Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Gabon vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	4.42	7.07
1961	4.5	7.05
1962	4.59	7.04
1963	4.65	7.03
1964	4.71	7.05
1965	4.79	7.02
1966	4.86	7
1967	4.92	6.97
1968	4.98	6.95
1969	5.05	6.97
1970	5.1	6.98
1971	5.16	6.99
1972	5.24	6.99
1973	5.29	7
1974	5.33	7.01
1975	5.39	6.99
1976	5.46	6.95
1977	5.52	6.92
1978	5.57	6.87
1979	5.61	6.82
1980	5.66	6.77
1981	5.73	6.71
1982	5.74	6.64
1983	5.76	6.57
1984	5.73	6.49
1985	5.71	6.38
1986	5.69	6.26
1987	5.67	6.12
1988	5.62	5.99
1989	5.55	5.87
1990	5.46	5.74
1991	5.37	5.62
1992	5.29	5.51
1993	5.19	5.45
1994	5.04	5.4
1995	4.88	5.34
1996	4.74	5.22
1997	4.66	5.09
1998	4.58	4.98
1999	4.5	4.86
2000	4.47	4.76
2001	4.42	4.67
2002	4.36	4.6
2003	4.3	4.54
2004	4.25	4.47
2005	4.21	4.41
2006	4.17	4.39
2007	4.14	4.37
2008	4.12	4.36
2009	4.14	4.35
2010	4.15	4.34
2011	4.15	4.34
2012	4.09	4.33
2013	4.02	4.33
2014	3.95	4.36
2015	3.92	4.29
2016	3.92	4.2
2017	3.91	4.06
2018	3.91	3.93
2019	3.88	3.8
2020	3.83	3.75
2021	3.78	3.69
2022	3.71	3.62
2023	3.65	3.56
2024	3.59	3.51
2025	3.54	3.47
2026	3.49	3.42
2027	3.43	3.37
2028	3.37	3.32
2029	3.33	3.28
2030	3.29	3.24
2031	3.24	3.2
2032	3.2	3.16
2033	3.16	3.12
2034	3.12	3.08
2035	3.08	3.04
2036	3.04	3
2037	3.01	2.97
2038	2.97	2.94
2039	2.94	2.91
2040	2.91	2.88
2041	2.88	2.84
2042	2.84	2.82
2043	2.81	2.79
2044	2.78	2.76
2045	2.75	2.73
2046	2.73	2.71
2047	2.7	2.68
2048	2.67	2.66
2049	2.64	2.63
2050	2.62	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Solomon Islands
1960	31.4%	46.3%
1961	31.8%	46.1%
1962	32.2%	46%
1963	32.6%	45.9%
1964	33%	45.8%
1965	33.5%	45.9%
1966	33.9%	46%
1967	34.3%	46.2%
1968	34.7%	46.4%
1969	35.1%	46.6%
1970	35.4%	46.7%
1971	35.8%	46.8%
1972	36.3%	46.9%
1973	36.7%	47.1%
1974	37.1%	47.5%
1975	37.6%	47.9%
1976	38%	48.2%
1977	38.4%	48.3%
1978	38.8%	48.3%
1979	39.2%	48.3%
1980	39.6%	48.3%
1981	39.9%	48.2%
1982	40.3%	48.1%
1983	40.7%	47.9%
1984	41%	47.8%
1985	41.4%	47.5%
1986	41.6%	47.3%
1987	41.9%	46.9%
1988	42.1%	46.6%
1989	42.3%	46.2%
1990	42.4%	45.8%
1991	42.5%	45.4%
1992	42.5%	45.1%
1993	42.5%	44.8%
1994	42.4%	44.5%
1995	42.3%	44.3%
1996	42%	44%
1997	41.8%	43.8%
1998	41.5%	43.5%
1999	41.2%	43.2%
2000	40.8%	42.9%
2001	40.5%	42.5%
2002	40.1%	42.2%
2003	39.7%	41.9%
2004	39.4%	41.7%
2005	39%	41.5%
2006	38.6%	41.3%
2007	38.2%	41.2%
2008	37.9%	41.2%
2009	37.6%	41.1%
2010	37.3%	41%
2011	37.1%	40.8%
2012	37%	40.7%
2013	36.8%	40.4%
2014	36.7%	40.2%
2015	36.6%	40%
2016	36.6%	39.7%
2017	36.6%	39.4%
2018	36.7%	39%
2019	36.8%	38.7%
2020	36.8%	38.4%
2021	36.8%	38.1%
2022	36.8%	37.7%
2023	36.7%	37.4%
2024	36.5%	37%
2025	36.2%	36.6%
2026	35.9%	36.1%
2027	35.6%	35.7%
2028	35.3%	35.2%
2029	34.9%	34.7%
2030	34.6%	34.3%
2031	34.2%	33.9%
2032	33.8%	33.5%
2033	33.4%	33.2%
2034	33%	32.9%
2035	32.7%	32.7%
2036	32.3%	32.4%
2037	32%	32.2%
2038	31.8%	31.9%
2039	31.5%	31.7%
2040	31.3%	31.5%
2041	31.1%	31.2%
2042	31%	31%
2043	30.8%	30.7%
2044	30.6%	30.4%
2045	30.5%	30.2%
2046	30.3%	29.9%
2047	30.2%	29.6%
2048	30%	29.3%
2049	29.8%	29%
2050	29.6%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	5,732	4,119
1961	6,161	4,257
1962	6,609	4,408
1963	7,001	4,571
1964	7,402	4,747
1965	7,902	4,885
1966	8,410	5,028
1967	8,883	5,151
1968	9,417	5,285
1969	9,969	5,444
1970	10,635	5,575
1971	11,357	5,814
1972	12,095	6,074
1973	12,731	6,343
1974	13,381	6,612
1975	14,162	6,635
1976	14,998	7,058
1977	15,842	7,290
1978	16,714	7,598
1979	17,553	7,874
1980	18,503	8,156
1981	19,528	8,436
1982	20,292	8,720
1983	21,162	9,011
1984	21,851	9,299
1985	22,617	9,534
1986	23,362	9,656
1987	24,212	9,943
1988	24,888	10,142
1989	25,359	10,354
1990	25,858	10,561
1991	26,334	10,789
1992	26,810	11,029
1993	27,235	11,396
1994	27,271	11,771
1995	27,290	12,124
1996	27,450	12,328
1997	28,053	12,478
1998	28,697	12,658
1999	29,330	12,809
2000	30,210	12,938
2001	30,941	13,061
2002	31,777	13,195
2003	32,633	13,344
2004	33,615	13,444
2005	34,766	13,568
2006	35,984	13,799
2007	37,394	13,963
2008	39,002	14,225
2009	41,037	14,381
2010	43,061	14,604
2011	44,922	15,095
2012	45,941	15,585
2013	46,829	16,038
2014	47,704	16,652
2015	48,876	16,909
2016	50,321	17,027
2017	51,455	16,897
2018	52,476	16,790
2019	53,185	16,649
2020	52,745	16,488
2021	52,611	16,626
2022	52,944	17,253
2023	53,167	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Solomon Islands
1985	373	209
1986	369	226
1987	366	200
1988	367	193
1989	366	188
1990	368	184
1991	369	178
1992	371	174
1993	364	173
1994	357	170
1995	341	168
1996	321	166
1997	290	164
1998	258	165
1999	216	164
2000	178	166
2001	160	167
2002	151	168
2003	134	167
2004	142	164
2005	175	161
2006	186	159
2007	173	163
2008	158	153
2009	158	152
2010	144	148
2011	149	147
2012	173	146
2013	235	147
2014	273	147
2015	239	146
2016	215	143
2017	184	140
2018	176	136
2019	179	135
2020	194	131
2021	249	153
2022	216	126
2023	233	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	21.9%	16.7%
1961	21.2%	16%
1962	20.5%	15.4%
1963	19.8%	14.7%
1964	19.2%	14%
1965	18.6%	13.3%
1966	17.9%	12.7%
1967	17.4%	12%
1968	16.8%	11.3%
1969	16.2%	10.6%
1970	15.7%	9.94%
1971	15.2%	9.29%
1972	14.7%	8.69%
1973	14.2%	8.12%
1974	13.7%	7.6%
1975	13.3%	7.9%
1976	12.8%	6.68%
1977	12.4%	6.29%
1978	12%	5.95%
1979	11.6%	5.64%
1980	11.2%	5.38%
1981	10.8%	5.14%
1982	10.5%	4.93%
1983	10.1%	4.74%
1984	9.81%	4.58%
1985	9.52%	4.42%
1986	9.26%	4.28%
1987	9.03%	4.16%
1988	8.82%	4.04%
1989	8.64%	3.93%
1990	8.49%	3.82%
1991	8.35%	3.72%
1992	8.24%	3.62%
1993	8.14%	3.52%
1994	8.06%	3.43%
1995	7.98%	3.35%
1996	7.89%	3.27%
1997	7.79%	3.21%
1998	7.67%	3.16%
1999	7.53%	3.11%
2000	7.37%	3.07%
2001	7.19%	3.03%
2002	7.01%	2.99%
2003	6.81%	2.97%
2004	6.6%	2.94%
2005	6.39%	2.91%
2006	6.21%	2.88%
2007	5.99%	2.85%
2008	5.77%	2.81%
2009	5.57%	2.76%
2010	5.35%	2.72%
2011	5.14%	2.67%
2012	4.94%	2.62%
2013	4.73%	2.58%
2014	4.57%	2.53%
2015	4.42%	2.49%
2016	4.24%	2.45%
2017	4.1%	2.41%
2018	3.96%	2.36%
2019	3.8%	2.3%
2020	3.62%	2.24%
2021	3.52%	2.18%
2022	3.41%	2.12%
2023	3.32%	2.06%