Share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of births by age of mother was 26.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.5%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2005
All-time low
13.9%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea stood at 26.5%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 26.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1950.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.9% | — |
| 1951 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 16.4% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 17.4% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 18.1% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 18.5% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 18.9% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 19.7% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 20.2% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 19.9% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 18.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 19.4% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 19.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 22.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 328,832 people (2100)
- Population density 178.37 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea was 26.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births by age of mother recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of births by age of mother recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1950.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of births by age of mother?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of births by age of mother rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of live births in a calendar year.