Laos vs Marshall Islands: Birth rate
Laos
21.27 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Marshall Islands
21.14 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Laos rank
69th
Marshall Islands rank
71st
Birth rate over time
- Laos
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Laos currently reports 21.27 births per 1,000 people against 21.14 births per 1,000 people in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 69th and Marshall Islands ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.45 births per 1,000 people | 47.12 births per 1,000 people | 0.6704 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 44.42 births per 1,000 people | 46.82 births per 1,000 people | 2.4 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 44.18 births per 1,000 people | 50.24 births per 1,000 people | 6.05 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 43.23 births per 1,000 people | 48.06 births per 1,000 people | 4.83 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 38.88 births per 1,000 people | 39.48 births per 1,000 people | 0.5994 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 29.77 births per 1,000 people | 36.51 births per 1,000 people | 6.74 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 25.12 births per 1,000 people | 26.2 births per 1,000 people | 1.08 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 21.93 births per 1,000 people | 22.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.503 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Laos or Marshall Islands?
- Laos, at 21.27 births per 1,000 people against 21.14 births per 1,000 people in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Laos and Marshall Islands?
- 0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Marshall Islands rank globally for birth rate?
- Laos ranks 69th and Marshall Islands ranks 71st 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.