Honduras vs Laos: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Honduras
2.48 births per woman
in 2024
Laos
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Honduras rank
79th
Laos rank
81st
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Honduras
- Laos
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 2.48 births per woman against 2.4 births per woman in Laos, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 79th and Laos ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4 births per woman | 6.31 births per woman | 1.09 births per woman | Honduras |
| 1970s | 6.88 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 0.5878 births per woman | Honduras |
| 1980s | 5.88 births per woman | 6.28 births per woman | 0.4034 births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 4.85 births per woman | 5.42 births per woman | 0.5719 births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.68 births per woman | 3.8 births per woman | 0.1209 births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.8 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | 0.0246 births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.52 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman | 0.0642 births per woman | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Honduras or Laos?
- Honduras, at 2.48 births per woman against 2.4 births per woman in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Honduras and Laos?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Laos?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Laos rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Honduras ranks 79th and Laos ranks 81st 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.