Jordan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Jordan
2.59 children per women
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
2.62 children per women
in 2023
Jordan rank
70th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
69th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Jordan
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.62 children per women against 2.59 children per women in Jordan, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Jordan ranks 70th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.54 children per women | 5.59 children per women | 0.0552 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 6.74 children per women | 6.31 children per women | 0.4235 children per women | Jordan |
| 1970s | 7.18 children per women | 6.71 children per women | 0.468 children per women | Jordan |
| 1980s | 6.19 children per women | 6.06 children per women | 0.135 children per women | Jordan |
| 1990s | 4.55 children per women | 4.56 children per women | 0.0125 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 3.67 children per women | 3.55 children per women | 0.1282 children per women | Jordan |
| 2010s | 3.2 children per women | 2.96 children per women | 0.2444 children per women | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.66 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 0.0171 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Jordan or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.62 children per women against 2.59 children per women in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Jordan and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.03 children per women, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Jordan ranks 70th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 69th 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).