Crude birth rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Crude birth rate was 29.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.6
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.81
in 1987
All-time low
29.6
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Crude birth rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 29.6 for crude birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude birth rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 46.81 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 29.6, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Crude birth rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.54 | — |
| 1951 | 42.34 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 42.12 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 41.89 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 41.66 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 41.43 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 41.19 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 40.96 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 40.74 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 40.54 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 40.38 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 40.26 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 40.22 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 40.25 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 40.34 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 40.48 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 40.69 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 40.92 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 41.2 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 41.64 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 42.16 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 42.64 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 42.99 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 43.12 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 43.16 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 43.15 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 43.14 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 43.11 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 43.03 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 42.89 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 42.71 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 42.56 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 42.57 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 42.79 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 44.49 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 45.76 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 46.52 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 46.81 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 46.72 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 46.45 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 46.09 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 45.69 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 45.27 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 44.87 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 44.48 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 43.89 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 43.32 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 42.78 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 42.27 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 41.78 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 40.8 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 40.43 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 40.17 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 39.99 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.83 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 39.91 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.68 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.39 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 39.01 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 38.55 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 38.02 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 37.49 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.77 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 36.03 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 35.28 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 34.53 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 33.79 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 33.07 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 32.4 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.78 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.35 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 30.7 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.12 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 29.6 | -1.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 29.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.97, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 29.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.17, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.54 | 40.54 | 42.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.64 | 40.22 | 41.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.94 | 42.16 | 43.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.74 | 42.56 | 46.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.04 | 41.78 | 46.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.78 | 38.55 | 40.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.92 | 31.78 | 38.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.45 | 29.6 | 31.35 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude birth rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Crude birth rate in Equatorial Guinea was 29.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude birth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.81 in 1987.
- What is the lowest crude birth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for crude birth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crude birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Crude birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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