Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 4.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.08
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
25th
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.99
in 1990
All-time low
4.08
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea stood at 4.08. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.99 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.08, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 25th of 229 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 vs the share living in extreme poverty 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% |
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 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Equatorial Guinea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.29 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.29 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 86.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 44.43 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1836 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1836 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2063 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4842 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea was 4.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 in 1990.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 25th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 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 vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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