East Asia & Pacific vs Gabon: Birth rate, crude

East Asia & Pacific
9.18 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Gabon
27.13 per 1,000 people
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
41st
Gabon rank
42nd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 27.13 per 1,000 people against 9.18 per 1,000 people in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 17.95 per 1,000 people.

That makes Gabon's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 41st and Gabon ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 33.79 per 1,000 people 33.33 per 1,000 people 0.4625 per 1,000 people East Asia & Pacific
1970s 26.41 per 1,000 people 36.75 per 1,000 people 10.34 per 1,000 people Gabon
1980s 22.64 per 1,000 people 38.73 per 1,000 people 16.09 per 1,000 people Gabon
1990s 18.87 per 1,000 people 35.33 per 1,000 people 16.46 per 1,000 people Gabon
2000s 14.55 per 1,000 people 32.87 per 1,000 people 18.32 per 1,000 people Gabon
2010s 13.9 per 1,000 people 31.54 per 1,000 people 17.64 per 1,000 people Gabon
2020s 9.6 per 1,000 people 28.31 per 1,000 people 18.72 per 1,000 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, East Asia & Pacific or Gabon?
Gabon, at 27.13 per 1,000 people against 9.18 per 1,000 people in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between East Asia & Pacific and Gabon?
17.95 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Gabon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Gabon rank globally for birth rate, crude?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 41st and Gabon ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.