Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 3.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.69
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
25th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.71
in 1999
All-time low
3.33
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.69 for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.71 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 1950.
That places Equatorial Guinea 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.33 | — |
| 1951 | 3.34 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 3.36 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.37 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.38 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.39 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 3.4 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.42 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 3.43 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 3.45 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 3.46 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3.48 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 3.51 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 3.54 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.57 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.6 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.64 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.67 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.69 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.71 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.77 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 3.83 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.86 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.89 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.9 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.93 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.97 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.04 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.08 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 4.12 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.2 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 4.25 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.3 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.35 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.39 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.44 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.47 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.51 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.54 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.56 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.58 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.6 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.62 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.64 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.66 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.68 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.69 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.71 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.71 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.71 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.71 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.69 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.67 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.66 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.64 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.62 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.59 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.56 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.52 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.48 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.43 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.37 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.32 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.26 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.14 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.08 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.02 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.96 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.9 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.84 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.76 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.69 | -1.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.69 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.63, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 | 3.33 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.59 | 3.46 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.94 | 3.77 | 4.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.66 | 4.58 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 | 4.52 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 | 3.96 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 | 3.69 | 3.9 | 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Equatorial Guinea?
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Equatorial Guinea was 3.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 in 1999.
- What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 1950.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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