Fertility & birth rates in Guinea-Bissau and Jordan

Fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau vs Jordan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau was 3.84 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.64 in Jordan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guinea-Bissau vs Jordan population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guinea-Bissau	Jordan
1960	5.92	7.6
1961	5.93	7.7
1962	5.94	7.79
1963	5.95	7.85
1964	5.96	7.91
1965	5.97	7.93
1966	5.98	7.99
1967	5.99	8.06
1968	6.01	8.14
1969	6.02	8.19
1970	6.04	8.18
1971	6.06	8.15
1972	6.08	8.12
1973	6.1	8.06
1974	6.12	8
1975	6.15	7.93
1976	6.19	7.83
1977	6.25	7.72
1978	6.32	7.59
1979	6.4	7.45
1980	6.49	7.29
1981	6.57	7.12
1982	6.64	6.96
1983	6.69	6.81
1984	6.73	6.67
1985	6.74	6.53
1986	6.73	6.39
1987	6.72	6.2
1988	6.69	6.01
1989	6.66	5.8
1990	6.5	5.54
1991	6.47	5.33
1992	6.44	5.14
1993	6.37	4.97
1994	6.3	4.82
1995	6.22	4.68
1996	6.14	4.51
1997	6.06	4.32
1998	5.97	4.11
1999	5.87	3.97
2000	5.79	3.86
2001	5.69	3.8
2002	5.63	3.81
2003	5.58	3.82
2004	5.5	3.73
2005	5.46	3.65
2006	5.41	3.71
2007	5.37	3.8
2008	5.27	3.88
2009	5.18	3.84
2010	5.11	3.78
2011	5.07	3.69
2012	5	3.57
2013	4.93	3.45
2014	4.79	3.3
2015	4.66	3.14
2016	4.52	3.07
2017	4.35	2.99
2018	4.24	2.92
2019	4.15	2.86
2020	4.08	2.79
2021	4	2.74
2022	3.91	2.68
2023	3.84	2.64
2024	3.76	2.6
2025	3.68	2.57
2026	3.62	2.54
2027	3.56	2.51
2028	3.5	2.48
2029	3.44	2.44
2030	3.37	2.42
2031	3.31	2.39
2032	3.25	2.36
2033	3.2	2.33
2034	3.15	2.3
2035	3.09	2.27
2036	3.04	2.25
2037	3	2.23
2038	2.95	2.21
2039	2.91	2.19
2040	2.87	2.16
2041	2.84	2.14
2042	2.8	2.12
2043	2.77	2.1
2044	2.74	2.08
2045	2.71	2.07
2046	2.67	2.05
2047	2.64	2.04
2048	2.62	2.02
2049	2.59	2.01
2050	2.56	1.99

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guinea-Bissau	Jordan
1960	36.9%	46.1%
1961	37.1%	46.6%
1962	37.7%	47.2%
1963	38.4%	47.7%
1964	39.6%	48.2%
1965	41%	48.7%
1966	41.9%	49.1%
1967	42.1%	49.4%
1968	41.8%	49.8%
1969	41.9%	50%
1970	41.9%	50.3%
1971	41.9%	50.4%
1972	41.9%	50.6%
1973	41.6%	50.6%
1974	41.4%	50.6%
1975	41.8%	50.6%
1976	42.6%	50.5%
1977	43.7%	50.4%
1978	44.8%	50.2%
1979	45.1%	50%
1980	45%	49.7%
1981	45.3%	49.5%
1982	45.5%	49.2%
1983	45.7%	48.9%
1984	45.9%	48.6%
1985	45.9%	48.2%
1986	46%	47.9%
1987	45.9%	47.6%
1988	45.9%	47.2%
1989	45.8%	46.8%
1990	45.7%	45%
1991	45.5%	43.1%
1992	45.5%	42.2%
1993	45.4%	41.5%
1994	45.4%	40.9%
1995	45.3%	40.5%
1996	45.2%	40.4%
1997	45.1%	40.4%
1998	45%	40.3%
1999	44.8%	40.2%
2000	44.7%	40.1%
2001	44.5%	39.8%
2002	44.3%	39.5%
2003	44.2%	39.2%
2004	44%	38.8%
2005	43.9%	38.4%
2006	43.8%	38%
2007	43.6%	37.5%
2008	43.5%	37%
2009	43.3%	36.5%
2010	43.2%	36%
2011	43%	35.5%
2012	42.8%	35.1%
2013	42.7%	34.9%
2014	42.5%	34.9%
2015	42.2%	34.8%
2016	42%	34.5%
2017	41.7%	34.1%
2018	41.3%	33.7%
2019	40.9%	33.3%
2020	40.5%	32.8%
2021	40.1%	32.4%
2022	39.7%	31.9%
2023	39.2%	31.2%
2024	38.8%	30.7%
2025	38.3%	30.2%
2026	37.8%	29.6%
2027	37.4%	29%
2028	36.9%	28.4%
2029	36.4%	27.8%
2030	36%	27.3%
2031	35.5%	26.9%
2032	35.1%	26.6%
2033	34.8%	26.2%
2034	34.4%	25.9%
2035	34.1%	25.7%
2036	33.7%	25.4%
2037	33.4%	25.2%
2038	33%	25%
2039	32.7%	24.9%
2040	32.4%	24.7%
2041	32%	24.6%
2042	31.7%	24.4%
2043	31.4%	24.3%
2044	31%	24.1%
2045	30.7%	23.9%
2046	30.4%	23.7%
2047	30.1%	23.5%
2048	29.7%	23.3%
2049	29.4%	23.1%
2050	29.1%	22.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.8% of the population in Guinea-Bissau and 30.7% in Jordan in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 45% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guinea-Bissau and Jordan compared.

Natural population change in Guinea-Bissau vs Jordan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau and +1.92% in Jordan. 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
	Guinea-Bissau	Jordan
1960	10,618	29,491
1961	10,756	32,143
1962	10,662	34,598
1963	9,190	36,858
1964	8,989	39,205
1965	7,789	41,635
1966	6,955	44,580
1967	6,742	48,791
1968	7,289	53,336
1969	7,857	57,431
1970	7,632	60,321
1971	8,183	64,763
1972	7,911	67,707
1973	8,430	70,058
1974	10,321	72,212
1975	11,998	74,392
1976	13,688	75,981
1977	15,484	78,101
1978	17,468	79,908
1979	19,736	82,076
1980	21,024	84,508
1981	21,611	86,751
1982	22,131	89,473
1983	22,542	92,863
1984	22,861	96,092
1985	23,116	99,801
1986	23,301	103,551
1987	23,549	106,536
1988	23,940	109,754
1989	24,286	112,608
1990	23,936	114,912
1991	24,527	129,642
1992	25,747	134,241
1993	26,943	139,467
1994	27,895	144,199
1995	29,142	147,652
1996	29,778	147,852
1997	29,792	145,358
1998	30,390	140,696
1999	30,916	138,201
2000	32,816	136,414
2001	33,461	136,450
2002	34,561	139,250
2003	35,649	142,443
2004	36,495	141,752
2005	37,347	141,816
2006	38,886	147,643
2007	40,288	167,574
2008	40,841	175,048
2009	41,950	177,651
2010	43,067	177,748
2011	44,405	177,076
2012	45,480	175,437
2013	46,472	170,473
2014	46,615	184,169
2015	46,846	195,495
2016	46,814	205,891
2017	46,318	205,903
2018	46,659	205,333
2019	47,196	204,933
2020	46,718	198,138
2021	47,242	190,795
2022	48,920	199,900
2023	49,498	200,895

Maternal mortality chart: Guinea-Bissau vs Jordan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 505 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 31 deaths in Jordan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guinea-Bissau	Jordan
1985	1,851	100
1986	1,825	93
1987	1,796	87
1988	1,759	82
1989	1,698	79
1990	1,709	72
1991	1,663	74
1992	1,633	72
1993	1,613	71
1994	1,644	70
1995	1,556	70
1996	1,539	69
1997	1,642	67
1998	1,465	65
1999	1,461	63
2000	1,295	61
2001	1,222	60
2002	1,141	58
2003	1,069	56
2004	980	54
2005	956	53
2006	831	49
2007	792	50
2008	802	50
2009	753	49
2010	698	48
2011	678	47
2012	704	47
2013	707	44
2014	662	43
2015	631	41
2016	617	40
2017	597	38
2018	585	36
2019	598	35
2020	603	41
2021	617	79
2022	539	35
2023	505	31

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau and 1.32% in Jordan. 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
	Guinea-Bissau	Jordan
1960	-	15.5%
1961	-	14.6%
1962	-	13.8%
1963	-	13%
1964	-	12.3%
1965	-	11.6%
1966	-	11%
1967	-	10.4%
1968	-	9.87%
1969	-	9.38%
1970	-	8.91%
1971	-	8.48%
1972	-	8.06%
1973	-	7.67%
1974	-	7.31%
1975	-	6.96%
1976	-	6.63%
1977	-	6.31%
1978	-	6.02%
1979	-	5.74%
1980	-	5.48%
1981	-	5.22%
1982	-	4.99%
1983	-	4.76%
1984	-	4.55%
1985	24.4%	4.34%
1986	24%	4.16%
1987	23.5%	3.98%
1988	23.1%	3.82%
1989	22.7%	3.68%
1990	22.2%	3.54%
1991	21.8%	3.42%
1992	21.3%	3.31%
1993	20.9%	3.2%
1994	20.4%	3.1%
1995	19.9%	3.01%
1996	19.4%	2.91%
1997	18.9%	2.83%
1998	18.4%	2.74%
1999	17.9%	2.66%
2000	17.4%	2.58%
2001	16.8%	2.5%
2002	16.3%	2.42%
2003	15.7%	2.35%
2004	15.1%	2.27%
2005	14.5%	2.2%
2006	13.9%	2.13%
2007	13.2%	2.07%
2008	12.6%	2%
2009	12%	1.94%
2010	11.4%	1.89%
2011	10.9%	1.83%
2012	10.4%	1.78%
2013	9.93%	1.74%
2014	9.53%	1.69%
2015	9.18%	1.65%
2016	8.84%	1.6%
2017	8.53%	1.56%
2018	8.21%	1.52%
2019	7.91%	1.48%
2020	7.66%	1.44%
2021	7.41%	1.4%
2022	7.16%	1.36%
2023	6.93%	1.32%