Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Guinea

Guinea: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 3.59 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.59
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.58
in 1994
All-time low
3.2
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Guinea, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Guinea stood at 3.59.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Guinea peaked at 4.58 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 1950.

Guinea ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age in Guinea, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 3.2 —
1951 3.21 +0.4%
1952 3.22 +0.5%
1953 3.24 +0.5%
1954 3.26 +0.6%
1955 3.28 +0.6%
1956 3.3 +0.6%
1957 3.32 +0.7%
1958 3.34 +0.7%
1959 3.37 +0.7%
1960 3.39 +0.8%
1961 3.42 +0.8%
1962 3.45 +0.8%
1963 3.47 +0.8%
1964 3.5 +0.8%
1965 3.53 +0.8%
1966 3.56 +0.9%
1967 3.59 +0.8%
1968 3.62 +0.8%
1969 3.65 +0.9%
1970 3.68 +0.9%
1971 3.72 +1.0%
1972 3.75 +1.0%
1973 3.8 +1.2%
1974 3.85 +1.3%
1975 3.9 +1.3%
1976 3.95 +1.3%
1977 4 +1.3%
1978 4.04 +0.9%
1979 4.08 +1.0%
1980 4.11 +0.9%
1981 4.14 +0.8%
1982 4.19 +1.2%
1983 4.23 +0.8%
1984 4.28 +1.2%
1985 4.32 +1.0%
1986 4.37 +1.2%
1987 4.43 +1.3%
1988 4.46 +0.8%
1989 4.5 +0.8%
1990 4.52 +0.5%
1991 4.54 +0.5%
1992 4.56 +0.5%
1993 4.57 +0.3%
1994 4.58 +0.2%
1995 4.57 -0.1%
1996 4.56 -0.3%
1997 4.55 -0.3%
1998 4.54 -0.2%
1999 4.53 -0.1%
2000 4.53 -0.2%
2001 4.5 -0.5%
2002 4.5 -0.1%
2003 4.51 +0.1%
2004 4.53 +0.5%
2005 4.56 +0.5%
2006 4.56 +0.2%
2007 4.56 -0.2%
2008 4.52 -0.7%
2009 4.49 -0.8%
2010 4.43 -1.3%
2011 4.36 -1.4%
2012 4.29 -1.6%
2013 4.24 -1.2%
2014 4.19 -1.2%
2015 4.15 -1.0%
2016 4.09 -1.4%
2017 4 -2.1%
2018 3.91 -2.2%
2019 3.85 -1.7%
2020 3.79 -1.6%
2021 3.73 -1.7%
2022 3.66 -1.9%
2023 3.59 -1.7%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 3.59 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.96, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 3.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.63, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 3.27 3.2 3.37 10
1960s 3.52 3.39 3.65 10
1970s 3.88 3.68 4.08 10
1980s 4.3 4.11 4.5 10
1990s 4.55 4.52 4.58 10
2000s 4.53 4.49 4.56 10
2010s 4.15 3.85 4.43 10
2020s 3.69 3.59 3.79 4

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 27 Burkina Faso 3.67 compare
  2. 28 Comoros 3.63 compare
  3. 29 Senegal 3.62 compare
  4. 31 Madagascar 3.56 compare
  5. 32 Liberia 3.53 compare
  6. 33 Nigeria 3.53 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Guinea?
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Guinea was 3.59 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 4.58 in 1994.
What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 1950.
How does Guinea rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Guinea ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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