Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu: Fertility rate: births per woman

Solomon Islands
3.56 live births per woman
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.6 live births per woman
in 2023
Solomon Islands rank
45th
Vanuatu rank
44th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 3.6 live births per woman against 3.56 live births per woman in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 45th and Vanuatu ranks 44th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Solomon Islands Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 7.12 live births per woman 6.99 live births per woman 0.1273 live births per woman Solomon Islands
1960s 7.02 live births per woman 6.58 live births per woman 0.4357 live births per woman Solomon Islands
1970s 6.95 live births per woman 6.02 live births per woman 0.9278 live births per woman Solomon Islands
1980s 6.38 live births per woman 5.46 live births per woman 0.9176 live births per woman Solomon Islands
1990s 5.32 live births per woman 4.88 live births per woman 0.4442 live births per woman Solomon Islands
2000s 4.49 live births per woman 4.26 live births per woman 0.233 live births per woman Solomon Islands
2010s 4.2 live births per woman 3.97 live births per woman 0.2292 live births per woman Solomon Islands
2020s 3.66 live births per woman 3.67 live births per woman 0.0142 live births per woman Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Solomon Islands or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 3.6 live births per woman against 3.56 live births per woman in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
0.04 live births per woman, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Solomon Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Solomon Islands ranks 45th and Vanuatu ranks 44th 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.