Fertility rate with projections in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate with projections was 4.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate with projections in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate with projections in Equatorial Guinea is 4.08, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate with projections in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.99 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.08, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th 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.
Fertility rate with projections in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.68 | — |
| 1951 | 5.67 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.67 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.66 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.66 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.66 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.65 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 5.65 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.65 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 5.65 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.65 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.66 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.67 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.69 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.71 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.73 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.76 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.78 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 5.79 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.8 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.81 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.81 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.8 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.8 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 5.79 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.79 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.79 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.79 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.8 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.82 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.83 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.86 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.88 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.9 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.93 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.95 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.96 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.97 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.98 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.99 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.99 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.99 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.98 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.98 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.98 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.97 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.96 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.94 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.91 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.88 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.83 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.79 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.73 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.67 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.62 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.56 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.43 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.36 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.29 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.21 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.13 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.04 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.95 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.86 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.77 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.69 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.51 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.43 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.35 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.27 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.17 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.08 | -2.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 | 5.65 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.72 | 5.65 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 5.79 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.92 | 5.83 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.96 | 5.88 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.58 | 5.29 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 | 4.43 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 | 4.08 | 4.35 | 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 fertility rate with projections in Equatorial Guinea?
- Fertility rate with projections in Equatorial Guinea was 4.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate with projections recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 in 1990.
- What is the lowest fertility rate with projections recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for fertility rate with projections?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate with projections rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Fertility rate with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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