Honduras vs Paraguay: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Honduras
2.48 births per woman
in 2024
Paraguay
2.42 births per woman
in 2024
Honduras rank
79th
Paraguay rank
80th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Honduras
- Paraguay
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 2.48 births per woman against 2.42 births per woman in Paraguay, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
Honduras ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 80th of 215 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4 births per woman | 6.28 births per woman | 1.12 births per woman | Honduras |
| 1970s | 6.88 births per woman | 5.29 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | Honduras |
| 1980s | 5.88 births per woman | 4.97 births per woman | 0.9101 births per woman | Honduras |
| 1990s | 4.85 births per woman | 4.14 births per woman | 0.7088 births per woman | Honduras |
| 2000s | 3.68 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | 0.6294 births per woman | Honduras |
| 2010s | 2.8 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | 0.1772 births per woman | Honduras |
| 2020s | 2.52 births per woman | 2.45 births per woman | 0.075 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 Paraguay?
- Honduras, at 2.48 births per woman against 2.42 births per woman in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Honduras and Paraguay?
- 0.06 births per woman, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Paraguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Honduras ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 80th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β 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.