Ecuador vs Venezuela: Birth rate

Ecuador
15.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Venezuela
15.09 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
110th
Venezuela rank
109th

Birth rate over time

  • Ecuador
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 15.09 births per 1,000 people against 15.03 births per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.

Ecuador ranks 110th and Venezuela ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Venezuela Difference Ahead
1950s 44.53 births per 1,000 people 47.09 births per 1,000 people 2.56 births per 1,000 people Venezuela
1960s 42.85 births per 1,000 people 41.6 births per 1,000 people 1.25 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
1970s 38.52 births per 1,000 people 35.35 births per 1,000 people 3.17 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
1980s 32.61 births per 1,000 people 31.39 births per 1,000 people 1.22 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
1990s 28.12 births per 1,000 people 26.39 births per 1,000 people 1.74 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
2000s 23.72 births per 1,000 people 22.35 births per 1,000 people 1.36 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
2010s 19.13 births per 1,000 people 18.74 births per 1,000 people 0.3897 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
2020s 15.68 births per 1,000 people 15.22 births per 1,000 people 0.464 births per 1,000 people Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Ecuador or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 15.09 births per 1,000 people against 15.03 births per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Ecuador and Venezuela?
0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Venezuela rank globally for birth rate?
Ecuador ranks 110th and Venezuela ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.