Fiji vs Suriname: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Fiji
2.19 children per women
in 2023
Suriname
2.18 children per women
in 2023
Fiji rank
93rd
Suriname rank
95th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Fiji
- Suriname
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.19 children per women against 2.18 children per women in Suriname, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 93rd and Suriname ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.63 children per women | 5.42 children per women | 0.2021 children per women | Fiji |
| 1960s | 5.15 children per women | 5.53 children per women | 0.3733 children per women | Suriname |
| 1970s | 3.86 children per women | 4.24 children per women | 0.3839 children per women | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.47 children per women | 3.37 children per women | 0.0999 children per women | Fiji |
| 1990s | 3.09 children per women | 2.81 children per women | 0.2746 children per women | Fiji |
| 2000s | 2.78 children per women | 2.69 children per women | 0.0893 children per women | Fiji |
| 2010s | 2.45 children per women | 2.46 children per women | 0.0089 children per women | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2.22 children per women | 2.21 children per women | 0.0136 children per women | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Fiji or Suriname?
- Fiji, at 2.19 children per women against 2.18 children per women in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Fiji and Suriname?
- 0.01 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Fiji ranks 93rd and Suriname ranks 95th 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).