Libya vs Paraguay: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Libya
2.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Paraguay
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Libya rank
87th
Paraguay rank
84th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Libya
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.42 live births per woman against 2.35 live births per woman in Libya, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 87th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.21 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.7101 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1960s | 7.77 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 7.95 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1980s | 6.42 live births per woman | 4.97 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1990s | 3.68 live births per woman | 4.14 live births per woman | 0.4651 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.74 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 0.3072 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 0.0281 live births per woman | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.43 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 0.0265 live births per woman | Paraguay |
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, Libya or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.42 live births per woman against 2.35 live births per woman in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Libya and Paraguay?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Paraguay rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Libya ranks 87th 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.