Guam vs Kazakhstan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Guam
2.75 births per woman
in 2024
Kazakhstan
2.98 births per woman
in 2024
Guam rank
60th
Kazakhstan rank
57th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Guam
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 2.98 births per woman against 2.75 births per woman in Guam, a difference of 0.23 births per woman.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 60th and Kazakhstan ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 5 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 births per woman | 4.02 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | Guam |
| 1970s | 3.69 births per woman | 3.38 births per woman | 0.3105 births per woman | Guam |
| 1980s | 2.96 births per woman | 3.08 births per woman | 0.1168 births per woman | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 3.03 births per woman | 2.3 births per woman | 0.7242 births per woman | Guam |
| 2000s | 2.79 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | 0.5513 births per woman | Guam |
| 2010s | 2.99 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman | 0.2605 births per woman | Guam |
| 2020s | 2.82 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman | 0.2794 births per woman | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Guam or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 2.98 births per woman against 2.75 births per woman in Guam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Guam and Kazakhstan?
- 0.23 births per woman, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Kazakhstan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guam and Kazakhstan rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Guam ranks 60th and Kazakhstan ranks 57th 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.