Fertility & birth rates in Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guinea-Bissau vs New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	5.92	4.24
1961	5.93	4.31
1962	5.94	4.19
1963	5.95	4.05
1964	5.96	3.8
1965	5.97	3.54
1966	5.98	3.41
1967	5.99	3.35
1968	6.01	3.34
1969	6.02	3.28
1970	6.04	3.17
1971	6.06	3.18
1972	6.08	3
1973	6.1	2.76
1974	6.12	2.58
1975	6.15	2.37
1976	6.19	2.27
1977	6.25	2.21
1978	6.32	2.07
1979	6.4	2.12
1980	6.49	2.03
1981	6.57	2.01
1982	6.64	1.95
1983	6.69	1.92
1984	6.73	1.93
1985	6.74	1.93
1986	6.73	1.96
1987	6.72	2.03
1988	6.69	2.1
1989	6.66	2.12
1990	6.5	2.18
1991	6.47	2.09
1992	6.44	2.06
1993	6.37	2.04
1994	6.3	1.98
1995	6.22	1.98
1996	6.14	1.96
1997	6.06	1.96
1998	5.97	1.89
1999	5.87	1.97
2000	5.79	1.98
2001	5.69	1.97
2002	5.63	1.89
2003	5.58	1.93
2004	5.5	1.98
2005	5.46	1.97
2006	5.41	2.01
2007	5.37	2.18
2008	5.27	2.19
2009	5.18	2.13
2010	5.11	2.17
2011	5.07	2.09
2012	5	2.1
2013	4.93	2.01
2014	4.79	1.92
2015	4.66	1.99
2016	4.52	1.87
2017	4.35	1.81
2018	4.24	1.71
2019	4.15	1.72
2020	4.08	1.61
2021	4	1.64
2022	3.91	1.66
2023	3.84	1.56
2024	3.76	1.55
2025	3.68	1.54
2026	3.62	1.53
2027	3.56	1.53
2028	3.5	1.52
2029	3.44	1.52
2030	3.37	1.52
2031	3.31	1.52
2032	3.25	1.52
2033	3.2	1.51
2034	3.15	1.51
2035	3.09	1.51
2036	3.04	1.51
2037	3	1.51
2038	2.95	1.51
2039	2.91	1.51
2040	2.87	1.51
2041	2.84	1.51
2042	2.8	1.51
2043	2.77	1.51
2044	2.74	1.51
2045	2.71	1.51
2046	2.67	1.51
2047	2.64	1.51
2048	2.62	1.51
2049	2.59	1.51
2050	2.56	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guinea-Bissau	New Zealand
1960	36.9%	32.8%
1961	37.1%	33%
1962	37.7%	33%
1963	38.4%	32.9%
1964	39.6%	32.9%
1965	41%	32.7%
1966	41.9%	32.6%
1967	42.1%	32.5%
1968	41.8%	32.3%
1969	41.9%	32.2%
1970	41.9%	31.9%
1971	41.9%	31.7%
1972	41.9%	31.4%
1973	41.6%	31%
1974	41.4%	30.5%
1975	41.8%	30.1%
1976	42.6%	29.6%
1977	43.7%	29%
1978	44.8%	28.4%
1979	45.1%	27.8%
1980	45%	27.2%
1981	45.3%	26.7%
1982	45.5%	26.2%
1983	45.7%	25.6%
1984	45.9%	25.1%
1985	45.9%	24.6%
1986	46%	24.2%
1987	45.9%	23.8%
1988	45.9%	23.5%
1989	45.8%	23.3%
1990	45.7%	23.3%
1991	45.5%	23.2%
1992	45.5%	23.1%
1993	45.4%	23.1%
1994	45.4%	23.1%
1995	45.3%	23.1%
1996	45.2%	23%
1997	45.1%	23%
1998	45%	23%
1999	44.8%	22.9%
2000	44.7%	22.8%
2001	44.5%	22.6%
2002	44.3%	22.4%
2003	44.2%	22.1%
2004	44%	21.8%
2005	43.9%	21.5%
2006	43.8%	21.3%
2007	43.6%	21.1%
2008	43.5%	21%
2009	43.3%	20.9%
2010	43.2%	20.9%
2011	43%	20.8%
2012	42.8%	20.6%
2013	42.7%	20.4%
2014	42.5%	20.2%
2015	42.2%	19.9%
2016	42%	19.6%
2017	41.7%	19.5%
2018	41.3%	19.3%
2019	40.9%	19.2%
2020	40.5%	19%
2021	40.1%	18.9%
2022	39.7%	18.6%
2023	39.2%	18.4%
2024	38.8%	18.1%
2025	38.3%	17.9%
2026	37.8%	17.6%
2027	37.4%	17.4%
2028	36.9%	17.2%
2029	36.4%	17%
2030	36%	16.8%
2031	35.5%	16.6%
2032	35.1%	16.4%
2033	34.8%	16.3%
2034	34.4%	16.1%
2035	34.1%	16%
2036	33.7%	15.9%
2037	33.4%	15.8%
2038	33%	15.7%
2039	32.7%	15.6%
2040	32.4%	15.5%
2041	32%	15.4%
2042	31.7%	15.4%
2043	31.4%	15.4%
2044	31%	15.3%
2045	30.7%	15.3%
2046	30.4%	15.3%
2047	30.1%	15.3%
2048	29.7%	15.3%
2049	29.4%	15.2%
2050	29.1%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.8% of the population in Guinea-Bissau and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Guinea-Bissau vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	10,618	41,791
1961	10,756	43,482
1962	10,662	42,865
1963	9,190	42,027
1964	8,989	39,375
1965	7,789	36,982
1966	6,955	36,151
1967	6,742	37,974
1968	7,289	37,594
1969	7,857	38,098
1970	7,632	37,101
1971	8,183	40,000
1972	7,911	38,244
1973	8,430	35,239
1974	10,321	33,896
1975	11,998	31,355
1976	13,688	29,456
1977	15,484	28,020
1978	17,468	26,156
1979	19,736	26,675
1980	21,024	23,658
1981	21,611	25,374
1982	22,131	24,207
1983	22,542	24,315
1984	22,861	26,043
1985	23,116	24,126
1986	23,301	25,549
1987	23,549	27,603
1988	23,940	29,846
1989	24,286	30,749
1990	23,936	33,298
1991	24,527	33,518
1992	25,747	32,067
1993	26,943	31,685
1994	27,895	30,372
1995	29,142	29,828
1996	29,778	28,997
1997	29,792	30,137
1998	30,390	29,146
1999	30,916	28,916
2000	32,816	29,897
2001	33,461	27,939
2002	34,561	25,941
2003	35,649	28,150
2004	36,495	29,634
2005	37,347	30,674
2006	38,886	30,924
2007	40,288	35,480
2008	40,841	35,143
2009	41,950	33,560
2010	43,067	35,458
2011	44,405	31,302
2012	45,480	31,077
2013	46,472	29,096
2014	46,615	26,196
2015	46,846	29,408
2016	46,814	28,237
2017	46,318	26,282
2018	46,659	24,797
2019	47,196	25,344
2020	46,718	24,993
2021	47,242	23,767
2022	48,920	20,264
2023	49,498	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Guinea-Bissau vs New Zealand

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guinea-Bissau	New Zealand
1985	1,851	19
1986	1,825	18
1987	1,796	19
1988	1,759	19
1989	1,698	18
1990	1,709	18
1991	1,663	16
1992	1,633	15
1993	1,613	14
1994	1,644	13
1995	1,556	14
1996	1,539	14
1997	1,642	13
1998	1,465	12
1999	1,461	12
2000	1,295	11
2001	1,222	10
2002	1,141	11
2003	1,069	11
2004	980	11
2005	956	11
2006	831	10
2007	792	10
2008	802	10
2009	753	10
2010	698	10
2011	678	10
2012	704	9
2013	707	8
2014	662	7
2015	631	8
2016	617	8
2017	597	8
2018	585	7
2019	598	8
2020	603	8
2021	617	8
2022	539	23
2023	505	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau and 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	-	2.78%
1961	-	2.68%
1962	-	2.58%
1963	-	2.48%
1964	-	2.39%
1965	-	2.31%
1966	-	2.25%
1967	-	2.2%
1968	-	2.16%
1969	-	2.12%
1970	-	2.08%
1971	-	2.03%
1972	-	1.98%
1973	-	1.94%
1974	-	1.88%
1975	-	1.83%
1976	-	1.77%
1977	-	1.71%
1978	-	1.66%
1979	-	1.61%
1980	-	1.56%
1981	-	1.52%
1982	-	1.48%
1983	-	1.45%
1984	-	1.41%
1985	24.4%	1.38%
1986	24%	1.34%
1987	23.5%	1.29%
1988	23.1%	1.24%
1989	22.7%	1.18%
1990	22.2%	1.12%
1991	21.8%	1.06%
1992	21.3%	1%
1993	20.9%	0.95%
1994	20.4%	0.91%
1995	19.9%	0.87%
1996	19.4%	0.84%
1997	18.9%	0.81%
1998	18.4%	0.78%
1999	17.9%	0.76%
2000	17.4%	0.74%
2001	16.8%	0.72%
2002	16.3%	0.7%
2003	15.7%	0.69%
2004	15.1%	0.67%
2005	14.5%	0.66%
2006	13.9%	0.65%
2007	13.2%	0.65%
2008	12.6%	0.64%
2009	12%	0.63%
2010	11.4%	0.62%
2011	10.9%	0.61%
2012	10.4%	0.6%
2013	9.93%	0.59%
2014	9.53%	0.57%
2015	9.18%	0.56%
2016	8.84%	0.55%
2017	8.53%	0.53%
2018	8.21%	0.52%
2019	7.91%	0.51%
2020	7.66%	0.5%
2021	7.41%	0.49%
2022	7.16%	0.48%
2023	6.93%	0.47%