Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Paraguay: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.3 children per women
in 2023
Paraguay
2.35 children per women
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
87th
Paraguay rank
84th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.35 children per women against 2.3 children per women in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.05 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 87th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.86 children per women | 5.62 children per women | 1.76 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 4.18 children per women | 5.56 children per women | 1.38 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 4.49 children per women | 4.77 children per women | 0.2788 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 4.89 children per women | 4.6 children per women | 0.2962 children per women | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 4.57 children per women | 3.92 children per women | 0.6492 children per women | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 3.41 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 0.4845 children per women | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 2.64 children per women | 2.54 children per women | 0.1012 children per women | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.35 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 0.0393 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.35 children per women against 2.3 children per women in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Paraguay?
- 0.05 children per women, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 87th 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).