Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Kiribati

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Kiribati chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Gabon was 3.65 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.15 in Kiribati in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Gabon vs Kiribati population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gabon	Kiribati
1960	4.42	6.44
1961	4.5	6.48
1962	4.59	6.42
1963	4.65	6.35
1964	4.71	6.29
1965	4.79	6.26
1966	4.86	6.23
1967	4.92	6.11
1968	4.98	5.98
1969	5.05	5.85
1970	5.1	5.71
1971	5.16	5.55
1972	5.24	5.37
1973	5.29	5.2
1974	5.33	5.09
1975	5.39	5.02
1976	5.46	4.96
1977	5.52	4.96
1978	5.57	4.97
1979	5.61	4.97
1980	5.66	4.96
1981	5.73	4.96
1982	5.74	4.95
1983	5.76	4.91
1984	5.73	4.91
1985	5.71	4.91
1986	5.69	4.87
1987	5.67	4.81
1988	5.62	4.73
1989	5.55	4.69
1990	5.46	4.67
1991	5.37	4.64
1992	5.29	4.57
1993	5.19	4.49
1994	5.04	4.44
1995	4.88	4.42
1996	4.74	4.43
1997	4.66	4.37
1998	4.58	4.29
1999	4.5	4.18
2000	4.47	4.07
2001	4.42	3.96
2002	4.36	3.81
2003	4.3	3.7
2004	4.25	3.73
2005	4.21	3.76
2006	4.17	3.82
2007	4.14	3.87
2008	4.12	3.9
2009	4.14	3.91
2010	4.15	3.9
2011	4.15	3.88
2012	4.09	3.77
2013	4.02	3.64
2014	3.95	3.52
2015	3.92	3.44
2016	3.92	3.38
2017	3.91	3.34
2018	3.91	3.32
2019	3.88	3.29
2020	3.83	3.25
2021	3.78	3.22
2022	3.71	3.18
2023	3.65	3.15
2024	3.59	3.12
2025	3.54	3.09
2026	3.49	3.06
2027	3.43	3.03
2028	3.37	3
2029	3.33	2.97
2030	3.29	2.94
2031	3.24	2.92
2032	3.2	2.89
2033	3.16	2.86
2034	3.12	2.84
2035	3.08	2.81
2036	3.04	2.79
2037	3.01	2.77
2038	2.97	2.74
2039	2.94	2.72
2040	2.91	2.69
2041	2.88	2.67
2042	2.84	2.64
2043	2.81	2.62
2044	2.78	2.6
2045	2.75	2.58
2046	2.73	2.56
2047	2.7	2.54
2048	2.67	2.52
2049	2.64	2.5
2050	2.62	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Kiribati
1960	31.4%	43.2%
1961	31.8%	43.5%
1962	32.2%	43.8%
1963	32.6%	44%
1964	33%	44%
1965	33.5%	43.9%
1966	33.9%	44.1%
1967	34.3%	44.5%
1968	34.7%	44.9%
1969	35.1%	45%
1970	35.4%	44.9%
1971	35.8%	44.8%
1972	36.3%	44.8%
1973	36.7%	44.6%
1974	37.1%	44.2%
1975	37.6%	43.7%
1976	38%	43.2%
1977	38.4%	42.8%
1978	38.8%	42.3%
1979	39.2%	41.8%
1980	39.6%	41.1%
1981	39.9%	40.5%
1982	40.3%	39.9%
1983	40.7%	39.5%
1984	41%	39.2%
1985	41.4%	39.2%
1986	41.6%	39.2%
1987	41.9%	39.4%
1988	42.1%	39.7%
1989	42.3%	39.9%
1990	42.4%	40.2%
1991	42.5%	40.5%
1992	42.5%	40.8%
1993	42.5%	41%
1994	42.4%	41.2%
1995	42.3%	41.2%
1996	42%	41.1%
1997	41.8%	41%
1998	41.5%	40.8%
1999	41.2%	40.5%
2000	40.8%	40.1%
2001	40.5%	39.8%
2002	40.1%	39.3%
2003	39.7%	38.9%
2004	39.4%	38.4%
2005	39%	38%
2006	38.6%	37.6%
2007	38.2%	37.3%
2008	37.9%	37%
2009	37.6%	36.8%
2010	37.3%	36.6%
2011	37.1%	36.4%
2012	37%	36.1%
2013	36.8%	35.7%
2014	36.7%	35.4%
2015	36.6%	35.2%
2016	36.6%	35%
2017	36.6%	35%
2018	36.7%	35.1%
2019	36.8%	35.1%
2020	36.8%	35.2%
2021	36.8%	35.2%
2022	36.8%	35.1%
2023	36.7%	34.9%
2024	36.5%	34.7%
2025	36.2%	34.4%
2026	35.9%	34%
2027	35.6%	33.5%
2028	35.3%	33.1%
2029	34.9%	32.7%
2030	34.6%	32.4%
2031	34.2%	32%
2032	33.8%	31.7%
2033	33.4%	31.3%
2034	33%	31%
2035	32.7%	30.6%
2036	32.3%	30.3%
2037	32%	30%
2038	31.8%	29.7%
2039	31.5%	29.4%
2040	31.3%	29.2%
2041	31.1%	29%
2042	31%	28.8%
2043	30.8%	28.6%
2044	30.6%	28.4%
2045	30.5%	28.3%
2046	30.3%	28.1%
2047	30.2%	27.9%
2048	30%	27.8%
2049	29.8%	27.6%
2050	29.6%	27.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 34.7% in Kiribati in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and Kiribati compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs Kiribati by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon and +2.05% in Kiribati. 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
	Gabon	Kiribati
1960	5,732	1,141
1961	6,161	1,199
1962	6,609	1,233
1963	7,001	1,273
1964	7,402	1,318
1965	7,902	1,376
1966	8,410	1,437
1967	8,883	1,417
1968	9,417	1,393
1969	9,969	1,367
1970	10,635	1,388
1971	11,357	1,406
1972	12,095	1,406
1973	12,731	1,409
1974	13,381	1,430
1975	14,162	1,423
1976	14,998	1,425
1977	15,842	1,426
1978	16,714	1,480
1979	17,553	1,509
1980	18,503	1,571
1981	19,528	1,635
1982	20,292	1,697
1983	21,162	1,748
1984	21,851	1,813
1985	22,617	1,881
1986	23,362	1,933
1987	24,212	1,982
1988	24,888	2,022
1989	25,359	2,073
1990	25,858	2,127
1991	26,334	2,176
1992	26,810	2,173
1993	27,235	2,161
1994	27,271	2,168
1995	27,290	2,183
1996	27,450	2,217
1997	28,053	2,220
1998	28,697	2,210
1999	29,330	2,186
2000	30,210	2,153
2001	30,941	2,121
2002	31,777	2,074
2003	32,633	2,045
2004	33,615	2,118
2005	34,766	2,188
2006	35,984	2,285
2007	37,394	2,393
2008	39,002	2,493
2009	41,037	2,573
2010	43,061	2,644
2011	44,922	2,709
2012	45,941	2,678
2013	46,829	2,629
2014	47,704	2,577
2015	48,876	2,555
2016	50,321	2,546
2017	51,455	2,549
2018	52,476	2,561
2019	53,185	2,560
2020	52,745	2,497
2021	52,611	2,408
2022	52,944	2,522
2023	53,167	2,487

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs Kiribati

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 233 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon, compared to 80 deaths in Kiribati.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Kiribati
1985	373	246
1986	369	232
1987	366	231
1988	367	220
1989	366	212
1990	368	199
1991	369	188
1992	371	175
1993	364	162
1994	357	150
1995	341	148
1996	321	141
1997	290	132
1998	258	126
1999	216	121
2000	178	119
2001	160	113
2002	151	109
2003	134	105
2004	142	106
2005	175	104
2006	186	102
2007	173	101
2008	158	100
2009	158	99
2010	144	102
2011	149	98
2012	173	98
2013	235	93
2014	273	91
2015	239	90
2016	215	88
2017	184	90
2018	176	87
2019	179	89
2020	194	89
2021	249	122
2022	216	86
2023	233	80

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon and 5.51% in Kiribati. 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
	Gabon	Kiribati
1960	21.9%	19.9%
1961	21.2%	19.5%
1962	20.5%	18.9%
1963	19.8%	18.3%
1964	19.2%	17.7%
1965	18.6%	17.1%
1966	17.9%	16.4%
1967	17.4%	15.8%
1968	16.8%	15.2%
1969	16.2%	14.6%
1970	15.7%	14.1%
1971	15.2%	13.7%
1972	14.7%	13.3%
1973	14.2%	13%
1974	13.7%	12.7%
1975	13.3%	12.5%
1976	12.8%	12.4%
1977	12.4%	12.3%
1978	12%	12.2%
1979	11.6%	12%
1980	11.2%	11.9%
1981	10.8%	11.7%
1982	10.5%	11.6%
1983	10.1%	11.4%
1984	9.81%	11.1%
1985	9.52%	10.9%
1986	9.26%	10.6%
1987	9.03%	10.2%
1988	8.82%	9.87%
1989	8.64%	9.5%
1990	8.49%	9.13%
1991	8.35%	8.77%
1992	8.24%	8.44%
1993	8.14%	8.13%
1994	8.06%	7.87%
1995	7.98%	7.64%
1996	7.89%	7.42%
1997	7.79%	7.22%
1998	7.67%	7.02%
1999	7.53%	6.83%
2000	7.37%	6.64%
2001	7.19%	6.46%
2002	7.01%	6.31%
2003	6.81%	6.2%
2004	6.6%	6.13%
2005	6.39%	6.07%
2006	6.21%	6.03%
2007	5.99%	5.99%
2008	5.77%	5.93%
2009	5.57%	5.87%
2010	5.35%	5.82%
2011	5.14%	5.79%
2012	4.94%	5.78%
2013	4.73%	5.8%
2014	4.57%	5.84%
2015	4.42%	5.89%
2016	4.24%	5.95%
2017	4.1%	5.99%
2018	3.96%	5.98%
2019	3.8%	5.93%
2020	3.62%	5.86%
2021	3.52%	5.76%
2022	3.41%	5.65%
2023	3.32%	5.51%