Laos vs Paraguay: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Laos
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Paraguay
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Laos rank
85th
Paraguay rank
84th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Laos
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.42 live births per woman against 2.42 live births per woman in Laos, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Laos ranks 85th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.26 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.245 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.0263 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1970s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1980s | 6.28 live births per woman | 4.97 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.42 live births per woman | 4.14 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 0.7503 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 0.2018 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.48 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 0.0183 live births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Laos or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.42 live births per woman against 2.42 live births per woman in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Laos and Paraguay?
- 0 live births per woman, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Laos ranks 85th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.