Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Papua New Guinea
2.9 children per women
in 2023
Tajikistan
2.96 children per women
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Tajikistan rank
56th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 2.96 children per women against 2.9 children per women in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Tajikistan ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.06 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 0.3394 children per women | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 4.76 children per women | 5.3 children per women | 0.5373 children per women | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 5 children per women | 5.58 children per women | 0.5834 children per women | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 4.7 children per women | 5.15 children per women | 0.4547 children per women | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 4.28 children per women | 4.09 children per women | 0.182 children per women | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.83 children per women | 3.2 children per women | 0.6271 children per women | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.31 children per women | 3.24 children per women | 0.0709 children per women | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.98 children per women | 3.03 children per women | 0.0486 children per women | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 2.96 children per women against 2.9 children per women in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 0.06 children per women, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Tajikistan ranks 56th 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).