Gabon vs High income: Fertility rate, total
Gabon
3.59 births per woman
in 2024
High income
1.42 births per woman
in 2024
Gabon rank
40th
High income rank
39th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Gabon
- High income
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.59 births per woman against 1.42 births per woman in High income, a difference of 2.17 births per woman.
That makes Gabon's figure about 2.5 times High income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 40th and High income ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.75 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | Gabon |
| 1970s | 5.37 births per woman | 2.16 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman | Gabon |
| 1980s | 5.69 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman | Gabon |
| 1990s | 4.97 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 3.27 births per woman | Gabon |
| 2000s | 4.26 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.99 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.71 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Gabon or High income?
- Gabon, at 3.59 births per woman against 1.42 births per woman in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Gabon and High income?
- 2.17 births per woman, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and High income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and High income rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Gabon ranks 40th and High income ranks 39th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.