Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education 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 of women with no education in Equatorial Guinea stood at 4.08 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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.
That places Equatorial Guinea 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,327 (2005)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,300 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,889 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,707 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,544 (2005)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 93,396 (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Equatorial Guinea?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education 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 of women with no education 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 of women with no education?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education. 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.