Laos vs Mongolia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Laos
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Mongolia
2.5 births per woman
in 2024
Laos rank
81st
Mongolia rank
78th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Laos
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 2.5 births per woman against 2.4 births per woman in Laos, a difference of 0.1 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.
Laos ranks 81st and Mongolia ranks 78th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Mongolia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 births per woman | 7.23 births per woman | 0.9254 births per woman | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 6.29 births per woman | 7.01 births per woman | 0.7194 births per woman | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 6.28 births per woman | 5.33 births per woman | 0.9585 births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.42 births per woman | 2.95 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.8 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 0.0234 births per woman | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 2.46 births per woman | 2.72 births per woman | 0.2596 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, Laos or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 2.5 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 Laos and Mongolia?
- 0.1 births per woman, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mongolia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Mongolia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Laos ranks 81st 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
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.