What is birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea was 29.6 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 46.81 births per 1,000 people in 1987.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 29.6 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Birth rate vs. death rate was 29.6 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

29.6 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

34th

of 236 countries

All-time high

46.81 births per 1,000 people

in 1987

All-time low

29.6 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea stood at 29.6 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 46.81 births per 1,000 people in 1987 and was at its lowest, 29.6 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Equatorial Guinea 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	41.54 births per 1,000 people	40.54 births per 1,000 people	42.54 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	40.64 births per 1,000 people	40.22 births per 1,000 people	41.64 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	42.94 births per 1,000 people	42.16 births per 1,000 people	43.16 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	44.74 births per 1,000 people	42.56 births per 1,000 people	46.81 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	44.04 births per 1,000 people	41.78 births per 1,000 people	46.09 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	39.78 births per 1,000 people	38.55 births per 1,000 people	40.8 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	34.92 births per 1,000 people	31.78 births per 1,000 people	38.02 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	30.45 births per 1,000 people	29.6 births per 1,000 people	31.35 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

31 Gambia 30.43 births per 1,000 people compare
32 Zimbabwe 30.41 births per 1,000 people compare
33 Guinea-Bissau 30.04 births per 1,000 people compare
35 Senegal 29.42 births per 1,000 people compare
36 Comoros 28.65 births per 1,000 people compare
37 South Sudan 28.59 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Equatorial Guinea

Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 18,920 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,652 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,948 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 19,983 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 362,847 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,266 (2025)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Equatorial Guinea was 29.6 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 46.81 births per 1,000 people in 1987.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 29.6 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.