Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 4.08 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.08 live births per woman
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.99 live births per woman
in 1990
All-time low
4.08 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea stood at 4.08 live births per woman. 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. share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.99 live births per woman in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.08 live births per woman, 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.68 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.67 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.67 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.65 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 5.65 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.65 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 5.65 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.65 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.66 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.67 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.69 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.71 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.73 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.76 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.78 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 5.79 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.8 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.81 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.81 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.8 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.8 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 5.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.79 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.79 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.8 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.82 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.83 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.86 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.88 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.9 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.93 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.95 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.96 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.97 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.98 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.99 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.99 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.99 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.98 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.98 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.98 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.97 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.96 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.94 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.91 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.88 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.83 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.79 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.73 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.62 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.56 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.43 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.36 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.29 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.21 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.13 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.04 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.95 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.86 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.77 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.69 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.51 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.43 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.35 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.27 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.17 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.08 live births per woman | -2.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.08 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 4.08 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4 live births per woman, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 5.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.92 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.96 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.58 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 live births per woman | 4.43 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Equatorial Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (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 of population living in extreme poverty 44.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1836 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1836 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea was 4.08 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 live births per woman in 1990.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.