Laos vs Niue: Fertility rate: births per woman

Laos
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Niue
2.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Laos rank
85th
Niue rank
82nd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Laos
  • Niue
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How they compare

Niue currently reports 2.51 live births per woman against 2.42 live births per woman in Laos, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.

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

Laos ranks 85th and Niue ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Niue in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Niue Difference Ahead
1950s 6.26 live births per woman 6.7 live births per woman 0.4391 live births per woman Niue
1960s 6.31 live births per woman 6.79 live births per woman 0.4843 live births per woman Niue
1970s 6.29 live births per woman 5.29 live births per woman 1.01 live births per woman Laos
1980s 6.28 live births per woman 4.48 live births per woman 1.81 live births per woman Laos
1990s 5.42 live births per woman 3.44 live births per woman 1.98 live births per woman Laos
2000s 3.8 live births per woman 2.95 live births per woman 0.8564 live births per woman Laos
2010s 2.83 live births per woman 2.88 live births per woman 0.0523 live births per woman Niue
2020s 2.48 live births per woman 2.55 live births per woman 0.0772 live births per woman Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Laos or Niue?
Niue, at 2.51 live births per woman against 2.42 live births per woman in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Laos and Niue?
0.09 live births per woman, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Niue?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Laos and Niue rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Laos ranks 85th and Niue ranks 82nd 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.