Lebanon vs South Africa: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Lebanon
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
South Africa
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Lebanon rank
96th
South Africa rank
99th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Lebanon
- South Africa
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.24 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Lebanon ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.81 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 0.2932 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 0.2146 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4.6 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 0.6238 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.64 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 0.8414 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.2926 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 0.1056 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.0142 live births per woman | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.0362 live births per woman | Lebanon |
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, Lebanon or South Africa?
- Lebanon, at 2.24 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Lebanon and South Africa?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and South Africa rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Lebanon ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 99th 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.