Ghana vs Nauru: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Ghana
3.34 births per woman
in 2024
Nauru
3.29 births per woman
in 2024
Ghana rank
46th
Nauru rank
47th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Ghana
- Nauru
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.34 births per woman against 3.29 births per woman in Nauru, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 46th and Nauru ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 births per woman | 5.33 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.77 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.15 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1990s | 5.22 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.5 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 0.9999 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.95 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.0161 births per woman | Nauru |
| 2020s | 3.44 births per woman | 3.38 births per woman | 0.0634 births per woman | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Ghana or Nauru?
- Ghana, at 3.34 births per woman against 3.29 births per woman in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Ghana and Nauru?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nauru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nauru rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Ghana ranks 46th and Nauru ranks 47th 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.