.5%
2013	38.3%	19.4%
2014	38.3%	19.3%
2015	38.3%	19.2%
2016	38.3%	19.1%
2017	38.3%	18.9%
2018	38.2%	18.8%
2019	38%	18.6%
2020	37.9%	18.4%
2021	37.8%	18.1%
2022	37.7%	17.9%
2023	37.5%	17.6%
2024	37.3%	17.3%
2025	37.1%	17.1%
2026	36.9%	16.9%
2027	36.6%	16.7%
2028	36.3%	16.6%
2029	36.1%	16.4%
2030	35.8%	16.3%
2031	35.5%	16.1%
2032	35.2%	16%
2033	34.9%	16%
2034	34.7%	15.9%
2035	34.4%	15.9%
2036	34.2%	15.9%
2037	33.9%	15.9%
2038	33.7%	15.9%
2039	33.5%	15.9%
2040	33.2%	15.9%
2041	33%	16%
2042	32.7%	16%
2043	32.5%	16%
2044	32.3%	16%
2045	32%	16%
2046	31.8%	16%
2047	31.5%	16%
2048	31.3%	16%
2049	31%	15.9%
2050	30.8%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.3% of the population in Equatorial Guinea and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 41.6% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Equatorial Guinea and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Equatorial Guinea vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	4,727	2,565,530
1961	4,858	2,571,681
1962	5,013	2,406,337
1963	5,192	2,289,826
1964	5,393	2,245,099
1965	5,618	1,943,030
1966	5,868	1,749,387
1967	6,135	1,669,181
1968	6,417	1,565,507
1969	2,593	1,702,487
1970	2,715	1,824,965
1971	4,822	1,640,519
1972	6,572	1,301,355
1973	6,508	1,165,499
1974	5,697	1,218,968
1975	4,580	1,252,644
1976	2,451	1,264,604
1977	5,550	1,431,556
1978	5,635	1,402,283
1979	5,786	1,597,894
1980	7,142	1,608,450
1981	7,573	1,652,153
1982	8,182	1,714,317
1983	8,886	1,636,544
1984	10,076	1,627,192
1985	11,179	1,689,258
1986	12,061	1,656,917
1987	12,727	1,720,252
1988	13,266	1,735,943
1989	13,724	1,875,826
1990	14,158	2,026,068
1991	14,581	1,926,543
1992	15,010	1,875,328
1993	15,459	1,717,685
1994	15,937	1,633,302
1995	16,345	1,546,031
1996	16,802	1,510,137
1997	17,305	1,501,014
1998	17,854	1,573,857
1999	18,465	1,564,050
2000	19,132	1,664,758
2001	20,376	1,595,826
2002	21,744	1,581,938
2003	23,168	1,653,615
2004	24,666	1,698,271
2005	26,116	1,684,445
2006	27,404	1,849,955
2007	28,672	1,897,757
2008	29,941	1,794,154
2009	31,184	1,717,920
2010	32,368	1,548,182
2011	33,502	1,441,697
2012	34,347	1,411,822
2013	35,158	1,322,711
2014	35,889	1,357,281
2015	36,543	1,270,126
2016	37,180	1,197,627
2017	37,740	1,028,037
2018	38,332	955,022
2019	38,894	887,476
2020	38,994	208,862
2021	39,160	199,137
2022	39,873	399,926
2023	40,140	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Equatorial Guinea vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Equatorial Guinea	United States
1985	658	11
1986	666	11
1987	672	11
1988	675	12
1989	688	12
1990	689	12
1991	688	12
1992	682	11
1993	668	12
1994	639	11
1995	587	12
1996	544	11
1997	507	11
1998	476	11
1999	442	12
2000	406	12
2001	388	13
2002	364	13
2003	343	13
2004	323	13
2005	312	13
2006	299	13
2007	289	13
2008	276	14
2009	267	15
2010	259	15
2011	254	15
2012	245	16
2013	236	16
2014	227	17
2015	222	17
2016	216	18
2017	212	18
2018	204	18
2019	198	18
2020	196	22
2021	202	31
2022	183	20
2023	174	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	-	3.01%
1961	-	2.95%
1962	-	2.89%
1963	-	2.83%
1964	-	2.77%
1965	-	2.71%
1966	-	2.64%
1967	-	2.57%
1968	-	2.49%
1969	-	2.41%
1970	-	2.32%
1971	-	2.24%
1972	-	2.15%
1973	-	2.06%
1974	-	1.97%
1975	-	1.88%
1976	-	1.79%
1977	-	1.71%
1978	-	1.63%
1979	-	1.56%
1980	-	1.5%
1981	-	1.44%
1982	20.1%	1.39%
1983	19.7%	1.34%
1984	19.3%	1.3%
1985	18.9%	1.27%
1986	18.6%	1.24%
1987	18.4%	1.21%
1988	18.2%	1.19%
1989	18%	1.16%
1990	17.9%	1.12%
1991	17.7%	1.09%
1992	17.6%	1.05%
1993	17.5%	1.01%
1994	17.3%	0.98%
1995	17.1%	0.95%
1996	16.9%	0.92%
1997	16.7%	0.89%
1998	16.4%	0.87%
1999	16%	0.86%
2000	15.6%	0.84%
2001	15.2%	0.83%
2002	14.7%	0.82%
2003	14.3%	0.81%
2004	13.8%	0.81%
2005	13.3%	0.8%
2006	12.9%	0.79%
2007	12.4%	0.77%
2008	11.9%	0.76%
2009	11.5%	0.75%
2010	11.1%	0.73%
2011	10.7%	0.72%
2012	10.3%	0.7%
2013	9.99%	0.69%
2014	9.66%	0.68%
2015	9.33%	0.68%
2016	8.99%	0.67%
2017	8.7%	0.66%
2018	8.42%	0.65%
2019	8.17%	0.65%
2020	7.88%	0.65%
2021	7.61%	0.65%
2022	7.34%	0.65%
2023	7.06%	0.65%