Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Gabon vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	4.42	6.38
1961	4.5	6.3
1962	4.59	6.23
1963	4.65	6.16
1964	4.71	6.07
1965	4.79	5.98
1966	4.86	5.87
1967	4.92	5.75
1968	4.98	5.61
1969	5.05	5.47
1970	5.1	5.32
1971	5.16	5.17
1972	5.24	5.04
1973	5.29	4.91
1974	5.33	4.79
1975	5.39	4.69
1976	5.46	4.59
1977	5.52	4.49
1978	5.57	4.4
1979	5.61	4.3
1980	5.66	4.2
1981	5.73	4.1
1982	5.74	4.01
1983	5.76	3.93
1984	5.73	3.86
1985	5.71	3.79
1986	5.69	3.73
1987	5.67	3.67
1988	5.62	3.6
1989	5.55	3.52
1990	5.46	3.45
1991	5.37	3.37
1992	5.29	3.29
1993	5.19	3.22
1994	5.04	3.15
1995	4.88	3.08
1996	4.74	3.02
1997	4.66	2.97
1998	4.58	2.91
1999	4.5	2.86
2000	4.47	2.79
2001	4.42	2.78
2002	4.36	2.74
2003	4.3	2.7
2004	4.25	2.64
2005	4.21	2.63
2006	4.17	2.6
2007	4.14	2.52
2008	4.12	2.48
2009	4.14	2.42
2010	4.15	2.4
2011	4.15	2.4
2012	4.09	2.38
2013	4.02	2.33
2014	3.95	2.3
2015	3.92	2.25
2016	3.92	2.22
2017	3.91	2.18
2018	3.91	2.15
2019	3.88	2.13
2020	3.83	2.12
2021	3.78	2.11
2022	3.71	2.09
2023	3.65	2.08
2024	3.59	2.08
2025	3.54	2.06
2026	3.49	2.04
2027	3.43	2.03
2028	3.37	2.01
2029	3.33	2
2030	3.29	1.99
2031	3.24	1.98
2032	3.2	1.97
2033	3.16	1.96
2034	3.12	1.95
2035	3.08	1.94
2036	3.04	1.93
2037	3.01	1.92
2038	2.97	1.91
2039	2.94	1.91
2040	2.91	1.9
2041	2.88	1.89
2042	2.84	1.88
2043	2.81	1.87
2044	2.78	1.86
2045	2.75	1.86
2046	2.73	1.85
2047	2.7	1.84
2048	2.67	1.84
2049	2.64	1.83
2050	2.62	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Venezuela
1960	31.4%	46.8%
1961	31.8%	46.9%
1962	32.2%	47%
1963	32.6%	47%
1964	33%	47%
1965	33.5%	46.9%
1966	33.9%	46.8%
1967	34.3%	46.6%
1968	34.7%	46.3%
1969	35.1%	46%
1970	35.4%	45.6%
1971	35.8%	45.2%
1972	36.3%	44.7%
1973	36.7%	44.3%
1974	37.1%	43.8%
1975	37.6%	43.3%
1976	38%	42.9%
1977	38.4%	42.5%
1978	38.8%	42.1%
1979	39.2%	41.7%
1980	39.6%	41.3%
1981	39.9%	41%
1982	40.3%	40.6%
1983	40.7%	40.3%
1984	41%	39.9%
1985	41.4%	39.6%
1986	41.6%	39.3%
1987	41.9%	39%
1988	42.1%	38.7%
1989	42.3%	38.4%
1990	42.4%	38.1%
1991	42.5%	37.8%
1992	42.5%	37.4%
1993	42.5%	37%
1994	42.4%	36.6%
1995	42.3%	36.2%
1996	42%	35.8%
1997	41.8%	35.3%
1998	41.5%	34.9%
1999	41.2%	34.5%
2000	40.8%	34%
2001	40.5%	33.6%
2002	40.1%	33.1%
2003	39.7%	32.7%
2004	39.4%	32.2%
2005	39%	31.8%
2006	38.6%	31.4%
2007	38.2%	31%
2008	37.9%	30.6%
2009	37.6%	30.3%
2010	37.3%	29.9%
2011	37.1%	29.5%
2012	37%	29.2%
2013	36.8%	28.9%
2014	36.7%	28.5%
2015	36.6%	28.2%
2016	36.6%	27.9%
2017	36.6%	27.8%
2018	36.7%	27.9%
2019	36.8%	28%
2020	36.8%	27.8%
2021	36.8%	27.4%
2022	36.8%	26.8%
2023	36.7%	26.2%
2024	36.5%	25.5%
2025	36.2%	24.9%
2026	35.9%	24.3%
2027	35.6%	23.8%
2028	35.3%	23.2%
2029	34.9%	22.8%
2030	34.6%	22.4%
2031	34.2%	22%
2032	33.8%	21.7%
2033	33.4%	21.5%
2034	33%	21.4%
2035	32.7%	21.4%
2036	32.3%	21.4%
2037	32%	21.5%
2038	31.8%	21.5%
2039	31.5%	21.4%
2040	31.3%	21.4%
2041	31.1%	21.3%
2042	31%	21.2%
2043	30.8%	21.1%
2044	30.6%	20.9%
2045	30.5%	20.7%
2046	30.3%	20.5%
2047	30.2%	20.3%
2048	30%	20%
2049	29.8%	19.8%
2050	29.6%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	5,732	285,105
1961	6,161	292,109
1962	6,609	299,345
1963	7,001	307,279
1964	7,402	314,397
1965	7,902	321,695
1966	8,410	329,697
1967	8,883	335,813
1968	9,417	340,973
1969	9,969	343,596
1970	10,635	350,709
1971	11,357	355,212
1972	12,095	360,749
1973	12,731	367,612
1974	13,381	375,678
1975	14,162	385,045
1976	14,998	395,344
1977	15,842	405,315
1978	16,714	414,032
1979	17,553	421,256
1980	18,503	425,613
1981	19,528	432,059
1982	20,292	436,564
1983	21,162	443,569
1984	21,851	449,186
1985	22,617	455,517
1986	23,362	468,252
1987	24,212	474,204
1988	24,888	477,569
1989	25,359	478,053
1990	25,858	478,168
1991	26,334	477,917
1992	26,810	474,824
1993	27,235	473,189
1994	27,271	469,178
1995	27,290	469,267
1996	27,450	468,653
1997	28,053	472,002
1998	28,697	469,123
1999	29,330	463,787
2000	30,210	459,802
2001	30,941	451,487
2002	31,777	466,821
2003	32,633	456,902
2004	33,615	455,881
2005	34,766	463,260
2006	35,984	460,152
2007	37,394	452,482
2008	39,002	435,870
2009	41,037	427,257
2010	43,061	425,397
2011	44,922	425,958
2012	45,941	420,758
2013	46,829	408,930
2014	47,704	395,088
2015	48,876	384,560
2016	50,321	359,651
2017	51,455	340,222
2018	52,476	317,302
2019	53,185	274,826
2020	52,745	237,223
2021	52,611	207,746
2022	52,944	216,619
2023	53,167	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Venezuela
1985	373	83
1986	369	81
1987	366	81
1988	367	80
1989	366	80
1990	368	83
1991	369	80
1992	371	82
1993	364	82
1994	357	84
1995	341	84
1996	321	86
1997	290	82
1998	258	82
1999	216	88
2000	178	86
2001	160	101
2002	151	87
2003	134	97
2004	142	94
2005	175	93
2006	186	96
2007	173	92
2008	158	103
2009	158	109
2010	144	110
2011	149	104
2012	173	113
2013	235	123
2014	273	133
2015	239	136
2016	215	162
2017	184	195
2018	176	205
2019	179	202
2020	194	207
2021	249	251
2022	216	219
2023	233	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	21.9%	7.97%
1961	21.2%	7.72%
1962	20.5%	7.49%
1963	19.8%	7.3%
1964	19.2%	7.14%
1965	18.6%	7%
1966	17.9%	6.87%
1967	17.4%	6.75%
1968	16.8%	6.61%
1969	16.2%	6.47%
1970	15.7%	6.3%
1971	15.2%	6.12%
1972	14.7%	5.94%
1973	14.2%	5.75%
1974	13.7%	5.57%
1975	13.3%	5.38%
1976	12.8%	5.2%
1977	12.4%	5.01%
1978	12%	4.82%
1979	11.6%	4.62%
1980	11.2%	4.42%
1981	10.8%	4.24%
1982	10.5%	4.07%
1983	10.1%	3.91%
1984	9.81%	3.77%
1985	9.52%	3.64%
1986	9.26%	3.5%
1987	9.03%	3.37%
1988	8.82%	3.23%
1989	8.64%	3.09%
1990	8.49%	2.96%
1991	8.35%	2.86%
1992	8.24%	2.78%
1993	8.14%	2.73%
1994	8.06%	2.68%
1995	7.98%	2.63%
1996	7.89%	2.55%
1997	7.79%	2.45%
1998	7.67%	2.34%
1999	7.53%	2.24%
2000	7.37%	2.15%
2001	7.19%	2.09%
2002	7.01%	2.03%
2003	6.81%	1.98%
2004	6.6%	1.91%
2005	6.39%	1.85%
2006	6.21%	1.79%
2007	5.99%	1.74%
2008	5.77%	1.72%
2009	5.57%	1.71%
2010	5.35%	1.72%
2011	5.14%	1.73%
2012	4.94%	1.76%
2013	4.73%	1.79%
2014	4.57%	1.83%
2015	4.42%	1.92%
2016	4.24%	2.43%
2017	4.1%	2.43%
2018	3.96%	2.43%
2019	3.8%	2.43%
2020	3.62%	2.43%
2021	3.52%	2.43%
2022	3.41%	2.43%
2023	3.32%	2.43%