Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Lithuania

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Lithuania 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 1.18 in Lithuania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gabon	Lithuania
1960	4.42	2.56
1961	4.5	2.53
1962	4.59	2.45
1963	4.65	2.35
1964	4.71	2.28
1965	4.79	2.23
1966	4.86	2.22
1967	4.92	2.23
1968	4.98	2.24
1969	5.05	2.3
1970	5.1	2.4
1971	5.16	2.41
1972	5.24	2.34
1973	5.29	2.22
1974	5.33	2.21
1975	5.39	2.18
1976	5.46	2.18
1977	5.52	2.14
1978	5.57	2.08
1979	5.61	2.05
1980	5.66	1.99
1981	5.73	1.98
1982	5.74	1.97
1983	5.76	2.1
1984	5.73	2.07
1985	5.71	2.08
1986	5.69	2.12
1987	5.67	2.11
1988	5.62	2.02
1989	5.55	1.98
1990	5.46	2.03
1991	5.37	2.01
1992	5.29	1.97
1993	5.19	1.74
1994	5.04	1.57
1995	4.88	1.55
1996	4.74	1.49
1997	4.66	1.47
1998	4.58	1.46
1999	4.5	1.46
2000	4.47	1.39
2001	4.42	1.29
2002	4.36	1.23
2003	4.3	1.26
2004	4.25	1.27
2005	4.21	1.29
2006	4.17	1.33
2007	4.14	1.36
2008	4.12	1.45
2009	4.14	1.5
2010	4.15	1.5
2011	4.15	1.55
2012	4.09	1.6
2013	4.02	1.59
2014	3.95	1.57
2015	3.92	1.63
2016	3.92	1.63
2017	3.91	1.57
2018	3.91	1.53
2019	3.88	1.43
2020	3.83	1.36
2021	3.78	1.36
2022	3.71	1.27
2023	3.65	1.18
2024	3.59	1.19
2025	3.54	1.2
2026	3.49	1.2
2027	3.43	1.21
2028	3.37	1.22
2029	3.33	1.22
2030	3.29	1.23
2031	3.24	1.23
2032	3.2	1.24
2033	3.16	1.25
2034	3.12	1.25
2035	3.08	1.26
2036	3.04	1.27
2037	3.01	1.27
2038	2.97	1.28
2039	2.94	1.28
2040	2.91	1.29
2041	2.88	1.29
2042	2.84	1.3
2043	2.81	1.3
2044	2.78	1.31
2045	2.75	1.31
2046	2.73	1.31
2047	2.7	1.32
2048	2.67	1.32
2049	2.64	1.33
2050	2.62	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Lithuania
1960	31.4%	27.1%
1961	31.8%	27.3%
1962	32.2%	27.4%
1963	32.6%	27.5%
1964	33%	27.4%
1965	33.5%	27.3%
1966	33.9%	27.3%
1967	34.3%	27.2%
1968	34.7%	27.2%
1969	35.1%	27.2%
1970	35.4%	27.1%
1971	35.8%	26.8%
1972	36.3%	26.6%
1973	36.7%	26.1%
1974	37.1%	25.6%
1975	37.6%	25.1%
1976	38%	24.6%
1977	38.4%	24.2%
1978	38.8%	23.8%
1979	39.2%	23.5%
1980	39.6%	23.3%
1981	39.9%	23.1%
1982	40.3%	22.9%
1983	40.7%	22.8%
1984	41%	22.8%
1985	41.4%	22.7%
1986	41.6%	22.7%
1987	41.9%	22.7%
1988	42.1%	22.6%
1989	42.3%	22.5%
1990	42.4%	22.6%
1991	42.5%	22.5%
1992	42.5%	22.4%
1993	42.5%	22.3%
1994	42.4%	22.1%
1995	42.3%	21.8%
1996	42%	21.5%
1997	41.8%	21.2%
1998	41.5%	20.9%
1999	41.2%	20.4%
2000	40.8%	20%
2001	40.5%	19.3%
2002	40.1%	18.6%
2003	39.7%	17.9%
2004	39.4%	17.4%
2005	39%	16.8%
2006	38.6%	16.3%
2007	38.2%	15.8%
2008	37.9%	15.3%
2009	37.6%	15%
2010	37.3%	14.9%
2011	37.1%	14.8%
2012	37%	14.7%
2013	36.8%	14.6%
2014	36.7%	14.6%
2015	36.6%	14.6%
2016	36.6%	14.7%
2017	36.6%	14.9%
2018	36.7%	15%
2019	36.8%	15.1%
2020	36.8%	15.1%
2021	36.8%	15.1%
2022	36.8%	15%
2023	36.7%	14.9%
2024	36.5%	14.7%
2025	36.2%	14.5%
2026	35.9%	14.3%
2027	35.6%	14.1%
2028	35.3%	13.9%
2029	34.9%	13.6%
2030	34.6%	13.3%
2031	34.2%	13%
2032	33.8%	12.7%
2033	33.4%	12.4%
2034	33%	12.1%
2035	32.7%	11.9%
2036	32.3%	11.7%
2037	32%	11.6%
2038	31.8%	11.5%
2039	31.5%	11.4%
2040	31.3%	11.4%
2041	31.1%	11.3%
2042	31%	11.3%
2043	30.8%	11.3%
2044	30.6%	11.2%
2045	30.5%	11.2%
2046	30.3%	11.3%
2047	30.2%	11.3%
2048	30%	11.3%
2049	29.8%	11.3%
2050	29.6%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 14.7% in Lithuania in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 22.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and Lithuania compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs Lithuania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon and -0.54% in Lithuania. 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	Lithuania
1960	5,732	40,845
1961	6,161	40,376
1962	6,609	34,933
1963	7,001	33,918
1964	7,402	34,048
1965	7,902	30,309
1966	8,410	30,381
1967	8,883	29,226
1968	9,417	28,325
1969	9,969	27,345
1970	10,635	27,629
1971	11,357	28,930
1972	12,095	25,388
1973	12,731	22,712
1974	13,381	22,589
1975	14,162	20,470
1976	14,998	20,305
1977	15,842	19,124
1978	16,714	17,573
1979	17,553	16,989
1980	18,503	16,042
1981	19,528	16,478
1982	20,292	18,323
1983	21,162	20,911
1984	21,851	18,976
1985	22,617	19,140
1986	23,362	23,978
1987	24,212	22,422
1988	24,888	19,006
1989	25,359	17,316
1990	25,858	17,010
1991	26,334	14,817
1992	26,810	12,950
1993	27,235	1,473
1994	27,271	-4,023
1995	27,290	-3,992
1996	27,450	-3,962
1997	28,053	-3,218
1998	28,697	-3,904
1999	29,330	-3,877
2000	30,210	-4,549
2001	30,941	-9,024
2002	31,777	-11,362
2003	32,633	-10,929
2004	33,615	-11,482
2005	34,766	-14,287
2006	35,984	-15,041
2007	37,394	-15,510
2008	39,002	-12,153
2009	41,037	-9,805
2010	43,061	-11,460
2011	44,922	-10,901
2012	45,941	-11,060
2013	46,829	-12,733
2014	47,704	-10,868
2015	48,876	-11,935
2016	50,321	-11,509
2017	51,455	-12,224
2018	52,476	-12,686
2019	53,185	-13,212
2020	52,745	-19,953
2021	52,611	-24,433
2022	52,944	-20,671
2023	53,167	-16,368

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs Lithuania

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 8 deaths in Lithuania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Lithuania
1985	373	35
1986	369	30
1987	366	28
1988	367	28
1989	366	31
1990	368	29
1991	369	29
1992	371	28
1993	364	29
1994	357	31
1995	341	28
1996	321	25
1997	290	21
1998	258	19
1999	216	18
2000	178	16
2001	160	16
2002	151	14
2003	134	14
2004	142	12
2005	175	13
2006	186	14
2007	173	14
2008	158	13
2009	158	11
2010	144	10
2011	149	10
2012	173	10
2013	235	10
2014	273	9
2015	239	10
2016	215	9
2017	184	10
2018	176	9
2019	179	9
2020	194	8
2021	249	9
2022	216	9
2023	233	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon and 0.34% in Lithuania. 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	Lithuania
1960	21.9%	-
1961	21.2%	-
1962	20.5%	-
1963	19.8%	-
1964	19.2%	-
1965	18.6%	-
1966	17.9%	-
1967	17.4%	2.63%
1968	16.8%	2.63%
1969	16.2%	2.51%
1970	15.7%	2.29%
1971	15.2%	2.11%
1972	14.7%	2.08%
1973	14.2%	2.16%
1974	13.7%	2.24%
1975	13.3%	2.26%
1976	12.8%	2.25%
1977	12.4%	2.22%
1978	12%	2.18%
1979	11.6%	2.12%
1980	11.2%	2.05%
1981	10.8%	1.98%
1982	10.5%	1.92%
1983	10.1%	1.87%
1984	9.81%	1.82%
1985	9.52%	1.74%
1986	9.26%	1.64%
1987	9.03%	1.52%
1988	8.82%	1.42%
1989	8.64%	1.42%
1990	8.49%	1.52%
1991	8.35%	1.67%
1992	8.24%	1.78%
1993	8.14%	1.79%
1994	8.06%	1.69%
1995	7.98%	1.51%
1996	7.89%	1.34%
1997	7.79%	1.23%
1998	7.67%	1.16%
1999	7.53%	1.12%
2000	7.37%	1.07%
2001	7.19%	1.03%
2002	7.01%	0.99%
2003	6.81%	0.96%
2004	6.6%	0.93%
2005	6.39%	0.9%
2006	6.21%	0.86%
2007	5.99%	0.8%
2008	5.77%	0.74%
2009	5.57%	0.67%
2010	5.35%	0.6%
2011	5.14%	0.56%
2012	4.94%	0.53%
2013	4.73%	0.51%
2014	4.57%	0.51%
2015	4.42%	0.5%
2016	4.24%	0.49%
2017	4.1%	0.46%
2018	3.96%	0.42%
2019	3.8%	0.39%
2020	3.62%	0.37%
2021	3.52%	0.36%
2022	3.41%	0.35%
2023	3.32%	0.34%