Ghana vs Tuvalu: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Ghana
3.14 children per women
in 2023
Tuvalu
3.06 children per women
in 2023
Ghana rank
49th
Tuvalu rank
51st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Ghana
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.14 children per women against 3.06 children per women in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.08 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 49th and Tuvalu ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.59 children per women | 3.83 children per women | 0.76 children per women | Ghana |
| 1960s | 4.85 children per women | 3.79 children per women | 1.06 children per women | Ghana |
| 1970s | 4.94 children per women | 3.19 children per women | 1.75 children per women | Ghana |
| 1980s | 4.75 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 1.29 children per women | Ghana |
| 1990s | 4.27 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 0.7334 children per women | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.88 children per women | 3.31 children per women | 0.5718 children per women | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.56 children per women | 3.18 children per women | 0.3818 children per women | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.19 children per women | 3.11 children per women | 0.085 children per women | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Ghana or Tuvalu?
- Ghana, at 3.14 children per women against 3.06 children per women in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Ghana and Tuvalu?
- 0.08 children per women, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Tuvalu rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Ghana ranks 49th and Tuvalu ranks 51st 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).