Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Guinea-Bissau
2.3%
in 2023
Senegal
2.4%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
30th
Senegal rank
28th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th and Senegal ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.1% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.1% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th and Senegal ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.