Honduras vs Mongolia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception

Honduras
2.48 births per woman
in 2024
Mongolia
2.5 births per woman
in 2024
Honduras rank
79th
Mongolia rank
78th

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

  • Honduras
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2.5 births per woman against 2.48 births per woman in Honduras, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Honduras ahead.

Honduras ranks 79th and Mongolia ranks 78th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 4 and Mongolia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Mongolia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4 births per woman 7.23 births per woman 0.1639 births per woman Honduras
1970s 6.88 births per woman 7.01 births per woman 0.1316 births per woman Mongolia
1980s 5.88 births per woman 5.33 births per woman 0.5551 births per woman Honduras
1990s 4.85 births per woman 2.95 births per woman 1.9 births per woman Honduras
2000s 3.68 births per woman 2.23 births per woman 1.45 births per woman Honduras
2010s 2.8 births per woman 2.85 births per woman 0.048 births per woman Mongolia
2020s 2.52 births per woman 2.72 births per woman 0.1954 births per woman Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Honduras or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 2.5 births per woman against 2.48 births per woman in Honduras as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Honduras and Mongolia?
0.02 births per woman, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Mongolia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Honduras and Mongolia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
Honduras ranks 79th and Mongolia ranks 78th 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

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.