Ecuador vs Tunisia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Ecuador
1.82 live births per woman
in 2023
Tunisia
1.83 live births per woman
in 2023
Ecuador rank
127th
Tunisia rank
125th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Ecuador
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1.83 live births per woman against 1.82 live births per woman in Ecuador, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 127th and Tunisia ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.75 live births per woman 6.93 live births per woman 0.1819 live births per woman Tunisia
1960s 6.55 live births per woman 7.04 live births per woman 0.4906 live births per woman Tunisia
1970s 5.5 live births per woman 5.92 live births per woman 0.418 live births per woman Tunisia
1980s 4.21 live births per woman 4.48 live births per woman 0.2688 live births per woman Tunisia
1990s 3.42 live births per woman 2.76 live births per woman 0.6566 live births per woman Ecuador
2000s 2.85 live births per woman 1.97 live births per woman 0.881 live births per woman Ecuador
2010s 2.3 live births per woman 2.22 live births per woman 0.0784 live births per woman Ecuador
2020s 1.89 live births per woman 1.87 live births per woman 0.0203 live births per woman Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Ecuador or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 1.83 live births per woman against 1.82 live births per woman in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Ecuador and Tunisia?
0.01 live births per woman, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Tunisia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Ecuador ranks 127th and Tunisia ranks 125th 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.