Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Paraguay

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Paraguay 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 2.42 in Paraguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Gabon vs Paraguay 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	Paraguay
1960	4.42	6.5
1961	4.5	6.49
1962	4.59	6.47
1963	4.65	6.45
1964	4.71	6.42
1965	4.79	6.35
1966	4.86	6.23
1967	4.92	6.1
1968	4.98	5.97
1969	5.05	5.84
1970	5.1	5.72
1971	5.16	5.59
1972	5.24	5.46
1973	5.29	5.35
1974	5.33	5.27
1975	5.39	5.18
1976	5.46	5.12
1977	5.52	5.08
1978	5.57	5.04
1979	5.61	5.06
1980	5.66	5.1
1981	5.73	5.15
1982	5.74	5.13
1983	5.76	5.09
1984	5.73	5.04
1985	5.71	4.97
1986	5.69	4.93
1987	5.67	4.85
1988	5.62	4.77
1989	5.55	4.68
1990	5.46	4.57
1991	5.37	4.48
1992	5.29	4.4
1993	5.19	4.28
1994	5.04	4.2
1995	4.88	4.11
1996	4.74	4.01
1997	4.66	3.91
1998	4.58	3.8
1999	4.5	3.67
2000	4.47	3.51
2001	4.42	3.36
2002	4.36	3.23
2003	4.3	3.12
2004	4.25	3.05
2005	4.21	2.97
2006	4.17	2.89
2007	4.14	2.82
2008	4.12	2.79
2009	4.14	2.76
2010	4.15	2.7
2011	4.15	2.67
2012	4.09	2.66
2013	4.02	2.64
2014	3.95	2.65
2015	3.92	2.65
2016	3.92	2.62
2017	3.91	2.59
2018	3.91	2.56
2019	3.88	2.53
2020	3.83	2.5
2021	3.78	2.47
2022	3.71	2.44
2023	3.65	2.42
2024	3.59	2.42
2025	3.54	2.39
2026	3.49	2.37
2027	3.43	2.35
2028	3.37	2.33
2029	3.33	2.31
2030	3.29	2.29
2031	3.24	2.27
2032	3.2	2.26
2033	3.16	2.24
2034	3.12	2.22
2035	3.08	2.21
2036	3.04	2.19
2037	3.01	2.17
2038	2.97	2.16
2039	2.94	2.14
2040	2.91	2.13
2041	2.88	2.12
2042	2.84	2.11
2043	2.81	2.09
2044	2.78	2.08
2045	2.75	2.07
2046	2.73	2.06
2047	2.7	2.05
2048	2.67	2.04
2049	2.64	2.03
2050	2.62	2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Paraguay
1960	31.4%	46.3%
1961	31.8%	46.2%
1962	32.2%	46.1%
1963	32.6%	46%
1964	33%	46%
1965	33.5%	46%
1966	33.9%	46%
1967	34.3%	45.9%
1968	34.7%	45.8%
1969	35.1%	45.7%
1970	35.4%	45.5%
1971	35.8%	45.2%
1972	36.3%	45%
1973	36.7%	44.6%
1974	37.1%	44.2%
1975	37.6%	43.7%
1976	38%	43.3%
1977	38.4%	42.8%
1978	38.8%	42.4%
1979	39.2%	42%
1980	39.6%	41.6%
1981	39.9%	41.4%
1982	40.3%	41.2%
1983	40.7%	41.2%
1984	41%	41.2%
1985	41.4%	41.2%
1986	41.6%	41.3%
1987	41.9%	41.3%
1988	42.1%	41.4%
1989	42.3%	41.5%
1990	42.4%	41.5%
1991	42.5%	41.5%
1992	42.5%	41.5%
1993	42.5%	41.4%
1994	42.4%	41.3%
1995	42.3%	41.1%
1996	42%	40.8%
1997	41.8%	40.4%
1998	41.5%	40%
1999	41.2%	39.5%
2000	40.8%	39%
2001	40.5%	38.4%
2002	40.1%	37.9%
2003	39.7%	37.3%
2004	39.4%	36.6%
2005	39%	35.8%
2006	38.6%	35.1%
2007	38.2%	34.4%
2008	37.9%	33.8%
2009	37.6%	33.2%
2010	37.3%	32.5%
2011	37.1%	32%
2012	37%	31.4%
2013	36.8%	30.9%
2014	36.7%	30.5%
2015	36.6%	30.2%
2016	36.6%	29.9%
2017	36.6%	29.7%
2018	36.7%	29.5%
2019	36.8%	29.3%
2020	36.8%	29.1%
2021	36.8%	29%
2022	36.8%	28.9%
2023	36.7%	28.8%
2024	36.5%	28.6%
2025	36.2%	28.4%
2026	35.9%	28.1%
2027	35.6%	27.9%
2028	35.3%	27.6%
2029	34.9%	27.3%
2030	34.6%	26.9%
2031	34.2%	26.5%
2032	33.8%	26.1%
2033	33.4%	25.8%
2034	33%	25.4%
2035	32.7%	25%
2036	32.3%	24.7%
2037	32%	24.4%
2038	31.8%	24.1%
2039	31.5%	23.8%
2040	31.3%	23.5%
2041	31.1%	23.2%
2042	31%	23%
2043	30.8%	22.7%
2044	30.6%	22.5%
2045	30.5%	22.3%
2046	30.3%	22.1%
2047	30.2%	22%
2048	30%	21.8%
2049	29.8%	21.6%
2050	29.6%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon and +1.56% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	5,732	60,009
1961	6,161	61,536
1962	6,609	63,079
1963	7,001	64,741
1964	7,402	65,681
1965	7,902	66,063
1966	8,410	66,002
1967	8,883	65,695
1968	9,417	65,575
1969	9,969	65,616
1970	10,635	65,905
1971	11,357	66,142
1972	12,095	66,625
1973	12,731	67,803
1974	13,381	69,059
1975	14,162	70,285
1976	14,998	71,973
1977	15,842	74,359
1978	16,714	76,691
1979	17,553	80,345
1980	18,503	84,568
1981	19,528	89,456
1982	20,292	92,917
1983	21,162	96,406
1984	21,851	99,937
1985	22,617	102,859
1986	23,362	105,776
1987	24,212	107,962
1988	24,888	110,348
1989	25,359	111,727
1990	25,858	112,864
1991	26,334	114,472
1992	26,810	115,442
1993	27,235	115,211
1994	27,271	115,662
1995	27,290	115,777
1996	27,450	115,623
1997	28,053	115,095
1998	28,697	114,122
1999	29,330	112,726
2000	30,210	109,979
2001	30,941	107,225
2002	31,777	104,658
2003	32,633	102,427
2004	33,615	101,896
2005	34,766	101,035
2006	35,984	99,808
2007	37,394	99,141
2008	39,002	99,821
2009	41,037	100,296
2010	43,061	99,456
2011	44,922	100,442
2012	45,941	102,508
2013	46,829	103,383
2014	47,704	105,585
2015	48,876	106,817
2016	50,321	106,804
2017	51,455	105,634
2018	52,476	104,908
2019	53,185	103,179
2020	52,745	98,667
2021	52,611	78,667
2022	52,944	94,627
2023	53,167	97,748

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs Paraguay

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 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Paraguay
1985	373	237
1986	369	230
1987	366	225
1988	367	220
1989	366	209
1990	368	198
1991	369	192
1992	371	195
1993	364	197
1994	357	201
1995	341	202
1996	321	203
1997	290	205
1998	258	207
1999	216	207
2000	178	207
2001	160	207
2002	151	206
2003	134	203
2004	142	199
2005	175	194
2006	186	186
2007	173	177
2008	158	166
2009	158	152
2010	144	136
2011	149	120
2012	173	100
2013	235	84
2014	273	70
2015	239	64
2016	215	60
2017	184	58
2018	176	58
2019	179	58
2020	194	69
2021	249	140
2022	216	78
2023	233	58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon and 1.7% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	21.9%	8.18%
1961	21.2%	8.11%
1962	20.5%	8.06%
1963	19.8%	8.02%
1964	19.2%	7.99%
1965	18.6%	7.96%
1966	17.9%	7.94%
1967	17.4%	7.91%
1968	16.8%	7.88%
1969	16.2%	7.84%
1970	15.7%	7.79%
1971	15.2%	7.73%
1972	14.7%	7.66%
1973	14.2%	7.57%
1974	13.7%	7.46%
1975	13.3%	7.34%
1976	12.8%	7.21%
1977	12.4%	7.06%
1978	12%	6.91%
1979	11.6%	6.74%
1980	11.2%	6.55%
1981	10.8%	6.35%
1982	10.5%	6.14%
1983	10.1%	5.92%
1984	9.81%	5.71%
1985	9.52%	5.5%
1986	9.26%	5.3%
1987	9.03%	5.1%
1988	8.82%	4.92%
1989	8.64%	4.73%
1990	8.49%	4.55%
1991	8.35%	4.38%
1992	8.24%	4.23%
1993	8.14%	4.08%
1994	8.06%	3.95%
1995	7.98%	3.83%
1996	7.89%	3.72%
1997	7.79%	3.62%
1998	7.67%	3.53%
1999	7.53%	3.45%
2000	7.37%	3.36%
2001	7.19%	3.29%
2002	7.01%	3.22%
2003	6.81%	3.14%
2004	6.6%	3.07%
2005	6.39%	2.99%
2006	6.21%	2.91%
2007	5.99%	2.83%
2008	5.77%	2.75%
2009	5.57%	2.67%
2010	5.35%	2.59%
2011	5.14%	2.51%
2012	4.94%	2.44%
2013	4.73%	2.37%
2014	4.57%	2.3%
2015	4.42%	2.22%
2016	4.24%	2.15%
2017	4.1%	2.08%
2018	3.96%	2.01%
2019	3.8%	1.94%
2020	3.62%	1.88%
2021	3.52%	1.82%
2022	3.41%	1.76%
2023	3.32%	1.7%