Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) was 4.12 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.12 births per woman
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
22nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
5.99 births per woman
in 1990
All-time low
4.08 births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Equatorial Guinea is 4.12 births per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.99 births per woman in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.08 births per woman, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.65 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 5.66 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.67 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.69 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.71 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.73 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.76 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.78 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 5.79 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.8 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.81 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.81 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.8 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.8 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 5.79 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.79 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.79 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.79 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.8 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.82 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.83 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.86 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.88 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.9 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.93 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.95 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.96 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.97 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.98 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.99 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.99 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.99 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.98 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.98 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.98 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.97 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.96 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.94 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.91 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.88 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.83 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.79 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.73 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.67 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.62 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.56 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.43 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.36 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.29 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.21 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.13 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.04 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.95 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.86 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.77 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.69 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.51 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.43 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.35 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.27 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.17 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.08 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.12 births per woman | +0.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.12 births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 births per woman, 2.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.12 births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.91 births per woman, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.72 births per woman | 5.65 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 births per woman | 5.79 births per woman | 5.82 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.92 births per woman | 5.83 births per woman | 5.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.96 births per woman | 5.88 births per woman | 5.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.58 births per woman | 5.29 births per woman | 5.83 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 births per woman | 4.43 births per woman | 5.21 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman | 4.35 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Equatorial Guinea?
- Fertility rate, total in Equatorial Guinea was 4.12 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 births per woman in 1990.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for fertility rate, total?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.