Laos vs Paraguay: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Laos
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Paraguay
2.42 births per woman
in 2024
Laos rank
81st
Paraguay rank
80th
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Laos
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.42 births per woman against 2.4 births per woman in Laos, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Laos ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 80th of 215 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 births per woman | 6.28 births per woman | 0.0263 births per woman | Laos |
| 1970s | 6.29 births per woman | 5.29 births per woman | 1.01 births per woman | Laos |
| 1980s | 6.28 births per woman | 4.97 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.42 births per woman | 4.14 births per woman | 1.28 births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | 0.7503 births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | 0.2018 births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.46 births per woman | 2.45 births per woman | 0.0108 births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Laos or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.42 births per woman against 2.4 births per woman in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Laos and Paraguay?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Laos ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 80th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.