Laos vs Paraguay: Fertility rate: births per woman
Laos
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Paraguay
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Laos rank
85th
Paraguay rank
84th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Laos
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.42 live births per woman against 2.42 live births per woman in Laos, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Laos ranks 85th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.26 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.245 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.0263 live births per woman | Laos |
| 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 | 4.97 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.42 live births per woman | 4.14 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 0.7503 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 0.2018 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.48 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 0.0183 live births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Laos or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.42 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 Paraguay?
- 0 live births per woman, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Laos ranks 85th 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
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.