Djibouti vs Jordan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Djibouti
2.62 births per woman
in 2024
Jordan
2.6 births per woman
in 2024
Djibouti rank
72nd
Jordan rank
73rd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Djibouti
- Jordan
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.62 births per woman against 2.6 births per woman in Jordan, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jordan ahead.
Djibouti ranks 72nd and Jordan ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.86 births per woman | 7.92 births per woman | 1.05 births per woman | Jordan |
| 1970s | 6.74 births per woman | 7.9 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | Jordan |
| 1980s | 6.22 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 0.3612 births per woman | Jordan |
| 1990s | 5.36 births per woman | 4.74 births per woman | 0.6224 births per woman | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 4.08 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman | 0.2924 births per woman | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 3.09 births per woman | 3.28 births per woman | 0.1862 births per woman | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.66 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman | 0.0248 births per woman | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Djibouti or Jordan?
- Djibouti, at 2.62 births per woman against 2.6 births per woman in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Djibouti and Jordan?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Jordan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Jordan rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Djibouti ranks 72nd and Jordan ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β 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.