Guyana vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Guyana
2.32 children per women
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.25 children per women
in 2023
Guyana rank
86th
Saudi Arabia rank
89th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Guyana
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2.32 children per women against 2.25 children per women in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.07 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Guyana ranks 86th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.15 children per women | 5.09 children per women | 0.0566 children per women | Guyana |
| 1960s | 5.37 children per women | 5.76 children per women | 0.3936 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 4.1 children per women | 6.3 children per women | 2.2 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 3.17 children per women | 6.13 children per women | 2.96 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.96 children per women | 4.87 children per women | 1.91 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.61 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 0.724 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.52 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 0.1219 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.35 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.1647 children per women | Guyana |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Guyana, at 2.32 children per women against 2.25 children per women in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Guyana and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.07 children per women, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Guyana ranks 86th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th 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).