Birth rate, crude in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Birth rate, crude was 29.99 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
29.99 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
30th
of 215 countries
All-time high
46.81 per 1,000 people
in 1987
All-time low
29.6 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Birth rate, crude in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Equatorial Guinea is 29.99 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 46.81 per 1,000 people in 1987 and was at its lowest, 29.6 per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.64 per 1,000 people 40.22 per 1,000 people 41.64 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 42.94 per 1,000 people 42.16 per 1,000 people 43.16 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 44.74 per 1,000 people 42.56 per 1,000 people 46.81 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 44.04 per 1,000 people 41.78 per 1,000 people 46.09 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 39.78 per 1,000 people 38.55 per 1,000 people 40.8 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 34.92 per 1,000 people 31.78 per 1,000 people 38.02 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 30.36 per 1,000 people 29.6 per 1,000 people 31.35 per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 27 Liberia 30.58 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 28 Congo 30.42 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 29 Sierra Leone 30.11 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 31 Zimbabwe 29.89 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 32 Gambia 29.86 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 33 Guinea-Bissau 29.56 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate, crude in Equatorial Guinea?
Birth rate, crude in Equatorial Guinea was 29.99 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 46.81 per 1,000 people in 1987.
What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 29.6 per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for birth rate, crude?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.