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
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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

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.