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

Mongolia
2.5 births per woman
in 2024
Paraguay
2.42 births per woman
in 2024
Mongolia rank
78th
Paraguay rank
80th

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2.5 births per woman against 2.42 births per woman in Paraguay, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 80th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 7.23 births per woman 6.28 births per woman 0.9517 births per woman Mongolia
1970s 7.01 births per woman 5.29 births per woman 1.73 births per woman Mongolia
1980s 5.33 births per woman 4.97 births per woman 0.355 births per woman Mongolia
1990s 2.95 births per woman 4.14 births per woman 1.2 births per woman Paraguay
2000s 2.23 births per woman 3.05 births per woman 0.8212 births per woman Paraguay
2010s 2.85 births per woman 2.62 births per woman 0.2252 births per woman Mongolia
2020s 2.72 births per woman 2.45 births per woman 0.2704 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, Mongolia or Paraguay?
Mongolia, at 2.5 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 Mongolia and Paraguay?
0.08 births per woman, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Paraguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
Mongolia ranks 78th 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

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.