Indonesia vs Panama: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Indonesia
2.12 births per woman
in 2024
Panama
2.11 births per woman
in 2024
Indonesia rank
96th
Panama rank
97th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Indonesia
- Panama
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.12 births per woman against 2.11 births per woman in Panama, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Indonesia ranks 96th and Panama ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.56 births per woman | 5.68 births per woman | 0.1278 births per woman | Panama |
| 1970s | 5.07 births per woman | 4.51 births per woman | 0.5534 births per woman | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 3.84 births per woman | 3.46 births per woman | 0.3829 births per woman | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2.84 births per woman | 2.89 births per woman | 0.0421 births per woman | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.45 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman | 0.21 births per woman | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.37 births per woman | 2.51 births per woman | 0.1428 births per woman | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.15 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 0.0092 births per woman | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Indonesia or Panama?
- Indonesia, at 2.12 births per woman against 2.11 births per woman in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Indonesia and Panama?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Panama rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Indonesia ranks 96th and Panama ranks 97th 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.