Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Madagascar

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Madagascar 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 3.97 in Madagascar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Gabon vs Madagascar 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	Madagascar
1960	4.42	7.34
1961	4.5	7.3
1962	4.59	7.26
1963	4.65	7.21
1964	4.71	7.19
1965	4.79	7.17
1966	4.86	7.16
1967	4.92	7.14
1968	4.98	7.13
1969	5.05	7.12
1970	5.1	7.1
1971	5.16	7.07
1972	5.24	7.04
1973	5.29	7.01
1974	5.33	6.99
1975	5.39	6.97
1976	5.46	6.95
1977	5.52	6.93
1978	5.57	6.9
1979	5.61	6.87
1980	5.66	6.84
1981	5.73	6.77
1982	5.74	6.7
1983	5.76	6.63
1984	5.73	6.55
1985	5.71	6.46
1986	5.69	6.34
1987	5.67	6.24
1988	5.62	6.18
1989	5.55	6.15
1990	5.46	6.14
1991	5.37	6.12
1992	5.29	6.08
1993	5.19	6.06
1994	5.04	6.04
1995	4.88	6.04
1996	4.74	6.03
1997	4.66	6.02
1998	4.58	5.99
1999	4.5	5.84
2000	4.47	5.67
2001	4.42	5.53
2002	4.36	5.41
2003	4.3	5.33
2004	4.25	5.26
2005	4.21	5.2
2006	4.17	5.13
2007	4.14	5.08
2008	4.12	5.04
2009	4.14	5
2010	4.15	4.9
2011	4.15	4.74
2012	4.09	4.61
2013	4.02	4.53
2014	3.95	4.42
2015	3.92	4.34
2016	3.92	4.29
2017	3.91	4.26
2018	3.91	4.25
2019	3.88	4.22
2020	3.83	4.17
2021	3.78	4.1
2022	3.71	4.04
2023	3.65	3.97
2024	3.59	3.91
2025	3.54	3.84
2026	3.49	3.78
2027	3.43	3.72
2028	3.37	3.66
2029	3.33	3.61
2030	3.29	3.56
2031	3.24	3.51
2032	3.2	3.46
2033	3.16	3.41
2034	3.12	3.36
2035	3.08	3.32
2036	3.04	3.28
2037	3.01	3.24
2038	2.97	3.2
2039	2.94	3.16
2040	2.91	3.12
2041	2.88	3.09
2042	2.84	3.05
2043	2.81	3.02
2044	2.78	2.99
2045	2.75	2.95
2046	2.73	2.92
2047	2.7	2.9
2048	2.67	2.87
2049	2.64	2.84
2050	2.62	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Madagascar
1960	31.4%	45.2%
1961	31.8%	45.8%
1962	32.2%	46.3%
1963	32.6%	46.7%
1964	33%	46.8%
1965	33.5%	46.7%
1966	33.9%	46.6%
1967	34.3%	46.5%
1968	34.7%	46.5%
1969	35.1%	46.4%
1970	35.4%	46.4%
1971	35.8%	46.4%
1972	36.3%	46.4%
1973	36.7%	46.4%
1974	37.1%	46.5%
1975	37.6%	46.5%
1976	38%	46.6%
1977	38.4%	46.7%
1978	38.8%	46.8%
1979	39.2%	46.9%
1980	39.6%	47%
1981	39.9%	47.1%
1982	40.3%	47.1%
1983	40.7%	47%
1984	41%	46.9%
1985	41.4%	46.8%
1986	41.6%	46.7%
1987	41.9%	46.5%
1988	42.1%	46.3%
1989	42.3%	46.1%
1990	42.4%	45.9%
1991	42.5%	45.7%
1992	42.5%	45.6%
1993	42.5%	45.5%
1994	42.4%	45.4%
1995	42.3%	45.3%
1996	42%	45.3%
1997	41.8%	45.3%
1998	41.5%	45.4%
1999	41.2%	45.4%
2000	40.8%	45.4%
2001	40.5%	45.4%
2002	40.1%	45.4%
2003	39.7%	45.4%
2004	39.4%	45.3%
2005	39%	45.2%
2006	38.6%	45%
2007	38.2%	44.8%
2008	37.9%	44.6%
2009	37.6%	44.3%
2010	37.3%	44%
2011	37.1%	43.7%
2012	37%	43.3%
2013	36.8%	42.8%
2014	36.7%	42.4%
2015	36.6%	42%
2016	36.6%	41.6%
2017	36.6%	41.2%
2018	36.7%	40.9%
2019	36.8%	40.7%
2020	36.8%	40.4%
2021	36.8%	40.1%
2022	36.8%	39.9%
2023	36.7%	39.6%
2024	36.5%	39.3%
2025	36.2%	38.9%
2026	35.9%	38.6%
2027	35.6%	38.4%
2028	35.3%	38.1%
2029	34.9%	37.8%
2030	34.6%	37.6%
2031	34.2%	37.3%
2032	33.8%	37%
2033	33.4%	36.7%
2034	33%	36.4%
2035	32.7%	36%
2036	32.3%	35.7%
2037	32%	35.3%
2038	31.8%	35%
2039	31.5%	34.6%
2040	31.3%	34.3%
2041	31.1%	34%
2042	31%	33.6%
2043	30.8%	33.3%
2044	30.6%	33%
2045	30.5%	32.7%
2046	30.3%	32.4%
2047	30.2%	32.1%
2048	30%	31.8%
2049	29.8%	31.6%
2050	29.6%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 39.3% in Madagascar in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 45.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and Madagascar compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs Madagascar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon and +2.57% in Madagascar. 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	Madagascar
1960	5,732	133,684
1961	6,161	136,578
1962	6,609	139,412
1963	7,001	142,666
1964	7,402	146,894
1965	7,902	152,362
1966	8,410	159,483
1967	8,883	167,287
1968	9,417	175,869
1969	9,969	184,562
1970	10,635	194,889
1971	11,357	204,617
1972	12,095	213,138
1973	12,731	221,768
1974	13,381	230,233
1975	14,162	238,774
1976	14,998	247,026
1977	15,842	255,399
1978	16,714	263,684
1979	17,553	270,752
1980	18,503	275,287
1981	19,528	277,535
1982	20,292	284,733
1983	21,162	290,085
1984	21,851	296,892
1985	22,617	304,199
1986	23,362	307,074
1987	24,212	317,621
1988	24,888	330,510
1989	25,359	344,279
1990	25,858	360,621
1991	26,334	375,040
1992	26,810	388,430
1993	27,235	408,801
1994	27,271	428,169
1995	27,290	450,259
1996	27,450	471,453
1997	28,053	490,905
1998	28,697	508,408
1999	29,330	516,976
2000	30,210	520,860
2001	30,941	529,656
2002	31,777	535,518
2003	32,633	544,903
2004	33,615	556,319
2005	34,766	568,143
2006	35,984	581,489
2007	37,394	597,772
2008	39,002	615,580
2009	41,037	634,008
2010	43,061	641,543
2011	44,922	640,577
2012	45,941	644,255
2013	46,829	654,230
2014	47,704	660,837
2015	48,876	668,977
2016	50,321	682,801
2017	51,455	699,498
2018	52,476	719,267
2019	53,185	735,853
2020	52,745	736,607
2021	52,611	741,416
2022	52,944	753,931
2023	53,167	766,391

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs Madagascar

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 445 deaths in Madagascar.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Madagascar
1985	373	751
1986	369	730
1987	366	702
1988	367	687
1989	366	684
1990	368	692
1991	369	691
1992	371	699
1993	364	688
1994	357	688
1995	341	684
1996	321	680
1997	290	676
1998	258	663
1999	216	647
2000	178	638
2001	160	611
2002	151	593
2003	134	571
2004	142	555
2005	175	540
2006	186	528
2007	173	522
2008	158	510
2009	158	507
2010	144	500
2011	149	492
2012	173	487
2013	235	481
2014	273	477
2015	239	474
2016	215	470
2017	184	469
2018	176	466
2019	179	462
2020	194	447
2021	249	467
2022	216	439
2023	233	445

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon and 6.48% in Madagascar. 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	Madagascar
1960	21.9%	-
1961	21.2%	-
1962	20.5%	-
1963	19.8%	-
1964	19.2%	-
1965	18.6%	-
1966	17.9%	-
1967	17.4%	-
1968	16.8%	14.6%
1969	16.2%	14.7%
1970	15.7%	14.9%
1971	15.2%	15.1%
1972	14.7%	15.3%
1973	14.2%	15.6%
1974	13.7%	15.8%
1975	13.3%	16.1%
1976	12.8%	16.3%
1977	12.4%	16.5%
1978	12%	16.7%
1979	11.6%	16.9%
1980	11.2%	17.1%
1981	10.8%	17.4%
1982	10.5%	17.6%
1983	10.1%	17.8%
1984	9.81%	17.8%
1985	9.52%	17.7%
1986	9.26%	17.5%
1987	9.03%	17.1%
1988	8.82%	16.6%
1989	8.64%	16.1%
1990	8.49%	15.6%
1991	8.35%	15%
1992	8.24%	14.5%
1993	8.14%	14%
1994	8.06%	13.5%
1995	7.98%	13.1%
1996	7.89%	12.6%
1997	7.79%	12%
1998	7.67%	11.5%
1999	7.53%	11%
2000	7.37%	10.5%
2001	7.19%	10%
2002	7.01%	9.6%
2003	6.81%	9.2%
2004	6.6%	8.82%
2005	6.39%	8.46%
2006	6.21%	8.12%
2007	5.99%	7.81%
2008	5.77%	7.53%
2009	5.57%	7.28%
2010	5.35%	7.07%
2011	5.14%	6.9%
2012	4.94%	6.77%
2013	4.73%	6.69%
2014	4.57%	6.62%
2015	4.42%	6.58%
2016	4.24%	6.57%
2017	4.1%	6.57%
2018	3.96%	6.58%
2019	3.8%	6.61%
2020	3.62%	6.63%
2021	3.52%	6.62%
2022	3.41%	6.57%
2023	3.32%	6.48%