Greenland vs Qatar: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Greenland
1.71 births per woman
in 2024
Qatar
1.72 births per woman
in 2024
Greenland rank
128th
Qatar rank
126th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Greenland
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.72 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Greenland, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 128th and Qatar ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.08 births per woman | 6.49 births per woman | 0.4057 births per woman | Qatar |
| 1970s | 2.63 births per woman | 5.88 births per woman | 3.25 births per woman | Qatar |
| 1980s | 2.21 births per woman | 4.79 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | Qatar |
| 1990s | 2.54 births per woman | 3.62 births per woman | 1.08 births per woman | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.37 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | 0.3371 births per woman | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.08 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 0.1327 births per woman | Greenland |
| 2020s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 0.1514 births per woman | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Greenland or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.72 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Greenland and Qatar?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Qatar rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Greenland ranks 128th and Qatar ranks 126th 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.