Faroe Islands vs Lebanon: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Faroe Islands
2.22 children per women
in 2023
Lebanon
2.18 children per women
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
92nd
Lebanon rank
94th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Faroe Islands
- Lebanon
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 2.22 children per women against 2.18 children per women in Lebanon, a difference of 0.04 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 92nd and Lebanon ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 children per women | 5.07 children per women | 1.52 children per women | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 3.79 children per women | 5.15 children per women | 1.36 children per women | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 2.92 children per women | 4.11 children per women | 1.19 children per women | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 2.36 children per women | 3.38 children per women | 1.03 children per women | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2.47 children per women | 2.76 children per women | 0.2874 children per women | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.5 children per women | 2.31 children per women | 0.1917 children per women | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 2.45 children per women | 2.3 children per women | 0.1493 children per women | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 2.27 children per women | 2.22 children per women | 0.0485 children per women | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Faroe Islands or Lebanon?
- Faroe Islands, at 2.22 children per women against 2.18 children per women in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Faroe Islands and Lebanon?
- 0.04 children per women, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Lebanon rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Faroe Islands ranks 92nd and Lebanon ranks 94th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).