Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 3.69 children per women in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.69 children per women
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
25th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.71 children per women
in 1999
All-time low
3.33 children per women
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.69 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.71 children per women in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.33 children per women, 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.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.33 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.34 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 3.36 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.37 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.38 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.39 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 3.4 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.42 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 3.43 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 3.45 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 3.46 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3.48 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 3.51 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 3.54 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.57 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.6 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.64 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.67 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.69 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.71 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.77 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 3.83 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.86 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.89 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.9 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.93 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.97 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.04 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.08 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 4.12 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.2 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 4.25 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.3 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.35 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.39 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.44 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.47 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.51 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.54 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.56 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.58 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.6 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.62 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.64 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.66 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.68 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.69 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.71 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.71 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.71 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.71 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.69 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.67 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.66 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.64 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.62 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.59 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.56 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.52 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.48 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.43 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.37 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.32 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.26 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.2 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.14 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.08 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.02 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.96 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.9 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.84 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.76 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.69 children per women | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 3.45 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.59 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 3.71 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.94 children per women | 3.77 children per women | 4.12 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4 children per women | 4.2 children per women | 4.56 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.66 children per women | 4.58 children per women | 4.71 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 children per women | 4.52 children per women | 4.71 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 children per women | 3.96 children per women | 4.48 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 children per women | 3.69 children per women | 3.9 children per women | 4 |
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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)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 178.37 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 328,832 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Equatorial Guinea?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Equatorial Guinea was 3.69 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 children per women in 1999.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 children per women in 1950.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 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 Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).