Guyana vs Paraguay: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Guyana
2.32 children per women
in 2023
Paraguay
2.35 children per women
in 2023
Guyana rank
86th
Paraguay rank
84th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Guyana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.35 children per women against 2.32 children per women in Guyana, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Guyana ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.15 children per women | 5.62 children per women | 0.4703 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 5.37 children per women | 5.56 children per women | 0.1972 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 4.1 children per women | 4.77 children per women | 0.6723 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3.17 children per women | 4.6 children per women | 1.43 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2.96 children per women | 3.92 children per women | 0.9556 children per women | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.61 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 0.3159 children per women | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.52 children per women | 2.54 children per women | 0.0155 children per women | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2.35 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 0.0356 children per women | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Guyana or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.35 children per women against 2.32 children per women in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Guyana and Paraguay?
- 0.03 children per women, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Guyana ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 84th 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).