Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and United States

Fertility rate in Gabon vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Gabon vs the United States 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	United States
1960	4.42	3.65
1961	4.5	3.62
1962	4.59	3.46
1963	4.65	3.32
1964	4.71	3.19
1965	4.79	2.91
1966	4.86	2.72
1967	4.92	2.56
1968	4.98	2.46
1969	5.05	2.46
1970	5.1	2.48
1971	5.16	2.27
1972	5.24	2.01
1973	5.29	1.88
1974	5.33	1.84
1975	5.39	1.77
1976	5.46	1.74
1977	5.52	1.79
1978	5.57	1.76
1979	5.61	1.81
1980	5.66	1.84
1981	5.73	1.81
1982	5.74	1.83
1983	5.76	1.8
1984	5.73	1.81
1985	5.71	1.84
1986	5.69	1.84
1987	5.67	1.87
1988	5.62	1.93
1989	5.55	2.01
1990	5.46	2.08
1991	5.37	2.06
1992	5.29	2.05
1993	5.19	2.02
1994	5.04	2
1995	4.88	1.98
1996	4.74	1.98
1997	4.66	1.97
1998	4.58	2
1999	4.5	2.01
2000	4.47	2.06
2001	4.42	2.03
2002	4.36	2.02
2003	4.3	2.05
2004	4.25	2.05
2005	4.21	2.06
2006	4.17	2.11
2007	4.14	2.12
2008	4.12	2.07
2009	4.14	2
2010	4.15	1.93
2011	4.15	1.89
2012	4.09	1.88
2013	4.02	1.86
2014	3.95	1.86
2015	3.92	1.84
2016	3.92	1.82
2017	3.91	1.77
2018	3.91	1.73
2019	3.88	1.71
2020	3.83	1.64
2021	3.78	1.66
2022	3.71	1.66
2023	3.65	1.62
2024	3.59	1.62
2025	3.54	1.62
2026	3.49	1.62
2027	3.43	1.62
2028	3.37	1.62
2029	3.33	1.62
2030	3.29	1.62
2031	3.24	1.62
2032	3.2	1.62
2033	3.16	1.63
2034	3.12	1.62
2035	3.08	1.63
2036	3.04	1.63
2037	3.01	1.63
2038	2.97	1.63
2039	2.94	1.63
2040	2.91	1.63
2041	2.88	1.63
2042	2.84	1.63
2043	2.81	1.63
2044	2.78	1.63
2045	2.75	1.64
2046	2.73	1.64
2047	2.7	1.63
2048	2.67	1.64
2049	2.64	1.63
2050	2.62	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	United States
1960	31.4%	31.3%
1961	31.8%	31.4%
1962	32.2%	31.3%
1963	32.6%	31.1%
1964	33%	30.9%
1965	33.5%	30.7%
1966	33.9%	30.4%
1967	34.3%	30%
1968	34.7%	29.5%
1969	35.1%	29%
1970	35.4%	28.6%
1971	35.8%	28%
1972	36.3%	27.4%
1973	36.7%	26.6%
1974	37.1%	25.9%
1975	37.6%	25.2%
1976	38%	24.4%
1977	38.4%	23.8%
1978	38.8%	23.2%
1979	39.2%	22.8%
1980	39.6%	22.4%
1981	39.9%	22.1%
1982	40.3%	22%
1983	40.7%	21.8%
1984	41%	21.7%
1985	41.4%	21.5%
1986	41.6%	21.3%
1987	41.9%	21.3%
1988	42.1%	21.3%
1989	42.3%	21.5%
1990	42.4%	21.6%
1991	42.5%	21.7%
1992	42.5%	21.8%
1993	42.5%	21.9%
1994	42.4%	21.9%
1995	42.3%	21.8%
1996	42%	21.7%
1997	41.8%	21.5%
1998	41.5%	21.4%
1999	41.2%	21.3%
2000	40.8%	21.2%
2001	40.5%	21%
2002	40.1%	20.9%
2003	39.7%	20.7%
2004	39.4%	20.5%
2005	39%	20.3%
2006	38.6%	20.2%
2007	38.2%	20%
2008	37.9%	19.9%
2009	37.6%	19.8%
2010	37.3%	19.7%
2011	37.1%	19.6%
2012	37%	19.5%
2013	36.8%	19.4%
2014	36.7%	19.3%
2015	36.6%	19.2%
2016	36.6%	19.1%
2017	36.6%	18.9%
2018	36.7%	18.8%
2019	36.8%	18.6%
2020	36.8%	18.4%
2021	36.8%	18.1%
2022	36.8%	17.9%
2023	36.7%	17.6%
2024	36.5%	17.3%
2025	36.2%	17.1%
2026	35.9%	16.9%
2027	35.6%	16.7%
2028	35.3%	16.6%
2029	34.9%	16.4%
2030	34.6%	16.3%
2031	34.2%	16.1%
2032	33.8%	16%
2033	33.4%	16%
2034	33%	15.9%
2035	32.7%	15.9%
2036	32.3%	15.9%
2037	32%	15.9%
2038	31.8%	15.9%
2039	31.5%	15.9%
2040	31.3%	15.9%
2041	31.1%	16%
2042	31%	16%
2043	30.8%	16%
2044	30.6%	16%
2045	30.5%	16%
2046	30.3%	16%
2047	30.2%	16%
2048	30%	16%
2049	29.8%	15.9%
2050	29.6%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	5,732	2,565,530
1961	6,161	2,571,681
1962	6,609	2,406,337
1963	7,001	2,289,826
1964	7,402	2,245,099
1965	7,902	1,943,030
1966	8,410	1,749,387
1967	8,883	1,669,181
1968	9,417	1,565,507
1969	9,969	1,702,487
1970	10,635	1,824,965
1971	11,357	1,640,519
1972	12,095	1,301,355
1973	12,731	1,165,499
1974	13,381	1,218,968
1975	14,162	1,252,644
1976	14,998	1,264,604
1977	15,842	1,431,556
1978	16,714	1,402,283
1979	17,553	1,597,894
1980	18,503	1,608,450
1981	19,528	1,652,153
1982	20,292	1,714,317
1983	21,162	1,636,544
1984	21,851	1,627,192
1985	22,617	1,689,258
1986	23,362	1,656,917
1987	24,212	1,720,252
1988	24,888	1,735,943
1989	25,359	1,875,826
1990	25,858	2,026,068
1991	26,334	1,926,543
1992	26,810	1,875,328
1993	27,235	1,717,685
1994	27,271	1,633,302
1995	27,290	1,546,031
1996	27,450	1,510,137
1997	28,053	1,501,014
1998	28,697	1,573,857
1999	29,330	1,564,050
2000	30,210	1,664,758
2001	30,941	1,595,826
2002	31,777	1,581,938
2003	32,633	1,653,615
2004	33,615	1,698,271
2005	34,766	1,684,445
2006	35,984	1,849,955
2007	37,394	1,897,757
2008	39,002	1,794,154
2009	41,037	1,717,920
2010	43,061	1,548,182
2011	44,922	1,441,697
2012	45,941	1,411,822
2013	46,829	1,322,711
2014	47,704	1,357,281
2015	48,876	1,270,126
2016	50,321	1,197,627
2017	51,455	1,028,037
2018	52,476	955,022
2019	53,185	887,476
2020	52,745	208,862
2021	52,611	199,137
2022	52,944	399,926
2023	53,167	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	United States
1985	373	11
1986	369	11
1987	366	11
1988	367	12
1989	366	12
1990	368	12
1991	369	12
1992	371	11
1993	364	12
1994	357	11
1995	341	12
1996	321	11
1997	290	11
1998	258	11
1999	216	12
2000	178	12
2001	160	13
2002	151	13
2003	134	13
2004	142	13
2005	175	13
2006	186	13
2007	173	13
2008	158	14
2009	158	15
2010	144	15
2011	149	15
2012	173	16
2013	235	16
2014	273	17
2015	239	17
2016	215	18
2017	184	18
2018	176	18
2019	179	18
2020	194	22
2021	249	31
2022	216	20
2023	233	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	21.9%	3.01%
1961	21.2%	2.95%
1962	20.5%	2.89%
1963	19.8%	2.83%
1964	19.2%	2.77%
1965	18.6%	2.71%
1966	17.9%	2.64%
1967	17.4%	2.57%
1968	16.8%	2.49%
1969	16.2%	2.41%
1970	15.7%	2.32%
1971	15.2%	2.24%
1972	14.7%	2.15%
1973	14.2%	2.06%
1974	13.7%	1.97%
1975	13.3%	1.88%
1976	12.8%	1.79%
1977	12.4%	1.71%
1978	12%	1.63%
1979	11.6%	1.56%
1980	11.2%	1.5%
1981	10.8%	1.44%
1982	10.5%	1.39%
1983	10.1%	1.34%
1984	9.81%	1.3%
1985	9.52%	1.27%
1986	9.26%	1.24%
1987	9.03%	1.21%
1988	8.82%	1.19%
1989	8.64%	1.16%
1990	8.49%	1.12%
1991	8.35%	1.09%
1992	8.24%	1.05%
1993	8.14%	1.01%
1994	8.06%	0.98%
1995	7.98%	0.95%
1996	7.89%	0.92%
1997	7.79%	0.89%
1998	7.67%	0.87%
1999	7.53%	0.86%
2000	7.37%	0.84%
2001	7.19%	0.83%
2002	7.01%	0.82%
2003	6.81%	0.81%
2004	6.6%	0.81%
2005	6.39%	0.8%
2006	6.21%	0.79%
2007	5.99%	0.77%
2008	5.77%	0.76%
2009	5.57%	0.75%
2010	5.35%	0.73%
2011	5.14%	0.72%
2012	4.94%	0.7%
2013	4.73%	0.69%
2014	4.57%	0.68%
2015	4.42%	0.68%
2016	4.24%	0.67%
2017	4.1%	0.66%
2018	3.96%	0.65%
2019	3.8%	0.65%
2020	3.62%	0.65%
2021	3.52%	0.65%
2022	3.41%	0.65%
2023	3.32%	0.65%