Statizoid

Gabon vs Rwanda: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception

Gabon
3.59 births per woman
in 2024
Rwanda
3.65 births per woman
in 2024
Gabon rank
40th
Rwanda rank
38th

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

  • Gabon
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3.65 births per woman against 3.59 births per woman in Gabon, a difference of 0.053 births per woman.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.