Fiji vs Libya: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Fiji
2.27 births per woman
in 2024
Libya
2.3 births per woman
in 2024
Fiji rank
87th
Libya rank
85th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Fiji
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.3 births per woman against 2.27 births per woman in Fiji, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Fiji ranks 87th and Libya ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 births per woman | 7.77 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.23 births per woman | 7.95 births per woman | 3.73 births per woman | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.71 births per woman | 6.42 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman | Libya |
| 1990s | 3.25 births per woman | 3.68 births per woman | 0.4287 births per woman | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.91 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 0.1664 births per woman | Fiji |
| 2010s | 2.55 births per woman | 2.65 births per woman | 0.1045 births per woman | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.31 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | 0.0958 births per woman | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Fiji or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.3 births per woman against 2.27 births per woman in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Fiji and Libya?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Libya rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Fiji ranks 87th and Libya ranks 85th 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.