Share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of births by age of mother was 26.49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.49
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
26.73
in 2005
All-time low
13.89
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea stood at 26.49.
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 26.73 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.89, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.89 | — |
| 1951 | 13.97 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 13.99 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 14.03 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 14.1 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 14.21 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 14.35 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 14.52 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 14.73 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 14.96 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 15.23 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 15.51 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 15.8 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 16.09 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 16.44 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 16.87 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 17.45 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 18.12 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 18.55 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 18.67 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 18.73 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 18.74 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 18.78 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 18.81 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 18.87 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 18.96 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 19.09 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 19.26 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 19.48 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 19.7 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 19.94 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 20.24 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 20.52 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 20.2 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 19.92 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 19.68 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.51 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 19.43 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 19.43 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19.51 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 19.72 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 19.96 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.22 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.53 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 20.82 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 21.15 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.53 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 22 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.53 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 22.97 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 23.66 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 24.64 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 25.62 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.41 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 26.73 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 26.54 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.16 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.59 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.94 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.27 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.74 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.3 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.98 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.74 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.59 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.55 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.62 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.9 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.38 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 23.98 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 24.83 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 25.69 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 26.49 | +3.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 26.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.73, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 26.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.24, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.18 | 13.89 | 14.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.5 | 14.96 | 18.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.94 | 18.67 | 19.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.86 | 19.43 | 20.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.8 | 19.51 | 22.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.33 | 22.97 | 26.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.11 | 22.55 | 24.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.24 | 23.98 | 26.49 | 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 share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of births by age of mother in Equatorial Guinea was 26.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births by age of mother recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.73 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of births by age of mother recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.89 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 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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