Brazil vs Serbia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Brazil
1.61 births per woman
in 2024
Serbia
1.64 births per woman
in 2024
Brazil rank
134th
Serbia rank
131st
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Brazil
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.64 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Brazil, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 134th and Serbia ranks 131st of 215 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.65 births per woman | 2.07 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.5 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.53 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.6 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.98 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | 0.4885 births per woman | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 0.2998 births per woman | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 0.0606 births per woman | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Brazil or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1.64 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Brazil and Serbia?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Serbia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Serbia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Brazil ranks 134th and Serbia ranks 131st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.