Guyana vs Laos: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Guyana
2.41 births per woman
in 2023
Laos
2.42 births per woman
in 2023
Guyana rank
82nd
Laos rank
81st
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Guyana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.42 births per woman against 2.41 births per woman in Guyana, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 82nd and Laos ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.59 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | Laos |
| 1980s | 3.49 births per woman | 6.28 births per woman | 2.79 births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 3.2 births per woman | 5.42 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.77 births per woman | 3.8 births per woman | 1.03 births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.65 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | 0.1813 births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.45 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | 0.0258 births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Guyana or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.42 births per woman against 2.41 births per woman in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Guyana and Laos?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Laos?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Laos rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Guyana ranks 82nd and Laos ranks 81st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release