Laos vs Paraguay: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Laos
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Paraguay
2.42 births per woman
in 2024
Laos rank
81st
Paraguay rank
80th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Laos
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.42 births per woman against 2.4 births per woman in Laos, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Laos ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 80th of 215 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 births per woman | 6.28 births per woman | 0.0263 births per woman | Laos |
| 1970s | 6.29 births per woman | 5.29 births per woman | 1.01 births per woman | Laos |
| 1980s | 6.28 births per woman | 4.97 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.42 births per woman | 4.14 births per woman | 1.28 births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | 0.7503 births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | 0.2018 births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.46 births per woman | 2.45 births per woman | 0.0108 births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Laos or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.42 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 Paraguay?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Laos ranks 81st 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) – 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.