Eswatini vs Syria: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Eswatini
2.72 births per woman
in 2024
Syria
2.7 births per woman
in 2024
Eswatini rank
64th
Syria rank
66th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Eswatini
- Syria
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Syria, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Eswatini ranks 64th and Syria ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.78 births per woman | 7.53 births per woman | 0.7551 births per woman | Syria |
| 1970s | 6.7 births per woman | 7.48 births per woman | 0.7833 births per woman | Syria |
| 1980s | 6.19 births per woman | 6.5 births per woman | 0.315 births per woman | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.62 births per woman | 4.79 births per woman | 0.1657 births per woman | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.74 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman | 0.0419 births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 3.15 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman | 0.0476 births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 2.8 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.0416 births per woman | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Eswatini or Syria?
- Eswatini, at 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Eswatini and Syria?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Syria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Syria rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Eswatini ranks 64th and Syria ranks 66th 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.