Fiji vs Suriname: Birth rate
Fiji
18 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Suriname
17.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Fiji rank
89th
Suriname rank
92nd
Birth rate over time
- Fiji
- Suriname
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 18 births per 1,000 people against 17.3 births per 1,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.7 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Fiji ranks 89th and Suriname ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.58 births per 1,000 people | 44.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.8516 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1960s | 40.51 births per 1,000 people | 40.69 births per 1,000 people | 0.185 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 33.25 births per 1,000 people | 31.91 births per 1,000 people | 1.34 births per 1,000 people | Fiji |
| 1980s | 32.33 births per 1,000 people | 31.82 births per 1,000 people | 0.5099 births per 1,000 people | Fiji |
| 1990s | 27.06 births per 1,000 people | 26.97 births per 1,000 people | 0.0965 births per 1,000 people | Fiji |
| 2000s | 23.91 births per 1,000 people | 22.75 births per 1,000 people | 1.16 births per 1,000 people | Fiji |
| 2010s | 20.89 births per 1,000 people | 19.43 births per 1,000 people | 1.46 births per 1,000 people | Fiji |
| 2020s | 18.4 births per 1,000 people | 17.51 births per 1,000 people | 0.8947 births per 1,000 people | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Fiji or Suriname?
- Fiji, at 18 births per 1,000 people against 17.3 births per 1,000 people in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Fiji and Suriname?
- 0.7 births per 1,000 people, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for birth rate?
- Fiji ranks 89th and Suriname ranks 92nd 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
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.