Fiji vs Suriname: Fertility rate: births per woman

Fiji
2.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Fiji rank
91st
Suriname rank
93rd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Fiji
  • Suriname
234567195019862023

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 2.28 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 6.54 live births per woman 6.37 live births per woman 0.1775 live births per woman Fiji
1960s 5.76 live births per woman 6.28 live births per woman 0.5241 live births per woman Suriname
1970s 4.23 live births per woman 4.72 live births per woman 0.4943 live births per woman Suriname
1980s 3.71 live births per woman 3.67 live births per woman 0.0425 live births per woman Fiji
1990s 3.25 live births per woman 2.99 live births per woman 0.2544 live births per woman Fiji
2000s 2.91 live births per woman 2.82 live births per woman 0.0855 live births per woman Fiji
2010s 2.55 live births per woman 2.55 live births per woman 0.004 live births per woman Suriname
2020s 2.32 live births per woman 2.28 live births per woman 0.0358 live births per woman Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Fiji or Suriname?
Fiji, at 2.28 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Fiji and Suriname?
0.03 live births per woman, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Fiji ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 93rd 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.