Belize vs Cook Islands: Fertility rate: births per woman

Belize
2.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Cook Islands
2.04 live births per woman
in 2023
Belize rank
113th
Cook Islands rank
111th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Belize
  • Cook Islands
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 2.04 live births per woman against 2.01 live births per woman in Belize, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Belize ranks 113th and Cook Islands ranks 111th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Cook Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Cook Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 6.61 live births per woman 6.97 live births per woman 0.359 live births per woman Cook Islands
1960s 6.41 live births per woman 7.01 live births per woman 0.6013 live births per woman Cook Islands
1970s 6.23 live births per woman 5.22 live births per woman 1.01 live births per woman Belize
1980s 5.2 live births per woman 3.97 live births per woman 1.23 live births per woman Belize
1990s 4.09 live births per woman 3.68 live births per woman 0.4081 live births per woman Belize
2000s 3.17 live births per woman 2.83 live births per woman 0.3394 live births per woman Belize
2010s 2.42 live births per woman 2.26 live births per woman 0.1676 live births per woman Belize
2020s 1.96 live births per woman 2.08 live births per woman 0.1183 live births per woman Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Belize or Cook Islands?
Cook Islands, at 2.04 live births per woman against 2.01 live births per woman in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Belize and Cook Islands?
0.03 live births per woman, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cook Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Cook Islands rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Belize ranks 113th and Cook Islands ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.