Fertility & birth rates in Guinea-Bissau and Montenegro

Fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau vs Montenegro 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 1.74 in Montenegro in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guinea-Bissau vs Montenegro 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	Montenegro
1960	5.92	3.53
1961	5.93	3.49
1962	5.94	3.44
1963	5.95	3.38
1964	5.96	3.28
1965	5.97	3.19
1966	5.98	3.09
1967	5.99	2.91
1968	6.01	2.8
1969	6.02	2.79
1970	6.04	2.69
1971	6.06	2.67
1972	6.08	2.61
1973	6.1	2.51
1974	6.12	2.43
1975	6.15	2.38
1976	6.19	2.35
1977	6.25	2.31
1978	6.32	2.25
1979	6.4	2.2
1980	6.49	2.22
1981	6.57	2.19
1982	6.64	2.19
1983	6.69	2.17
1984	6.73	2.14
1985	6.74	2.13
1986	6.73	2.09
1987	6.72	2.07
1988	6.69	2.01
1989	6.66	1.94
1990	6.5	1.95
1991	6.47	2.02
1992	6.44	2.01
1993	6.37	1.96
1994	6.3	1.94
1995	6.22	1.96
1996	6.14	1.92
1997	6.06	1.89
1998	5.97	1.89
1999	5.87	1.88
2000	5.79	1.9
2001	5.69	1.86
2002	5.63	1.81
2003	5.58	1.8
2004	5.5	1.73
2005	5.46	1.69
2006	5.41	1.73
2007	5.37	1.8
2008	5.27	1.89
2009	5.18	1.98
2010	5.11	1.7
2011	5.07	1.65
2012	5	1.72
2013	4.93	1.73
2014	4.79	1.75
2015	4.66	1.7
2016	4.52	1.8
2017	4.35	1.8
2018	4.24	1.8
2019	4.15	1.8
2020	4.08	1.75
2021	4	1.75
2022	3.91	1.8
2023	3.84	1.74
2024	3.76	1.74
2025	3.68	1.73
2026	3.62	1.73
2027	3.56	1.73
2028	3.5	1.73
2029	3.44	1.72
2030	3.37	1.72
2031	3.31	1.72
2032	3.25	1.71
2033	3.2	1.71
2034	3.15	1.71
2035	3.09	1.7
2036	3.04	1.7
2037	3	1.7
2038	2.95	1.69
2039	2.91	1.69
2040	2.87	1.69
2041	2.84	1.69
2042	2.8	1.68
2043	2.77	1.68
2044	2.74	1.68
2045	2.71	1.68
2046	2.67	1.68
2047	2.64	1.67
2048	2.62	1.67
2049	2.59	1.67
2050	2.56	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guinea-Bissau	Montenegro
1960	36.9%	36.1%
1961	37.1%	36.3%
1962	37.7%	36.4%
1963	38.4%	36.2%
1964	39.6%	35.9%
1965	41%	35.5%
1966	41.9%	35.1%
1967	42.1%	34.5%
1968	41.8%	33.9%
1969	41.9%	33.3%
1970	41.9%	32.6%
1971	41.9%	32%
1972	41.9%	31.4%
1973	41.6%	30.9%
1974	41.4%	30.4%
1975	41.8%	29.9%
1976	42.6%	29.5%
1977	43.7%	29%
1978	44.8%	28.5%
1979	45.1%	28.1%
1980	45%	27.8%
1981	45.3%	27.5%
1982	45.5%	27.1%
1983	45.7%	26.9%
1984	45.9%	26.6%
1985	45.9%	26.4%
1986	46%	26.2%
1987	45.9%	26%
1988	45.9%	25.9%
1989	45.8%	25.7%
1990	45.7%	25.6%
1991	45.5%	25.4%
1992	45.5%	25.1%
1993	45.4%	24.7%
1994	45.4%	24.4%
1995	45.3%	24%
1996	45.2%	23.6%
1997	45.1%	23.2%
1998	45%	22.8%
1999	44.8%	22.4%
2000	44.7%	21.9%
2001	44.5%	21.5%
2002	44.3%	21.2%
2003	44.2%	20.9%
2004	44%	20.6%
2005	43.9%	20.4%
2006	43.8%	20.1%
2007	43.6%	19.9%
2008	43.5%	19.6%
2009	43.3%	19.4%
2010	43.2%	19.2%
2011	43%	19%
2012	42.8%	18.8%
2013	42.7%	18.7%
2014	42.5%	18.6%
2015	42.2%	18.6%
2016	42%	18.6%
2017	41.7%	18.5%
2018	41.3%	18.4%
2019	40.9%	18.4%
2020	40.5%	18.4%
2021	40.1%	18.5%
2022	39.7%	18.5%
2023	39.2%	18.3%
2024	38.8%	18.1%
2025	38.3%	17.9%
2026	37.8%	17.7%
2027	37.4%	17.5%
2028	36.9%	17.2%
2029	36.4%	17%
2030	36%	16.8%
2031	35.5%	16.6%
2032	35.1%	16.3%
2033	34.8%	16.2%
2034	34.4%	16%
2035	34.1%	15.8%
2036	33.7%	15.7%
2037	33.4%	15.5%
2038	33%	15.4%
2039	32.7%	15.3%
2040	32.4%	15.2%
2041	32%	15.1%
2042	31.7%	15.1%
2043	31.4%	15%
2044	31%	15%
2045	30.7%	15%
2046	30.4%	14.9%
2047	30.1%	14.9%
2048	29.7%	14.9%
2049	29.4%	14.9%
2050	29.1%	14.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.8% of the population in Guinea-Bissau and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guinea-Bissau and Montenegro compared.

Natural population change in Guinea-Bissau vs Montenegro by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau and +0.07% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	10,618	9,144
1961	10,756	9,278
1962	10,662	9,402
1963	9,190	9,449
1964	8,989	9,227
1965	7,789	9,010
1966	6,955	8,661
1967	6,742	7,961
1968	7,289	7,497
1969	7,857	7,449
1970	7,632	7,069
1971	8,183	7,168
1972	7,911	7,252
1973	8,430	7,096
1974	10,321	6,919
1975	11,998	6,878
1976	13,688	6,845
1977	15,484	6,650
1978	17,468	6,408
1979	19,736	6,139
1980	21,024	6,383
1981	21,611	6,275
1982	22,131	6,419
1983	22,542	6,482
1984	22,861	6,337
1985	23,116	6,283
1986	23,301	6,097
1987	23,549	5,958
1988	23,940	5,529
1989	24,286	5,129
1990	23,936	5,010
1991	24,527	5,191
1992	25,747	5,015
1993	26,943	4,638
1994	27,895	4,381
1995	29,142	4,527
1996	29,778	4,155
1997	29,792	3,597
1998	30,390	3,889
1999	30,916	3,454
2000	32,816	3,751
2001	33,461	3,462
2002	34,561	2,988
2003	35,649	2,632
2004	36,495	2,146
2005	37,347	1,536
2006	38,886	1,599
2007	40,288	1,848
2008	40,841	2,530
2009	41,950	2,783
2010	43,067	1,797
2011	44,405	1,365
2012	45,480	1,554
2013	46,472	1,557
2014	46,615	1,560
2015	46,846	1,062
2016	46,814	1,125
2017	46,318	939
2018	46,659	752
2019	47,196	627
2020	46,718	-188
2021	47,242	-2,062
2022	48,920	0
2023	49,498	686

Maternal mortality chart: Guinea-Bissau vs Montenegro

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 6 deaths in Montenegro.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guinea-Bissau	Montenegro
1985	1,851	11
1986	1,825	11
1987	1,796	10
1988	1,759	10
1989	1,698	10
1990	1,709	10
1991	1,663	11
1992	1,633	11
1993	1,613	11
1994	1,644	11
1995	1,556	11
1996	1,539	12
1997	1,642	12
1998	1,465	12
1999	1,461	12
2000	1,295	11
2001	1,222	11
2002	1,141	10
2003	1,069	10
2004	980	9
2005	956	8
2006	831	8
2007	792	8
2008	802	8
2009	753	8
2010	698	7
2011	678	7
2012	704	7
2013	707	7
2014	662	7
2015	631	7
2016	617	6
2017	597	7
2018	585	7
2019	598	6
2020	603	15
2021	617	15
2022	539	13
2023	505	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau and 0.26% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1984	-	2.72%
1985	24.4%	2.48%
1986	24%	2.25%
1987	23.5%	2.05%
1988	23.1%	1.89%
1989	22.7%	1.75%
1990	22.2%	1.65%
1991	21.8%	1.58%
1992	21.3%	1.54%
1993	20.9%	1.52%
1994	20.4%	1.51%
1995	19.9%	1.51%
1996	19.4%	1.51%
1997	18.9%	1.51%
1998	18.4%	1.49%
1999	17.9%	1.46%
2000	17.4%	1.42%
2001	16.8%	1.37%
2002	16.3%	1.3%
2003	15.7%	1.22%
2004	15.1%	1.14%
2005	14.5%	1.06%
2006	13.9%	0.97%
2007	13.2%	0.89%
2008	12.6%	0.8%
2009	12%	0.73%
2010	11.4%	0.66%
2011	10.9%	0.59%
2012	10.4%	0.54%
2013	9.93%	0.49%
2014	9.53%	0.45%
2015	9.18%	0.41%
2016	8.84%	0.38%
2017	8.53%	0.36%
2018	8.21%	0.33%
2019	7.91%	0.32%
2020	7.66%	0.3%
2021	7.41%	0.28%
2022	7.16%	0.27%
2023	6.93%	0.26%