Northern Mariana Islands vs Paraguay: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Northern Mariana Islands
2.32 children per women
in 2023
Paraguay
2.35 children per women
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands rank
85th
Paraguay rank
84th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.35 children per women against 2.32 children per women in Northern Mariana Islands, 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 Paraguay ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 85th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5 children per women | 5.62 children per women | 0.1257 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 5.74 children per women | 5.56 children per women | 0.1787 children per women | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 5.53 children per women | 4.77 children per women | 0.7621 children per women | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 2.49 children per women | 4.6 children per women | 2.11 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2.52 children per women | 3.92 children per women | 1.4 children per women | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.19 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 0.731 children per women | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3 children per women | 2.54 children per women | 0.4653 children per women | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 2.39 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 0.0003 children per women | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Northern Mariana Islands or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.35 children per women against 2.32 children per women in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Northern Mariana Islands and Paraguay?
- 0.03 children per women, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 85th 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).