Honduras vs Paraguay: Fertility rate: births per woman

Honduras
2.5 live births per woman
in 2023
Paraguay
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Honduras rank
83rd
Paraguay rank
84th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Honduras
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 2.5 live births per woman against 2.42 live births per woman in Paraguay, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.

Honduras ranks 83rd and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 7.49 live births per woman 6.5 live births per woman 0.9902 live births per woman Honduras
1960s 7.4 live births per woman 6.28 live births per woman 1.12 live births per woman Honduras
1970s 6.88 live births per woman 5.29 live births per woman 1.6 live births per woman Honduras
1980s 5.88 live births per woman 4.97 live births per woman 0.9101 live births per woman Honduras
1990s 4.85 live births per woman 4.14 live births per woman 0.7088 live births per woman Honduras
2000s 3.68 live births per woman 3.05 live births per woman 0.6294 live births per woman Honduras
2010s 2.8 live births per woman 2.62 live births per woman 0.1772 live births per woman Honduras
2020s 2.54 live births per woman 2.46 live births per woman 0.0787 live births per woman Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Honduras or Paraguay?
Honduras, at 2.5 live births per woman against 2.42 live births per woman in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Honduras and Paraguay?
0.08 live births per woman, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Paraguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Honduras ranks 83rd and Paraguay ranks 84th 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.